“How to Get Laser-Targeted Traffic to Your Website” Pay-Per-Click “How to Get Laser-Targeted Traffic to Your Website”
What is PPC? PPC stands for Pay-Per-Click Traffic generation method which is paid for Cost is based on how many people click on your ad Risks can be calculated
What is Google Adwords? No.1 most used search engine on the Internet Google receives 100s of millions search queries daily Why should we use Google Adwords? Most powerful advertising network on the Internet Adwords cost per click pricing are easy to control cost Get quality and extremely targeted traffic
PPC Networks Search Networks Partner Networks Content Networks Google Adwords Partner Networks Ezine Articles, About.com, Lycos, etc Content Networks Blogs, Squidoo Lenses, Websites
How Does PPC Work? Bid for Ad space with specific search terms from Google Google will show your ad for the specific search terms you bid for You will only be charged when someone clicks on your ad
Example Niche: Dating for Men You would want to advertise on the keyword search terms such as: Seduce Women Attract Women How to Talk to Girls Learn How to Flirt With Women
Benefits of PPC Easy and Fast to Set up Results Oriented $5.00 activation cost Campaign set up and traffic coming to website in as little as 45 minutes Results Oriented Keywords and conversions are trackable Campaign is easily scalable Geographical Targeting Show ads on specific regions or areas of the world
Benefits of PPC (Con’t) Competitive Intelligence Find out what’s working and what’s not by spying on competitors Can Be Refined on the Fly Within minutes Edit campaign based on data
Disadvantages of PPC Not Free Requires Experience to Be Good At It Can lose money if you don’t know what you’re doing Requires Experience to Be Good At It Takes time to learn and understand the complexities involved
You are in ABSOLUTE CONTROL! The PPC Mindset But at the end of the day… You are in ABSOLUTE CONTROL!
How to Succeed in PPC? Be Patient Do the Math! Things might go wrong at the beginning Let your campaign simmer and focus on collecting data Do the Math! Revenue vs Cost Revenue must be more than cost Profits Don’t Need to Re-Invent the Wheel Just see what others are doing The Key is Relevancy
PPC Terms to Familarize CPC (Cost Per Click) CTR (Click Through Rate) = Clicks/Impressions Conv. (Conversion Rate) = Sale/Clicks QS (Quality Score) = X/10 ROI = Return of Investment = (Revenue-Cost)/Cost
Adwords Campaign Settings Timezone Currency for Account Geographic Target – US, UK, CA, AU, etc Networks - Search & Partners Content Network OFF Devices – Desktop and Laptop Computers Delivery Method – Accelerated Ad Rotation - Rotate
Costing Your cost is controlled by your daily budget and bid price Google rewards you for having a high quality account Lower cost per click (CPC) with high quality score
Costing: Daily Budget Budget depends on your own risk appetite Big budget, more data Actual spending is normally about half of your daily budget
Costing: Bid Price You must always do the Math! Determine Conversion Rate Break Even Point
Bid Price (Conversion Rate) Example:- Conversion = 1 Sales Clicks = 100 Conversion Rate = 1% Conversion Rate = Conversions / Clicks
Bid Price (Break Even CPC) Example:- Conversion Rate = 1% Payout = $30 Break Even CPC = 1% x 30 = $0.30 Break Even CPC = Conv. Rate x Payout
Bidding Strategy (ROI) Example:- Revenue = $1000 Cost = $700 ROI = (1000-700)/700 = 43% ROI = Revenue - Cost Cost
Quality Score Importance of Quality Score Users want to see relevant ads Google wants relevant ads for better user experience 3 Components of Quality Score Click Through Rate Relevancy Landing Page Quality Score Analysis Good = 7-10, Average QS = 4-6, Needs attention = 1-3
PPC Flow 01. Keywords 02. Ad 03. Landing Page 04. Sales Page Offer
Determine Campaign Objectives To make sales $? To generate leads for opt-ins and relationship building? To gain competitive intelligence?
Objective: To Make Sales Buyers Keywords Product Names Competitors Product Names Books Titles Book Author Names XYZ Review XYZ Scam Buy XYZ XYZ eBook
Objective: Generate Leads Or Competitive Intelligence Shoppers Keywords XYZ lessons, treatments, natural remedy, guide, course, solutions Where XYZ is your niche Information Seekers Keywords General niche keyword, How to, Free, Advice, Tips, Help, Download
How to Obtain Keywords
How to Obtain Keywords Google Keyword Tool Step 01: Type in your general niche keyword to get keyword ideas Step 02: Export to Excel Sheet Step 03: Type in authority site URL Step 04: Export to Excel Sheet Step 05: Pick Step 06: Sort them to ad groups
Match Types Broad Phrase Exact Negative
Match Types Explained Yellow guitar : Broad Match Triggers My yellow guitar is cool John plays guitar and likes yellow shoes “Yellow guitar” : Phrase Match Triggers I want to buy a yellow guitar Acoustic yellow guitar and strings [Yellow guitar] : Exact Match Triggers yellow guitar
Negative Match Type Keyword Ad Triggers “Yellow guitar” Best selling yellow guitar -free But NOT free yellow guitar
When to Get Rid of Keywords When keyword exceeds 100 clicks and still no sale When keyword costs exceeds 2x of potential revenue
Ad Group An ad group is a list of related keywords for which you’ll display the same ad Example Ad Group: Seduce Women Seduce women How to seduce women How to seduce her I want to seduce a women Ideally, an ad group should have 5-20 keywords
Ad Copy Write emotional copies cause emotions sells! Pain vs Pleasure Start with Pain State the Pain Get into the Pleasure Pain vs Pleasure
Ad Copy Specifications Headline (25 characters) Description 1 (35 characters) Description 2 (35 characters) Display URL (35 characters)
Improving CTR with Ad Copy USP/ESP Give customers what they want Tell them what they need to know Headline and Description Keyword Camel Case Symbols - ?, %, “”, *, / STRONG Call-to-Action Tell them what to do Provide social proof
Types of Landing Pages Pre-Sell Page Opt-In Page Product Review Page Social Proof Personal recommendation Opt-In Page List building User provides Name and E-mail address Product Review Page Non bias review on products Pros and Cons
Split Testing to Increase Conversion Ad Copy Test different headlines, descriptions, display URL Aim for >1% CTR Run ad for 50 clicks before making decision
Split Testing to Increase Conversion (Con’t) Landing Pages Test one thing at a time Test different header copies, layout, story, colors, fonts
Split Testing to Increase Conversion Ad Positions Always bid to be at page 1 Test between positions 1-8 to see which one has highest CTR
Google Slap Google Slap happens when What to do CPC $5-$10 Quality Score 1/10 What to do Delete the campaign and re-upload Delete domain name and replace it
Remember, You Are in Absolute Control of Your PPC Success PPC Conclusion Remember, You Are in Absolute Control of Your PPC Success