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Understand Your Pay Per Click Budget

posted on: February 3rd, 2010

When a business runs an advertising campaign, they all aim to get the best ROI (return on investment) possible. This is exactly the same when running an online pay per click advertising campaign. Yes, of course you want to make money, but you do not want to pay so much that your sales from the PPC advertising hardly exceeds your advertising budget. Thus, to get the most benefit from your PPC campaign you must be in control of your budget at all times. As the popular saying goes, you need to get the ‘most bang for your buck’ when you run a pay per click campaign. Set limits Newcomers to the pay per click game often do not realise that you actually have two separate budgets in any PPC campaign. You have a daily as well as a monthly budget for this type of advertising. The daily budget is very important. This is where you determine the maximum amount you want to spend each day on clicks for each day. This means you set the amount and once that is reached, you freeze your advertising until the next day. Your monthly budget is the amount you wish to spend for an entire month. You need to determine this amount first of all.  Then break it into daily amounts that do not exceed your monthly budget when added together. It is crucial to set a daily budget so that you have enough for each day during the month. If you neglect to set a daily budget, you could find that you have run through your entire monthly budget within two weeks for starting your PPC campaign. Working within this two-fold budget is the only way to be successful in PPC advertising.

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New Google Comparison Ads Feature Launched

posted on: December 23rd, 2009

In November Google started testing another feature in addition to their ever increasing arsenal of tools.  Google’s Comparison Ads feature helps searchers to compare many similar offers within the results of one page.  Although Google are still testing this tool it could very well be strong competition for shopping comparison search engines such as BizRate and Shopzilla and will be a welcome addition to the PPC campaigner’s toolbox. Google has developed good metrics to assess user intent but it cannot be relied upon consistently.  However with the new Comparison Ads tool users can specify exactly what they are searching for and then compare the offers results side by side.  If a searcher spots your product or service and is interested in buying it they are given contact details or can alternatively ‘Request a Quote’ via a link.  Google are paid with every lead generated so as an advertiser you’ll only be billed if you receive a call or if the quote form is fully completed and submitted. Google have used the example of searching for a mortgage.  If mortgage is typed in, Google will prompt the searcher to specify whether they are searching to ‘refinance’ or ‘buy a home’.  Once the search has been defined the searcher will be directed to a page of offers which relate to the search query.  If an offer appeals they can request a quote or call the number. The main benefits are cited as transparency, privacy and speed. For more information on how you can use Google tools to enhance your pay per click campaigning contact us at Click Consult.

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