Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Pay Per Click and Searcher Intent



by Marten Ranheim


When you are running an online business, keyword intent is a very important aspect to focus on to ensure that you are using keywords that are easy to be searched by the consumers who are most likely interested about the product that you are offering. Basically, product keywords should be perfectly matched with the perceived intentions of online searchers. Knowing the intentions of your targeted clients is very important because they serve as the basis of your campaign materials and in the creation of the content of the landing page on the web.

There's always a proper way in doing business online and when it comes to PPC performance, it would be great if you can give the searcher a marketing strategy that is relevantly matched to his purposes when he uses Google in searching for something. Everyone who goes online has questions in mind that he wants to be answered by doing research. Your online ad is presenting a solution. Should the searcher find your offer to be the fittest match to his intent, your ad will surely be earning a hit.

An effective way to design your campaigns involves targeting the actual intention of your visitor. Intentions can be very different and targeting them with the same ad is a lost opportunity. For example, some in the research stage is looking for very different things than someone who is ready to make a purchase. Pushing online searchers in an inappropriate manner might cause disappointments and could drive them away instead. It is recommended that an effective manner of catching the attention of searcher be implemented in every step of the way until the selling process is done successfully and in a natural way.

Customer Manners and Purchasing Levels

There are three main intentions one can consider - research, reflection, and action. In the research stage, searchers use various ways to find what they're looking for and do these in stages. From the very start of searching they normally use main keywords to look for available information in general.

In the level of reflection, online searchers try to confine the range of selection as they have already gotten the needed information and are certain as to the kind of products or services they are looking for. In this particular stage, virtual enthusiasts are more likely certain as to the things that they look for and they truly need.

In the level of action, online finders are already knowledgeable of the exact product or service that they need and taking an action is the next thing that they want to do. They normally find a very credible website with good background and history in doing virtual transactions. Utilization of exact keywords is to be done by the online searchers in the level of action. Usually, these are the well-known long tail keywords that every person tries to look for. Consumers are now in the right phase and competition is not the name of the game here.

Maintain the Relevance

You have to ensure that the landing page and the copy of advertising strategy are relevant to the intentions that you wish to focus on. Therefore, if an online enthusiast is still in the stage of research, it is very important that you offer him an ad that is being supported by a comprehensive landing page. By ensuring close relevance between your keyword, ad copy and landing page you can increase your click through rate and quality score which ultimately means you'll pay less for clicks.

As opposed to encouraging your patrons to buy products immediately, which may result in a lost sales opportunity, present them with very useful information through your content and try to cultivate rapport.

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