Google Adwords can be a nightmare if not done properly here are two basic yet important things to understand for all businesses.
Pick your Google Adwords budget then make it work
Google Adwords can be a critical component of your business’ marketing efforts. With a lot of careful monitoring Adwords can generate high amounts of traffic to your website. The problem can be that the cost of this intense monitoring and the risk of overspending can seem daunting. There are easy tools and methods which can help you increase the yield of your campaigns. Setting the limit on how much you are going to spend is a good place to start.
This would be the number one tip in my opinion to create some valuable campaigns without sacrificing financial stability. Google doesn’t measure the financial feasibility of your campaigns, they will gladly take your money as long as people keep clicking. People only stop clicking once your budget runs out. According to Wordstream the highest cost-per-click keyword on Adwords is “insurance” which will cost you a modest $54.91.
If you are starting out with Google Adwords use a small budget at first to gather data on what people are searching for, what ads work best, etc. Use this small budget to remove negative keywords, come up with more relevant keywords and sharpen the message of your ads. Adwords is like a garden, a maintainable garden often depends on the size. Too big and you won’t have control over the weeds and it will quickly become overgrown.
After getting some test data, pick the amount you would like to spend each day. Then focus on how to get the most value from that budget. If you think of a new campaign idea first see if you can move budget from your other campaigns rather than increasing your budget.
Don’t forget about quality score!
Huge keyword lists, punchy ads and big bids are all helpful for Adwords. Often neglected and sometimes more valuable is the quality score a keyword receives. Quality Score as defined by Google “is an estimate of how relevant your ads, keywords, and landing page are to a person seeing your ad”. If your ad is relevant to the search term and the linked landing page is what the viewer wished to find you will receive a better score. Ensuring the continuity between search term, keyword, ad and landing page will mean lower costs and higher positions for you!
Quality score can be accessed under the columns tab. After clicking “Modify columns…”, “Qual. score” can be found under the “Attributes” metrics.