Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Exclusive: Ways To Lower Costs And Optimize Google Adwords Campaign

Building Google Adwords campaign is a dynamic process that involves fine tuning and polishing to get an optimal result, however, most people would rather turn to experimenting until they find out it's too late, and their resources have already been drained.

Many well-known gurus in Google Adwords such as the author of The Definitive Guide to Google Adwords Perry Marshall) believe that the way you manage your ad campaign has a huge bearing on your ad campaign's success rate. Specific techniques were shared by Marshall in relation to significantly building results for your campaign and recommended some essential tips to better refine it.

Applying the same techniques that experts and affiliate marketers follow doesnt have to be that expensive; the truth is, you can create your ads at a lower cost than what your competitors normally pay out for, through the following: identifying specific keyword segments, evaluating your results, and constantly replacing your ads. Reap more benefits and spend less in Google Adwords using these simple steps:

First: As much as possible, avoid aiming for top spot placement.The first or top spot in the Google 'Sponsored Searched' results is typically seen as the one producing the most conversions from visitors, but this is a fallacy because in reality, the second and third spots usually get the higher conversion rates. Choosing the 2nd or 3rd spot not only provides necessary exposure of your ad campaign to your market, it also is cost-savvy to do so. For example, it's more likely that a visitor looking for information goes through the entire list in the search and as thus gives the same focus to all the ads in it.

Second: your list must not contain any negative keywords. Hundreds of clicks can be generated by certain keywords or keyphrases, still, you have to be cautious since your ad's conversion rate depends on them. The presence of negative keyword in your ad campaign may affect the overall quality and quantity of your traffic, people may actually feel frustrated if they don't see the info they are searching for. This case may be addressed by replacing the keyword with synonyms or other related words; and this particular technique is essential in rapidly improving your CTR even after any minor alterations or modifications.

Last: avoid bidding on keywords that are too general. Aiming for a very targeted traffic towards your site does not necessarily mean it's fine to be wasting resources (such as time and money) by bidding on broad match keywords. Refer to the 'advertiser competition' results for those keywords; and if the bar is colored more than halfway, you may encounter difficulty bidding for a lesser price with the word. Instead, observe those that have low color indicator although this may require you to go through the list; remember, any keyword that is not highly competitive can also allow you to bid for a lower price. The 'exact match' feature of Google Adwords Keyword Selector Tool can facilitate your search even better.

Your Google Adwords ad campaign's conversion rates can be enhanced in varied ways, at the same, ensuring you are dealing with your target market efficiently. Maximize your campaign with any of these strategies and start bidding on winning combination of keywords without spending too much.