Yahoo, MSN, and Google, with the invention of their pay per click advertising model, also called PPC, have created simple and effective online advertising opportunities. These easy to use systems of advertising have encouraged so many business owners of different sizes to unleash thousands of dollars into online advertising campaigns. But, as often happens online, these PPC advertisers often don’t understand just how to create effective PPC campaigns that generate more sales for their companies.

Creating effective PPC campaigns can be simple. Below are five tricks you can use to be well on your way towards powerful and effective pay per click advertising campaigns.

5. Display URL. Once upon a time, Google allowed advertisers to put whatever they wanted into their display URL, the website address visible on the PPC advertisement. Now, your ad needs a real URL that everyone will land on when they click on your ad. You can’t even use a URL that redirects to a different website. For this reason, your display URL is even more important. Make sure you capitalize the first letter of each keyword in your display website name. For example, my website URL is www.creative-emarketingsolutions.com. When I use that URL in my PPC campaigns, I set the display URL as www.Creative-eMarketingSolutions.com. This capitalizing helps your business URL stand out from the pack.

4. Use keywords in your first ad line. When you only get four lines in your ad, and one of those lines is your display URL, the first line of your ad is very important. It has to grab the reader’s attention and announce to him or her that you’ve got exactly what they are wanting, and your product or service is superior to all the others.

3. Benefit vs. Feature. The second line of your ad should have a benefit of your product of service. The third line of your ad should be a feature. A benefit is how your potential customer’s situation will improve because of what you are selling. A feature is why that customer should purchase your products or services.

2. Keywords. The keywords you select will determine how much you pay for your clicks, so pay attention. Well researched keywords will draw targeted traffic that is ready to buy. Poor keywords will cost you money. Use Google’s free keyword tool to uncover the best keywords for your products or services- the ones that are searched for often but have little competition.

1. Run at least two ads at the same time. Too many people don’t take advantage of this little trick. When you create your PPC campaign, don’t settle for writing just one ad. Create at least two different ads. Then make sure you have Google rotate your ads evenly instead of letting Google decide which ad is the best performing one and running that one all the time.

You never know what might make a difference in your CTR or click through rate. Sometimes just switching the text in your second and third lines increases your CTR. Different titles convert differently. Different display URL’s convert at varying rates. You’ll never know until you run a couple ads in competition against each other. Then, when you’ve generated enough clicks, you can decide which ad works best, drop the losing ad, and create a new ad.

These five simple tricks will help you dominate in the competitive world of pay per click advertising. If you need assistance creating your own PPC campaigns, please don’t hesitate to ask our professional staff at www.Creative-eMarketingSolutions.com. We’ve been helping businesses succeed for years in the PPC arena, and we’d love to help you!