Ad Words

An overview of Google AdWords and some of the ways they are being used.

1. Google AdWords 101
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2. It’s not the newspaper
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3. I want to buy a plant
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4. found it!
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5. Google is my home page
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6. Where people come from
(Google analytics)
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7. People go through Google or Yahoo
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8. People use
keywords to hunt
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9. paid vs. organic search
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10. Keyword search
~ Google AdWord returns
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11. Contextual ads
placed near related content
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12. Spam recipe for sale in my email
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13. Ads on maps
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14. people say nice things about you ;~)
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15. Not finding what I want
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16. Still not found
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17. Found outside of news, with automatic
region filter
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18. hunting for gardening stories
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19. Digging in the dirt
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20. Being found when they’re looking but
don’t know your name
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21. Pay what you want and only pay per click
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22. Different keywords are different prices
~depending on demand
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23. planting a garden for a nickel!
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24. There are rules and guidelines
~best practices
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25. create an email alert
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26. reputation monitoring
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