The Most Common PPC Advertising Mistakes

Because it allows you to target prospects specifically by interest and location, pay per click advertising, or PPC, is one of the best options available. You can measure results precisely, and control ad spending, too. It’s also more affordable for small business owners than many other options, including billboards, television and radio.

Of course PPC has its negatives, what doesn’t. Most of the problems people encounter with pay per click is when they go in headfirst without devising a plan. Their first ad campaign often results in hundreds or thousands of dollars wasted. There are books out there that can help and an ocean of helpful articles on the web.

However, getting things off the ground doesn’t require a book worth of information. There are a few basic PPC mistakes that most business owners make when they start out. They’re easy to fix, and repairing these problems can increase your PPC campaign’s effectiveness dramatically. Here are the most common errors people make, and how to fix them.

1. The most common error is using your home page as the landing page. It doesn’t matter what search engine you’re using as a base for your campaign. While it seems logical to send prospective sales to your website’s homepage, it can detract from your sales. Here’s how.

That’s because people who click on your ad are looking for something very specific. Their keyword search brought them to your ad. Instead of bringing them to the home page of your site, create a landing page. That allows you to present customers with just what they’re looking for. Focus each landing page tightly on the keywords you’re using in your ad, and don’t include other links or distractions.

2. Poorly customized landing pages. Make no mistakes about it, the landing page should relate directly to the ad and vice versa. The minute a potential customer gets confused or thinks they have gotten lost they will immediately exit back to the search. Your customer must be able to find what he or she is looking for, so advertised products or services should have their own landing page that addresses the keywords used in your ads.

3. Using generic copy for your ads. Statements that work in other media formats probably won’t transfer to PPC. Catch phrases like “quality service” just aren’t part of the vocabulary when people are using search engines. Use a main keyword in a headline that creates interest, then tell them the benefits. Line three is perfect for special features or a discount offer. Take a look at what other advertisers are doing online.

Mistake 4. Low bid placement usually means low placement on the search page. Search engines use different methods for placing your ad. Yahoo and Google use a system that consists of examining the relevancy of your ad, combined with your bid price. Tightly targeted keywords will get you top placement and this means really crunching statistics and putting lots of thought into your approach. Eighty-five percent of all PPC clicks happen on ads in the top three positions, so it’s worth putting in the effort.

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