Comments on: What NOT to do with a New PPC Campaign http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/2007/03/01/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:47:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: John Loch http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/2007/03/01/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-219 John Loch Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:31:13 +0000 http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/#comment-219 I'll admit to the following.. MSN Adcenter. Dive in for a poke, setup a few campaigns experimental, run for a few days, then shutdown. All good, until I go back over the relvant account, and find six months later that around $50 per week (unaccounted) was being deducted by Adcenter. Yep.. I actually forgot to kill an order 6 months previous. It slipped thru the cracks for six months before i realised ! The whole idea of putting limitations on daily spends is nice, but this one bit me in the ass :) I’ll admit to the following..

MSN Adcenter. Dive in for a poke, setup a few campaigns experimental, run for a few days, then shutdown.

All good, until I go back over the relvant account, and find six months later that around $50 per week (unaccounted) was being deducted by Adcenter.

Yep.. I actually forgot to kill an order 6 months previous. It slipped thru the cracks for six months before i realised !

The whole idea of putting limitations on daily spends is nice, but this one bit me in the ass :)

]]> By: soul-healer http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/2007/03/01/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-218 soul-healer Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:26:28 +0000 http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/#comment-218 I started and wasted some money with no ROI. I read forums learn from blogs but didnt find the right product to advertise nor find the right keyword. And now a regular visitor of this blog i want to start once again. Can anyone specifily tell me the industry which has good ROI or i have to do all the stuff again by myself :) Looking forward to hear words from all of you specially the blog owner. I started and wasted some money with no ROI. I read forums learn from blogs but didnt find the right product to advertise nor find the right keyword.

And now a regular visitor of this blog i want to start once again. Can anyone specifily tell me the industry which has good ROI or i have to do all the stuff again by myself :)

Looking forward to hear words from all of you specially the blog owner.

]]> By: Garrett http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/2007/03/01/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Garrett Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:15:23 +0000 http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/#comment-217 Beware the one-word keyword!! If you're generating a large list of terms from your free search logs, web tools, or other sources watch out for one-word terms. Sometimes a very ambiguous term (e.g. free, blog) can slip into to your list and run up a ton of unqualified clicks very fast. Beware the one-word keyword!!
If you’re generating a large list of terms from your free search logs, web tools, or other sources watch out for one-word terms. Sometimes a very ambiguous term (e.g. free, blog) can slip into to your list and run up a ton of unqualified clicks very fast.

]]> By: SonicReducer http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/2007/03/01/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-216 SonicReducer Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:55:18 +0000 http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/#comment-216 Good advice. You have to watch new campaigns like a hawk at first, because they always throw some surprise at you. Once they are running smoothly I set most campaigns to unbudgeted and let em' roll. Good advice. You have to watch new campaigns like a hawk at first, because they always throw some surprise at you. Once they are running smoothly I set most campaigns to unbudgeted and let em’ roll.

]]> By: Borino http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/2007/03/01/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Borino Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:30:23 +0000 http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/#comment-215 Hoping things will improve over time, I wasted way too much time fiddling with a particular ad group. Give it time, test, adjust, and if something doesn't perform, kill it and move on. Hoping it will pick up steam over time if you just tweak the bejeezus out of it is a monster time waster. Live and learn ;-) Hoping things will improve over time, I wasted way too much time fiddling with a particular ad group. Give it time, test, adjust, and if something doesn’t perform, kill it and move on. Hoping it will pick up steam over time if you just tweak the bejeezus out of it is a monster time waster.

Live and learn ;-)

]]> By: CPA Affiliates http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/2007/03/01/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-214 CPA Affiliates Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:09:29 +0000 http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/#comment-214 Well once my redo is done with my design i will have a contact form. But for now i will shoot you an email to the one tied to your post. Well once my redo is done with my design i will have a contact form. But for now i will shoot you an email to the one tied to your post.

]]> By: Jimmy Tang http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/2007/03/01/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-213 Jimmy Tang Thu, 01 Mar 2007 21:35:44 +0000 http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/#comment-213 Hi, I just started reading your blog posts. i was wondering how I can get in touch with you? Thanks Jimmy Hi,

I just started reading your blog posts. i was wondering how I can get in touch with you? Thanks

Jimmy

]]> By: Jason Sadler http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/2007/03/01/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Jason Sadler Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:02:53 +0000 http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/#comment-212 I hate to drop the "check out my site" line, but we created a site dedicated to making mistakes. It's amazing how much people don't know or find out later on down the road about Google Adwords, Adsense and even Analytics. I hate to drop the “check out my site” line, but we created a site dedicated to making mistakes. It’s amazing how much people don’t know or find out later on down the road about Google Adwords, Adsense and even Analytics.

]]> By: Brandon Hopkins http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/2007/03/01/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Brandon Hopkins Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:05:23 +0000 http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/#comment-211 Very true! I spent $200 last week on accident by putting a bid at $.25 instead of $.15. I didn't lose that much, but could have made a lot more! Very true! I spent $200 last week on accident by putting a bid at $.25 instead of $.15. I didn’t lose that much, but could have made a lot more!

]]> By: CPA Affiliates http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/2007/03/01/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-210 CPA Affiliates Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:02:26 +0000 http://www.cpa-affiliates.com/what-not-to-do-with-a-new-ppc-campaign/#comment-210 Marko- It really depends on what your company goals are. I always look at it as what am i getting in return, if what i am doing gives me no return then it is not worth it.(but your return may be that when you do a flyer to people or send out they remeber they saw your ad on the net also???) Sometimes it is not worth it to me if i even get decent return. I guess how important is it to your company to brand or to get instant return. As branding is important but if your not getting enough return to keep you in business what good does branding do. Thats just my 2 cents hard to give specifc answers without specific details. Marko- It really depends on what your company goals are. I always look at it as what am i getting in return, if what i am doing gives me no return then it is not worth it.(but your return may be that when you do a flyer to people or send out they remeber they saw your ad on the net also???) Sometimes it is not worth it to me if i even get decent return. I guess how important is it to your company to brand or to get instant return. As branding is important but if your not getting enough return to keep you in business what good does branding do. Thats just my 2 cents hard to give specifc answers without specific details.

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