Looking for a beginner's guide to getting started with Google Ads? Look no further... Follow this step-by-step guide... Google Ads (formerly known as Google AdWords) are one of the best advertising options online. 5.6 billion Google searches are made every day, and that's why Google Ads are a great way to get your website in [...]
Not sure whether Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) are a good investment for your business? Then consider the 15 stats below, which I organized around frequently-asked questions (FAQs) that I hear from business owners. First things first, if you're considering search engine advertising, then you need to answer this FAQ... Are My Customers Really Using [...]
When you think of Google Ads, then where do you picture the ads? My guess is you immediately think of the ads on Google.com. Do a search in Google and you'll typically see 3-4 ads at the top of the page that look strikingly similar to the organic results, except for the small "Ad" text [...]
Getting started with Google Ads is easy, and blowing through an advertising budget is even easier -- but are you getting the results you want? Many small business owners plunge into Google's PPC advertising platform without any real knowledge about how to audit their campaigns. All too often, they see their clicks and impressions piling [...]
One of the things I admire about the small business owners I work with is the amount of effort they put into marketing their businesses. Most small business owners use a variety of different marketing channels including digital, print, direct mail, etc. Tracking digital marketing has become a fairly straightforward process, especially since online marketing [...]
It was a good idea, but not all good ideas succeed. Google decided to eliminate review extensions in January 2018, and Google deleted the review extensions and performance data from AdWords accounts in February 2018. In place of review extensions, Google recommended sitelinks, callouts, and structured snippets extensions. How the Reviews Worked Google knows the [...]
The new interface is finally here, and I’ve been lucky enough to test the Beta version out. Google recently stated it will be rolled out to every advertiser by the end of 2017. The reason for the change was to “make the platform faster and easier to use than the current version.” In this article, [...]
“Whether someone is searching for “running shoes” or “shoes for running,” what they want remains the same; they’re looking for running shoes. You shouldn’t have to build out exhaustive keyword lists to reach these customers, and now you don’t have to.” - Google In today’s age of ‘semantic search,’ which seeks to improve search accuracy [...]
Every year Google AdWords rolls out new features and functionality in an effort to make online advertising easier and more effective. Unfortunately that means businesses must vigilantly stay up to date with the latest AdWords features or they risk losing sales to more sophisticated competitors. That's why in this article I'm going to highlight some [...]
This week I've heard a lot about New Year's resolutions and goals for 2017. For businesses using Google AdWords, those resolutions include something about maximizing their ad budgets to ensure a strong ROI. I wanted to learn more about this so I asked three of our Google AdWords Analysts - Jane, Lisa, and Kwasi - to [...]
