Google Adword Ads – Effective Writing Techniques

Since Google’s Adwords program is the predominant mechanism that online marketers employ to draw potential customers to their websites, I thought it would be useful to go over a few tips and techniques that I have found to be very effective in creating a successful Adwords campaign.

First, I have always found it effective to capitalize the first letter of every word in the headline. Secondly, make sure to use your keywords that you are targeting in the advertisement, this will allow them to appear in bold.

You can run lines two and three together to make a statement. It is helpful to include concrete numbers whenever possible. Examples would include, “Earn $2,500 Extra Per Month” or “Lose 20 Pounds In 40 Days.” However, when using concrete numbers, do not use numbers that are unbelievable or outlandish. This will be perceived as pure hype. A bogus ad if you will.

Next, do not put the name of your business in the headline. The potential customer is searching for their needs, not you (at least not yet)! Don’t use unnecessary words like a, an, the etc….

Consider using word phrases that play on the psychology of the customer to spur buying interest. For example, “Limited Time Only”, “Limited Quantity Available” etc……..

Also, look around and notice the most successful ads in your specific niche. Identify the ones that run over and over again. If they are running again and again, then they are pulling traffic. Study these ads and try to emulate their successful qualities.

Finally, don’t worry about being number 1 in the Google Search Ads results. The number 1 spot of course gets a lot of clicks, however, a large majority of those clicks may not even be clicks from potential customers, they may only be what I call “look sees”, they may just be looking around for what they can see.

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