Google AdWords can be a quick, efficient, cost-effective way of advertising your online business and delivers instant results, but there are many pitfalls. This eGenie presentation will give you a brief introduction to building and maintaining a profitable AdWords campaign
4. Who are eGenie?
eGenie – “3 wishes – more customers, more sales, more
profit”
Working with local SMEs
Bing & Google certified
Delivering increased profit
5. How does it work?
We fix two problems that all website owners face:
Visitors do not come to my site…
Visitors do not convert into Customers…
24. What are Keywords?
Ads are displayed when a search matches your
keywords
Need to research 100’s of words to trigger your ads
25. Getting started with AdWords
2a) Keyword Research
• Search for new keyword ideas
• Get search volumes
• Get traffic forecasts
• Repeat all the above…
Use “Keyword Planner” within Google AdWords
27. Getting started with AdWords
2c) Keyword Research – pick match types
• Broad match
• Broad match modifier
• Phrase match
• Exact match
28. Match Type Examples
Match type Example keyword Example searches
Broad match women's hats buy ladies hats
Broad match modifier +women's +hats hats for women
Phrase match "women's hats" buy women's hats
Exact match [women's hats] women's hats
Negative match -women baseball hats
29. Getting started with AdWords
3) Write Ads
Three parts:
• Headline (25 characters)
• Display URL (35 Characters)
• Description (35 characters per line)
39. Keywords & Match Types
• Use “Long Tail” keywords
• Avoid Broad-Match
• Review actual search queries
• Keyword: Hedge Fund IT
• Query: Buy Hedge Trimmer
40. Negative keywords (-)
• Negative keywords enable you to prevent your ad
from showing for certain terms
• Make sure your Ad doesn’t accumulate unwanted
clicks and impressions
• Can be used in conjunction with other match types
41. Negative Keywords - Removals
Tattoo Waste Jobs Stain
Negative keywords stop your ad from showing for irrelevant
searches.
50. Recap
• Ads take a variety of forms
• Ads can generate significant ROI
• Keyword research is extremely important
• Measure what matters to you
• Review account weekly
51. What Next?
• Review Your Existing AdWords Account
• Free Advice
• Create & Manage AdWords Account
So, that was eLignum.
We wanted to bring all that experience to the aid of local SMEs.
But, we found that providing reports and recommendations had no value
On by default – needs switching off!
Need to be in context of website!
Account = Customer – You
Campaign = the marketing activity – Free Shipping – Specific Promotion – Department e.g. taps
AdGroup = Tightly themed group of ads for a specific product – e.g. mixer taps – Grohe taps
Broad Match - include misspellings, synonyms, related searches, and other relevant variations
Broad Match Modifier - contain the modified term (or close variations, but not synonyms), in any order
Phrase Match - are a phrase, and close variations of that phrase
Exact match – are an exact term and close variations of that exact term – NB not what it says on the tin!
Include keywords
Highlight USP
Include CTAs
Always adhere to Google’s editorial policies
No extra cost
Big ad – big real estate
Better click thru rates
Helps organic?
Key features – USP – extra field
New, not done much – need to keep up to date
Call button!
E.g. A home and business removals company are likely to add negative keywords like “hair” and “mole” but also might consider using different match types such as adding “mole” as a broad match negative keyword and additionally adding [mole removal] as an exact match keyword