Benefits of Google Website Optimizer

Posted on March 10, 2010
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Google Website Optimizer

Google has become the most important search engine because it is used by the majority of online users. This has resulted in businesses needing to take steps to optimize their websites to make them Google search engine friendly and increase their search engine rankings. It has become essential for a business website to rank on the first page of a Google ‘search’ that is related to their business in order to reach their targeted customers. The Google Website Optimizer is a key tool to helping a business increase online visibility.

The Google Website Optimizer is a tool that permits website owners to test various versions of their site content so they can determine what will best attract their targeted audience. In other words, they test different versions of the content on their live site to learn what will lead to the highest conversion rates.

There are a number of benefits to using the Google Website Optimizer. For instance, testing various versions of a website landing page will help you identify the best content that causes users to take action. Because the landing page is the main page used to attract users, using multivariate tests on such things as promotional text, headlines, calls to action, and images, the goal of your page can effectively achieved and the page communicates the call to action you want users to take.

The Website Optimizer allows you to create experiments where you test your landing page and a conversion page. You tag these pages with experiment tags that Google provides. You will then push the tagged versions of your pages live. Once your pages are tagged, you can make the rest of the changes. You can add different variations of content to test into the Website Optimizer tool. You will then launch the experiment. When your test page is opened in a browser, the experiment tags on your page will contact the Website Optimizer and request a set of variations to display on the test page. When a user visits your test page, they will see one combination of your content variations. If the user proceeds to your conversion page, Google will record a conversion. After you launch your experiment, Google will provide you with reports about performance of your test content.

Testing will enable you to identify what users respond to best so you can create a website that will be more effective in getting your desired business you want. The only way to figure out what content will work best on your site is to test different content. The Google Website Optimizer will help you study the effects of different content on your users so that you can create the most profitable website.

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How to Lower Your Cost Per Acquisition

Posted on February 4, 2010
Filed Under Affiliate Marketing Tips, Google AdWords, Landing Page Optimization, PPC Keyword Tools, Pay Per Click, Toronto SEM Consulting | Leave a Comment

How to Lower Your Cost Per Acquisition (CPA)

Cost Per Acquisition (CPA) advertising, or Cost Per Action advertising, is a method of paying for advertising that allows the advertiser to pay for each conversion such as a download, transaction, and lead instead of paying each time someone clicks on the ad. In other words, the advertiser only pays when the user completes a transaction. When differentiating CPA vs. CPC (Cost Per Click), with CPC, the advertiser pays each time someone clicks on the ad.

The best way to lower your CPA is to maximize your keywords so that you are using keywords that people use when searching for your product and service.  You must be able to turn your keywords into a sale. This involves constantly looking for quality keywords so you gain a competitive edge and that the researched keywords result in a profit. One important step you should take is setting a maximum cost-per-acquisition (CPA). This is the bid you are willing to pay for a conversion such as a transaction. For instance, if your maximum CPA bid is $5.00, you will not pay more than that price. You may also end up paying less depending on what others are bidding. You have the option to increase or decrease your maximum bid, depending on your marketing strategy. Google’s recommended maximum cost-per-acquisition (CPA) is the ad group bid that they suggest to help an advertiser keep costs steady.

Other than Google’s free conversion optimizing service, there are also cost per action paid service companies that specialize in finding the right keywords and setting the price. There are keyword research services available that provide advertisers with the ability to continually research keywords and create a relevant and effective list of keywords that will help them increase site traffic and lower their cost per acquisition. It is an effective method of controlling advertising spending and reducing advertising waste. People can also manually set keywords and bids themselves. Cost Per Acquisition Optimizing is an important tool if you are looking to optimize the number of conversions to maximize your advertising dollars.

Quality Score is another way to lower your CPA. Quality score is a grade search engines apply to your advertising campaigns. The higher a search engine grades your campaign, the less you will be charged. As well, you ads will become better established in the ‘Sponsored Links’ column. Quality score is affected by ad text relevancy, keyword relevancy to its particular ad group, landing page quality, and the click through rate. By producing search engine friendly ad campaigns, you will reduce your advertising costs by permitting the search engine to generate reduced minimum bids and first page bid for your advertising account. With better CPA management, businesses can drastically improve conversions while lowering their CPA.

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Toronto Google Analytics Consulting

Posted on November 24, 2009
Filed Under Google AdWords, Google Analytics, Toronto Marketing Consultant, Toronto SEM Consulting, Toronto SEO Consulting, Web Analytics | Leave a Comment

Toronto Google Analytics Consulting Service - What is that Data ?

As a Toronto Google Analytics Consultant, Grace Core provides perfect professional web analytic solutions for individuals, companies and multinational corporations . One can use Google Analytics to ascertain the quantum of web traffic to their site, the sales conversions and also tips and strategies to enhance viewer experience.

The information provided by using various tools packaged by Google Analytics  service, can help you earn more return on investment, maximize sales revenues and make stupendous money with the available online resources. Google analytics provides you with in depth analysis of the behavior of the web traffic to your site, the sources which generate huge traffic and the profitability of web traffic generated through advertisements, email and video marketing, social bookmarking, keywords, back links and so on. Google Analytics Consulting helps you optimize the quality and structure of your content based on the statistics derived using the Google analytical tools.

Some of the beneficial services provided by a proven Toronto Google Analytics Consultant are:

Helps you Determine Goals – Depending on the nature of your website, Google analytics consulting services help you determine achievable goals for your online business be it ecommerce, newsletters, or typically any kind of products or services.

Understand Data ranges – Provides you with a detailed and graphical interpretation of the relative positioning of your site with respect to performance and sales over a period of time.

Geographical spread- Google Analytics consulting tools help you ascertain how your online business is performing across many geographical locations and performance parameters

Efficient Integration of Adwords - If your target marketing activities are through ad words, then the analytic tools provide you with accurate data on each keyword, clicks, costs, conversions as well as return on investment.

Search Engine Traffic – Google analytic tools provide you with data as to which search engines generate humungous traffic other than Google like Yahoo, MSN or Ask Jeeves and provide you with solutions on how to attract traffic from them.

Apart from the ones mentioned above, a professional Toronto Google Analytics Consultant will help to detect and identify any anomalies in the web traffic patterns to your online business site and seek to rectify them with good, effective targeted marketing strategies by incorporating the Google analytical tools. Last but not the least, a professional Google Analytics consultant deals with integration, customization, custom report generation, website filtering and website set up and installation services. Contact Grace Core for your next Google Analytics Setup.

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