Published: June 9th, 2010
GA Dollar $ Index
If you want your Adwords advertising to be successful, you should consider using the Dollar Index ($ Index) metric available in your Google Analytics account (content section). The Dollar Index metric tells you how much every page on your website contributed to your revenue. It’s calculated by first calculating the total revenue generated by users to that page and then dividing that by the total number of views of that page.
Published: June 9th, 2010
Something interesting was reported in Hitwise’s report for UK web traffic for May 2010- traffic to social networking sites was higher than that to search engines. Does this spell the beginning of the end for the search engines? Highly unlikely but what it does show is that when (and if) websites such as Facebook are able to tie customer intent (“I want information about this”) with advertisements as effectively as Google, then the search landscape will change dramatically.
Published: June 8th, 2010
Mistake 1: Not Using Enough Search Terms
The average B2B business has only 50 keywords in its paid search campaign. Limiting keyword lists is a huge mistake. No matter what your business is, you should always be able to come up with thousands of specific and targeted terms that are highly relevant to potential buyers. Aim to have no less than 5,000 keywords.
Published: June 7th, 2010
The opinions in this post are my own and based on my own experience.
There are a lot of opinions and arguments about the quality vs quantity in the SEO world and the thing that keeps coming up again and again is Link Quality. But frustratingly enough, everyone’s definition of quality varies. We keep pushing for High Quality links but what ARE they? Where can we find them? How do we get them?
Published: June 3rd, 2010
To get the best result from your Adwords advertising, it’s important to know how to bid strategically. The first step in strategic bidding is to identify how much your keywords cost you in comparison to how much revenue they generate. Once you have done this, you can start adjusting your bids to maximise return of investment.
Making The Most Of Your Bids - Google Analytics
Use the e-commerce conversion rate report available in Google Analytics. This report allows you to identify the most beneficial time for your ads to be displayed. Simply look at the graph data based on hourly performance and see which part of the day is brining you the most purchases.
Making The Most Of Your Bids - Adwords
To make the most of this traffic, maximise your campaign exposure by enabling the bid adjustments option. You can find this feature in the Adwords Ad Scheduling settings. This will help your campaigns achieve 100% impression share and show your ads to a bigger audience at the right time.