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== Definition ==
 
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Keyword advertising is a type of online advertising. It harnesses the power of search engines as a tool to find information, and utilizes this to the advantage of the company. The aim through this type of advertising is to put your company immediately in front of the customer, as the first option in the list, when they search for your services online.  
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Keyword advertising is a type of online advertising that allows businesses to target users based on the keywords they search for. This form of advertising is commonly offered by [[Search Engine|search engines]], including Bing and Google. By bidding on specific keywords and phrases, businesses can get their products to the top of the [[SERP|SERPs]] for keywords their target audience commonly searches for.  
  
 
[[File:Example-keyword-advertising.png|border|link=|650px|alt=Keyword advertising example|Screenshot showing an example of keyword advertising campaigns]]
 
[[File:Example-keyword-advertising.png|border|link=|650px|alt=Keyword advertising example|Screenshot showing an example of keyword advertising campaigns]]
  
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A screenshot of a search page featuring a number of keyword advertising campaigns, taken from [https://www.google.com/ google.com]
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A screenshot of a search page featuring a number of keyword advertising campaigns, taken from [https://www.google.com/ google.com]  
  
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This method requires users to identify [[Keyword|keywords]] that are commonly searched by their target market on search engines. Then, individuals bid against their competitors to pay to have their company’s web page feature on the results of search engines when this keyword is searched for.
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==How keyword advertising works==
  
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If your bid is successful, then an advert for your business web page will feature on the search results for that keyword. The success or failure of this advertising method lies in the keyword research that you first undertake. It is essential that you identify a strong keyword to bid on - one which is commonly searched for, is highly relevant, and is cost-effective.
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Although there are many different platforms that offer keyword-based advertising, most keyword advertising works with auctions. This means that advertisers bid on a specific keyword, in order to get featured at the top of the SERPs for that keyword. Much of the bidding is automated, although advertisers do have control over their maximum spend and minimum/maximum bid amount. This allows advertisers to bid on hundreds or even thousands of different keywords simultaneously.
  
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== How to start keyword advertising ==
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===Quality scoring system===
  
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Google Ads is by far the most commonly used option for this method of advertising. You can also opt to feature your advert on other, relevant domains that Google owns, too, including Blogger and Youtube. If you wished to use a different platform, you could use Bing Ads as an alternative search engine, or social media sites such as Facebook or Instagram.  
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Although higher bids outperform lower bids when all else is equal, most major search engines also have quality scoring systems that play an important role in selecting the winning bid. These systems take various factors into account, including the relevance and quality of the [[Landing Page|landing page]] and advertisement. This results in a quality score that directly influences the winning bid, meaning that a lower bid could potentially beat a higher bid if there’s a big difference in quality score between them.  
  
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For this example, however, we will be outlining the process of keyword advertising through Google Ads. To begin using this platform, just click the ‘Start Now’ option on the [https://ads.google.com/home/ Google Ads home page]. The platform will then provide you with the guidance and the tools to get started.
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The term Quality Score is predominantly associated with Google’s advertising platform “Google Ads”. It's a diagnostic tool that provides insight into the performance of your ads. Microsoft’s “Bing Ads” offers a similar evaluation called Quality Impact.  
  
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With Google Ads, advertisers identify keywords that they believe are the best fit for their advertising campaign, and then bid on these terms. If your bids are high enough, your online advert will be positioned at the top of the results page for these search terms.  
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Both systems evaluate several components, including the relevance of each keyword to its ad group, landing page quality, and the expected [[CTR (Click-Through Rate)|click-through rate (CTR)]]. A higher Quality Score can lead to lower costs and better ad positions.  
  
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When you create a new campaign, up to five search terms is a good number to start with. Later, you can add more keywords and organize related terms into "Ad groups".
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The essence of these scoring systems is to ensure that users are presented with ads that are most relevant to their queries, thereby improving their search experience. Advertisers with higher-quality ads are rewarded with higher ad rankings and lower costs. This incentivizes advertisers to tailor their content and ads to their target audience, which is beneficial for search engines, users, and advertisers alike.
  
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The Google Ads platform is also designed to enable users (even if they do not have prior experience in web advertising) to evaluate the success of their keyword advertising strategy through built-in reporting tools. You can also use the tools within this software to improve your campaign, or potentially select more effective keywords. We will cover this in more detail below.
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==Measuring the success of keyword advertisements==
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To effectively measure the success of keyword advertising campaigns, it's essential to use ad tracking and analytics tools. These tools provide access to various metrics that are important for evaluating ad performance.
  
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== ‌How can you measure the success of keyword adverts? ==
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Google Ads, for instance, offers integrated conversion tracking tools that can be used to assess the effectiveness of a keyword advertising campaign. Google’s pay-per-click model allows for the direct comparison of the cost of the advertisement against the returns, particularly in terms of new customers acquired. Conversion tracking plays a vital role here, as it can help compare the number of conversions with the cost-per-click and total number of clicks.
  
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You can measure the success of these ad campaigns by using an ad tracking or analytics tool. Below, we will be outlining an example of how you can undertake this process by using Google Ads. However, there are a number of different tracking and analytics platforms that you can use to access metrics pertaining to your keyword ads.
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Google Ads also integrates with Google Analytics, providing a comprehensive platform for tracking all important metrics associated with an ad campaign and its landing pages. Bing Ads also integrates with its own analytics solution, offering a similar experience.  
  
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Google Ads is a software which provides users with conversion tracking tools that can be used to measure the success of a keyword advertising campaign. These campaigns can be analyzed using a variety of different metrics.
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Common metrics used to measure how effective a keyword advertising campaign is, include:
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*CPC
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*[[Cost per Order (CPO)|CPO]]
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*[[Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)|CLV]]
  
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Through Google, you pay for your advert on a pay-per-click (PPC) basis. Users can measure this advertorial cost against the returns that you make (in terms of new customers that this keyword advert has generated) by using conversion tracking. This will enable you to see the number of new customers that an advertising campaign has brought to your business website.  
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==Choosing the right keywords==
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Choosing the right keywords is one of the most important parts of a successful keyword advertising campaign. It's important to consider both the level of competition and the cost-effectiveness of a keyword, as well as its relevance to the product or service being advertised.  
  
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Google Ads provides a variety of services, including the ability to deploy ad tracking tools through Google Analytics. You will need to link your keyword advertising campaign to this Google tool in order to monitor it.  
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Tools like [https://ads.google.com/home/tools/keyword-planner/ Google Ads Keyword Planner] and [https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/tools/keyword-planner Bing’s Keyword planner tool] can be used to identify relevant search terms that align well with your campaign. These tool provides insights into search frequency and estimated bidding rates for various terms. Third-party tools like <html><a href="https://www.seobility.net/en/keyword-research-tool/" target="_blank">Seobility's Keyword Research Tool</a></html> can provide a greater level of detail and improved insights and are often used to supplement the data provided by the search engine’s own keyword tool.
  
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You will also need to incorporate an Urchin Traffic Monitor (UTM) code into your Google Ads. This enables users to monitor the way in which visitors use a particular link. Through this code, you will receive information about which element of your online advertising campaign facilitated a sale - for example PPC advertising, social media campaigns, an email campaign, and so on. You can use this to calculate the return on investment (ROI), and so gauge the success of your keyword advertising.
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When selecting keywords, it’s important to aim for specificity, clarity, and relevance. Long-tail keywords, which are more specific and often less competitive, tend to perform better in keyword advertising. These keywords are also more likely to show a clear commercial/transactional [[Search Intent|search intent]] which can help improve the CTR and conversion rates.  
  
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== How to choose the right keywords ==
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Regularly reviewing and adjusting a keyword advertising campaign based on which keywords yield the best ROI is also crucial for ongoing success.
  
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Identifying a keyword of high-value is the surest way to make your campaign a success.  
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==Importance of keyword advertising in online marketing==
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Keyword advertising is a cornerstone of online marketing. It's a highly effective form of advertising due to its timeliness; it places the ad directly in front of potential customers who are actively searching for the product/service. The success of keyword advertising depends significantly on the choice of keywords and how well they align with the target audience’s search patterns.
  
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The more competitive or popular a keyword, the higher the bidding prices will be. So, another element to consider when selecting a keyword is how cost-effective it is. You should attempt to balance the strength of a keyword against your budget.
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This form of advertising not only has the potential to increase website traffic but also to attract more relevant visitors. Typically, visitors who land on a website through a keyword ad are more likely to be interested in the products or services on the page compared to those who might see your advertisement through less targeted channels, such as billboards. This targeted approach is what makes keyword advertising a valuable component of a comprehensive online marketing strategy.
  
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You can isolate a strong keyword by using Google Ads Keyword Planner tool. This platform will help you to choose the most relevant search terms that provide the best fit for your campaign. The tool also provides users with information pertaining to the number of times a term is searched for, and predictions of its bidding rate. 
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== Related links ==
  
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When filtering through your keyword options, choose a keyword that is specific, clear, and relevant. Remember that long-tail keywords often perform better with this type of advertising. Ensure that the term ties in exactly to your company’s offering, and that it intuitively fits with what visitors will be searching for when they require your services.
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* <html><a href="https://www.seobility.net/en/blog/how-to-do-keyword-research/" target="_blank">Keyword Research And Analysis: How To Find The Best Keywords For Your Website - Seobility Blog</a></html>
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You should also regularly review your keyword advertising campaign, so that you can see which keywords are generating the best ROI, and amend your advertisements accordingly.
 
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== ‌Importance for Online Marketing ==
 
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Keyword advertising is a key part of a marketing strategy. From a company’s perspective, it is a highly valuable investment because when done correctly, this method of advertising is incredibly timely. The advert places your company directly in front of customers who have just searched for your services, and are therefore more likely to get in touch or make a purchase with you.
 
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Its success lies in your choice of keyword, and how successfully this feeds into the search patterns of your target market. This has the potential to not only increase your [[Website Traffic|website traffic], but boost this number with relevant visitors. On average, the number of visitors to your webpage from a keyword advert are significantly more likely to be interested in your products than, for example, the percentage of relevant viewers out of the group of people who would see your advertisement on a billboard.
 
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== Related links ==
 
 
* https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/google-adwords-ppc
 
* https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/google-adwords-ppc
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* https://moz.com/blog/a-checklist-to-choose-which-internet-marketing-channel-is-right-for-your-business
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* https://help.ads.microsoft.com/apex/index/3/en-in/50813
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* https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2006/02/improving-your-sites-indexing-and?hl=en
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:19, 6 December 2023

Definition

Keyword advertising is a type of online advertising that allows businesses to target users based on the keywords they search for. This form of advertising is commonly offered by search engines, including Bing and Google. By bidding on specific keywords and phrases, businesses can get their products to the top of the SERPs for keywords their target audience commonly searches for.

Keyword advertising example

A screenshot of a search page featuring a number of keyword advertising campaigns, taken from google.com

How keyword advertising works

Although there are many different platforms that offer keyword-based advertising, most keyword advertising works with auctions. This means that advertisers bid on a specific keyword, in order to get featured at the top of the SERPs for that keyword. Much of the bidding is automated, although advertisers do have control over their maximum spend and minimum/maximum bid amount. This allows advertisers to bid on hundreds or even thousands of different keywords simultaneously.

Quality scoring system

Although higher bids outperform lower bids when all else is equal, most major search engines also have quality scoring systems that play an important role in selecting the winning bid. These systems take various factors into account, including the relevance and quality of the landing page and advertisement. This results in a quality score that directly influences the winning bid, meaning that a lower bid could potentially beat a higher bid if there’s a big difference in quality score between them.

The term Quality Score is predominantly associated with Google’s advertising platform “Google Ads”. It's a diagnostic tool that provides insight into the performance of your ads. Microsoft’s “Bing Ads” offers a similar evaluation called Quality Impact.

Both systems evaluate several components, including the relevance of each keyword to its ad group, landing page quality, and the expected click-through rate (CTR). A higher Quality Score can lead to lower costs and better ad positions.

The essence of these scoring systems is to ensure that users are presented with ads that are most relevant to their queries, thereby improving their search experience. Advertisers with higher-quality ads are rewarded with higher ad rankings and lower costs. This incentivizes advertisers to tailor their content and ads to their target audience, which is beneficial for search engines, users, and advertisers alike.

Measuring the success of keyword advertisements

To effectively measure the success of keyword advertising campaigns, it's essential to use ad tracking and analytics tools. These tools provide access to various metrics that are important for evaluating ad performance.

Google Ads, for instance, offers integrated conversion tracking tools that can be used to assess the effectiveness of a keyword advertising campaign. Google’s pay-per-click model allows for the direct comparison of the cost of the advertisement against the returns, particularly in terms of new customers acquired. Conversion tracking plays a vital role here, as it can help compare the number of conversions with the cost-per-click and total number of clicks.

Google Ads also integrates with Google Analytics, providing a comprehensive platform for tracking all important metrics associated with an ad campaign and its landing pages. Bing Ads also integrates with its own analytics solution, offering a similar experience.

Common metrics used to measure how effective a keyword advertising campaign is, include:

Choosing the right keywords

Choosing the right keywords is one of the most important parts of a successful keyword advertising campaign. It's important to consider both the level of competition and the cost-effectiveness of a keyword, as well as its relevance to the product or service being advertised.

Tools like Google Ads Keyword Planner and Bing’s Keyword planner tool can be used to identify relevant search terms that align well with your campaign. These tool provides insights into search frequency and estimated bidding rates for various terms. Third-party tools like Seobility's Keyword Research Tool can provide a greater level of detail and improved insights and are often used to supplement the data provided by the search engine’s own keyword tool.

When selecting keywords, it’s important to aim for specificity, clarity, and relevance. Long-tail keywords, which are more specific and often less competitive, tend to perform better in keyword advertising. These keywords are also more likely to show a clear commercial/transactional search intent which can help improve the CTR and conversion rates.

Regularly reviewing and adjusting a keyword advertising campaign based on which keywords yield the best ROI is also crucial for ongoing success.

Importance of keyword advertising in online marketing

Keyword advertising is a cornerstone of online marketing. It's a highly effective form of advertising due to its timeliness; it places the ad directly in front of potential customers who are actively searching for the product/service. The success of keyword advertising depends significantly on the choice of keywords and how well they align with the target audience’s search patterns.

This form of advertising not only has the potential to increase website traffic but also to attract more relevant visitors. Typically, visitors who land on a website through a keyword ad are more likely to be interested in the products or services on the page compared to those who might see your advertisement through less targeted channels, such as billboards. This targeted approach is what makes keyword advertising a valuable component of a comprehensive online marketing strategy.

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The Seobility Wiki team consists of seasoned SEOs, digital marketing professionals, and business experts with combined hands-on experience in SEO, online marketing and web development. All our articles went through a multi-level editorial process to provide you with the best possible quality and truly helpful information. Learn more about the people behind the Seobility Wiki.