Northern Irish Negative Keywords
When it comes to location targeting in AdWords there is one big drawback (apart from it not always being very accurate) – you can’t actually exclude people who are searching for a product or service in an excluded location without excluding everyone in that excluded location without using a very long negative keyword list. Location […]
Keyword Research with Google Adwords
There’s a whole host of keyword tools, and you could spend hours and hours testing these to see whether there is enough traffic to justify your choice of keywords. Anytime I’m trying to get an idea of potential traffic for a new client, rather than using Wordtracker, Google’s keyword suggestion tool or other keyword tools […]
AdWords Call Extensions
Apparently if you are using a phone number in an AdWords call extension, there has been a policy update which means that the phone number you put on your ads has to be a phone number that is displayed on the web site featured in your ad. Here is a bit more information:- https://www.en.adwords-community.com/t5/Tracking-Reporting/verifying-phone-numbers/m-p/442227#M18310 According […]
12 Deadly Google Analytics Mistakes To Avoid
1. Not Installing Google Analytics The biggest mistake is not installing it in the first place. It’s free so why not use it. If you have a comparable piece of software that’s fine, though odds are it’s alot more expensive. If you have any suggestions as alternatives leave a comment at the bottom. 2. Not […]
See What PPCNI Did With Fabulous New Ad Copy*
See – we have created new ad copy which shows without shadow of a doubt (with statistical significance no less), that the new ad copy is working better! The slight decrease in CTR can be accounted for with the inclusion of Search Partners and the 2 ads not getting equal impressions on Google Search and/or […]
Don’t Be Too Quick To Write Off ‘Search Partners’ In AdWords
Search Partners will lower your overall Click Through Rate for your search campaigns, but this will not have an adverse effect on your Quality Score. It won’t work well all the time, but I have found it can work well particularly with CPA bidding. Here’s a couple of examples: