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Jul

google adwords?

   Posted by: golferboy   in Google Adwords

google adwords
www.laptopquestions.co.uk questioned:


I just signed up for google adwords, does anyone know a website or forum that personaly helped them improve their keywords and tricks ect…my business is online laptop repairs and servicing where we collect laptops in the uk and return all for £59 it’s for those who don’t have time and who want to save money,

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5 comments so far

 1 

there is daniweb.com, reuploaded.com and webmasterearth.com

Its excellent to check out AdBrite too and balance adwords with AdBrite because keywords can work with different networks
read more at :

July 28th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
 2 

Have you got a stats counter? If not try statcounter (it’s free and they have a very excellent forum where you will be able to get excellent advice; you need to install thier log first) Google ads are quite expensive so must be used well.

July 29th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
 3 

Hi,

Here’s a few tips to get you started.

You’ll find these and more at

Tips as follows:

Tip 1: Know the link between keywords, your ads and your website.
This is the golden rule for Adwords.

Google is all about relevancy.

Google wants to be sure that when one of its customers searches for something that they find websites that are relevant to that search. So you need to make sure that your list of keywords in your adgroup work well with the ads you have set for that adgroup AND that the page you send visitors to when they click on you ad also has relevancy to the list of keywords.

Keep this rule at the front of your mind when you set up your campaigns.

Tip 2: Avoid Broad Searches
When you set up your keywords for Google Adwords, the default setting is Broad Match.

What this means is that Google will match your keywords against a search if your words are present in the search regardless of the order of the words, whether they appear together, are plurals, etc.

As an example if you use the term used shoes as a broad match then the following searches in Google would match to your keywords

used shoes
used shoes shop
used horse shoes
shoes used in modern dance
new and not used shoes

As you can see this can give quite a few matches that may not be relevant to your website.

You should avoid broad searches and target you keywords with phrased and exact matches.

A phrased match is one where the keywords will only match if they are used in the exact sequence of your keyword. You enter a phrased keyword by putting quotes “” around your keyword.

So for our example, if I used “used shoes” then

used shoes
used shoes shop

would match but

used horse shoes
shoes used in modern dance
new and not used shoes

would not.

An exact match is one where the keywords will match only if that exact phrase is entered and no other words are used for the search. You enter an exact keyword by putting a square bracket [] around your keyword.

So for our example, if I used [used shoes] then

used shoes

would match but

used shoes shop
used horse shoes
shoes used in modern dance
new and not used shoes

would not.

Tip 3: Avoid using the Content network.

You can set up your campaigns so that you ads appear on both Google’s search network and its content network.

The content network consists of websites that allow Google ads to appear.

I recommend turning off the content option when you set up your campaign because you ad may not always appear on websites that a very relevant to the ad you are running.

Tip 4: Only advertise to locations that it makes sense to.

When you set up your campaigns you can select which countries you want your adverts to appear to. So for example, if you sell a product in the USA that you would not ship outside then there is small point for your ad to appear to people in Europe or China for example.

Tip 5: Pick the times you want your adverts to appear

You can select what time of day you want your ads to appear. So if you are trying to advertise to UK buyers who are surfing during the evening, then those are the times you should be setting your ads to appear.

Tip 6: Organise your ad groups and campaigns

One campaign with one adgroup and one massive list of keywords is doomed. This is the one single mistake that many first time users of Google Adwords make.

Before you start using Adwords, I strongly recommend you sit down with pen and paper to plot out your campaign and adgroup structure.

What works best does tend to vary based on what you are trying to sell. But as a guide for each campaign you should aim for no more than four or five adgroups each with ten to twenty excellent keywords. This will give you a set of campaigns which are simple to maintain and the keywords in each adgroup can be targeted effectively.

This is only a guideline though. I’ve really had an adgroup with only one keyword and it performed wonderfully.

Tip 7: Use Landing Pages

So many people make the serious mistake of sending their visitors to their home page when they click on their ads.

You really want to send then directly to the page that is relevant to the ad you are running.

So for example, if you have an online clothes shop then for any adverts you are running for men’s gloves, you really want to send them directly to the page for men’s gloves.

So, don’t use your home page unless it makes sense. Send your visitors to land on a page that is relevant to the advert they clicked on. If you don’t have a page that is relevant to the advert, then why are you running that advert!

Tip 8: Use more that one Advert and TEST!

Always, always have more than one advert running for an adgroup. This allows you to see which advert is getting the best clicks through rate. You can then change the lower performing adverts and try to beat your best one. You will soon find that you have some very effective adverts.

But to test properly, you need to set the adverts to rotate evenly. This is set in the campaign settings. In the ad serving option under the advanced settings, make sure you select the radio button for Rotate: Show ads more evenly.

July 31st, 2008 at 9:16 am
 4 

Take a look here, they might help

August 3rd, 2008 at 6:07 am
 5 

My advice is to have many ad groups with keywords that are relevent to the Ad text!

Also don’t neglect YAHOO ADWORDS! also known as Yahoo Search Marketting. Its just as excellent as Google Adwords and you can expand your market:

Also Yahoo are giving free Coupons of free clicks so you have everything to gain!

August 6th, 2008 at 12:00 pm

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