Create Adwords Campaigns Using Keyword Tools
One of the most important elements of an effective Google Adwords campaign is selecting the right combination of keywords and keyphrases. There could be millions of keywords associated with your niche and playing a guessing game for the ‘right’ keywords can be costly. Google offers its own keyword selector tool to make the process of choosing keywords easier, but there’s are a handful of other tools you can use to fine-tune your campaign.
Almost all Adwords masters use a three-step strategy when selecting keywords. First, they will start with obvious keywords and run them through the keyword tool to determine the volume and types of searches performed. Then, they may start researching synonyms to find out similar and related searches being conducted by their target market. Finally, they will identify underperforming keywords and eliminate or tweak them from the campaign.
If you’re looking for ways to build an effective Adwords campaign, you’ll need to choose the right keyword tool and then follow the three-step strategy outlined above. Howie Jacobson, author of the book ‘Adwords for Dummies’ explains that the most favorable keyword tools you can use for PPC campaigns are: Google’s Keyword Selector Tool; Keyword Discovery; Word Tracker; and a basic Thesaurus.
The most popular tool is Google’s Keyword Selector Tool. It is free and you can access it through your Adwords account. The tool allows you to run your keywords on its system and provide you with synonyms or other relevant keywords in your niche. This tool can also compare keywords based on a wide set of statistical data such as search conducted per month, average searches in a year, average cost per click and many others.
Keyword Discovery tool has more features suited for experienced Adwords users and SEO specialists. Its main features include the ability to handle many lists of keywords, compare and analyze different data and easily convert data analyses into reports. It is a paid service though but it is a step above Google’s free Adwords Keyword tool.
Word Tracker offers both a paid service and a free tool for analyzing keywords. The free keyword tool provides very basic information ,namely, the number of searchers conducted for your keyterm within the month. It’s a quick an easy to cross reference search volume for a particular keyword, but the numbers may not be as accurate as the Google Keyword Selector Tool.
Keyword tools are indispensable in any Adwords campaign. They are especially good at mining long-tail keywords and other relevant terms in any niche. These tools make it easy for anyone to gather, analyze and compare numerous keywords data. You can also export data out of these tools into an Excel spreadsheet or other software documentation format for easy documentation.
Understanding what your target market is searching for will help you create compelling and high-impact Adwords ads which in turn can increase click-through rates. If you’re just starting out, take advantage of the free tools available and print out or organize the results to build your baseline keyword list.
