Ditto! Adwords, FaceBook ads and LinkedIn ads all add up and I was running
out of money. So no more advertising until the economy picks up again.
Though it is disingenuous to lump Google in with the rest since I actually
got traffic from Google.
I have 3 Kilos of classified chondrites if anyone is in the market for a big
boxful of rocks? From a small country between the Red Sea and the Persian
Sea.
Rob
Http://www.rholcomb.com
Rob Holcomb ... PO Box 1306
650-223-4757 ... Palo Alto, CA 94302
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From: "Meteorites USA" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 7:49 PM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sponsored met adds in google search
Melanie, You're talking about Google Adwords. It's the advertising program
that shows vendor ads (sponsored ads) in the right had column when you do
a Google search. It's based on keywords, and/or keyword phrases, and what
any vendor "bids" on those keywords. Some dealers may or may not be
running their ads during the show, or may have cut back on their daily
budget. MikeG is right, it could be economic. I think it's a
combination... Vendors bid on keywords and "Pays Per Click" every time a
user clicks the ad. It's rightly called PPC advertising, and how Google
makes BILLIONS!
Type in "How to make money online" in Google and you'll be bombarded with
Adwords ads in the right hand column of most any browser. However type the
single keyword "chondrite" and it shows nothing, or only 1 or 2 ads at
random. This is because not many people/vendors are bidding on that
keyword. Type in "Meteorites for Sale" and a few more results show up.
The reason my Meteorites USA does not show any more in the "Sponsored Ads"
column, is because I turned off my Adwords ads. ;) It's not cheap, and it
was only pulling 25-100 visits per day. I get 5-10 times that traffic
through organic search each day, so it's pointless for me to run my ads
constantly unless I have a special promotion.
Also, Tucson Show is going on right now. Meteorite dealers may have turned
off their ads while they are at the show.
Hope this helps...
Regards,
Eric
On 2/3/2011 7:13 PM, Melanie Matthews wrote:
It would be nice if when one punches in the key words: "meteorite",
"chondrite",
"chondrule", "achondrite", "pallasite", "Martian", "Lunaite", etc...that
a
sponsored link (or links) would appear in the upper right of the page to
online
stores that sell mets such as "Meteorites USA", "Meteorite Market", and
so
forth.. In fact think I remember a few years ago that was the case, but
what
happened? Search those keywords now and nothing comes up other than
search
contents..
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-Melanie
IMCA: 2975
eBay: metmel2775
Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09
I eat, sleep and breath meteorites 24/7.
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