Comments on: Google AdWords shakeup - How to beat those minimum-bid blues http://www.affilorama.com/blog/google-adwords-shakeup-how-to-beat-those-minimum-bid-blues/ Affilorama helps you in making money online with affiliate programs and make money fast online. You can make money at home online through our affiliate programs Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:56:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: ali http://www.affilorama.com/blog/google-adwords-shakeup-how-to-beat-those-minimum-bid-blues/#comment-339 ali Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:08:10 +0000 http://www.affilorama.com/blog/?p=17#comment-339 Thank you for the explanation! and it got to me 'just in time' as I am planning to post my first site in the next 48 hours. I am not having to revamp (thankfully) because I already learned from you that being in business is something you should believe in and plan to work at. Those that go to affiliate marketing to make a quick buck may make a few, but the people that want to build a business for the long term I think will be rewarded. I never thought that you were encouraging the 'quick buck' people. Your information is much to valuable for that. Thank you for all you have done for so many of us. Thank you for the explanation! and it got to me ‘just in time’ as I am planning to post my first site in the next 48 hours. I am not having to revamp (thankfully) because I already learned from you that being in business is something you should believe in and plan to work at. Those that go to affiliate marketing to make a quick buck may make a few, but the people that want to build a business for the long term I think will be rewarded. I never thought that you were encouraging the ‘quick buck’ people. Your information is much to valuable for that.

Thank you for all you have done for so many of us.

]]> By: affilorama http://www.affilorama.com/blog/google-adwords-shakeup-how-to-beat-those-minimum-bid-blues/#comment-181 affilorama Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:35:49 +0000 http://www.affilorama.com/blog/?p=17#comment-181 Hey Jeff, Great comment there. With the extra articles, what you are providing here (as opposed to the alternative) is options for the user. They aren't locked in with no way out, because even thought the link is unobtrusive at the bottom of the page and isn't shouting out to be clicked on, if the user is looking for menu options for other things to do (lets say they were looking for free information on your page and not to buy something), then the options are there, such as articles, etc. However in order to make your site convert well and actually profit from google adwords against the competition, especially if you are paying high bid prices, then you want to encourage people to do what you want them to do. So your page should be laid out so that they are presented with your offer, and then there are menu options should they not find what they are looking for on that particular page of your website. Hence adding to the user experience. The alternative that google doesn't appear to like, is the single page that locks people in like a prison with no way out other than the 1 option you give the user. I don't see this as a loophole, I see it as a method of achieving what google wants; yet still keeping conversions to sales high (for those willing to buy). I also have got sites human reviewed by google (in order to fast track them back to adwords) that are in this format and they have been given the thumbs up from the adwords team. I also believe strongly in providing high quality articles which will help the users experience, aid your chances of viral growth (word of mouth, etc) and also if search engine optimized properly, provides a great opportunity for free traffic. Hope this helps, Best regards, Mark Hey Jeff,

Great comment there.

With the extra articles, what you are providing here (as opposed to the alternative) is options for the user. They aren’t locked in with no way out, because even thought the link is unobtrusive at the bottom of the page and isn’t shouting out to be clicked on, if the user is looking for menu options for other things to do (lets say they were looking for free information on your page and not to buy something), then the options are there, such as articles, etc.

However in order to make your site convert well and actually profit from google adwords against the competition, especially if you are paying high bid prices, then you want to encourage people to do what you want them to do. So your page should be laid out so that they are presented with your offer, and then there are menu options should they not find what they are looking for on that particular page of your website. Hence adding to the user experience.

The alternative that google doesn’t appear to like, is the single page that locks people in like a prison with no way out other than the 1 option you give the user.

I don’t see this as a loophole, I see it as a method of achieving what google wants; yet still keeping conversions to sales high (for those willing to buy). I also have got sites human reviewed by google (in order to fast track them back to adwords) that are in this format and they have been given the thumbs up from the adwords team.

I also believe strongly in providing high quality articles which will help the users experience, aid your chances of viral growth (word of mouth, etc) and also if search engine optimized properly, provides a great opportunity for free traffic.

Hope this helps,

Best regards,

Mark

]]> By: Jeff http://www.affilorama.com/blog/google-adwords-shakeup-how-to-beat-those-minimum-bid-blues/#comment-180 Jeff Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:18:14 +0000 http://www.affilorama.com/blog/?p=17#comment-180 Mark, Pardon me for being a bit negative about this post. Aren't you perpetuating the practice that Google is trying to discourage by their shakeup in the advice you provide? This is all about visitor experience and I agree that adding quality content to a site is a good thing from that respect. However, linking to it with a link that is quote: "reasonably small and unobtrusive and unlikely to attract much attention" suggests that it isn't there for the benefit of visitors and to improve the quality of the site, but purely to create some adwords 'loophole'. Not very positive eh? Regards, Jeff. Mark,

Pardon me for being a bit negative about this post. Aren’t you perpetuating the practice that Google is trying to discourage by their shakeup in the advice you provide?

This is all about visitor experience and I agree that adding quality content to a site is a good thing from that respect. However, linking to it with a link that is quote:

“reasonably small and unobtrusive and unlikely to attract much attention”

suggests that it isn’t there for the benefit of visitors and to improve the quality of the site, but purely to create some adwords ‘loophole’. Not very positive eh?

Regards,

Jeff.

]]> By: Sean http://www.affilorama.com/blog/google-adwords-shakeup-how-to-beat-those-minimum-bid-blues/#comment-169 Sean Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:42:16 +0000 http://www.affilorama.com/blog/?p=17#comment-169 Nice work Mark, cleared up a few things for me. I'll definitely be doing this next time I setup a squeeze page etc. Cheers. Nice work Mark, cleared up a few things for me. I’ll definitely be doing this next time I setup a squeeze page etc.
Cheers.

]]> By: Ken http://www.affilorama.com/blog/google-adwords-shakeup-how-to-beat-those-minimum-bid-blues/#comment-168 Ken Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:16:19 +0000 http://www.affilorama.com/blog/?p=17#comment-168 Outstanding Mark! Outstanding Mark!

]]> By: Roddy http://www.affilorama.com/blog/google-adwords-shakeup-how-to-beat-those-minimum-bid-blues/#comment-167 Roddy Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:46:57 +0000 http://www.affilorama.com/blog/?p=17#comment-167 Yes, thats the conclusion I have reached too. But I have yet to figure out how to replicate what I thought was a very smart large collection of obscure long tail key words into the landing page! What about, for example, spelling mistakes keywords? Google seems to be shutting down the long keyword list operators. Thought of just listing the keywords through links to a page down a level or two, but then there are lots of clever Adwords operators like <a href="http://www.shoemoney.com/2006/08/28/what-if-you-could-get-a-list-of-your-compeditors-keywords/" rel="nofollow">Shoemoney</a> out there looking for that information. Anybody found an answer? Yes, thats the conclusion I have reached too. But I have yet to figure out how to replicate what I thought was a very smart large collection of obscure long tail key words into the landing page! What about, for example, spelling mistakes keywords? Google seems to be shutting down the long keyword list operators. Thought of just listing the keywords through links to a page down a level or two, but then there are lots of clever Adwords operators like Shoemoney out there looking for that information. Anybody found an answer?

]]> By: freshgame http://www.affilorama.com/blog/google-adwords-shakeup-how-to-beat-those-minimum-bid-blues/#comment-166 freshgame Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:34:29 +0000 http://www.affilorama.com/blog/?p=17#comment-166 this sounds great mark! really informative. I am glad to have know all this before i completed my website! And i agree with Keith...an enjoyable read thanks this sounds great mark! really informative.
I am glad to have know all this before i completed my website!
And i agree with Keith…an enjoyable read
thanks

]]> By: Roger http://www.affilorama.com/blog/google-adwords-shakeup-how-to-beat-those-minimum-bid-blues/#comment-165 Roger Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:19:17 +0000 http://www.affilorama.com/blog/?p=17#comment-165 Hi Mark, That certainly explains a lot. You have described my site to a 'T' Review site with squeeze pages. I have just started an article page and a blog so I will put links on my squeeze pages nad hopefully I get get my cpc ack to where is was before. Cheers Hi Mark,

That certainly explains a lot. You have described my site to a ‘T’ Review site with squeeze pages. I have just started an article page and a blog so I will put links on my squeeze pages nad hopefully I get get my cpc ack to where is was before.

Cheers

]]> By: Raj http://www.affilorama.com/blog/google-adwords-shakeup-how-to-beat-those-minimum-bid-blues/#comment-164 Raj Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:01:49 +0000 http://www.affilorama.com/blog/?p=17#comment-164 Hi, This was really informative. I have seen my adwords budget going haywire. Let me put everything put together and will let you know of results. Cheers Hi,

This was really informative. I have seen my adwords budget going haywire. Let me put everything put together and will let you know of results. Cheers

]]> By: Keith Watson http://www.affilorama.com/blog/google-adwords-shakeup-how-to-beat-those-minimum-bid-blues/#comment-163 Keith Watson Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:09:08 +0000 http://www.affilorama.com/blog/?p=17#comment-163 <p>Spot on Mark, from my experience anyway :)</p> <p>Very nice post and an enjoyable read.</p> Spot on Mark, from my experience anyway :)

Very nice post and an enjoyable read.

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