12 Apr 10 Most-Used Keyword Research Technique
Words are the weapon used by people to influence other’s behavior.
Words are what we use to convey our thought and description of an action. It was true when marketing was not invented, it is true when marketing is the main business force, and it will be true even when marketing ceases to exist.
But, not all the words are equal, some are more valuable than others, and that is why we need to find the right words to use to convey our message. Keyword research does exactly this. It helps us find the right word for the given purpose. There are many techniques that you may use to conduct a keyword research.
In a research conducted by Marketing Sherpa, it was found that 85% of the companies that have search engine marketing (SEM) budget of more than $25,000 analyzes site log files to find out highly converting keywords, and 54% of those with less than $10,000 SEM budget use this keyword research technique.
Only 15% of companies with SEM budget more than $25,000 uses keyword suggestion tools to dig into profitable keywords, whereas, mere 26% of companies with less than $10,000 SEM budget use these mechanism. (See chart for complete data).
Tags: Budget, Business Force, Keyword Research, Keyword Suggestion, Marketing Sherpa, People, Research Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, tools
06 Feb 10 Blog with a Friendly Face – Part 4
Presentation is important. How you present yourself will decide how people will perceive you. And believe me know one likes to befriend people who do not conduct them smartly. In this article I will talk about presentation part of a blog.
Get a professional designed blog theme
A blog design plays a very important role in making your blog look good. You should not mess with the design part of your blog. Hire a designer and get a custom theme for your blog. It will make your blog look different, and as they say it, looks matter.
If not, buy a professional theme
If you are just starting out then you may not have the budget for hiring a designer to design a cool theme for your blog. If this is the case then at least buy a professionally designed theme for your blog. I will not recommend going for any free themes, as they are bad-looking or overly used.
Post Format
It is not just the content of the post that matters, but it is the way it is presented. Use image, table, graphs, videos, and presentations etc., to make your post appear cool. In the text-only posts as well, you can craft paragraphs in such a way that it looks cool. You can use bullets, nested headings, etc., to achieve this purpose.
Before I talk about anything else in the series—which actually I am tempted to do—you should apply these tips in your blog. Go ahead and get a professional theme and also create a simple post. I will wait till you are done with that.
Word of caution: Do not waste inordinate amount of time on searching for a web designer or a professionally designed blog theme. Overdoing kills the joy.
Tags: Ahead, Amount Of Time, blog, Budget, Bullets, Caution, Custom Theme, Face, Free Themes, Graphs, Headings, Paragraphs, Plays, Presentation, Web Designer
08 Jan 10 7 Steps to Setting up a PPC Campaign
PPC (Pay Per Click) is the most important form of online advertising. You can find PPC campaign running virtually everywhere. From Google to Microsoft to Yahoo to most of the niche blogs to websites to forums, everyone give prominent space for PPC campaign.
To be successful a PPC campaign needs to bring four parties together:
- Advertiser
- PPC programs (like Google AdWords, Yahoo Publisher Network, Microsoft Adcenter, Adbrite, bidvertiser, etc.)
- Online publishers (owners of blogs, websites, forums, etc.)
- Target audience
How to create a PPC campaign
Creating a PPC campaign is a seven-step process that begins with searching a good PPC program and culminates in publishing the ads. The steps are given below:
- Open a permanent advertiser account with PPC programs of your choice, deposit the money, and set a daily budget.
- Conduct a keyword research to find the keywords to use for the campaign.
- Make a list of keywords according to its conformity to the set objective.
- Bid for the keywords, ad placement, etc.
- Write an advertisement copy that works followed by copy testing.
- Create a landing page that the visitors will see once they click on your PPC advertisement.
- Place the advertisement.
The process does not end here, rather it begins from here. The process of reviewing the performance, analyzing the result, tweaking the weak parts, and calculating the ROI (return on investment) kick starts as soon as your PPC campaign goes live.
Tags: Adbrite, Advertisement Copy, Advertiser Account, Adwords, Bidvertiser, Budget, Conformity, google, Google Yahoo, Keyword Research, Microsoft Adcenter, Money, Niche, Objective, Pay Per Click, Publishers, Return On Investment, Roi Return On Investment, Target Audience, Tweaking
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