Friday, January 23, 2009

How To Increase Conversions With Google Adwords Campaigns

By Donald D. Davis

Are you new in the pay-per-click advertising business? Do you know the best ways in reaching out to your intended market? If you are a beginner, chances are, these questions sound somewhat complicated. And even with the assumption that you understand your target's information needs, there is no guarantee that they will instantly take action on your product or service offered. But you can get high quality, first rate traffic to your website and increase your campaign's conversion rates with six effective ways that will be discussed here.

Google Adwords pioneer Perry Marshall encourages affiliate marketers and Internet advertisers to make the most of Google Adwords by testing multiple ads against each other, using innovative research methods to track down keywords that convert, and writing clear and concise ads that resonate with the viewer.

Improve your keywords conversion potential with these six important ways:

1. Know about Google's "dynamic keyword" feature. This feature allows Google to place as headline the search term your visitor looked for in the search box. When you are not sure what keywords to use or how to come up with a headline, you can always turn to the "dynamic keywords" as this can make your ad pertinent to them at once.

2. Only change one word when testing ads against each other. Perry Marshall encourages everyone to split test ads to track conversions and then pick the most effective ad after the trial period. However, the only way you'll really know what is working is by making very minor edits or modifications to your first ad. Try changing just one word in the headline or keyword in the body copy to find out what really 'clicks' with your viewers.

3. Avoid running your ads on the content network right away. This feature does not guarantee the immediate generation of your desired traffic for your ads. Hence, it is advisable to turn this feature off and instead take note of the basic search results pages.

4. Make use of the geographic targeting feature. Geographic targeting allows you to reach out to a specific market based on their location. This is especially effective if you are selling products or services that only apply to local markets; many businesses do not have a national or global market reach, so it may not be necessary to advertise at that level. Refining your Adwords reach can help you capture your high-converting traffic much more easily.

5. Avoid typing "www" in your URL link. Aside from its visual appeal, removing the "www" in your link allows people to get a fair idea of what to find once they click the link to your ad. You have to ascertain however that the link really goes into a sales page or landing page.

6. Write your ad using the headline style. Capitalize the first letters throughout the ad for readability purposes. As you may well know, the headline is among the most important parts of your ad since it is usually the first thing read by visitors. In the same way, you create visual appeal and render your ad more professional by using capital letters on the ad copy. - 17944

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