Posts Tagged ‘PPC’

Automatic Bid Management: An ideal marketing solution for SMEs, or a big waste of time and expenses?

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Automatic bid management software has positive benefits for SMEs. This software enables webmasters to save long drawn out hours in front of a computer screen increasing bids on their PPC advertising to heighten their ranks; or contrastingly, retracting bids when advertising expenses begin to outweigh advertising results.

Search engine optimization is a tiresome endeavor. Concepts like PPC and bid management require hours to learn and lifetimes to perfect. While automatic bid management software can often seem like the light at the end of the tunnel that will remove the legwork from a wearisome process, it is imperative to remember that generators and robotic software can never replace the intricacies that only a human eye can supply. Here are some crucial points to take into consideration when it comes to automatic bid management.

  • Automatic Bid Management Software Assumes You Are A Rockefeller - Robotic automatic bid management software does not know the concept of “marketing budgets.” A small floral shop in Castle Hill cannot afford some thirty or forty automatically generated hot button keywords, but this software does not take this into consideration.
  • Automatic Bid Management Software Doesn’t Know Your Business - Sure, you can fine tune the software to get a scope of the sort of keywords that are specific to your industry. But what many SMEs do not take into consideration is that getting viewers to your website does not guarantee a sale. If that same floral shop drives viewers to their website through the keyword “hotspots in Castle Hill,” do you think that they have good odds of making a sale? Was a flower shop really what that viewer was looking for? Do not settle for “sort of” when it comes to your SME’s budget.
  • Nothing Compares to the Judgment of an Actual Person - PPC advertising is expensive, and bids should be taken very seriously. While automatic bid management does indeed take some of the boring and tedious hours out of the process, no software (no matter how technologically advanced) can replace the judgment of your account manager.

Do not settle for irrelevance when it comes to your PPC bids. Too many companies rely on automatic bid management, flushing away the marketing dollars of their clients without providing any real results. The last part of 2008 and the beginning of 2009 will surely witness a shift from automatically generated PPC bids to more personal and effective, albeit a little more exhausting and laborious, interpersonal mode of bid management. Avoid the mistake of overly eager SMEs by embarking on an overzealous quest to drive viewers to your SME through whatever hot keyword of the moment.

Driving traffic consisting of people who were not truly seeking your product does not, and never will, guarantee profits. It is possible to reach some new customers in this manner, but is it really worth hundreds of dollars in irrelevant search engine keywords? Remember that when it comes to PPC marketing, the SME that is both business and technology savvy will always make the most sales.

Improving Your PPC in an Economic Crisis

Friday, May 1st, 2009

The economic crisis of the United States has affected the entire global economy, and as a result affected website advertising and online advertising in New Zealand. With speculation that we are headed for a global depression, many webmasters are seeking a way out via more standard employment. However, it is crucial to remember that your blog or Google Authorised reseller can maintain high profits and conversion rates in an economic crisis. Here are some tips and tasks to maintain the same successes you enjoyed pre-economic slump, especially in regards to website advertising.

 

Understand Market Share

Your website advertising revenue does not necessarily reflect your market share when compared to the advertising revenue of your competitors. Market share is your profits divided by the total profits of your competitors. Your website advertising revenue is obviously readily available, but the website advertising revenue of other websites can be harder to obtain. For this information, it is best to consult research firms or reputable trade companies that track these figures. Obtaining this website advertising information can come at a small cost, but it can be a worthwhile expense to aid you in optimizing your website advertising.

 

Pay-Per-Click vs. Search Engine Optimization

Figures demonstrate that companies spend less on organic SEO content than PPC content, and yet SEO (the cheaper mode of website advertising) garners more success in driving customers/viewers to your website (or Google Authorised reseller). Hence, the logic is that in an economic slump, those figures are going to discourage major companies and webmasters from spending the big dollars on PPC website advertising. The logic then is that when the demand for PPC decreases, the cost of PPC will decrease as well, providing opportunities for smaller businesses and webmasters to purchase PPC website advertising.

 

Pull Your Dollars out of Professional SEO

In accordance with the ebb and flow of PPC website advertising costs, the obvious conclusion is that the costs of professional SEO website advertising content will rise. Marketing firms and professional writers may increase their costs per article. Utilize freelancers and up and coming firms to produce your website advertising content.

 

Stay on Top of the Trends and Figures

Do not let your education on website advertising figures end when you finish this article. It is crucial to remember that website advertising trends change as the economy rises and falls. With the recent positive outcome of the American election, an economic boom may cause the costs of PPC website advertising to rise, rendering PPC website advertising only a luxury of extremely predominant websites (such as well known Google Authorised resellers) yet again. Track economic ups and downs to prepare yourself for changes in website advertising trends before they happen. Look at website advertising trends with the same sharp eye you would when following the stock market.

 

Remember: It is crucial to both closely follow and sincerely understand PPC and SEO trends. Do your research, track figures and trends, and spend the money in your marketing budget cautiously and prudently.