You’ve just logged into your Google Ads and you see that your cost per click is far too high. There’s no way you can continue to sustain a Google Ads account at these levels. One option is to give up and decide that Google Ads isn’t for you. I suspect your competition would love that but is that the right … Read More
Don’t just survive, thrive; Living with Google.
At the end of February, Google unleashed the most enormous change of all time. (Ts & Cs apply) At least that’s what I thought, but when I spoke to Aaron, he had a very different take on it. We both agreed that the changes could have an enormous impact on businesses that rely on organic traffic. And that many AdWords-reliant companies could see a fundamental shift … Read More
Enormous Google changes
You probably noticed that Google’s search results have changed. Quite dramatically in fact. The old results looked like this: Now they look more like this: For now these changes only apply to searches carried out on desktop computers. So the new format means: No text ads on the right hand side of the search results Up to four ads will be … Read More
Google Ads remarketing is easy
If you’ve never setup a Google Ads remarketing campaign, now’s the time to do so. Not only is it easier to do than in the past, it can keep your products or services in the mind of your potential customers. Be remembered, don’t be forgotten. We’ve all been there, searching for a product or service. Maybe we’re looking for the … Read More
How to beat your AdWords competition
You may have noticed that AdWords is a highly competitive advertising platform! Each time your ad is displayed you take part in a mini auction, where your ad is pitted against those of your competitors. Winning the auction may have been down to your bid, how relevant Google think you were, how relevant your ad and landing pages were, how your ads have … Read More
How to find negative keywords within AdWords
If you’re running an AdWords account and you have little or no negative keywords, you need to keep reading. Put simply, negative keywords prevent your ads from being displayed to the wrong people. For example, imagine you’re selling fresh fruit home deliveries, but you absolutely don’t offer bananas. Not sure why, but you just have an extreme dislike of bananas. … Read More
Did you know you can create AdWords image ads with a few mouse clicks?
If you’re only using text ads within AdWords, you’re missing out on opportunities to attract even more business. While text ads are easy to create, they aren’t as noticeable as image ads (also called display ads). Text ads are sometimes displayed alongside other text ads which can make it more challenging for your ads to be noticed. For example, the following … Read More
Your AdWords Account is bleeding – here’s why
I began managing AdWords accounts back in 2005, and over the years I’ve seen many accounts make many mistakes. These have cost advertisers hundreds of thousands, if not millions, in wasted AdWords spend. The people managing the accounts were far from clueless. But the fact is that AdWords isn’t easy, and this type of waste is bound to happen if you don’t know … Read More
How to make better AdWords ads and why you need to care
It goes without saying that from an AdWords point of view, having a great product, the best keywords, and fine-tuned landing pages is all pointless without good ads. Poor ads can cost you enormously in the long run. For example, poor ads might receive impressions that have few clicks or even no clicks at all. When this occurs your click-through rate (CTR) will … Read More
Google declare war on desktop software (for now)
Don’t skim this post. It may affect you – if not today or tomorrow, then at some point. If you sell desktop software through AdWords, you need to be aware of Google’s new stance against your business. Google recently unveiled a new AdWords policy on desktop software, “Unsupported content: free desktop software”. “The AdWords policy on unsupported content will change in April 2015. … Read More