PPC Advertising - Using Google AdWords to Gain Exposure and Increase Traffic

If your online business is suffering because you have no visitors, you may be missing the mark when it comes to marketing strategies. Driving traffic to your website is a very important part of your online success. And, while making money always seems to be at the top of an online marketer's wish list, you have to get noticed before you can make sales - people have to find your website before they can go buy anything.

Using Google AdWords to gain exposure and increase traffic to your website is just one way -- a very effective way.

Most people have heard of Google AdWords, and perhaps even attempted to set up a campaign, but when it came down to putting in their credit card information, they quickly abandoned the set-up process. Part of this is because they didn't want to spend money, but the main reason is because they did not know what they were doing.

Let's take a moment to explain in simple terms what the Google AdWords program is and how it works.

What is Google AdWords and How Does It Work?

When you type a word into your web browser and the results appear, you will notice on the top and the right hand sides of your search results a number of different advertisements. These are called "sponsored ads." These are ads that people have purchased for a certain geographical area.

When you create an AdWords campaign, your ads will show up in those same places when web surfers perform searches. The idea is for these surfers (people looking for information) to click on your ad and go to your landing page. Here is where you prime them with rich content to click through to your website -- and ideally buy something. At the very least you want prospects to sign up to your newsletter, ask for more information, call for a free quote, etc. The idea is to get them to take some form of action.

Why Use Google AdWords?

Of course, you can create a website and drive traffic to it using other marketing strategies, but a properly set up AdWords program can be an incredible marketing tool to generate "targeted" traffic.

Targeted traffic is individuals who are already interested in your products and/or services. The reason many marketing strategies don't succeed is because the marketer is inexperienced. They focus too much on the quantity of their site's traffic and not enough on the "quality."

Now that you have a better understanding of Google AdWords and how it can benefit your business, you might want to take a second look at the program. If you are still reluctant, you should contact an AdWords expert to learn exactly how this type of pay-per-click program can help maximize your business's profit.

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