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March 5th, 2009

Discover Search Engine PPC – 4 Quick Gains From Instant Ads

 
 
by Jasmine Chan

Are you frustrated by the lack of traffic your website gets? Do you get dismayed when you try to search for your business on Google, and instead come up with every other competitor? SEO services and traditional online advertising can be expensive. Fortunately, there is an easy, affordable solution called search engine PPC, or Pay Per Click. This is a widespread advertising technique that shows up on websites, advertising networks, and above all, search engines.

To use search engine PPC, you need to create a text ad that features a sponsored link to your website. This add will usually be placed near search results, and you will pay a fixed amount of money for each person that clicks on the link and views your website. This fixed amount of money comes from a bid that you make on keywords or keyword phrases related to your product or service – the more you bid, the more you will be noticed in search results. The goal is to get amongst the top positions on search results and listings.

Here are a few pros of search engine PPC advertising:

1. You widen your reach. Showing up high enough on a natural search to get noticed by anyone is rather tricky, but search engine PPC advertising can get you there more easily. This is the biggest advantage of search engine PPC advertising. SEO (Search Engine Optimization) services charge very high fees (in the thousands), and still will not guarantee high search result positions. Yet for a small amount of money, search engine PPC advertising can get you on the page and get you that traffic.

2. You get launched immediately. Search engine PPC programs set your advertisements up fast. Within an hour, you can get your keywords, pay for them, and have the it up and running.

3. You get specific, pre-qualified, quality traffic. By applying search engine PPC advertising, you narrow down your visitors into qualified people who are actually looking for specific products and/or services that you offer. Those are more likely to become a lead or complete a transaction.

4. You can track your investment. Search engine PPC advertising programs employ tracking systems that will show exactly who is coming to your website and what they are doing while they visit, such as the amount of total time spent on your website and the number of pages that they view. When determining statistics like acquisition cost-per-visitor, return on investment (ROI), and conversion rate, these tracking tools are a gold mine.

I know I make search engine PPC advertising sound like the greatest thing since sliced bread, but it is important to remember that it is not all magic. It still takes some effort on your part to write an attractive ad, and that means understanding your customers and your product. It is also wise to use some promotional techniques in your ad, such as testimonials, free trials, money-back guarantees and discount offers.

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