• 01/15/23
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Google Ads or Pay-Per-Click has been recognized to be one of the greatest returns on investment (ROI) networks. One benefit is that businesses only must pay Google or other platforms when their advertising is clicked (CPC), as opposed to merely being shown. Additionally, because only the customers you wish to target will see these advertisements, the clicks you receive will probably be relevant to your business, qualifying your leads through PPC. With PPC, you may reach a very particular audience in a very specified area, at a very specific time of day, who is typing a very precise search word associated with your business, or anything else you can think of! Your PPC campaign may be an excellent addition to your SEO strategy if it is properly set up and handled. But a majority of companies waste money on ineffective PPC ads because they don’t understand the most fundamental principles of PPC management.

At Juvenate Media, our search and PPC team is extremely passionate about PPC done right and has expertise in building up and maintaining PPC campaigns of all sizes. This blog was created with the intention of assisting organizations in strengthening their PPC campaigns and avoiding typical PPC blunders. The top 10 PPC errors that we regularly observe while evaluating organizations’ Google Ads and Paid Social campaigns are listed below, along with some advice on how to avoid them.

10 common PPC mistakes

1. Failing to include conversion points in your marketing

Don’t forget to designate a conversion point so you can determine whether your campaign was successful. The PPC campaigns that you can optimize are the finest. There is no better way to achieve this than to be able to identify the advertising, keywords, audiences, and landing pages that provide the desired outcomes. For best outcomes, ensure that the platform you are utilizing allows you to view the conversion results you need to measure.

2. Spending too little on a lot of different channels

Many marketers today believe that utilizing every channel available would produce the best results, but they are unaware of the effect this is having on their budget. There are PPC channels that demand advertisers to pay up to £5 per click or more, and occasionally the budget available is insufficient to let a sufficiently high volume of clicks to be obtained in order to deliver the results required if the advertisers utilize every channel at their disposal. Not all business types should use every channel. Consider your options carefully before selecting a PPC channel. It’s preferable to have one successful campaign than five unsuccessful ones.

3. Your campaigns are active every hour of the day, every day of the week

If at all feasible, you should adjust your campaign parameters to focus on the days and hours that work best for you and your target audience. Find the days and hours when your adverts perform best by analyzing your reports.

4. Utilizing just automatic bidding

At the beginning of a campaign, auto-bidding is a wise decision, but to minimize cost per click and increase clicks, manual bidding must be used.

5. Direct all your visitors to your homepage

To increase your chances of conversion and lead generation, spend your money more wisely, and be able to track results and optimize, you should have distinct landing pages for each campaign you have running on your account.

6. Not linking your adverts to pertinent landing pages

The promises made in your adverts should be reflected on your landing pages. Don’t let down your visitors; otherwise, Google will give your keywords or advertisements a low-quality score, which will cause them to appear less frequently, in lower locations, and cost more money.

7. Just employing a few different ad versions

Make sure your ad copy is adequate, current, and frequently updated. More advertisements make it easier to evaluate what is most effective, allow for A/B testing, and also enable for personalization. By running more advertisements, you may more effectively target your audience and/or keywords and reduce your cost per click or conversion.

8. Not managing and not optimizing your campaigns

You cannot determine if your campaign was successful or unsuccessful using the data you gathered throughout it. They are meant to aid you in raising your performance. Investigate what is beneficial and what is not. Try something new and adapt. Setting up a campaign effectively is crucial, but it shouldn’t be your final step. What important is optimizing your marketing.

9. Targeting a market that is either too general or too specific

A highly broad audience will require more money to reach your PPC goals, so avoid doing it. On the other hand, focusing on an audience that is too specific will likely prevent the campaign from gaining any momentum and may even result in no traffic at all.

10. Continually promoting the same idea

Different types of content have varied shelf lives, but you nearly always get less of a return when you advertise the same thing for too long. To keep your audience engaged and entice them to return for more, update your advertised materials as frequently as you can.

These are some fundamental pointers and techniques that companies generally overlook despite the fact that they significantly enhance PPC Performance.