Take the time to review the way you are currently using
keyword match in your PPC campaigns and you may find ways in which you can boost conversions and quality score.
Not exact matches
This means that Google isn't just focused on looking for exact
matches of certain
keywords in the content.
In nearly every case, however, we have found it to be more successful and deliver a significantly better return on your SEM investment by focusing on the hundreds or even thousands of more specific
keywords that more closely
match the services, products, brands, and locations that you sell or serve.
Proper
keyword selection and
match types work hand
in hand with DKI ad copywriting to make DKI ad strategies highly profitable.
The term being searched needs to exactly
match the
keyword that you entered
in AdWords.
Keyword: Words and phrases included
in a Web page
matching those users are likely to employ
in searching.
A broad
match means that your ad will show
in a search so long as the
keywords you entered show up
in the search
in one form or another.
In order to enter a keyword as a phrase match in AdWords, you enter it with quotation marks around the term when you add it as a keywor
In order to enter a
keyword as a phrase
match in AdWords, you enter it with quotation marks around the term when you add it as a keywor
in AdWords, you enter it with quotation marks around the term when you add it as a
keyword.
A phrase
match keyword means the
keyword phrase needs to show up
in the search as a complete phrase
in the order you enter it.
To add an exact
match keyword in AdWords, you enter it with brackets around it like this: [nike running shoes].
Instead of
matching keywords in queries, its new strategy is to manage more complex queries by attempting to understand the meanings and relationships of words and concepts.
And with Facebook's interest targeting, Kim said marketers can target consumers who
match additional interests as well, while Twitter follower and
keyword targeting helps marketers zero
in on Twitter users with interests similar to specific accounts.
With exact
match, your ads can appear only when someone searches for your exact
keyword, without any other terms
in the search.
With broad
match, your ad may show if a search term contains your
keyword terms
in any order, and possibly along with other terms.
Usually I recommend using broad
match when you want lots of traffic and you have the time to regularly add negative
keywords (see step 8
in my increase your AdWords ROI).
Is it just me or does the exact
match functionality not work
in the new
keyword planner?
For example, if your Phrase
match keyword is «office space,» then your ad will display for «New York office space» and «office space
in New York.»
Let's say the business is using «plumber
in NYC» as a phrase
match keyword in a campaign designed to attract new customers.
Unless it is absolutely necessary, never run
keyword insert ads
in ad groups that are running broad
match.
I found the long tail
keyword by simply using broad modified
match in AdWords.
In fact, you negative out all the keywords in single - keyword adgroups (or in highly - targeted exact match adgroups) from your broader catch - all campaign
In fact, you negative out all the
keywords in single - keyword adgroups (or in highly - targeted exact match adgroups) from your broader catch - all campaign
in single -
keyword adgroups (or
in highly - targeted exact match adgroups) from your broader catch - all campaign
in highly - targeted exact
match adgroups) from your broader catch - all campaigns.
When you use their simple selection / checkbox tool to indicate negative
keywords from within the reporting screen, all negatives are automatically added
in exact
match.
If you're using anything else other than pure exact
matches, arguably the most important
match type
in your campaign is the negative
keyword.
In most cases, clickthrough rates on broad
match keywords are much lower than on other
keyword match types too, because many people click to see if the search listing applies to them only to realize that it was not what they were looking for.
In Keyword Tool, you could look at search volume for broad
match, phrase
match or exact
match.
The modified broad
match keyword will only trigger your PPC advertisement if ALL of the
keywords in your
keyword phrase are used by the Internet user.
The broad
match keyword will be triggered when any of the words
in the
keyword are used by the Internet user and
in any order too.
The first important step is to understand your choices
in how you set up the
matching options for the
keywords you want to use
in your PPC campaigns.
If you plan to use broad
match keywords in the campaign, also add irrelevant synonyms to avoid them triggering ads.
There are four basic
keyword match types used
in Google AdWords.
If you need to better manage your budget, invest more
in phrase
match keywords, as it is probable that you will achieve a lower cost per click (CPC) than with broad
match and modified broad
match keywords.
Make sure that the title of the content
matches the body, or much better put heart into it,
in which will exceed the expectations of your targeted audience, since sometimes marketers often misuse titles of their pages / posts just to optimize their targeted
keywords.
Negative
match keywords can be helpful
in controlling costs of advertising, since they limit the chances of irrelevant words triggering a showing of your ad and resultant clicks that have no chance of resulting
in a sale.
For example, it is important to note that broad
match keywords can be helpful to the PPC advertiser
in some respects because the broad
match keyword will drive more traffic to your site which is something that helps let people know that you exist.
In reality, the results are not that different from broad
match keywords that you set up, but the slight change does help to focus better on your intended target audience.
When you place quotation marks around the phrase
match keyword, all the words must be entered into the search engine query box
in order for the PPC advertisement to be triggered, but the advertisement can also be triggered when the phrase is entered and another word is included either before or after the quoted phrase too.
If you are selling premium dog biscuits, you obviously will want your ad to be shown when dog owners search for those products, so the broad
match keyword you first choose may be,
in fact, «premium dog biscuits.»
Getting your name out there is important and using broad
match keywords to bring
in new Internet users by the plentiful is one way of getting things done.
A phrase
match works
in a similar vein, triggering your ad for any search query that includes your
keyword or phrase
in the exact sequence and form that you specify.
When your
keyword is broad -
matched, it will trigger your ad whenever that
keyword or similar term appears
in a user's query.
If for example your broad
match keyword is «book,» users typing
in terms such as «used book» or «latest books» will be shown your ad.
I'd be interested to know your thoughts on the domain name - obviously «travelling» and «low carb» are both big traffic phrases but the broad
match for travellinglowcarb is negligable - so does the domain name feature
in your SEO plans or will you do it all via the long tail
keywords you mentioned?
Hi Nick, what is the difference between selecting or not selecting [exact]
match keywords only
in Google AdWords
Keyword Research Tool?
It has a
keyword generator that does
keyword suggestions from the 3 major search engines, can import adwords data, and can even suggest exact
match domain names with your
keywords in it.
A sudden explosion occurs when one of your random long - tail
keywords is suddenly
matched on a major search, or a news event causes that
keyword to get a spike
in traffic.
If you can get exact
match keywords right, you will probably find that the people who find their way to your site via broad and phrase
match keywords are likely to be persuaded to be interested
in your product.
Review the returned results for irrelevant
keywords, and add them as negative
keywords in the appropriate negative
match type.
If used
in a Broad or Phrase
match type, its
keyword suggestions are ones that your ads have the potential to be served on.
Note that I don't count
match types as part of the total number of
keywords in your campaign —
in other words, if you have 5000
keywords but you
match each of these three times, your account would have a total of 15,000
keywords, which I still think is acceptable without «overdoing it.»
In most cases you will find that your exact
match keyword has the highest conversion rate but also costs you the most with the least amount of traffic, and that the exact opposite is true for broad
match.