Manage Your PPC - Then And Now

In times past there was no trouble getting an upper position in those highly searched, general keywords like 'china', 'business', 'running' and 'headache' for a nickel a click. When you did a search on Google for one of those terms, you would get only 1 or 2 results, indicating to you that you could bid a minimum price for your clicks.

But as an advertiser you had a difficult time getting these general terms to convert, particularly before the advent of phrase- and exact-matching were in use. When someone entered a keyword there could be any one of a number of different specific things on his mind that he was looking for. The chances that he would click on your ad was slim and there was an even a slimmer chance of his buying your product.

Now the rules have changed in the world of PPC management. There's no longer a minimum CTR, so maintaining a certain number of clicks isn't an issue. And advertisers are much smarter now than they were even two years ago and are turning these generic terms into profitable information marketing opportunities.

So now it is worth the trouble to bid on general, non-specific, big-traffic keywords. But what is the secret to making them work?

Here is the answer:

Change your ads until you find a winner. Make copy changes and run trials, then more trials. This can be a lengthy process with plenty of failures but the victories will come if you will be willing to try and try again until you get a winner.

Make full use of negative keywords.

In your ads have phrases that are disqualifying to those you don't want to click. By offering 'Free Golf Instructions' with your ads you will most likely attract undesirable traffic, but if you advertise '$49 Golf Video" most of your clicks will be folks serious about making a purchase.

Use your hard earned clicks to their fullest by offering information as well as merchandise. Landing pages to gather opt-ins and offer a tutorial or e-course or other 'free' guides are valuable tools that will establish you as an informational source and your customers will look to you for future needs. As an added bonus your visitor value will increase. Then those general keyword clicks will be like gold to you.

Managing PPCs - The New Rules

Literally every keyword in your list is a market of its own.

Each keyword stands for the state of mind the person had when typing it.

There is a wish, demand, query, or supposition prompting each of the words your customers uses to search with that they may not be totally aware of.

Some keyword markets are bigger than others.

You will have more competition with some keyword.

Not everyone will have the same profits from the same keywords.

Some keywords will have an overabundance of competitors making the bid prices above market value and unrealistically high.

In contrast some keywords are left out even though using them would bring you to a stronger market with better responses, and they can be found using a reliable keyword tool.

You sell when you match that implicit conversation that your customers have with themselves.

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With over a decade of experience in pay per click management , Kirt Christensen, will share his experience in PPC management, by giving you tips he found that work (and some that don't work). www.managemypayperclick.com">www.managemypayperclick.com

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