PPC Advertising: Their Pros and Cons
PPC Advertising stands for Pay per Click Advertising. There are several multinational companies around the world which are spending thousands of dollars every single month on their PPC advertising campaigns.
PPC Advertising has emerged as a boon for those who don’t want to go through the labor of Organic Search/ Natural search results. In PPC the most important aspect is to choose the right keyword which relates to your business. There might be 100 keywords which relate to your business, but you have to choose only those keywords which will really help you bringing quality traffic towards your website.
The first step to start working on PPC Advertising is to visit website https://signup.overture.com/signup/ss/ols/signup.do . On the first page you will select your country, and on the next page you will enter a keyword in the “keyword Selector Tool” textbox. Once you select a keyword like “travel”, and click on “Get Keywords” button, you will see a list of keywords. You should always select top level keywords for which you see maximum number of clicks/month. PPC Advertising is really helpful in number of different ways.
Some of the benefits of PPC Advertising are: -
1) You can start immediately without any knowledge of Natural Rankings/ Organic SEO.
2) You will start to see results within 4-5 days.
3) There is no need to design a website which conforms to SEO guidelines.
4) Even if your website doesn’t show up on top pages of various search engines, you can still opt for PPC Advertising.
5) You can target every single search engine on the globe.
6) You can target any keyword you want.
You should always choose top level keywords for PPC Advertising, but along with their benefits they have their drawbacks too.
Some of the drawbacks of PPC Advertising are: -
1) You have to pay a fixed amount every month to Google, Yahoo, or Msn.
2) You pay for every single click your website receives. Sometimes your visitors are just your competitors, and other people simply fooling around on search engines. They can really increase your expenditure.
3) If you are unable to pay the fees for the next month, your website is removed from the paid listings immediately.
4) This form of Advertising is temporary, thus can be difficult to manage for a longer period.
5) This form of Advertising is not recommended for a longer period of times, due to costs involved.
These were some of the benefits, and drawbacks of PPC Advertising. No matter which keyword you are choosing for PPC campaigns, you should be familiar with all benefits, and drawbacks of PPC Advertising.
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