Archive for the 'PPC' Category

The Perfect PPC Ad For Scotland Businesses

PPC or pay-per-click advertising is not as difficult as it may seem - or is it? If you know how to go about it, it is not at all complicated - after all, how can an ad containing on six to ten words be all that difficult?
The key to PPC ads are that they are […]

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising Or Organic SEO

I was asked the other day which would be the better investment, pay-per-click (PPC) or organic SEO? It is an interesting question as both are designed to deliver targeted visitors to your web site or blog. But which is the better investment.
PPC involves advertising in various formats across a variety of sites. Site owners and […]

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Minimise Click Fraud In PPC Campaigns

PPC campaigns are not the only place where click fraud occurs. In simple terms, click fraud can be likened to shoplifting and other illegal activities that reduce an organisations profits. In the case of PPC campaigns, click fraud is the use of your advertising money in an illegal form.
What Is PPC Click Fraud
Click fraud is […]

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Pay Per Click Adds to Complications

Before going any further on why pay per click (PPC) ads are adding to complicated presentation of websites, let us check out this basic definition from Wikipedia:
(Source)Pay per click (PPC) is an advertising model used on search engines, advertising networks, and content websites/blogs, where advertisers only pay when a user actually clicks on an ad […]

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Using PPC

Pay per click, or PPC, is an advertising model whose concept is generally attributed to Bill Gross, founder of IdeaLab and GoTo.com. It was first launched at the startup of GoTo.com in February of 1998.
PPC allows advertisers to place small classified ads on search engines and advertising networks, as well as content web sites. Advertisers […]

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

PPC, Instant Traffic Without SEO

PPC, or pay per click, is an advertising model that is extremely popular with many people. Its main attraction is that you can bypass much of the optimisation that normally is associated with natural search engine rankings.
Of course, is it wise to still optimise pages for the natural search rankings, but with PPC you are […]

Sunday, September 16th, 2007

PPC Is Often Misunderstood…

There is still a lot of misunderstanding in the world of PPC. I recently came across this post in one of the pay per click forums: “How much do I bid for ppc campaigns?” No one answered, and it’s not surprising either. The question is obviously one from a person who simply does not understand […]

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

AdSense Publishers May Lose Revenue If Ads Appear Too Close To Interactive Features

A lot of people are building websites around Google AdSense and hoping to make a lot of money. There’s nothing wrong with that. But Google has been wrestling with a pay-per-click problem in the last few years that has been aptly named Click Fraud. It has nothing to do with legitimate business but legitimate websites […]

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

Don’t Consider Click Fraud When Choosing Your PPC Venue

Panama, launched on February 5, is based on technology that, like Google’s, allows advertisers to pay for search terms based on their popularity. It is key to Yahoo’s strategy to compete with faster-growing rival Google.
Yahoo’s Panama, the answer to Google’s AdWords, is gaining in popularity. A new announcement that Yahoo plans to address click fraud […]

Sunday, March 25th, 2007