"6
Top Tips to Save You Cash on Google"
A 90 Second Email that
could Save you a Fortune.
MKLINK Internet
Marketing Tips August 24, 2006
Paying for visitors
from Google can be an excellent way to get instant, qualified
and above all measurable visitors to your site.
However, you can save a fortune on your bidding plus hugely increase your
conversion if you follow a few simple rules.
Tip # 1 - You Don't Have to get the Top Position!
Whilst having a
top-ranked ad will get you a lot of exposure(assuming it's a
popular search phrase), you can spend a fortune on these positions,
because very often people bid too much for them.
Interestingly, positions 3,4,5,6 and even lower can sometimes attract more clicks.
Also - they tend to be more qualified as well.
The key to being
successful is to be smart and bid on keywords that attract clicks
from "qualified" buyers, (Avoiding to "time-wasters" who
will drive up your costs)
while keeping your bids as low as possible.
Tip # 2 - Think Outside the Box
You can pay pennies
for mis-spellings. Try different variations of phrases.
Look at your stats to see what people are typing in.
(Wordtracker
is a great tool here.)
Tip # 3- Select More phrases - and Ensure each Phrase being very Targeted.
This alone can
save you a fortune - and increase your conversion as the phrases
are very specific. As the phrases have less competition - they'll have less
cost.
Tip # 4 - Optimise your Site with Landing Pages.
Rather than directing
visitors to your homepage - which most people do - make each
phrase link directly to the part of your website that is relevant to the search
phrase.
So, If you sell electrical goods and the search phrase that your visitor has
clicked
on was 'Toaster' - ensure that they don't waste time navigating around your
site(and thereby leaving). Simply direct them to either a micro-site or a webpage
about toasters. Your Conversion rate is proportional to your r e l e
v a n c y.
Tip # 5 - Only pay for Ads in your Area
This Facility from
Google is great. It means that if for example you are a plumber
in Norwich - You can select your ad to appear within a specified radius of your
address. Why advertise to the rest of the country?
Tip # 6 - Reduce your Bids - Not Your Budget
If you feel that
you are not getting enough business from your daily
budget, try reducing the bid amount - before you reduce daily budget.
This way, you will either get more visitors for the same Cash - or reduce your
daily
spend - or both. If you simply reduce your daily budget - you will just get
less visitors.
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