 | View Full Version : Google AdWords - Worth it? R Doherty 02-14-2002, 01:58 PM Hi, In a startup web host business with a low budget, would AdWords be a good or bad idea? Why? https://adwords.google.com/AdWords/Welcome.html Regards. delpino 02-14-2002, 02:08 PM I tried the german google.. the budget was 10 dollars.. and it was used up quite quick.. in just 10 minutes or so.. and i think just 1 click.. try to choose just important keywords or your credits will be used up very quick.. R Doherty 02-14-2002, 02:36 PM Originally posted by delpino I tried the german google.. the budget was 10 dollars.. and it was used up quite quick.. in just 10 minutes or so.. and i think just 1 click.. try to choose just important keywords or your credits will be used up very quick.. That sounds rather poor :( iBiz 02-14-2002, 02:55 PM We got great response from google ad words for our Colocation Company MaxRax.com It was well worth the small investment R Doherty 02-14-2002, 02:58 PM Originally posted by iBiz We got great response from google ad words for our Colocation Company MaxRax.com It was well worth the small investment Could you tell me your campaign details? CTR, plans sold, money spent, etc? Regards iBiz 02-14-2002, 03:02 PM contact me off forum and I'll be glad to give you some info Lonny 02-14-2002, 07:16 PM Well, for small budget I would go for directories who are just starting usually you could get a deal from them - 3 month for only $5 or something similar and as their traffic adds up you earn more than you thought... :) If you go with Google.com try to choose the right keywords.. Good luck H2 02-15-2002, 06:06 AM Our current CTR - 3.5% (up to 7-8% for 1-2 keywords) 25 keywords, up to $180/m ;) jgriff64 02-15-2002, 06:26 AM When we first started using google, well over a year ago, things went very well. We would get a very good response from it. However we still use it some times and the response is now very poor due to very large numbers of people using it. AudiBoy 02-15-2002, 01:14 PM I would have to agree that it seems like way too many people using google adwords. I have to refresh many times to see our ads just once, and we have about 7 ads on the system, with about 10 keywords for each ad. In a way though, I like the system because we aren't spending a whole lot of money, and we are getting a good click through rate. I would recommend not using the keywords webhosting or web hosting though. I did not experience good click through rates with these keywords, just lots of impressions, so the money went alot faster... Be more creative with your keywords, and you should be OK. jv |