The Importance Of Online Search To Small Businesses |
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| By Rosamay Claire Jovellar |
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| Since 70% of US households use the web shopping locally, and
25% of Internet users look for local information, the
Internet is a very powerful tool, whether for businesses or
for searchers. This trend will continue to grow rapidly as
broadband connection is becoming faster than ever. To find local and international products and services, search engines have become the new channels. However, large national and international brands typically dominate the Internet search marketing. Sadly, only they have the manpower and the resources to plan and carry out an online search marketing program. But, this doesn't mean that small players can't join the search advertising game also. Why must your business join the Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising game, together with the big players? US Bancorp Piper Jaffray tells you why. In his study, he indicates that the average lead from a search engine costs $0.29; Yellow pages and direct mail leads cost $1.18 and $ 9.94 respectively. Thus, search engine marketing delivers four leads at the price of one Yellow page lead and 34 at the cost of one direct mail lead. That's not everything PPC advertising can do for your business. It can magnify your market like you've never imagined. It targets more, higher income clients, and money-wise, it is measurable and reasonable. Don't be like some businesses that will reason out why they shouldn't take this great opportunity. If there's a will, there's a way. To answer your advertising queries, you can work on Google, Yahoo and MSN's Pay Per Click marketing programs. If you have Pay Per Click campaigns from either one of them, they would disseminate your ads across multiple websites. Then again, you still have to manage much of the program itself. There are new services that allow small and local businesses to effectively and efficiently touch clients on the Internet and only in the specific geographic areas where there companies operate. Some services pick the websites on which your ads appear, manage keywords across advertisers, optimize your keywords on a daily basis and even give a free website for those businesses without one. Again, these services all make your leads measurable and cost-effective. You get daily reports on web visits, emails and telephone calls generated by your campaign. Paid Search Advertising is perfect for high cost local transactions such as home purchases, mortgages, or medical services. If you don't have the manpower and the resources to compete with national and international companies, go local instead. PPC Internet Advertising will definitely be a valuable help to your online advertising investment. |
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| About The Author Rosamay is a honored writer for various SEM industry authorities. She has spent the better part of her last 5 years announcing events, statistics, strategies, and other news. Claire Jovellar has been accredited globally with degrees from French-Canada and the Philippines. She speaks 4 languages and teaches English literature. Claire Jovellar is expected to play a big part in internet marketing journalism for years to come. keywordsearchpros.com |
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