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AdWords campaign experiments (ACE) can be a powerful tool: learn how to leverage the feature for better optimized Google AdWords campaigns.
If you are bidding on broad match keywords and ignoring your search queries, you are definitely wasting money. Learn how search query mining can maximize ROI.
Modified broad match is a way to refine your standard broad match keywords for tighter targeting and control over your ad spend. Learn who should be using Google's new broad match modifier feature in AdWords and how to employ it.
Learn how you can use keyword research to write better, more persuasive email marketing messages.
Learn the difference between high-volume and low-volume keywords and the pros and cons of each.
Learn the benefits of using bid management software along with Google's new Enhanced CPC to lower your bids and cost per click.
When should you use organic search engine optimization (SEO) and when should you use pay-per-click (PPC) marketing for the best results?
What is the new modified broad match option in Google AdWords? Learn the basics of this keyword type, plus when and how to use the broad match modifier in your AdWords PPC campaigns.
Learn how to use the AdWords IP Exclusion Tool to eliminate irrelevant clicks and impressions and improve AdWords results.
Google determines Quality Score slightly differently for each of the different advertising networks that it runs. Here we’ll learn how Quality Score is calculated for Google Search, which is the largest source of traffic for most advertisers.
Learn how to find your Quality Score in Google AdWords and your quality index score in Yahoo Search Marketing.
Performance-based advertising is focused on CPA (cost per action), but you should also take lifetime value (LTV) into account.
What's a good click-through rate (CTR) for Google Ads? Find out! We offer the data and free tools you need to show how you compare to the average CTR for Google Ads in your industry.
This blog post discusses steps for determining your maximum cost per click amounts for your AdWords campaigns.
Keyword optimization (also known as keyword research) is the act of researching, analyzing and selecting the best keywords to target to drive qualified traffic from search engines to your website. Check out this post to learn how to get the most out of your keyword optimization efforts.
Five tips to help you ace your upcoming pay-per-click (PPC) industry certification exam, including the Google Analytics Individual Qualification (IQ) Test.
Cost per action advertising is a form of online advertising that generally involves little risk for the advertiser.
Should you set your ads to rotate or optimize in Google AdWords PPC campaigns? Learn why rotating ads could be detrimental to your profits.
Ten steps you can take to improve your AdWords click-through rate (CTR), such as simplifying your ad and getting rid of abbreviations.
Search itself was a huge disruptive technology. Now with the Nexus One and the no-click search model, Google is proving to be the king of disruptive tech.
Google is now bolding synonyms in the search results. This is a big, potentially exciting change, but how accurate are the synonym results?
It's a question that's asked more often then you might think. "What determines my pay-per-click keyword price?" The answer is most certainly not "Google" or another PPC search engine. Truth be told, this question is aptly answered by a quick lesson in PPC fundamentals.
Exact match domain names are given a license to rank by Google, despite many being poorly-optimized, flimsy sites that outrank more relevant resources.
Brand Query Management is about seeking to influence and control the first page search results for brand-related queries (a search for your company, product or service).