Category: Pay-Per-Click Advertising

Google Changes URL Appearance in AdWords

Google recently announced that they are going the change the appearance of display URLs in AdWords ads. That change has taken effect. Google made the announcement in their Inside AdWords blog in a post entitled, Change in appearance in search … Continue reading

Frequently Asked Questions About Google AdWords

Many web site owners do not venture into pay-per-click (PPC) advertising because they do not understand how it works. Google’s AdWords program is the most successful PPC program on the web. We can answer the most common questions asked about … Continue reading

Google AdWords Quality Score

In 2005 Google added a quality score to the keyword listings in each AdWords Ad Group. The original quality score was primarily based upon the quality of the ad copy and the click-through rate for an ad. In 2007 Google … Continue reading

Google AdWords Glossary of Terms

Use these definitions for Google AdWords™ terms to better understand the terminology found on the AdWords web site and in Google’s AdWords reports.

The Long Tail Approach to Internet Marketing

Long tail marketing is an effective tactic closely related to a Pareto distribution. The Pareto Principle is the 80-20 rule in marketing that states that 80% of your business is likely coming from 20% of your customers. Chris Anderson, the … Continue reading

What is Pay Per Click Advertising?

Pay per click advertising is a great way to drive immediate traffic to a new Web site or drive supplemental traffic to an existing Web site. With most pay per click (PPC) programs, a bidding process is used to determine … Continue reading

Click Fraud – What is it and what can you do about it?

Click fraud occurs when a competitor or malicious user intentionally and repeatedly clicks on a pay-per-click (PPC) ad in order to drive up the costs for the advertiser. Sometimes a malicious user will randomly pick an ad and repeatedly click … Continue reading