Google’s algorithms and tools are constantly evolving to provide the best possible search results and advertising. And even though Google Ads went through many changes in 2022, they’re not over yet. Here’s what business owners can expect from changes to Google Ads in 2023, and how some of the recent changes are impacting online marketing […]
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Any good business person knows that in order to succeed in an industry, you have to understand your competition. Who are they targeting and how are they doing it? What are their marketing tactics and strategies? How can you improve upon what they’re doing and capture their potential customers/clientele? In the digital age, there’s a
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The position preference in AdWords allowed you to target a specific range of ad positions for your keywords. This means you could set a bid price and target positions 3 to 5 for instance for a particular keyword. I have found this feature to be somewhat useful because experimenting with ad position is a fundamental
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If you’re getting started on understanding Google AdWords then you’re probably wondering how it ranks the ads. It’s a great question and needs a detailed explanation. For starters bidding high enough on a keyword does not guarantee a high placement on search results. The bid price is one of many elements that are factored when determining
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Following up on my earlier post “Optimizing Your Pay-per-Click (PPC) Campaign – Part 1″, today I will focus on placement bidding, landing page targeting by keyword and managing the content network. In case you missed the original post I discussed geo-targeting, the search query report and, effective day-parting. Placement Bidding – The natural inclination of
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If you run a pay-per-click (PPC) campaign then you need to constantly optimize its performance. You’re paying for clicks so you can’t afford to begin a campaign and let it run without keeping a very close eye on its performance. Just being satisfied with the traffic is not going to deliver the ROI that you
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When you’re setting up a pay-per-click campaign you have many choices on where and how you’d like your ads to appear. Many people (due to budget limitations) opt-out of Google’s content network (these are sites which have agreed to display Google Ads). However, research is showing that this could be a mistake. The numbers are
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Recently I was asked if there was any recourse for a business whose name was being used by a competitor in Google AdWords. Basically, this particular business was concerned that a Google search for their business name returned their competitor in the number two paid listing. Certainly not a very good thing for driving traffic
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