As I sure you are aware, different browsers can have a very different bearing on search results.
Page-to-page viewing on the sponsored links section triggers a fresh auction.
Effectively, the results are recomputed, meaning that an ad can go from Page 1 to Page 2 and so forth.
Therefore the results can be VERY different.
In [...]
November 5th, 2009
The Ad Auction
November 2nd, 2009
The Ads Diagnostic Tool
With the Ads Diagnostic Tool, its fundamental purpose is almost self-explanatory; to diagnose any problems that may have occurred within your campaign regarding keywords.
Therefore, the ads diagnostic tool tells you whether your adverts are showing or not showing, and also explains why in great detail.
Though limited to a campaign at a time rather [...]
October 29th, 2009
Search marketing – the most effective method of advertising?
New York Times journalist Miguel Helft has claimed that search marketing is probably the most effective method of advertising ever invented.
Recent statistics have proven that online advertising is growing in popularity; its expenditure has overtaken television advertising spend for the first time, enhancing the effectiveness of search marketing and aligning with Miguel Helft’s view.
Helft stated [...]
October 28th, 2009
Bid Simulator Implementation
Having obtained all the information for your formulas, as discussed previously, the bid simulator lets you see which bid change can result in the greatest profit.
The bid simulator ultimately relies on historical data, it cannot do simulation for keywords that were recently added, or for keywords that have not received many impressions within the last [...]
October 27th, 2009
Bid Simulator Formulas
Never heard of the incremental CPC? Neither had I until reading into the topic of the bid simulator.
To explain further: The incremental CPC is how much extra you are paying, on average, for the extra clicks you are getting from your higher bid.
To accumulate, the incremented cost per click (ICC) is the cost of [...]
October 26th, 2009
Why AdWords Works (#1 of 47)
Being in safe hands with a Google Agency Partner.
The thing about Google AdWords campaigns is that they don’t lie.
And when your campaigns and website landing pages are correctly set up and working with each other, the results can be outstanding.
This advertiser is enjoying a massive 17.12% conversion rate, costing £0.94 per conversion.
Achieving high conversion rates [...]
October 23rd, 2009
Bid Simulator
As always, Google are constantly introducing new features to the Adwords experience to make it simpler for both the advertiser, and ultimately, the customer typing in the search query.
Recently, a new feature was launched on Adwords known as the Bid Simulator.
The bid simulator effectively takes some of the guess work out of Cost [...]
October 23rd, 2009
Why AdWords Fails (Part 2 of 47)
Breaking the 6 rules of landing page design.
Someone typed your keyword into Google, saw your ad, was enticed enough to click on it, and has arrived at your landing page.
And you’ve just paid Google whatever the click price was.
So — now what? What will your visitor do next?
What you want them to do is to [...]
October 22nd, 2009
Increases in search marketing spend
These figures suggest that online marketing is recovering effectively from the recession and beginning to prosper.
October 20th, 2009
Billing In Adwords
When a new account is created, you must choose a billing option and time zone.
Neither can be altered again once setup has been completed, so choose carefully.
There are two ways that bills can be paid:
Post-Pay: Post Pay is ultimately the most common and safest payment method available. This payment method allows you to pay only [...]