Last week, my new and second book Make Each Click Count Using Google Shopping – Revealing Profits & Strategies was released on Amazon! One question that I was immediately asked was “do you think it is wise to release your book in the midst of a worldwide pandemic?”. My answer was a resounding YES and … Continue reading “My New Book – Make Each Click Count Using Google Shopping – Just Released”
Category: Starting With Basics
Populating Merchant Center with Proper Data
After your Merchant Center has been approved and you have completed the appropriate settings for shipping, tax, etc. it is a critical time. A time that will play a major part in determining your success using Google Shopping. It is time to create your plan for populating your product data inside Merchant Center. You will … Continue reading “Populating Merchant Center with Proper Data”
Segmenting Product Data – Develop Your Plan With Custom Labels
Pretend that you are a new advertiser and have decided to start advertising using Google Shopping. You have successfully uploaded your products into Google Merchant Center and you have completed your basic settings. Google has approved all of your products and you have linked your Merchant Center account to your Google Ads account. So, you … Continue reading “Segmenting Product Data – Develop Your Plan With Custom Labels”
Measuring Conversions – Implementing Proper Tracking
Last week, I conducted a welcome call with a customer taking a trial to The Academy of Internet Marketing when she asked the question, “how can she tell where her conversions are coming from?” Although it may seem basic to those online marketers with experience, for advertisers just starting out, being able to determine how … Continue reading “Measuring Conversions – Implementing Proper Tracking”
Important Highlights from A Recent Google Account Review
A service that I offer through True Online Presence is a complete review of a company’s AdWords account. Coined the T.O.P. AdWords Assessment, this assessment includes having me spend 2-3 hours reviewing a Google Ads account structure and provide ratings on the account based on key metrics that I have found to strongly correlate with … Continue reading “Important Highlights from A Recent Google Account Review”
There Can Be No Google Shopping Without A Google Merchant Account {updated 1/14/20}
For many eCommerce merchants, Google Shopping is essential to their online sales strategy and new customer acquisition. With Google search ads becoming ever more expensive, many retailers are finding their best ROI opportunities with the implementation of properly optimized Google Shopping ads. In order to fully optimize, advertisers adjust their Google Shopping product bids and … Continue reading “There Can Be No Google Shopping Without A Google Merchant Account {updated 1/14/20}”
Touring Google’s AdWords Interface
When an advertiser initially creates a Google AdWords account the interface may look intimidating. Google has multiple menus and sub-menus on the top, in the middle and to the left of an account interface. It is important for an advertiser to learn what each menu controls in order to fully optimize their account and implement … Continue reading “Touring Google’s AdWords Interface”
Creating Effective Ad Copy In Google AdWords
Throughout previous blog posts I have touched on the subject of writing effective ad copy, however not in-depth. A well written, well placed ad is extremely vital to success when advertising in Google. Therefore, I have dedicated this entire blog post on the subject along with some examples of great ads as well as ads … Continue reading “Creating Effective Ad Copy In Google AdWords”
Properly Using Keyword Match Types In Google Advertising
While creating a Google AdWords campaign an advertiser must enter a list of keywords for which they wish to have their ads display. As simple as that sounds, there are variances to adding keywords that will determine the number of impressions and clicks an advertiser’s campaign receives. The type of keywords entered is a vital … Continue reading “Properly Using Keyword Match Types In Google Advertising”
A Google AdWords Campaign Should Be Like A Good Mystery Novel
When a company decides to advertise using Google, far too often novices will think that all they need to do is simply choose a few keywords and write an ad. It is true that this approach will have an advertiser’s ads running, but it is also probably true that this approach will cost advertisers a … Continue reading “A Google AdWords Campaign Should Be Like A Good Mystery Novel”