The Keyword Manifesto

Writing by Brick Marketing on Wednesday, 6 of August , 2008 at 8:44 am

Pay per click advertising is an advertising model that is based on the use of proper keywords. You can bid on the most valuable keywords available for your niche, but are those keywords the right keywords for your business? The right keywords are always those keywords that are most effective in reaching your target market.

Proper keyword bidding begins with research. You must be thorough. Don’t cut corners. Find all the keywords that are appropriate for your niche and single out the ones that more important for your business.

After you’ve found the right keywords for your business, find the right ones for your campaign. Even good keywords for your business may not be right for a particular campaign. You want to target your campaign effectively for your business and reach the right customers.

Another thing to think about with your keywords is ensuring that you get the right match types. This is very important. Are your keywords better suited for a broad match or for an exact match? This is where knowing your potential customers’ search habits will come in handy. But not just that, it also helps to know what will be found if either search method is used. Who is going to see your ad if the broad match is used? Who is going to see it if the exact match is used? That’s the nitty gritty and you’ve got to get down to it.

Keywords are the most important part of any pay per click campaign. Your advertising efforts will rise and fall on the right keywords, the right bids, and the right keyword match types. Put some thought into it.

                      Category: PPC Management                      
1 Comment

Comment by Lance Ehrhardt

Made Thursday, 14 of August , 2008 at 11:51 am

So true. Google has a great keyword research tool geared specifically to pay per click advertising. https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

Take care,
Lance

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