Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Fixing Your AdWords Campaign When It Goes Bad

By Brian Basch

You made it at last. You developed a product, found all the keywords pertaining to it and are ready to go. Added to this you built a great website and have some stunning ads. You followed all Google's tutorials and used all their tools to make the best campaign possible. But one thing is bothering you, how can your expenses be more than your profits?

There are several reasons for this failure of your Adword campaign. However the most frequent mistake that people make is poor choice of keywords. The entire success of your campaign is dependent on having the correct keywords.

It is essential to target your keywords to your specified market. If you do not do this you can end up spending a great deal on useless traffic, none of who are even interested in your product.

Try to use all the tutorials and tools that Google provides you, when you begin your Adwords campaign. With these tools you can find out which ads are productive and which ones are failing. You will need to take of the ads that are failing and either discard or reformat them. Take special care for keywords and make sure they are properly targeted to your niche market. If necessary adjust them but do not completely eliminate them as they might still be useful.

When you have finished checking the keywords, turn your attention to the ads that are productive. Check click to sales conversions. It is pointless running ads that bring in useless leads. When this happens you will lose a lot of money. Compare keywords in unproductive ads to those in successful ads. Of course a little tweaking of the ad may do the trick but do not rule out the keywords.

It is important to carefully manage your Adwords campaign. You will save a great deal of money and time by doing this. Pay attention to all details, track and test your ads methodically. Regularly check your campaign on a biweekly or weekly basis. This will help you to detect and fix minor problems before they become major disasters. Make sure that you understand these strategies, so that you can really turn your failing campaign around. Do not get despondent, sometimes as mentioned small adjustments can make a big difference. You will certainly save a lot of money using these points.

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