5 Tips For Success with Google AdWords
Written by Hilda Dennison   
Sunday, 25 October 2009 14:15
Search engine advertising is one of those paid advertising forms that seems to escape all too many internet marketers. No matter what size your business is or who your product appeals to, there's a place for you in search engine marketing and it's always something that could help your profits and margins. Whether you're an online marketer or an mega successful online entrepreneur, familiarity with Google AdWords is something that you can not afford to be without. With that in mind, here are the five most important tips for Google AdWords success:
by HildaDennison


Search engine advertising is one of those paid advertising forms that seems to escape all too many internet marketers. No matter what size your business is or who your product appeals to, there's a place for you in search engine marketing and it's always something that could help your profits and margins. Whether you're an online marketer or an mega successful online entrepreneur, familiarity with Google AdWords is something that you can not afford to be without. With that in mind, here are the five most important tips for Google AdWords success:

#1 Select keywords that reflects your business

The keywords you use will often be competitive. When you're picking keywords for your AdWords campaign, make sure that they first accurately reflect your business, and second reflects what people are really searching for. While only searching for competitive keywords is a great way for determining who's going to see your ad, it's not always the best way to make sure that your ad converts into sales. If you lose sight of either of those factors, you'll lose a large chunk of your potential customers.

#2 - Before deciding on anything final, run micro-campaigns.

Converting prospective customers into buyers should be the first rule that any advertiser follows. Isn't that the key purpose of advertising? If your ads aren't doing that, you're defeating the purpose. Smart advertisers run a test of five, ten, or even twenty different ads and see which one results in the most page views and conversions. Then concentrate on that ad and refine it until its conversion rate makes it easily worth its cost 10 times over.

#3 - Drop your non-converting ads ASAP.

Don't try to spend your way out of trouble. It will not work. When your ads aren't working, lose them. Instead, simplify and focus on refining what already works, not on what doesn't. Most online entrepreneurs, simply don't have the resources to run a massive campaign, so focus on the small ones that achieve the greatest result. When you're running 6 different ads and only 2 are bringing in any real conversions, get rid of the 4 that aren't performing.

#4 - Do your research through running test ads.

You need to work out what's going to work online and what isn't. Run a preemptive Google AdWords campaign. Select five potential product names, or advertising tag lines so you can craft an ad campaign that will not only attract attention, but perform incredibly well and is highly optimized. Research and make sure that anything you run is backed up by some form of results, don't settle for betting with your ads.

#5 - Do a cost-benefit analysis on all of your Google AdWords campaigns.

If you're running advertisements that are converting, but not in massive quantities, you need to take a step back and ask yourself if they're really worth the trouble. If your ads aren't profitable, remove them. If they're only just breaking even, figure out if they're worth the time investment, and if they're not, remove them. You'll be surprised how much even the simplest of ad campaigns can eat up your time, so be sure to calculate opportunity cost when working out how well your ads are really performing.

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