 Posted Wednesday, September 20, 2006 8:27 PM
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Help!
I’m really REALLY new to this marketing thing… Help me Obi Wan Kenobis, you’re my only hope!
I’m doing an affiliate thing for a money making product. My daily budget is $30.00 and so far with the keywords I’ve used
I’ve only gotten 20 freaking clicks to 985 impressions. My CPC is .30 and I’ve noticed that on some of the more “Grande” keywords,
And by this I mean that everyone is using them…. My position is like 16-20 in some keyphrases.
I feel like giving up… Any help? Please? What am I doing wrong?
Oh yeah, I’m also using one group of keywords… Like
Make money
Make money online.
Yadda, yadda, yadda.
If I add like several groups of keywords across 5 different ads, my CTR drops, no?
Also, what if I split test? Like maybe five ads around five different key phrases? Is the $30 daily still feasible?
And this last thing… How do I separate keyword phrases for separate ads, or is this possible? I’m using AdWords.
Is it really true that you can make up to $200 a day?
Thanks,
Craig.
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Posted Thursday, September 21, 2006 3:50 AM
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| Craig, Welcome to the forum! Your $30 day budget is completely reasonable, however, I think you are biting off more than you can chew, so to speak  To answer some of your questions: 1. Yes, you can separate each keyword phrase into it's own AdGroup. Then, you can write a separate ad or ads per keyword phrase. 2. You say you are in the 16-20 position for some of the keyword phrases that you are bidding on? Either raise the bids, or turn those off. 16-20 is not going to get clicks and will increase impressions = not good for your campaign. 3. For $30 per day, you should be able to run about 15-20 keyword phrases, separated out into individual AdGroups with highly targeted ads per keyword phrase. 4. $200 a day is possible if the percentages work out in the small tests of $30 ad budget per day. If $30 is making you $60, then $200 will make you $400...equaling a $200 a day profit  Some suggestions: 1. You may want to think about using Yahoo Ads instead. They are way less expensive. There is lower traffic, but, this way you can go after some of the more major keyword phrases. 2. If you still wish to use Google, turn off the Content Network in the campaign settings. You're getting clicks from "made for AdSense" sites, and these clicks rarely convert as well as Google.
Travis Newman - Watchdog Affiliate Watchdogs
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Posted Thursday, September 21, 2006 5:15 AM
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Thank You kind sir. I will give it a go at Yahoo too then.
Just out of curiousity, how do I seperate the keywords so they are in their own ad group? I'm pretty sure I'm overlooking something. As I said, I'm pretty darn new to this.
Thanks for the help, much appreciated.
Craig.
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Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 12:36 AM
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| No problem. Once you go into your campaign, click the "Create New Ad Group" link. When it asks for a keyword phrase, just enter one. Then, save it and do it again and again for each keyword phrase.
Travis Newman - Watchdog Affiliate Watchdogs
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Posted Sunday, September 24, 2006 8:08 PM
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Thanks again Travis.
New question. If I set a daily budget of $20 with any of the engines and I have a CPC of $1.00 across all groups, will my ad get cutoff at the $20 mark across all groups if say 20 people click on the link?
Craig.
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Posted Sunday, September 24, 2006 8:38 PM
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| Yes, once you reach $20, ads will stop for the day. Normally, I recommend setting a really high daily budget (like $1000). Because this is a factor in how high Google will place your ad. Meaning they will place you higher for no additional cost to you. Just make sure to set the cost you are bidding to a reasonable level and keep an eye out yourself, so you don't go too far over budget.
Travis Newman - Watchdog Affiliate Watchdogs
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Posted Monday, September 25, 2006 5:43 PM
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Thanks again Travis! Your help is greatly appreciated!
Craig.
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