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3 Simple Ways to Optimize Your AdWords Retargeting And Remarketing Campaign Now

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  W hile the possibilities are seemingly endless, there are a few "go-to" areas in your remarketing campaign you can analyze first when you want to boost your ROI. With a few small adjustments and tests, you can garner significant results. This article was originally published by Search Engine Watch When Google AdWords remarketing first hit the scene in 2010, many of us wondered how we’d be able to optimize this type of online advertising as we did with the flexibility of search ads. Sure, remarketing was a great way to continue advertising to people who had already visited our websites, but what could be done beyond just showing them ads over and over as they moved about the Web? Five years and multiple new features later, we’ve found that there are so many ways advertisers can streamline their remarketing campaigns for improved return on investment (ROI). And while the possibilities are seemingly endless, there are a few “go-to” areas in your remarketing campaign you can an

An In-Depth Guide To Google Ranking Factors

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  L ast year, our intrepid editor Christopher Ratcliff wrote a ten-part series examining a number of important Google ranking factors in detail. This guide will summarize the key insights from that series for your referencing convenience, with links to the full explanations of each ranking factor. NOTE; This article was originally published by Search Engine Watch In  SEO , Google’s ranking factors are the stuff of legend. There are rumored to be more than 200 signals which inform  Google’s  rankings (although this statistic originated in 2006, so it’s probably safe to say things have changed a bit since then), and the exact factors which make up this list, as well as  their order of importance , is the subject of perennial debate. While we at  Search Engine  Watch can by no means lay claim to a complete list of  Google   ranking  factors (and anyone who says they can is lying to you – yes, even if they’re from  Google , probably), we’ve delved into the subject a fair bit. Last year our

PPC budget strategy: Tips for success on a limited budget

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                                                   Y ou don’t need a large budget for an effective   PPC   strategy. Here’s how to maximize the success of your PPC campaigns regardless of the size of your budget. The budget of a  PPC  campaign can play an important role in its performance. However, it doesn’t guarantee successful results without a proper planning first. It’s common to believe that the bigger the budget for your  PPC  campaign, the better the results. But small businesses, or those without a lot of resource to allocate to  PPC , may not always have the option of increasing budget. So how can you be as successful as possible with what you have? This article will set out how you can manage your  PPC  strategy in a way that  maximizes the benefits of your budget , no matter what its size. Note: This article is an updated version of John Gagnon’s excellent piece,  PPC Budget Strategy 101 , and incorporates several of his  insights . And republished on Search Engine Watch Se