9. What is needed to start?
• A Google Email address (free)
• A credit card
10. What is needed to start?
• A Google Email address (free)
• A credit card
• A website where clicks are directed
11. What is needed to start?
• A Google Email address (free)
• A credit card
• A website where clicks are directed
– A site that allows online ordering
12. What is needed to start?
• A Google Email address (free)
• A credit card
• A website where clicks are directed
– A site that allows online ordering
– Or has an easy way to reach you
13. How much does it cost?
• You generally pay per click
14. How much does it cost?
• You generally pay per click
• Popular search words cost more
15. How much does it cost?
• You generally pay per click
• Popular search words cost more
• You set a daily budget
– (no way to perfectly enforce)
17. How does it work?
• Landing page is scanned
• Relevance of searchwords is scored for
search placement
18. How does it work?
• Landing page is scanned
• Relevance of searchwords is scored for
search placement
• Relevance to webpages with ads is used to
determine content placement
31. Text Ad Specs
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Heading, 25 chars
Display Line 1 – 35 chars
Display Line 2 – 35 chars
Display URL – 35 chars (USE IT!)
Actual URL – not displayed, as long as
needed
34. Tips
• Don’t be afraid to try it
• Click around, try various features/tools
• Create landing page on website for each ad
group
• Create multiple ad versions
– Monitor which gets more clicks
35. Tips
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Think like your customer
Think like Google
Think of others that are NOT customers
Do some searches yourself
– Check out competition
– Examine content of websites that come up
• New search words
36. Tips
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Start cheap and analyze your results
Follow Google’s tips
Keep dairy of changes, note results
Make ads with call to action
Chose words carefully
Email yourself, study ads that appear