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PPC Resource Hub: Grow Your PPC Knowledge

In our digital age, it’s more important than ever to make your business stand out. If you’re trying to market your company, you should know about pay-per-click (PPC) advertising. PPC can be complicated, so if you’re not sure where to start, no worries! Continue reading to learn more about PPC marketing and for some great PPC advertising resources!

5 Benefits of Using a Cost Per Click (CPC) Calculator

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5 Benefits of Using a Cost Per Click (CPC) Calculator Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is great strategy to help your business obtain credible leads. But how much should you expect to pay for PPC? View our Digital Services

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10 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About PPC

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10 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About PPC Pay per click advertising is one of the most powerful marketing channels available, to businesses of every size. Unfortunately, there are also frequent misconceptions about PPC. Some business owners think that they […]

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How Do Search Engines Rank Paid Ads?

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How Do Search Engines Rank Paid Ads? Pay-per-click advertising (PPC) is one of the best ways to get your company seen on search engines and social media. But if you’re new to it, it can be hard to nail down […]

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Conducting a PPC Audit

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The 10-Step PPC Audit Guide & Checklist When you invest time, money, and effort into creating a pay-per-click (PPC) campaign, you want to make sure that it’s working for your business. A good PPC campaign will drive valuable results for […]

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PPC ROI for Ecommerce: 5 Best Practices to Boost Your ROI

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PPC ROI for Ecommerce: 5 Best Practices to Boost Your ROI There is definitely no shortage when it comes to ecommerce stores. In the United States and Canada alone, there are about 1.3 million ecommerce companies. That’s no small figure, […]

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Grow Your Sales with Google Shopping Management Services

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Grow Your Sales With Google Shopping Management Services If you’re not using Google Shopping to reach more online shoppers and grow your sales, now is a great time to start. Google Shopping increases your brand’s visibility on Google and can […]

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Explore one of these categories to go more in-depth on a specific PPC topic or keep reading for our beginner’s guide to PPC, complete with additional PPC resources.

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Learn the basics of PPC

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Learn key PPC terminology

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Get the latest PPC statistics

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Learn about PPC technology and tools

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Learn about PPC for SMBs

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Learn about PPC for B2B companies

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Learn about PPC for B2C companies

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What is pay-per-click (PPC) advertising?

What is PPC? If you’ve ever been on Google or Bing, you’ve probably seen it!

Pay-per-click advertising, commonly referred to as PPC, is a type of digital advertising where a company pays to have its website shown on the search engine results page (SERP). The organization then pays for each person who clicks on the ad.

How does PPC advertising work?

PPC advertising works by matching Internet users’ searches with keywords targeted by the ads.

The company then pays for each person who clicks on the ad and gets led to the company’s website. This way, your company isn’t being charged every time someone simply looks at the ad and continues to scroll.

PPC must get set up through an ad platform, like those mentioned above, and there are several requirements for creating ads. The advertiser sets a baseline bid amount, which can get adjusted later for specific keywords or search queries that they anticipate will drive revenue.

PPC platforms

There are plenty of ways to advertise a business online. The most common PPC advertising platforms are popular due to their ease of use and high traffic. Still, it can also be beneficial to explore PPC advertising on lesser-known platforms.

Check out this list to see where your business can use PPC advertising:

google ads logoGoogle Ads

Not surprisingly, Google is the most commonly used platform for PPC advertising, likely because Google is overwhelmingly the most popular and widely used search engine in the world.

Google’s advertising platform Google Ads is relatively easy to use, especially for those with marketing backgrounds. The almost four billion Google searches per day make advertising on Google and reaching your target market a smart decision.

microsoft advertisingMicrosoft Advertising

Microsoft Advertising, also called Bing Ads, is an excellent alternative to Google.

Of course, because Google gets more widely used, Bing doesn’t have nearly as many searches. However, Microsoft Advertising can offer lower costs, though less traffic volume. If you know your target audience, however, you can use Microsoft Advertising to your advantage.

Social media

Because of its growing popularity, social media is an excellent resource for advertising.

Facebook and Instagram are two of the most popular social media platforms globally, making them a great option to start with PPC advertising. Even better, through Facebook’s Instagram integration, advertisers can create one ad to run on both platforms.

Why use PPC advertising?

What attracts so many people to PPC advertising? Why use it in your marketing?

It’s simple: Pay-per-click advertising is a relatively easy and quick way to get your business’s name out there. Compared to other marketing or advertising methods, PPC is straightforward and easier for non-advertising professionals to understand.

Business owners or employees without marketing experience can manage PPC campaigns, but for higher engagement and a high return on investment (ROI), it’s recommended you hire a pay-per-click agency.

What are the benefits of PPC advertising? Besides being quick and easy to use, PPC is great for targeting specific customers or audiences, capturing sales faster, and adapting to changing search trends.

How to get started with PPC marketing

So, how can you get started with PPC advertising?

If you’re ready to try it for yourself, go ahead and start an account on one of the recommended platforms, like Google Ads. Note that you will have to enter your credit card information before you do anything else.

If this is your first time researching PPC, review the ad network’s documentation before launching your campaign, like on how to set up a campaign, adjust targeting settings, upload creatives, and more. You don’t want to spend money before you’re ready accidentally.

 

6 tips for managing a successful PPC campaign

How do you manage a successful PPC campaign?

Here are some great tips for earning more revenue from your PPC ads:

1. Conduct keyword research

In addition to completing keyword research when you first begin your campaign, it’s necessary to continue adding and removing keywords based on current trends, competitor actions, and your company’s products and services.

With this tactic, you can ensure your campaign is staying relevant with users’ searches.

2. Check your quality score

If your quality score is too low, Google and other search engines may stop it from matching with searches altogether. Check the quality of your ads every so often and work on ways to improve your ads, like by improving your landing page’s relevance to users.

3. Monitor your results

How can you improve your campaign if you’re not monitoring it? An easy way to make sure you’re getting the best results for what you’re spending is to look at your campaign data and adjust your ads based on what you see, like every week.

4. Run A/B tests

A/B testing can help you determine what is (and isn’t) working well for your PPC ads. Figure out what can be improved, make the changes, and repeat the process! This method can greatly impact the success of your PPC ads.

5. Check landing pages

Make sure your landing page is relevant to the search, and more importantly, up and running! The way users perceive your landing page is an essential factor in the success of advertising. If you don’t have a user-friendly website, your ads won’t drive revenue.

6. Add negative keywords

Negative keywords are a hidden gem of PPC advertising because they prevent your ad from displaying in searches that aren’t relevant, like for a “free” product. They can be almost as effective in the success of your PPC campaign as your targeted keywords.

PPC analytics

An essential part of managing PPC campaigns is tracking and analyzing results, which gives you the information you need to improve your strategy.

Many PPC platforms, such as Google Ads, provide in-depth metrics about your campaigns as they run.

You can track metrics such as:

Keeping track of metrics like these and analyzing your performance data lets you see what’s working well and what isn’t. You can then use this information to fine-tune your campaigns to improve your results.

Working with a PPC agency

One of the best ways to make the most of your PPC ad spend is to work with a professional PPC management agency.

A PPC agency can manage aspects of your campaigns such as:

  • Planning your strategy
  • Setting up your campaigns
  • Building landing pages
  • Optimizing your bids
  • Tracking, analyzing, and reporting results

Hiring a PPC company can be beneficial because these agencies have the expertise, team, and resources to get optimal results quickly and improve your ROI. Working with an agency will save you time and allow you to focus on other aspects of running your business.

Learn more about working with PPC agencies

PPC for different types of businesses

The right PPC advertising strategy differs depending on your business. Explore PPC guides for various types of businesses here.

B2C PPC Resources

B2B PPC Resources

SMB PPC Resources

Enterprise PPC Resources

Ecommerce PPC Resources

Additional channels and strategies

Discover additional digital marketing strategies that your business can use to increase its online visibility, plus drive leads and revenue.

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