That click is going to cost you

For many people that operate websites, you have to rely on a strong SEO to make sure that your targeted audience is reaching your site. SEO is free and if done well can usually get the traffic you need to your site. But there are other ways to get your audience to click on your site over your competitors.

PPC-or pay to click- is a way to reach the people you want to come to your site. But what is PPC and how does it work? If you are a website owner and you decide to go with a pay per click campaign it works exactly the way it sounds. You pay a fee every time someone clicks on their ad.

A pay per click campaign has certain objectives. You want the campaign to be generate leads to your site, Once they are there you want to see an increase in sales and you also want to see a increase in brand awareness. You have to pay a fee for each click but is it worth it?

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If done correctly, PPC can have real benefits for you company. The key is making sure that the campaign brings the right people to your site. If it brings your target audience to your site, the costs for PPC really won’t matter if the benefits role in. Lets say that cost per click is $5 but on average the person that comes to your website spends $150- then clearly that was a good use of money in order to get that person to your site.

PPC offers a lot of advantages. It can help you track your marketing goals, increase the exposure of your company, reach your target audience and become more competitive in the marketplace. The ultimate goal of PPC is to get your audience to your site to make a purchase. It has proven to be an important part of digital marketing campaigns and should be something any website owner should consider.

8 responses to “That click is going to cost you”

  1. Hey Paul! You did a great job in fully explaining SEO and pay-per-clicks! It is crazy to think company pay so much money for publicity, but it certainly works. The use of this campaign benefits a company immensely and overall boost the rating of a website. I agree that any website owner should consider this as well!

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  2. At my work, we have used PPC through Facebook and Instagram. Through Facebook and Instagram, it wasn’t too expensive for every click. Overall I thought it was pretty successful. The only downside is our target audience wasn’t always reached.

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  3. Hi Paul,
    Really interesting blog. I like how you used comparisons to help people understand what a good idea of a PPC is. Your discussion on PPC helped me get a better idea of how helpful they can be for a company.

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  4. Hi Paul, I really liked the catchy title and the content of your post even more. When you think about everything that happens behind a simple click, it can be very interesting. When used correctly, PPC is very profitable for the company. But as a consumer, I can help but think about all the “manipulation” goes behind to get me clink on a link.

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  5. Hi Paul,
    I like your take on pay-per-click or PPC. This marketing campaign can really help drive traffic to your website if used correctly, as you said. This can also be cost-effective as you only pay when the user clicks the ad and visits your website, so you are still getting that traffic and publicity, even if they decide to not buy anything.

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  6. Hey Paul!
    Your explanation on Pay Per Click Advertisements was extremely informative. The concept of these ads are really cool in my opinion. I believe these are helpful for companies as they pay for the success of their ad. Spending lots of money on an advertising campaign is not beneficial if no one ever visits the website, therefore these PPC are beneficial to the companies utilizing them.

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  7. Hey Paul!
    First off I really enjoy your title but I also like how you went into detail and explain so well.

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  8. I liked how you incorporated the title on blackboard with what you are talking about in the blog. I truly only clicked on this one because of your title. It was just a really clever way to make me read your blog and I learned something in the process

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