| Google Ad words |
| Google is the premier search engine. For everything and anything in the world, internet surfers all across the globe log on to Google and look forward to desired results. Ad word for Google is the maximum revenue generating program. An estimated source of revenue from Google Ad Words is $16.4 billion in 2007. There are various programs undertaken by Google Ad Words like pay per click advertising, site advertising, local, national or international advertisement. You can select them on the basis of your website requirement.
In pay per click advertisement, bidding is done by Google to decide the first, second or third slot. These advertisements appear as one liner on right hand side of screen as sponsored links. Quality score is calculated by a process known as click through rates. This helps both Google and the website owner have an idea of traffic generated by pay per click.
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Another program, very popular and beneficial for website owners is the site targeted advertisement. Here advertisements are placed in the popular sites owned by Google like Orkut, Gmail etc. these advertisements have more visibility and so can generate good traffic to the website. Here bidding is done based on cost per impression. Such advertisements are expensive but worth paying for they are more prominent.
These days ads are also found on popular blogs and networking sites. They are hugely popular because a normal net surfer spends more time on them. These are known as advertisement on content network. Google decides upon the subject of the page, depending on the keywords and then displays the relevant advertisement. Such programs are beneficial for three groups, Google Company, Website owner and the page owner (blog owner or networking site owner).
This is all about account management. How efficiently one can bid and place his advertisements on relevant pages is very important to drive traffic towards the main website. Google has offered a unique software to help one on this aspect, Ad words Editor. Another unique facility on same line offered by Google is click to call. Here user has to enter his phone number; Google will then call them back and connect them to the advertiser. This has brought a revolution in the advertising world. This program is definitely more user friendly and revenue generating for the advertisers because these calls can then easily be converted in to sales.
Google has many offers to help advertisers manage their business ad campaign. More over a new advertiser can take help from certified professional trained by Google Advertising Professional program.
Google Ad word has brought a revolution as to how business works. But it might also get mind boggling. Moreover, Google threatens to disable your advertisement if it does not qualify a minimum number of “click through rate”. So you are asked to revamp your keyword in such a scenario. All the factors are interrelated and every aspect needs to be monitored regularly, updated and screened to make a successful advertisement campaign. And you also need to have a good idea of using all the facilities offered by Google to make maximum of your money. Specialization and expertise is the name of the game.