Basics of Adwords by Google - From Digital Marketing Paathshala
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The document provides an overview and guide for using Google AdWords. It covers the basics of how AdWords works, how to structure an AdWords account, how to organize campaigns and ad groups, how to select effective keywords, and how to write relevant ads and track results. The guide encourages testing, learning from mistakes, and continual refinement of ad campaigns over time to improve performance.
![Section 3 | Keywords Keywords | Section 3
necessarily, include searches for coffee made from green beans and
beans for espresso coffee.
Phrase match narrows your reach by requiring the words to appear in
that exact order. So “coffee beans” (entered with quotation marks)
shows your ad for searches with coffee and beans in that order, as in
chocolate-covered coffee beans. Your ad won’t appear, however, for
searches with any words between coffee and beans.
Exact match further narrows your reach by showing your ad when the
exact phrase is used in the search – without any other words before,
between, or after. So [coffee beans] (with brackets) shows your ad for
searches with just the words coffee beans, not coffee green beans or
shade-grown coffee beans.
Negative match eliminates searched phrases you don’t want your ad
to appear on, such as cheap or free. To choose the negative match
option, you enter the negative keywords with a minus sign, such as
-free. This option prevents your ad from showing to people searching
for free coffee (something we’d all love to find).
Scrub
After creating, expanding, and targeting your keyword list, it’s time
to refine it. Start by cutting all the irrelevant keywords from your list.
Which words don’t really relate to your business? Delete them. Two- to
three-word phrases are usually best.
Group
As we mentioned before, you should organize keywords into similar
themes, products, or types so you can write ads targeted to each
group. Remember to structure your account in a way that makes
sense and is easy to track. For example, place keywords relating
to whole-bean coffee in one Ad Group. Group keywords relating to
ground coffee in another Ad Group.
Test and Refine
Search advertising is dynamic – advertisers are constantly revising
their ad campaigns and searchers are constantly searching for dif-ferent
things. To keep up with this ever-changing environment, you
should continue to test and refine your keywords. Build on keywords
that work, and delete others that don’t. Track your results using your
performance stats in your account (such as clickthrough rate and our
conversion tracking tools - see section 5). Flip to the next section to
learn how to write targeted ads.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/adwords-basics-141001061319-phpapp01/85/Basics-of-Adwords-by-Google-From-Digital-Marketing-Paathshala-10-320.jpg)
Basics of Adwords by Google - From Digital Marketing Paathshala
- 1. Insider’s Guide to AdWords
- 2. What’s Inside Section 1 Using this guide Section 2 AdWords basics • How it works • Account structure • Account navigation • How to organize your account Section 3 Keywords • Creating effective keywords Section 4 Ads • Writing relevant ads • Targeting ads • Getting ads closer to the top Section 5 Tracking results • Online results • Offline results Section 6 Troubleshooting • Making sense of your bills • Reasons for ad unseen Section 7 Additional help • Getting online help • Glossary
- 3. Have you ever read one of those books that let you pick different ways to get to the ending? Well, think of this “Insider’s Guide to AdWords” the same way. You can take the traditional route and read it straight through. Or you can skip between sections, using the section headings, the table of contents, and the glossary as your guide. Whichever way you choose, you can’t go wrong. Both paths lead to the same objective – a stronger command of AdWords and targeted customers for your business. One thing to remember: This is a constant learning process, espe-cially in the beginning. You’re going to get better at this once you gain more understanding. We suggest you log in to your AdWords account while perusing this guide. Turn some of the examples you read into practical applications of your own. Everything takes practice, so don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Ready to get started? Flip to section 2. Using this guide | Section 1 Section 1 How do I use this guide?
- 4. How do these little ads actually work? When a user enters a search query on Google.com, Google displays webpages and ads that most relate to the word or phrase entered. With webpages, Google scans keywords on each webpage in its index to see if that page matches the user’s query. With ads, however, you get to pick the keywords that relate to your website. When a user searches for keywords you’ve selected, your ads have the opportunity to appear next to the search results. Ads that best match the user’s search query typically garner more clicks. The more relevant the ad is to the user’s query, the higher the ad will appear on a results page. Some other calculations are associ-ated with this process, but we’ll leave that discussion for later. Ads on Google search results pages are available on a cost-per-click (CPC) basis. This means that you’re charged only when somebody clicks on your ad and visits your website. Google also offers pricing on a cost-per-1000 impressions (CPM) basis for site-targeted cam-paigns. Learn more about other pricing options here: http://www.google.com/adwords/pricing. Section 2 AdWords Basics AdWords Basics | Section 2
- 5. Section 2 | AdWords Basics AdWords Basics | Section 2 How is my account structured? While it might seem a little daunting at first, your AdWords account is organized so that you can run one ad on a few keywords, or hundreds of ads on thousands of keywords for tons of products1. Account At the account level, you set your email address (such as yourname@ gmail.com), password (make it tough to guess), billing information, and user preferences. These settings remain the same for everything in your AdWords account. Campaigns Under the account level, you have one or more different campaigns. For each campaign, you set your daily budget, language and geographic targeting, the types of sites you want to show on (i.e. your distribution preferences), and start and end dates. You can organize your campaigns in any way you wish. Some of the more effective ways include by geography (New York, Chicago, and London), language (English, Spanish, German), and distribution preference (search engines only, content sites only, or both search and content). Don’t worry – we’ll explain all these options later in the section. Ad Groups In each campaign, you can have a number of Ad Groups. At the Ad Group level, you write your ads, pick your keywords (coffee beans, fair-trade coffee, coffee drinks), and determine the cost per click you want to pay. Keep reading, and we’ll start explaining all of this in more detail. Accounts Campaign Campaign Ad Group Ad Group Ad Group Ad Group Ad Group 1 Well, to be exact, you can have up to 2,000 keywords per Ad Group, up to 2,000 Ad Groups per campaign, and up to 25 campaigns per account.
- 6. Section 2 | AdWords Basics AdWords Basics | Section 2 How do I navigate my account? Everything you need to get around is in your AdWords account, which holds different compartments (called tabs). Campaign Management tab This tab is where you control all your costs, as well as your account, campaign, Ad Group, and keyword activity. The top level shows your performance data for different campaigns. Clicking on a campaign shows Ad Group performance information, while clicking on an Ad Group shows keyword performance information. Reports tab This tab allows you to create customized and detailed reports by keyword, ad text, account, and other variables. Experiment by running different reports. We’ll store up to five reports at once in your Download Center. Or you can have them automatically emailed to you. Analytics tab This tab provides you with advanced tools to track your campaign results and other data. We’ll cover this more later (see section 5). My Account tab Use this tab to control all your personal information, such as your login information and user preferences. You’ll also find all your billing information here. Billing Summary page The Billing Summary page will show only the high-level items, such as charges, credits, and end-of-month balances. For each month, you can see how frequently you were charged, and for how much. To see your overall charges in more detail – such as itemized charges - click on the link for Advertising costs for a complete invoice (see section 6). For more information about your how to navigate your account, visit https://adwords.google.com/select/navigation.html.
- 7. Section 2 | AdWords Basics AdWords Basics | Section 2 What’s the best way to organize my account? Google gives you a basic structure to work within. From here, it’s essentially up to you to organize your own campaigns, Ad Groups, and keywords in a way that makes the most sense. With a logical organization, you can determine what works and what doesn’t. Organization is a key component to starting off strong. Step 1: Stick to one goal per campaign. Every account starts with a single campaign. (If you haven’t set up a campaign yet, visit https://adwords.google.com/select/steps.html to learn how.) Structure each campaign based on a simple, overarching goal. Ask yourself, “What do I want to achieve with this campaign?” Your answer might be to sell more coffee beans or gift baskets, for example. We suggest you separate campaigns by theme or product line (such as coffee beans, coffee gifts, teas). Or use the same structure for your campaigns as you do for your website. If your website is already grouped into categories, your job is almost done. Map your structure on paper first. This step produces an easy-to-use template. Step 2: Make Ad Groups out of your keywords. Just like your campaigns, your Ad Groups should be organized by common theme or product. Think about which keywords you want to use. Then group similar keywords together. You should be able to come up with at least three groups per campaign. Finally, make a distinct Ad Group for each group of keywords. For example, if your goal for one campaign is to sell coffee beans, keyword groupings for each Ad Group might be: Gourmet coffee beans Keywords: • Specialty coffee • Full-flavored coffee beans • Gourmet coffee • Gourmet coffee beans Shade-grown and organic coffee beans Keywords: • Organic coffee beans • Shade-grown coffee • Shade-grown coffee beans • Organic coffee • Natural coffee French roast Keywords: • Decaf French roast coffee • French coffee beans • French coffee • Decaf French coffee • French roast
- 8. Section 2 | AdWords Basics AdWords Basics | Section 2 Step 3: Review, test, and refine. Take a look at one campaign at a time. Are your keywords logically grouped into Ad Groups? Does the campaign help you achieve a goal? Does your budget match your goals? If you have a low budget, scale down the number of keywords. Remember to check your progress and continually refine your key-words and your ad text in your account. This step is where the rest of the book will pay off big time. Keep reading to learn how to create effective keywords. DO… • Create multiple Ad Groups per campaign • Group campaigns and Ad Groups by theme, price, geography, or product line • Make it easy to maintain • Continue refining your keywords and ad text DON’T… • Create just one Ad Group and one big keyword list • Mismatch keywords in the same Ad Group • Run dozens and dozens of keywords for a low budget • Stop checking your stats
- 9. How to select the most effective keywords Selecting keywords might be one of the most important parts of creating a successful campaign. The trick to picking the best keywords is to use this five-step process: expand, match, scrub, group, and refine. Expand Your first step is to come up with as many relevant keywords as possible. Go to the Keyword Tool (http://www.google.com/adwords/keywordtool) and enter words such as gourmet coffee, French roast, and coffee beans. Or, better still, enter keywords relevant to your own business. Don’t worry about capitalization – our system is not case-sensitive. Sort the results so you can work with them. Many advertisers put them into a spreadsheet. Match Now it’s time to choose your keywords match type: broad match, phrase match, exact match, and negative match. Broad match is the default setting for all keywords. This term means that all searches using that word (in any order or combination) will display your ad. For example, coffee beans will show your ad for all searches with the words coffee and beans. This could, but won’t Section 3 Keywords Keywords | Section 3
- 10. Section 3 | Keywords Keywords | Section 3 necessarily, include searches for coffee made from green beans and beans for espresso coffee. Phrase match narrows your reach by requiring the words to appear in that exact order. So “coffee beans” (entered with quotation marks) shows your ad for searches with coffee and beans in that order, as in chocolate-covered coffee beans. Your ad won’t appear, however, for searches with any words between coffee and beans. Exact match further narrows your reach by showing your ad when the exact phrase is used in the search – without any other words before, between, or after. So [coffee beans] (with brackets) shows your ad for searches with just the words coffee beans, not coffee green beans or shade-grown coffee beans. Negative match eliminates searched phrases you don’t want your ad to appear on, such as cheap or free. To choose the negative match option, you enter the negative keywords with a minus sign, such as -free. This option prevents your ad from showing to people searching for free coffee (something we’d all love to find). Scrub After creating, expanding, and targeting your keyword list, it’s time to refine it. Start by cutting all the irrelevant keywords from your list. Which words don’t really relate to your business? Delete them. Two- to three-word phrases are usually best. Group As we mentioned before, you should organize keywords into similar themes, products, or types so you can write ads targeted to each group. Remember to structure your account in a way that makes sense and is easy to track. For example, place keywords relating to whole-bean coffee in one Ad Group. Group keywords relating to ground coffee in another Ad Group. Test and Refine Search advertising is dynamic – advertisers are constantly revising their ad campaigns and searchers are constantly searching for dif-ferent things. To keep up with this ever-changing environment, you should continue to test and refine your keywords. Build on keywords that work, and delete others that don’t. Track your results using your performance stats in your account (such as clickthrough rate and our conversion tracking tools - see section 5). Flip to the next section to learn how to write targeted ads.
- 11. How to write ads that will get people clicking Writing ads may well be the hardest part of AdWords to master. On the other hand, with AdWords, you’ll know what works and what doesn’t right away, because your clicks will tell you. The best way to see which ads bring you the best results is to write three or four at one time. Then check your clicks. Ads with the highest clickthrough rate are top performers. Here are some tried-and-true tricks from seasoned AdWords veterans: • Include keywords in your ad headline, since that’s what people are looking for. It makes your ad seem more relevant. • Relate your ad to offers you make on your landing page to help people complete the sales cycle. • Get to the point – fast. Include the most relevant information about your business first. Make it concise, and encourage the user to take action. Section 4 Ads Ads | Section 4
- 12. Section 4 | Ads Ads | Section 4 Writing relevant ads Your ad consists of three parts: Let’s take a look at two ads that might appear for a site called Frothing Latte Bean. The problem with this ad is that it doesn’t tell the reader what you have to offer or why they should care (two criteria all ads should meet). Also, there’s no call to action, so people don’t know what to expect when they click through. Not to mention “luv” isn’t really a word, so we won’t approve your ad. This ad, on the other hand, tells people what you offer and why they should order. It also tells them what to do when they click through. Handling headlines The best headlines are directly related to the keywords being searched. That makes your ad seem especially relevant to the search-er’s interests. And, if a word or a phrase in your ad text is identical to the keyword searched for, it will appear in bold font in your ad. Just What You Want Frothing Latte Bean has many different types of coffee you luv! www.frothing-latte-bean.com Gourmet Coffee Beans Order fair-trade, French roast, decaf coffee beans. Free shipping. www.frothing-latte-bean.com A 25-character headline You get 2 lines of 35 characters to describe what you have to offer. www.Your-35-Character-URL.com
- 13. Section 4 | Ads Ads | Section 4 Developing descriptions The description has to convey both the benefits of your product or service and the call to action. Keep everything as short and simple as you can. To start, list your products (coffee beans, gourmet coffee, decaf coffee) and benefits (shipped overnight, easy to order). Then put it all together with a call to action, such as “Order now” or “Join now.” Designating Display and Destination URLs Your Display URL (or web address) doesn’t have to be the same as your Destination URL (where hungry clickers go). But it should be an actual URL for your site. Choose a Destination URL that promotes the exact product or service your audience is searching for, rather than your usual homepage. Don’t get us wrong – we’re sure your homepage is lovely. But it’s usually most effective to direct your searchers to a landing page that they’re most interested in, as soon as you can. Targeting your ads You’ve just created a really well-written ad. Now it’s time to target it (by language and location) to reach the people who are most likely to click on it. Targeting your ad helps eliminate unwanted clicks and gets your ad to the right audience. When you first set up your AdWords campaign, you chose from vari-ous targeting options. You can check to see what you chose on the Edit Campaign Settings page within your AdWords account. Language targeting You can reach people in over 40 languages . But you must write your ads and keywords in the language of your choice (Google won’t translate for you). If you’re targeting multiple languages, we strongly suggest setting up a new campaign for each one, although you can choose to run ads in all or any number of these languages. Location targeting You can set each campaign to target searchers at a country/territory, regional, city or customized level. If you chose regional, city, or customized targeting, you might want to add a counterpart country
- 14. Section 4 | Ads Ads | Section 4 or territory-targeted campaign to your account. Even if you can offer products or services only to people within a very specific geographic area, a broader campaign can help you get more qualified clicks from your prospective customers on Google and our partner sites (which we’ll explain in a couple of paragraphs). Your locally targeted campaign should have general keywords such as coffee beans or shade-grown coffee, while your country-targeted campaign should be full of location-specific keywords such as Seattle coffee or New York coffee basket. The Google Network In addition to placing your ads on Google, you get to decide what other kinds of websites your ads will appear on. You have two basic choices: the Google search network and the Google content network. The search network: If you choose to show your ads on the search network, your ads can appear alongside relevant search results on other search engine websites (other than Google.com). This list includes: • Google Local • Froogle • Ask Jeeves • AOL Example of ads on the Google search network.
- 15. Section 4 | Ads Ads | Section 4 The content network: If you opt in to the content network via the contextual targeting program, your ads could appear alongside con-tent (or text) that’s relevant to your keywords on any web page within the Google content network. These partner sites include: • The New York Times • About.com • MarthaStewart.com • Many smaller niche sites covering thousands of topics In many cases, only Google can offer access to the ad inventory of these sites. For example, an ad for the keywords shade-grown coffee could appear alongside an article in The New York Times about the cultivation of coffee beans, or at the top of the www.we-love-coffee.com website. While content targeting is mostly an automated process, we can also provide you with control over where your ads appear and don’t appear across content sites through Site Targeting. Site Targeting provides you with the tools to search easily through the thousands of sites in our network and select the ones on which you would like to place your ads. Example of ads on the Google content network.
- 16. Section 4 | Ads Ads | Section 4 For example, luxury car makers could place their ad on all of the wine sites in our network because they believe that drinkers of fine wine also like to drive fine cars. Learn more about Site Targeting at http://adwords.google.com/select/AFC/sites.html. The Google Network is one of the largest online advertising networks available, reaching more than 80 percent of Internet users2. To take full advantage of that reach, make sure your campaigns are opted in to both the search and content networks. Want more info? Try these lessons: • Ad Distribution: http://www.google.com/adwords/network • Writing Targeted Ad Text: http://www.google.com/adwords/adtext • Language and Location Targeting: http://www.google.com/adwords/targeting How to get your ad closer to the top The best way to get your ad closer to the top of the search results is to be more relevant than everybody else. Relevance works like this: The more relevant your ad is to searchers on Google, the more likely users will click it. (For example, caffeine addicts searching for coffee will click on ads for coffee more often than ads for SUVs.) How we assess keyword relevance We use something called a Quality Score to assess the relevance of your keyword. The Quality Score is determined by the keyword’s clickthrough rate (CTR), relevance of your ad text, historical keyword performance, and other factors specific to your account. Then, based on this Quality Score, we assign your ad a minimum bid. This bid is the minimum amount you must pay in order to keep your ad running for the matched keyword. If your keyword is not running, you can either (1) increase your keyword’s maximum cost-per-click (CPC) above the minimum bid, or (2) optimize your keywords and ad text to be more relevant. For more information about keyword performance, visit https://adwords.google.com/select/performance.html. 2 Unduplicated reach of Google and Partner sites, according to Google analysis of comScore Media Metrix, May 2005
- 17. Section 4 | Ads Ads | Section 4 How to improve your ad position Technically, your ad position is determined by multiplying the matched keyword’s Quality Score by its maximum cost-per-click (we call this formula Ad Rank). We’ll reward more relevant keywords and ads by lowering the minimum cost-per-click you need to bid. The best way to improve your ad position without raising your cost is to have the most relevant ad text and keywords possible. Here’s a summary of different ways (which we’ve covered in previous sections) to increase your keyword relevance and to improve your ad’s position: • Use two- to three-keyword phrases. • Create both locally-targeted campaigns (with general keywords, such as coffee beans) and nationally targeted campaigns (with geo-specific keywords, such as Seattle coffee beans). • Use keyword matching options. • Make sure your keywords relate to your product. • Use keyword variations (such as synonyms or alternate spellings). • Create similar keyword groupings per Ad Group. • Write clear, compelling ad text. • Include keywords in your ad text and title. • Include a call to action in your ad text. • Take users to the best landing page. • Test multiple ads per Ad Group. For more information, see sections 3 and 4 on creating keywords and writing ad text. Or visit our Optimization Tips page at https://adwords.google.com/select/tips.html.
- 18. Tracking online results Measuring online results is the best way to know whether or not you’re spending your money wisely. If you measure your results well, you’ll be able to tell which keywords bring you the most customers, which ads bring in the most business, and ultimately how much re-turn you’re getting on your AdWords investment (ROI). Then you can adjust your campaign settings based on those results. What conversion tracking means You spend money on AdWords in order to get people to do something – buy your product, sign up for your mailing list, join your club, or whatever. Every time someone comes from an AdWords ad to your site, and then does whatever you want them to do, it’s called a “conversion.” If you can track your conversions, you’ll have information about which campaigns, Ad Groups, and keywords work best. How AdWords conversion tracking works Whenever anyone clicks on your AdWords ads, we give them a cookie (not a chocolate chip cookie, but a delicious electronic one), so you can see if they actually go to one of your conversion pages. Think of this cookie as an “I clicked on your ad!” sign that your website visitor Section 5 Tracking Results Tracking Results | Section 5
- 19. Section 5 | Tracking Results Tracking Results | Section 5 wears for 30 days after clicking on your ad. (Note that we can’t accurately track conversions from visitors who erase their cookies.) When you set up AdWords conversion tracking, we give you a little snippet of code to post on your website wherever any conversion happens. For example, you might post the code on the “Thank you” page that visitors see after placing an order on your website, or on the “Contact us” page that will drive visitors to call you up on the phone. Then, every time a visitor with your cookie visits your conversion page, your tally of conversions in your AdWords account increases by one. More info: • Visit the Conversion Tracking section of your Campaign Management page for everything you’ll need to know about AdWords conversion tracking. • See a comprehensive section in our Learning Center about analyzing your account: http://www.google.com/adwords/accounts. AdWords conversion tracking tool
- 20. Section 5 | Tracking Results Tracking Results | Section 5 Your conversion tracking options We recommend two ways to measure online results. The simplest way is through the free AdWords conversion tracking tool that we just discussed. It should take you or your webmaster just a few minutes to set up. Once it’s live, you’ll be able to tell how many of the clicks from your AdWords ads produced conversions. A more sophisticated way to measure online results is through Google Analytics. While Google Analytics helps you track conversions to your website, it also provides you with tools to better understand where your users come from and what they do on your site. The information you receive helps you improve your web design content, optimize your AdWords campaigns, identify visitor preferences, and track referral sources. Visit https://www.google.com/analytics for more information. Google Analytics
- 21. Section 5 | Tracking Results Tracking Results | Section 5 Tracking offline results Even though many purchases or signups happen offline (such as by phone or at your place of business), it might have been your website and AdWords ad that drove the result. The best way to measure your offline results is by tracking customers to a conversion, such as with a coupon or an order form. If you don’t ask, you’ll never know. Sometimes the most obvious solution is the best one. Simply ask your customers how they found you. There’s the traditional, direct way – over the phone or in person (“So how’d you find us?”). And there are the not-so-traditional, indirect ways – through a web survey or a form (the question still applies). When posting a survey or a form on your site, make it simple and concise. In general, you don’t want to ask more than four questions. Add a sweet incentive to get a customer to fill it out, such as “Get a free, 5 oz. coffee fix by filling this out!” Finally, the golden rule for everything online is to kill the pop-ups, pop-unders, pop-anythings. Everyone abhors a popup, unless it’s an edible one.
- 22. Section 5 | Tracking Results Tracking Results | Section 5 Give a little back with coupons. Posting a coupon on your website is a great way to track your results – not to mention bring in business. Make sure the coupon is different from others you use elsewhere, such as in a flyer or a newspaper. It’s a good idea to make the coupon good for both online and offline usage. Include an expiration date. Perform a Google search on coupons to see some examples. Quick tips for converting even more clicks to sales: • Make your ads sell: Make sure that your ads tell people what you expect them to do when they click through. If you want them to buy, encourage them to do that. • Take users to the best landing page: Point people to the page that relates to your ad. Don’t leave them guessing. • Keep signups simple: Ask for only the bare minimum of what you need to complete a signup. Make sure that you give them something of equal or greater value for the information they give you. • Deliver on your promises: Stick to the price or promise you specify in your ad. The number one source of dissatisfaction with purchases comes from expectations that are not met. • Be creative: Find fun and entertaining ways to make your offer. A creative offer will attract and hold your visitors’ attention.
- 23. How do I make sense of my bills? The first thing to understand about your Billing Summary (in your My Account tab) is that you’re billed based on your credit history with Google as well as your activity. That means we automatically bill your credit card every month, or when you reach your credit limit – whichever comes first. Credit limits The initial credit limit of US$50 is incrementally raised each time an account hits its credit limit before 30 days have ended. The credit limit is first raised to US$200, then to US$350, and then to US$500. The amount invoiced and/or billed might be slightly in excess of the credit limit if an account accrues clicks very quickly. But don’t worry, you’re charged only for clicks to your ads that we’ve registered. Section 6 Troubleshooting your Account Troubleshooting your Account | Section 6
- 24. Troubleshooting your Account Section 6 | Troubleshooting your Account | Section 6 Credit limits (continued) • On Oct. 5, Alan reached his first credit limit of $50, and was charged for the amount accrued in clicks ($51.25). At this time, his credit limit was raised to $200. • On Oct. 21, Alan reached the next credit limit of $200, triggering AdWords to charge him for clicks ($202.75). His credit limit was then raised to $350. • On Nov. 18, Alan accrued more than $350 in charges and was automatically billed. When charged, Alan’s credit limit was then raised to $500. • Alan’s next bill will be processed on Dec. 18 or when he exceeds the final $500 credit limit, whichever comes first. Example of billing activity for Alan for the months of October and November
- 25. Troubleshooting your Account Section 6 | Troubleshooting your Account | Section 6 Unexplainable line items From time to time, you might notice adjustments in your Billing Summary. Adjustments usually reflect any promotions or credits applied to your account. In addition, there’s something called an Overdelivery credit that might appear in your invoice. Overdelivery is our way to help you receive the most clicks possible. Your ad traffic is never constant from day to day – sometimes it’s high and sometimes it’s low. To adjust for low-traffic days, we may allow more clicks (up to 20 percent each day) than your daily budget specifies. This overdelivery amount helps you reach your customers when they’re searching for you. At the end of your billing period, we’ll multiply the number of days in the cycle times your daily budget. If the clicks you received exceed the amount you owe, we’ll credit the difference to your account. You never pay for any additional clicks you might receive. For example, if you receive US$32 worth of clicks over a 30-day period at a daily budget of US$1 per day, you’ll be credited US$2. For more billing information, such as how to switch credit cards and how to print out your bill, visit http://www.google.com/adwords/billing. Quick tips for controlling your spending: • Set your limits: Don’t bid more than you can afford. If you find that you’re not getting the results you expected, scale back your cam-paign instead of raising your costs. Figure out which ads and key-words are bringing you results, and delete the others. This will give you more bang for your buck. • Focus on relevance: Build your campaigns slowly. Spend a lot of time hand-picking your keywords and writing your ads (see sections 3 and 4). When your keywords and ad text are more relevant, you’re likely to pay less than the amount you bid. So creating highly relevant campaigns is the most cost-effective way to manage your budget. • Grow from what works: Once you know what works, you can start to build more campaigns and Ad Groups to attract your potential customers. Keep regular tabs on your account statistics. Is your clickthrough rate high and your minimum bid low? If so, this usually means you’re doing well. Tweak your targeting settings, keyword list, and ad text to test different results. Use tracking methods, such as conversion tracking or Google Analytics, to find your top performers (see section 5).
- 26. Troubleshooting your Account Section 6 | Troubleshooting your Account | Section 6 Why can’t I see my ad? This is the number one question we receive from advertisers, so you’re not alone. Here are the most common reasons: Daily budget If your daily budget is lower than the system’s recommended amount, Google will show your ad when it has the highest demand, depending on traffic patterns. For example, we might show 70 percent of your daily budget in the morning if the demand is higher at this time, and 30 percent in the afternoon if demand is lower at this time. This way, you’ll have a better chance of reaching advertisers when they’re searching for you. To make sure your ad shows for all relevant searches, you can increase your daily budget to the recommended amount. Maximum CPC exceeds daily budget If you’re running a keyword-targeted campaign, your ad won’t show if your maximum CPC for an Ad Group is higher than your campaign’s daily budget. Because your daily budget could be exceeded in one click, we recommend that you lower your maximum CPC or raise your daily budget, so that your daily budget is more than your maximum CPC. Ad Rank Your ad might not appear on the first page if your Ad Rank isn’t high enough to place it in one of the top slots. We don’t show the same ads on each page, so your ad might be appearing on one of the next pages. If you’d like your ad to appear on the first page, you can increase your CPC and/or refine your ad text and keywords to help increase your Quality Score. No ad Make sure there is an active ad in your Ad Group. If all ads within your Ad Group are currently paused or deleted, this means there are no ads running for your keywords. Ad disapproved If an ad doesn’t meet our Editorial Guidelines, we’ll stop your ad from running, and you’ll see the word “Disapproved” listed below that ad in your account. Once you’ve made the appropriate edits, simply save your changes to automatically resubmit your ad for review. For a complete list of reasons why you can’t see your ad, visit http://www.google.com/adwords/seeing-ads.
- 27. Where do I find helpful answers? So you want a quick, helpful answer to a problem? The first step is to click Help from any page in your AdWords account. Clicking one of the topics listed in the Help Center will open up a series of frequently asked questions and support materials. Here are some additional resources, all available through the AdWords homepage that we’ve created to solve most of the problems you’re likely to encounter: Help Center: Frequently asked questions and help documents. https://adwords.google.com/support Learning Center: Text or multimedia lessons and quizzes on everything AdWords. http://www.google.com/adwords/learningcenter Demos and Guides: Step-by-step demos about your account, local targeting, conversion tracking, and more concepts. https://adwords.google.com/select/library Inside AdWords Blog: Frequent updates about AdWords, straight from our product team. http://adwords.blogspot.com Section 7 Additional Help Additional Help | Section 7
- 28. Additional Section 7 | Additional Help Help | Section 7 Where can I find a glossary of terms? Some of the terms used in this kind of online advertising can be a bit confusing. So here’s a quick translation guide, in case you come across something that doesn’t quite make sense. Ad Group A collection of ads within a campaign that correspond to a group of similar keywords. Campaign Ad Groups are organized into campaigns. Campaigns can be created for different product lines, promotions, geographic regions, and so on. Click through The action of clicking a link that takes the user to another web page. Clickthrough rate (CTR) CTR measures the number of clicks your ad generates in proportion to the number of times it’s shown for each keyword. For example, your CTR is 5 percent if 100 people are shown your ad and five people click through to your site. CTR is used to help assess your Quality Score. The CTR is also known as the ad impression ratio or yield. Content targeting The ability to run relevant ads on content websites, rather than on search results pages; also known as contextual advertising. Content-targeted advertising is dynamic: The ad system examines words on the page (the “content”), and delivers up a related ad (the “context”). Conversion A defined action in response to your ad. A conversion may be a sale, a registration, a download, or a signup, depending on your campaign goals. Conversion rate The number of visitors who respond to your ad divided by the number of clicks on the ad, multiplied by 100, and expressed as a percentage. For example, your conversion rate is 25 percent if four people click through to your site, and one person makes a purchase. Cost-per-click (CPC) The amount you pay each time a user clicks on your ad. A typical range is 5 cents to US$1 per click. The CPC is the most you’re
- 29. Additional Section 7 | Additional Help Help | Section 7 willing to pay each time a user clicks on your ad for a particular keyword. Also called pay per click. Destination URL The webpage to which a user will “land” after clicking on your ad. It’s not necessarily your homepage. Also known as a landing page or a clickthrough URL. Display URL The URL displayed in your ad to identify your site to users. It doesn’t need to be the same as your destination URL. Google Network Places other than Google where your ad can appear. These places include both search and content sites. Search sites offer web search capability. Content sites include online publications, community sites, and other information services running AdWords ads on targeted content pages. Image ad A graphical AdWords ad that appears on select content sites in the Google Network. Impression The single display of an ad on a search or content page. Also known as exposure. Keyword A specific word, or combination of words, entered into a search engine that results in a list of pages related to the keyword. A keyword is the content of a search engine query. Local targeting The distribution of ads to a particular geographical area. Quality Score How we measure the quality of your keyword and determine your minimum bid. Your Quality Score is determined by your keyword’s clickthrough rate (CTR), relevance of ad text, historical keyword performance, and other relevancy factors. Return on investment (ROI) The benefit gained in return for the cost of your ad campaign. Although exact measurement is nearly impossible, your clickthrough rate and your conversion rate, combined with your advertising costs, can help you assess the ROI of your campaign.
- 30. Section 7 | Additional Help Text ad An ad designed for text delivery, with concise, action-oriented copy and a link to your website. Because they are not accompanied by graphics, text links are easy to create and improve page download time. Also known as a sponsored link.