Tips to diversify for long-term PPC search marketing effectiveness

1. Keep backup LLCs and credit cards for internet businesses

With Google’s bans of various advertisers, things are becoming turbulent for internet businesses. While the Google AdWords pay-per-click search engine advertising team is primarily cracking down on online scammers, thousands of legitimate internet businesses are being caught in the mass-bans, and many are left without a source of online income.

Whenever that happens, internet marketing specialists and pay-per-click advertisers need an alternative account to use and advertise on. All small business owners that rely heavily on online advertising platforms should prepare for the worst, and keep a backup company name and credit card available in case their account is ever unexpectedly or accidentally banned.

2. Don’t just diversify with PPC search engine advertising, incorporate SEO into a game plan

When it comes to success with internet business, the real long-term money-makers are SEO-driven websites. Once websites of internet businesses rank highly on search engines for the right search terms, traffic becomes free and all revenues generated from it have higher profit margins. That is the long-term value of incorporating search engine optimization into a search marketing campaign.

“Search marketing offers opportunities for huge web traffic and internet marketing specialists should know that it is not all about publishing good advertisements,”

Samran Raza of UnitedSeo, in a recent e-mail interview, said

“Small business owners who want their online presence to extend and scale beyond paid-for traffic should spend some time and money building high-ranking websites through search engine optimization”.

3. Don’t just depend on social media traffic

When it comes to internet advertising turbulence, social media websites are the worst of the worst. From Facebook’s advertisement approval policies to MySpace’s massive amount of click fraud, the potential for things to go wrong on social networking websites is very real. Pay-per-click advertisers and internet marketing specialists should minimize the amount that social media traffic can hurt their internet businesses by spreading their online advertising campaigns across search engines, social networks, and smaller websites.

4. Build relationships with ad network reps

If something goes wrong with one pay-per-click search engine advertising account, internet marketing specialists need a direct line to solve the problems. While contact forms and email exchanges can solve problems, they are typically slow, and when online advertisers are bleeding money, that is the last thing they need. A power user on any major advertising network should keep in touch and build relationships with their account reps and help desk staff who will be there to offer great value especially when it is most needed.

5. Experiment with small advertising networks

Let’s talk about big guns like Google AdWords. Search marketing can serve up traffic, but when it comes to customer service they are often beaten by their smaller rivals. It is a bad idea for pay-per-click advertisers and internet marketing specialists to spend all of their advertising money on small networks, but spreading a portion of their monthly expenditures into them is a great way to get personal service, caring account reps, and knowledge from people that really know online advertising.

Long-term pay-per-click advertisers think wide, not thin. These tips will help any online marketer spread wide, wield their online influence, and keep their profitable marketing and advertising campaigns going.

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by Jacob M.
source: Search Engine Watch