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The Truth About Pay-Per-Click Advertisements

Are pay-per-click ads the best method of getting customers to your website?

Essentially there are two ways your website can get to the top of a search engine's results:

* Pay-per-click ads, where you pay for your site to appear in the 'Sponsored Links' area on the right side of the results page

* Search engine optimization, where your site is optimized to be at the top of the natural/organic results on the left side of the results page (link to our SEO page)

JupiterResearch analyst Niki Scevak stated that one in seven searchers click on a paid/sponsored link. If you do the math, that's only 14% of searchers who are choosing the pay-per-click ads to get to the information they are searching for. It also means, if you concentrate all your search efforts on pay-per-click you will only be reaching 14% of your potential customers.

So while pay-per-click methods might get your listed quickly they may not be driving as much traffic as you want. That is why investing time towards a solid search engine optimization and link management campaign is needed to get your site listed highly in the natural results is a step that cannot be ignored. It helps you reach more searchers.

About the author: Alyssa Duvall is an Internet marketing and a Search Engine Optimization Specialist. She provides proven results for Website promotion. More articles can be found at http://bigoakinc.com/seo-articles/seo-articles.php

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Author: Alyssa Duvall




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The Pros and cons of Pay Per Click and Affiliate Programs

 

Here are some advantages and disadvantages of PPC affiliate programs:



PROS

  • You make money without having to sell anything. If your content is good, you make more money because the number of visitors will increase and the chances of increased clicks on your PPC ads rise.
  • Your customers get to see the kind of ads that they want to see, instead of some banner-exchange trash.
  • You do not have to canvass for advertisements to support your websites. Neither do you have to negotiate with clients.
  • Most likely, you do not have to pay anything for signing up as an affiliate.

 

CONS
  • You have to wait till a decent balance - usually $ 100 from a good ad network - accumulates in your account before you are paid.
  • If click fraud happens from your site then expect fireworks and degrades.
  • Sometimes when you are planning to launch a website along with a PPC affiliation, you cannot because the ad network will say that you need to have a website up and running before pasting PPC ads on it. Alternatively, your up and running website may be rejected.

 

No matter what the cons of PPC affiliate programs are, the pros outweigh them any day.