Match Type Testing - Broad, Exact, Phrase
July 18th, 2008
Match Type Testing:
Before adding all three - Broad Match, Exact Match, and Phrase Match into the account, I usually start with only Broad Match & Exact Match - Refer to Quality Score post.
Max. CPCs for the two Match Types at that time can be set based on Google’s suggestion or depending on your business logics [...]
Keyword List Generation & Expansion
July 18th, 2008
An accounts success depends on its Keyword Inventory. Keyword Expansion is not simply adding Keywords to your account, it is researching the best ones that describe your products/services and knowing what your competitors are using/bidding on.
There are a lot of Keyword Research Tools in the market, some for free some on a monthly subscription basis [...]
Elements of PPC Account Optimization
July 18th, 2008
5 Basic crucial elements of any PPC Account:
Keywords: Keyword list generation, Keyword list expansion, & Traffic estimation
Bid Management: PPC Analysis & Optimization
Match Type Testing: Broad Match, Phrase Match, or Exact Match
Landing Page Testing: Multiple Landing Page skins to identify the one with the highest conversion whilst meeting ROI or CPA goals
Ad Copy Testing: Messages that [...]
PPC Account Structure-Hybrid
July 18th, 2008
Features of Hybrid Account Structure:
Multiple Ad Groups with one Keyword and one Match Type only per Ad Group - Caution: due to the repetition of the same Keyword in different Ad Groups, Keyword Destination URLs could be repetitive; if not being added already, it would be good practice to add a unique identifier at the [...]
PPC Account Structure-Keyword
July 17th, 2008
Features of Keyword Account Structure:
Multiple Ad Group families with only ONE Keyword
All three Match Types (Broad, Exact, & Phrase) in the same Ad Group - Example: Keyword PPC Bid Management would be in an Ad Group with all three Match Types
One or Multiple Ad Copies per Ad Group
Advantages:
This Account Structure enables writing highly targeted Ad [...]