Saturday, November 29, 2008

The Insider Secrets of Managing An Adwords Campaign

By Brian Basch

Running a successful Adwords campaign is surprisingly difficult to do. You cannot just create an ad and expect it to be successful, although these ads can be very profitable. It is all about managing your campaign successfully.

There are many details to attend to; costs sales conversions, bid comparisons etc. when you pay minute attention to everything in your campaign you will be successful. Be prepared for snap decisions and quick changes.

The faster you fix your problems the better your campaign will run it is critical for your success to catch problems as soon as they arise. This will stop them from becoming larger and draining your advertising budget. It is a sad but true fact that many entrepreneurs will not manage their Adword campaigns at all.

One of the most important aspects of your Adwords campaign is positioning of your ad. You will do this by comparing your ads position to other ads built around the same keyword. Bear in mind that popular keywords can bring up literally 100's of results pages for a searcher. Your success will be dependent on your ad being able to draw a huge number of potential buyers. To achieve this you need to gain maximum exposure.

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To bid correctly for a keyword you will need to acquire some skills. You should bear in mind how much money you can afford and how much your competitors are spending. Bear in mind the fact that with popular keywords and when you use "Sponsored Links" you will have some sales but also a fair amount of wasted leads. Due to this factor you should be careful to assess the correct clicks to sale conversions. You should also understand how much you are spending on clicks as opposed to the profits you are making on your sales.

It is critical to track how many potential customers and sales are being generated by your ad. Many clicks and no sales mean that your ad will need adjustment. You can do this by changing the keywords or just changing the format of the ad. Attention to each and every detail is essential for managing a successful Adwords campaign.

So how can you track your Adwords campaign? Google makes this easy with their great tracking system. When you set up your campaign all your keywords will be listed and you will be able to see which ones are bringing traffic. Added to this you can even set up the tracking to record sales.

So keep these tactics in mind, for your Adwords campaign. By this means you will be able to use Google Adwords to make your business into a long-term profitable enterprise. For a small investment of time you will be rewarded with a bigger success. - 15266

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