Which PPC metrics matter? Lessons from half a million keywords
Are your AdWords campaigns working… like, really working? That might be a surprisingly hard question to answer. Anybody with an AdWords account can see if they’re getting clicks, and it’s not too hard to set up conversion tracking — but chances are that the reason you put money into AdWords was that you wanted to get money out. In other […]
Keyword Rankings Are Meaningless: Learn How to Grade Your SEO
Keyword Rankings Are Meaningless: Learn How to Grade Your SEO Measure organic success with relevant metrics. Image credit: relif | Getty Images Like many business owners and managers, you probably test the effectiveness of your SEO campaign by Googling the keywords you think are most important to see if you show up on the first […]
How to make sure your local search marketing is up to scratch | Search Engine Watch
For local businesses, having a strong presence in the local search results is fundamental to those all-important conversions. Just to be clear, a “local business†refers to any business that has either a physical location that offers face-to-face contact with the customer, such as a showroom or shop, or one that offers a face-to-face service […]
The Four Most Popular Myths About Paid Advertising: Debunked
Is paying for AdWords worth it? Well, yes and no. To someone unfamiliar with pay-per-click (PPC), opening the Google AdWords dashboard might look like a seven-headed monster that no entrepreneur can slay. I saw this time and time again during my time at Google. It’s a big reason why my co-founder and I decided to […]
3 reasons pay-per-click matters for your business
PPC can be an incredibly cost-effective way to generate leads through search engines. The key is to look at the right metrics for the right situations and use that data to make the most meaningful changes to your campaigns. There’s one thing nearly every potential B2B buyer does before buying a product or signing a […]
Five Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Should Consider SEO As An Investment
Small businesses can compete with large companies if they keep in mind that search engine optimization is a marathon, not a sprint. Entrepreneurs who are new to online marketing strategies may have read somewhere that search engine optimization is dead. While most people may believe that the era of the SEO is long gone, Trond Lyngbo […]
3 Reasons Why Landing Pages Are Important for a PPC Campaign
What is a landing page? A landing page at its most basic is any web page that a person can visit or “land†on when navigating the internet. They are stand-alone pages, distinct from your main website, that are developed for the purpose of advertising, and with a goal to generate conversions and leads. Since landing pages are […]