Monday, June 27, 2011

How to Get Your AdWords Campaign's Quality Score Up

By Nadia Arneson


Every AdWords campaign that you create has the potential to give you a high return on your investment - if you're focused on delivering relevant ads that convert. The better your ads perform, the higher your Quality Score will be because that is how Google rewards people for great ads. Below you will find out what you can do to make sure that you are also increasing your Quality Score.

Changes for a Better CTR: There are a lot of small changes that can be made to a campaign that will lead to a higher clickthrough rate. Even though these tweaks may not seem to be really big, but they can have a big impact on your Quality Score. Some modifications you can make include changing up the contents of your ad, modifying your call to action depending on how your prospects act and changing up the display URL. Every change you make will impact how your ad performs, meaning that these changes could lead to a boost in CTR.

Focus on the Landing Page: There are many elements that make up a successful Google AdWords campaign, but one of the elements that you just can't ignore is your landing page. Not only will your conversions go up thanks to your landing page but you will also save money on your campaign. How to do this? A high quality score means a lower bid which leads to lower expenses. The key is to ensure that the content in your ads is perfectly suited to what's written in your landing page. The content should be unique and substantial so that there is nothing lacking in your landing page. Also, create an 'About Us' page and link it to your landing page, it will make it more relevant and quality. Don't forget to add a 'Privacy Policy' page and link it to your landing page too, because Google views it as important.

Geo-Targeting: Customizing your ads by area is another excellent way to increase your clickthrough rate. Google studies how well different ads perform in terms of the areas they are targeting. For example, you will have a great Quality Score for a particular area that features a really good CTR. You can consider paying more per click if the conversion ratio is better in that area. You don't really have to increase your bid, but you can do it without it negatively impacting your campaign.

Identify Areas of Improvement: You'll always find areas in your campaign that can be improved; the AdWords Quality Score tends to fall below the line sometimes without any clear cause, which is why you need to take the necessary steps to find it out. It's normal to sometimes get poor results even if you think you are doing everything right. The "Details and Recommendations" section, portrayed as a magnifying class next to your keyword inside your AdWords account, holds important information that you need to analyze. Even though there are many different factors that influence your Quality Score, taking this step will give you a lot of clarity. If you want to get the best return on your Adwords dollars, it makes sense for you to do everything you can to improve your Quality Score. When creating your ads, you should learn to think like Google, which is always focused on pleasing the end user -who is also your potential customer. At first, Quality Score may seem mysterious, but it's really based on common sense principles such as keeping your ads relevant and using targeted keywords.




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