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PPC Management - Then And Now

It used to be that getting an upper placing on highly searched, generic words such as China, business, running, and headache, for a nickel a click was easy. A search on Google would show that there were few results for this search and you would then know you had cheap clicks coming.

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 there's now value in bidding on generic, nonspecific, high-traffic keywords. But how do you make 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.

With your ads you want those who you don't want clicking to be disqualified. When you offer "Golf Instructions: Free" you will get unsuitable folks clicking. However if you offer "Golf Video $49" those who are serious and likely to buy will be the ones clicking.

Market information, not just products. Send people to a landing page that collects opt-ins, and offer a free guide, a tutorial, or an e-mail course of some kind, which will establish you as an information source, create longer-term customers, and grow your visitor value to where even the most generic clicks are worth getting.

Managing PPCs - The New Rules

Each keyword in your list is actually its own market.

Every keyword represents a mindset that people have when they type it.

Behind each of the words your clients type in while searching is a desire, necessity, inquiry, or premise they have, but may not be aware that they have.

Keyword markets vary, some are larger and some are smaller.

Some keyword markets are more competitive than others.

Keywords will not deliver the same earnings to each person using it.

An excess of competition for some keywords will cause the bid price to rise unnaturally above actual market value.

At the same time, there are always other keywords that are overlooked but which represent better, more responsive markets and which you can find if you use the right tools.

When you mirror the language playing in your customers head, that is when he is going to buy from you.

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