Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Fixing Your AdWords Campaign When It Goes Bad

By Brian Basch

You made it at last. You developed a product, found all the keywords pertaining to it and are ready to go. Added to this you built a great website and have some stunning ads. You followed all Google's tutorials and used all their tools to make the best campaign possible. But one thing is bothering you, how can your expenses be more than your profits?

There are several reasons for this failure of your Adword campaign. However the most frequent mistake that people make is poor choice of keywords. The entire success of your campaign is dependent on having the correct keywords.

It is essential to target your keywords to your specified market. If you do not do this you can end up spending a great deal on useless traffic, none of who are even interested in your product.

Google has many tools and tutorials to help you with keyword research, when you start your Adwords campaign. These will give you an indication of which ads are unproductive and those that are successful. Reformat or even discard the ads that are not working. It is important to check that the keywords are indeed targeted to your niche market. Remember to save the keywords that you discard as search trends can change and they may become useful again.

When you have finished checking the keywords, turn your attention to the ads that are productive. Check click to sales conversions. It is pointless running ads that bring in useless leads. When this happens you will lose a lot of money. Compare keywords in unproductive ads to those in successful ads. Of course a little tweaking of the ad may do the trick but do not rule out the keywords.

Always remember to monitor your Adwords campaign carefully. This will prevent heavy losses from failed Adword campaigns. You should check your campaign on a regular basis, weekly or biweekly is best. This will help you to catch problems quickly before they get out of control. You can save your Adwords campaign like this and save a great deal of money. - 15634

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