Showing posts with label Google Adwords. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Google Adwords. Show all posts

Friday, June 20, 2014

SEMrush


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SEMrush

SEO Search Engine Optimization, Ranking algorithm

SEMrush.com

Aunque su nombre puede llevar a confusiones, SEMrush no es solo una herramienta específica para SEM. Las opciones de esta herramienta abarcan diferentes áreas del SEO (posicionamiento en buscadores) y es una potente arma para la detección de aliados a la hora de construir alianzas para realizar un linkbuilding efectivo en cualquier proyecto.
Algunas de las ventajas que ofrece SEMrush son, entre otras:
  • Localizar a la competencia y analizar su estrategia a la hora de construir enlaces
  • Examinar la visibilidad de nuestros proyectos y los de la competencia
  • Localizar dominios potenciales para colaborar con backlinks.
  • Realizar búsquedas de palabras clave

Hoy en día una de las estrategias fundamentales de SEO es crear links desde otros sitios web de calidad y temática relacionada apuntando al nuestro. SEMrush nos ofrece la posibilidad de optimizar nuestro tiempo a la hora de buscar esos potenciales colaboradores para nuestra estrategia de linkbuilding.
Poder tener acceso a la versión de pago de esta herramienta es una de las ventajas ofrecemos a los miembros de Quondos. Si eres usuario de nuestra plataforma podrás tener libre acceso a la herramienta de SEMrush durante un periodo de dos meses y así podrás comprobar por ti mismo todas sus funcionalidades.
Además de tener la posibilidad de probar gratuitamente o a precios especiales las herramientas SEO más profesionales del mercado, dentro del curso de SEO tendrás acceso a videotutoriales específicos para que puedas aprender a utilizarlas y que así puedas sacarles el máximo partido para tu estrategia SEO.
Si quieres tener los mismos descuentos que nuestros usuarios, no dudes en apuntarte a nuestro curso online de marketing y posicionamiento web y podrás disfrutar de estas ventajas.

Otras empresas con las que colaboramos: MOZ, Searchmetrics, Sistrix, CognitiveSEO, Textbroker, 99Designs, MarketSamurai, Vivirdelared.com

The Best Free and Premium Keyword Research Tools


The Best Free and Premium Keyword Research Tools

Not a fan of Google’s new Keyword Planner? Here are some alternative keyword research tools you can try today.
One of the top keyword research tools – Google AdWords Keyword Tool – has undergone a drastic renovation, now known as Google AdWords Keyword Planner. And the general consensus seems to be that this was not the best of all ideas. If you aren’t a fan of the new Google keyword tool, then here are some good alternatives to try out. None are a replacement for GAKT, but they can help ease the pain of the loss.

Moz Keyword Analysis (paid)

Moz’s Keyword Analysis Tool allows you to enter up to 20 keywords to see their difficulty, average monthly search volume, and the top 10 websites ranking for them. This tool is a part of Moz’s premium membership that starts at $99 per month with a free 30 day trial.

Raven Tools Research Central (paid)

Raven Tool’s Research Central allows you to complete in-depth SEO keyword and domain research with data from SEOMoz, Majestic SEO and OpenCalais in one place. This tool is a part of Raven Tool’s premium membership that starts at $99 per month with a free 30 day trial.

Advanced Web Ranking (paid)

Advanced Web Ranking’s keyword research tool brings data from Google AdWords, Google Webmaster API, Google Trends, Google Suggest, 7Search, SEMRush, Wordtracker, and Yahoo API Related Keyword Search together in one place. Basic keyword research functionality is available with plans starting at $99 for a lifetime license. Advanced keyword research functionality is available with plans starting at $399 for a lifetime license.

Keyword Spy (paid)

Keyword Spy is a keyword research tool that helps you research your competition’s organic, paid search, and affiliate keywords. Pricing starts at $89.95 per month.

Wordpot (free)

Wordpot is a free keyword research tool that will give you keyword ideas along with daily search volume. The trade off for it being a free tool is that it says the current index of keywords was last compiled in 2011.

Keyword Discovery (free & paid)

Keyword Discovery is a tool that will give thousands of keyword ideas based on the search term you enter. You can use it for free for up to 50 searches to get keyword ideas, or sign up for the premium plans starting at $69.95 per month for additional keyword analysis features.

SEO Book Keyword Tool (free)

SEO Book’s Keyword Tool offers suggested daily search volumes, price estimates from Google AdWords, links to other keyword tools (Google Trends, Suggest, Synonyms, etc.), links to vertical databases, and is powered by Wordtracker’s keyword tool.

Wordtracker (paid)

Wordtracker helps you find high-performing, profitable, keywords for your business. They separate themselves from other tools by helping you find the keywords that your customers are searching when they are ready to buy. Pricing starts at $69 per month.

Bing Keyword Research (free)

Bing’s Keyword Research Tool helps you discover keywords people are searching for on Bing with up to six months of historical search data instead of averages. It is a part of Bing Webmaster Tools.

WordStream (free)

WordStream’s Free Keyword Tool has over a trillion keywords in their database and helps you identify the most profitable long-tail keywords for your business.

SEMrush (paid)

SEMrush helps you discover your competitor’s organic and paid keywords in search. You can search by your competitor’s domain or search for competitors using specific keywords. Pricing starts at $69.95 per month, or you can access it for one month for $79.95.

Keyword Eye (paid)

Keyword Eye is a tool that lets you visualize your competitor’s organic and paid search terms. It also includes the ability to connect to Google Analytics to discover additional keyword opportunities as well as monitor incoming anchor link text. Pricing is £9.99 per month.

Long Tail Pro (paid)

Long Tail Pro helps you research keywords to find profitable niches. It includes the ability to discover domains based on keyword search results. Pricing is $97 for a lifetime license with the option to add an additional $17 per month for extended features.

Suggestions (free)

Ok, these aren’t specifically keyword research tools, but they can help with the keyword idea generation process. You can use just about any search engine to get ideas based on typing in just a word or two. For example, on Google…
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Bing…
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Yahoo…
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Gmail…
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Topsy
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As you can see, you can go beyond search engines and utilize a lot of different sources for keyword research, including social and personal networks.

Ubersuggest (free)

Ubersuggest takes suggestion tools one step further by showing you the top ten suggested keywords based on your entry plus each letter of the alphabet. So if you enter SEO, you will get suggestions for everything from SEO analysis to SEO zebra.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

10 consejos para crear tu primera campaña en Google AdWords.



10 consejos para crear tu primera campaña en Google AdWords

Las campañas en AdWords son herramientas imprescindibles para cualquier startup. Es la mejor forma de tener visibilidad y que ésta se convierta en beneficios para la empresa. Pero realizar campañas eficaces no es sencillo, en LanceTalent podemos ofrecerte profesionales freelance que lo harán de la forma más rápida  y económica, pero también es importante que le dediquéis un tiempo a conocer en qué consiste este servicio antes de ponerlo en marcha. Por todo ello, hemos estado en Google Academies en Vigo, y hemos recogido estos 10 consejos para crear tu primera campaña en Adwords.
1. Determina un objetivo claro antes de entrar en AdWords
¿Qué quieres de AdWords? No vale solo con querer visitas, tienes que identificar si lo que te interesa son los clicks, las ventas, el tiempo que pasen los usuarios en la web… Y antes de todo eso debes tener en cuenta que lo que Google quiere es calidad en el menor tiempo posible, por eso tienes que ofrecer primero una web de calidad que suponga una buena experiencia para el usuario, solo así será reconocida por Google como positiva. La calidad siempre va a estar por encima del dinero que te gastes en AdWords.
2. No intentes engañar a Google
Nos referimos, por ejemplo, al hecho de crear dos cuentas para salir dos veces en AdWords. Google no va a permitir este tipo de prácticas porque van en contra de la experiencia de los usuarios. Por eso es importante que manejes todas las campañas desde una sola cuenta de Google. Aquí puedes comenzar a crearla.
3. Todo lo que no se mide no existe
Además de contestar a las preguntas de cuántas ventas quieres o qué tipo de ventas, es importante saber medir las conversiones en Adwords y ¿qué es una conversión? Toda acción que nos interesa que el usuario realice en nuestra web (rellenar un formulario, hacer una compra, suscribirse a una newsletter, visualizar un documento, pasar cierto tiempo en la web, hacer click en un número de teléfono…). Para hacer esta medición debemos instalar un seguimiento de conversiones a través de un código, que se suele poner en la página, por ejemplo, de “Gracias por su compra”, y así podrá ser contabilizada por AdWords. Se recomienda enlazar tu cuenta con Analytics para llevar a cabo estas mediciones.
 4. AdWords solo es una herramienta, no un vendedor
La clave para que tu campaña sea un éxito está en quién maneje la herramienta. Saber optimizar la cuenta es básico para llegar a resultados positivos, medibles a través de las conversiones. Se debe ir hacia la conversión por el mejor camino posible. En este caso siempre recomendamos contratar a un freelance que pueda llevar a cabo la campaña, haciéndote las cosas más fáciles. 
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 5. Crear palabras fáciles y segmentar la campaña
El nivel de calidad de la palabra clave, es lo que va a definir lo que vas a pagar por cada click. Por lo tanto, los nombres de los anuncios tienen que ser palabras fáciles de recordar, de agrupar y de optimizar, de forma que solo con el nombre se sepa de qué va la campaña. También es interesante hacer una lista de palabras clave negativas, para prescindir de aquellas con las que no quieres salir en la búsqueda.
En cuanto a la segmentación, es imprescindible en cualquier campaña. Debes segmentar por ubicación y por idioma. Ten en cuenta que si tus potenciales clientes hablan en un idioma determinado tendrás que tener la web en ese idioma, no solo el anuncio, sino generarás rechazo. Dale al usuario una buena experiencia, no generes falsas expectativas.
6. No mezcles las campañas de Búsqueda con las de Display
Diferencia entre Red de Búsqueda (en Google) y Red de Display (los anuncios se muestran en diferentes páginas). Elige entre alguna de ellas, pero es importante que, aunque Google te da la opción de elegir las dos, no las mezcles. Son dos cosas diferentes, con una orientación específica (hacia la demanda o hacia la oferta).
7. Ten en cuenta que el mundo es móvil
Dale a tu web diferentes visiones según el dispositivo en el que esté el usuario, y Google te premiará. Aquí encontrarás las ventajas que supone el diseño adaptativo (responsive design) para tu negocio online. En AdWords podrás segmentar por dispositivos, pero recuerda que no servirá de nada si no tienes una web de calidad.
Por otra parte, se recomienda evitar el Flash en la web, porque esto gasta muchos recursos y no es bueno para Google.
8. Incluye extensiones
Las más importantes en AdWords son:
  • Extensiones de anuncio: son funciones que nos permiten, sin coste añadido, añadir más información al anuncio que pudiera ser relevante para nuestros clientes potenciales.
  • Extensiones de ubicación: se muestran los datos de contacto de la empresa directamente en el anuncio.
  • Extensiones de enlaces de sitio: sitios que puedan resultar de interés para el usuario.
  • Extensiones de llamada: que incluya el número de teléfono, muy importante para su visualización en el dispositivo móvil.
  • Extensiones sociales: permite sumar todas las recomendaciones sociales de tus anuncios o tu página web.
Puedes incluir todas las extensiones que quieras, después será Google el que elija cuál sacar.
 9. Estudia a los clientes, habla con las personas
Solo si interactúas con el cliente sabrás como ser eficiente con tus palabras clave, y por lo tanto con Google AdWords.  El anuncio debe describir perfectamente lo que ofreces, un valor diferencial y una llamada de atención. Ten en cuenta que la “url visible” no tiene por qué ser la “url de destino”, siempre y cuando el dominio sea el mismo.
Con un planificador de palabras clave, AdWords te da ideas de cuáles pueden ser las que mejor definan tu sitio web y también te dará un coste aproximado. Debes hacer las webs para el usuario, pero también para que Google las entienda.
10. No todo vale en Google AdWords
Aunque todo aquel que quiera puede crear una cuenta en Google AdWords, hay que tener en cuenta que hay muchas cosas que no se permiten hacer, aquí puedes conocer todas estas políticas de Google.
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Una vez creada y configura la cuenta en Google AdWords, las claves son siempre segmentar, medir, mejorar y revisar. Y para esto tendrás que tener paciencia, no esperes resultados los primeros días, y sobre todo, no te rindas en los primeros clicks que no cumplan con tus expectativas. Cuéntanos tus experiencias en AdWords, y si no quieres perder ni un minuto más, regístrate en nuestra plataforma y te ayudaremos a encontrar al mejor freelance para tu startup, es totalmente gratuita. ¡No lo pienses!

Saturday, October 05, 2013

A Dead-Simple Google AdWords Certification Guide.

AdWords Tips



Earlier this week in digging into some Google insights for search data we learned that an increasing number of you are looking for information about Google's AdWords Certification program:
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The impetus for all this new-found search interest is likely a rebranding of Google's partner program and a series of changes on Google's end to how the AdWords certification process works, including several eligibility standards.
As with the need for free AdWords videos mentioned here recently, not all of Google's help materials are immediately helpful, and the same is true for the documentation around the AdWords certification program (possibly another reason for a jump in search traffic here).
In this post we'll try to represent some of the nuts and bolts information around getting google adwords certified in a manner that's slightly easier to digest, and we'll also try to layer some additional useful tips and advice on top of what you can get from the AdWords help materials. There's quite a bit of google adword certification content in an FAQ layout so feel free to jump to your favorite question below:
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What Are the Different Types of AdWords Certification?

This is an important distinction to understand right out of the gate -- Google offers both individual and company certification. Basically the distinction is simply that:
  • An individual AdWords certification requires you to take two exams (more on this later).
  • A company (or professionals or partner) AdWords certification requires that you have a qualified individual linked to your MCC (My Client Center) account and that you have at least $10,000 in managed spend assigned to your AdWords MCC account over a period of 90 days.  

Should I Get an Individual AdWords Certification?

This is obviously the most important question to ask and answer before you get started down the path to AdWords certification. The answer depends entirely on your objective. If you're simply looking to learn AdWords, I don't think the certification is the best use of your time and resources. There are several things covered here that aren't necessarily critical to your being successful with AdWords (for instance you might be focused on B2B lead generation -- in that case much of what you'd learn about product extentions might be gratuitous and not actionable for you). If you have $100 to spend and simply want to figure out how to get the best possible bang for your educational buck I'd recommend picking up either Brad Geddes' Advanced Google AdWords or David Szetela's Pay Per Click Marketing an Hour a Day. If you're willing to invest a bit more time and money then training programs like PPC Blog and Certified Knowledge will be more than worth the monthly fees. And of course there's always pay-per-click software to try and buy.
There are two main instances where I think the certification can be valuable, however:
  • You Are a PPC Specialist - If you're a PPC specialist this can be a very useful credential. If your core focus is PPC and you think it's likely to stay that way, it'll be valuable as you look for future positions to have the certification. Most good agencies and companies won't use this as a sole factor in a decision, but it can serve as a nice filter in the event that yours is one of a stack of resumes.
  • You Are an Independent Consultant or Take on Side Work - Again this can serve as a nice trust factor in prospecting for clients. In some instances clients will be very impressed with the certification, and in others they'll just see it as a nice-to-have and an indication that you're at the very least familiar with the AdWords interface, but in either case it has some utility and is likely well worth the time investment and minimal cost.

Should I Get an AdWords Partner Certification?

For this one I think the answer is generally "yes" if you're at a point where you're asking the question. The caveat being that you'll need to be managing at least $10,000 spend in a 90-day period. I certainly wouldn't advocate dedicating a PPC budget to meeting the qualifications if you don't already, but in the event that you are already managing that for clients it's likely worth having one of your employees get individual certification (or doing so yourself) and achieving partner certification. If you're selling PPC management services this is again a nice trust signal for prospective clients. An additional benefit here is that you're listed in Google's certified partners database and when people search that database for certain criteria they can find your company and become a lead for you.

How Much Does AdWords Certification Cost?

This is effectively $100: you have to take two exams (one basic and one advanced) for individual certification. If you're attempting to get company certification this could be zero (if you have an employee already qualified and are managing $10,000 over a 90-day span you just need to sign up).

How Do I Sign Up to Take the AdWords Certification Exam?

This is a bit more involved. Google's help documentation lays the process out in a fairly straightforward way, but the document with the information is a bit difficult to locate so here are the steps:
Choose the scenario that applies to you in order to see steps on how to take the exams.

A. Purchasing an exam (no Testing Center account)

  1. Start at your AdWords Certification Program Account:
  2. You will now be at the Google Testing Center.
    • Click Create an account now
    • Complete all fields
    • Click Submit
  3. Click Purchase Test.
    • Click Buy for the exam(s) you want to purchase.
    • Click Place Order.
  4. Complete your purchase:
    • Choose your preferred checkout method and complete your purchase.
    • Click Continue with Purchase
    • Review all info is correct and click Place Your Order
    • View your order confirmation, which serves as your receipt. You may print this for your records.
  5. Complete these steps to activate and start the exam:
    • Click the link to activate your online products, or click the link to access your account.
    • You will be taken back to your profile page, where you'll need to enter your Candidate ID (you should have found your Candidate ID in step #1, and written this down) and click theSave button.
    • Activate your exam by accepting the terms and conditions.
    • Click Start Online and follow the directions to start the exam. (You will need to take the exam in a separate secure application, the Testing Center Browser. Be sure to use the drop-down to choose the language you want to take the exam in.)

B. Purchase an exam (existing Testing Center account)

  1. Start at your AdWords Certification Program Account:
  2. You will now be at the Google Testing Center.
    • Enter your login information and password for the Google Testing Center and click Sign in
    • Click Purchase Test
    • Click Buy for the exam(s) you want to purchase
    • Click Place Order.
  3. Complete your purchase:
    • Choose your preferred checkout method and complete your purchase.
    • Click Continue with Purchase
    • Review all info is correct and click Place Your Order
    • View your order confirmation, which serves as your receipt. You may print this for your records.
  4. Complete these steps to activate and start the exam:
    • Click the link to activate your online products, or click the link to access your account to be taken back to your profile page.
    • FYI - if this is your first time purchasing a GCP exam, you will be taken back to your Profile page upon submitting your order to fill in your Candidate ID (you should have found your Candidate ID in step #1, and written this down)
    • Click Start Online and follow the directions to start the exam. (You will need to take the exam in a separate secure application, the Testing Center Browser. Be sure to use the drop-down to choose the language you want to take the exam in.)
If you have an adwords voucher they also have instructions for that use case in the help document.

Is There an AdWords Certification Course?

As far as I know the only learning aids are the help materials offered by Google, but these should be more than sufficient in preparing for the test, pariticularly as they offer both textual and video content. If you're looking for a live learning experience around AdWords, Brad Geddes runs AdWords Seminars for Success but these tend to be more advanced and are not focused around passing the AdWords certification exams.

AdWords Certification Tips & Study Aids

Our friends at PPC Hero contributed a post on 5 tips to pass PPC certification exams, which offers some good general advice including taking notes on the help materials and being careful to give yourself enough time to prepare. Some additional tips I'd ad would be:
  • If you're familiar with AdWords, spend time on the areas you see least in the account (billing, ad types you don't frequently use) -- don't get cocky, there is a lot of stuff in the interface and you very well may not have a lot of access to all of it.
  • Print out your google ad words certification notes -- I believe that in all cases the new test format blacks out your screen (which wasn't the case with the previous test).
  • Use the same types of test-taking game theory you would for any test. You have the option to come back to questions and they're multiple choice, so don't spend too long on a question and make sure you're marking something and flagging the question to come back to.
  • Don't panic! If you're prepared you'll have plenty of time to take the test, and it's very passable, even if you're new to AdWords, if you've taken the time to study.
In terms of studying for the test the only aid or guide you'll really need will be the AdWords learning center materials: http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/go/learningcenter so be sure to check out both the text and video content there that pertains to the test you're taking.

About the Author

This is a guest post from Tom Demers. Tom is a co-founder and managing partner at Measured SEM Search Engine Marketing Consulting, a boutique consulting firm that offers general SEO, Ad Words, key word, and PPC services as well a variety of specific content marketing and link building services to a number of different companies ranging from incident reporting software companies to battery powered ceiling lights. You can follow Tom on Twitter or contact him via email at tom at measuredsem dot com.

Sunday, April 08, 2012

RPC/Revenue Per Click/Ingreso por Clic

Revenue Per Click: The Forgotten Metric
http://www.morevisibility.com/analyticsblog/revenue-per-click-the-forgotten-metric.html
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January 16th, 2009 by Joe Teixeira
Tags: click-revenue, cpc-revenue, paid-revenue, ppc-revenue, revenue-click, revenue-per-click, rpc
I am one of the few people who really appreciate the Revenue Per Click metric for paid (cpc) keywords and ads. In fact, I heart it. I may even carve the Tree of Luv with “RPC + JT” for Valentine’s Day. :)
So, what is this Revenue Per Click metric that makes my heart flutter? It’s simply the average revenue for each individual click on all of your pay-per-click keywords and ads. When your Google Analytics account is synced with your Google AdWords account – and “Destination URL Auto-Tagging” and “Cost Data” are enabled - the AdWords sub-section of reports within the Traffic Sources section becomes enabled. Within that first “AdWords Campaigns” report, you should see a new 4th tab in the main report area, named “Clicks”. This is an import of all of your top-level Google AdWords data, just as it appears in the AdWords interface.
Because Google Analytics is so awesome, the good engineers at Google have thrown in three metrics in the top row of metrics on the report table that are not available in AdWords. These are ROI (Return on Investment), Margin (which is Goal Value + Ecommerce Value, minus Cost, divided by Revenue; which I also really like), and my favorite of the three, Revenue Per Click.
Revenue Per Click in Google Analytics
As our loyal readers and subscribers to our blog will tell you, I am not a big fan of taking actions, or even thinking about taking actions, based upon the results of one metric or one statistic, with Bounce Rate being the only exception to this rule. Knowing this, you may be thinking “well, if that’s the case, how can Revenue Per Click help me?”
I like RPC in contrast to Average Cost-Per-Click, or CPC. Since you can do this in Google Analytics at the Campaign, Ad Group, or Keyword levels, you can very easily compare the two metrics side-by-side, and quickly determine the ratio of money spent (CPC) vs. money earned (RPC). This will allow you to quickly discover which Campaigns, Ad Groups, or Keywords are responsible for your (hopefully) high profit margin, or which parts of your AdWords marketing efforts need to be optimized.
For example, you may see an average CPC of $0.17 for one of your top keywords, with a click-through rate (CTR) of 9.45%. This sounds good so far, but when you look over at the RPC column, you may see $0.21, which means you are just barely breaking even in terms of profit. Having the RPC metric right there in front of you, you’ll be able to quickly glean this insight and work on figuring out why this keyword isn’t performing anywhere near as well as your other keywords (perhaps you need some landing page optimization?, use Google Website Optimizer for testing diferent proposals of landing pages).
In another example, you may see an average CPC of $0.43 for a newer, product-oriented keyword, with a good 8.89% CTR. It’s RPC is literally through the roof at a high-flying $22.48! The math is pretty simple here: on average, you make $22.48 for every $0.43 that you spend. This now becomes a very subtle call-to-action that reads: “Focus more money here right now!!!
Start using Revenue Per Click today! Log-in to your Google Analytics account, click on “Traffic Sources”, then click on “AdWords >> AdWords Campaigns”, and click on the “Clicks” tab to begin making your analysis life a bit easier from now on!