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The Truth About Pay-Per-Click Advertisements

Published by Lou | October 9th 2009 | Views:
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Are pay-per-click ads the best method of getting customersto your website?

Essentially there are two ways your website can get to the topof a search engine's results:

* Pay-per-click ads, where you pay for your site to appear inthe "Sponsored Links" area on the right side of the results page

* Search engine optimization, where your site is optimized tobe at the top of the natural/organic results on the left side ofthe results page (link to our SEO page)

JupiterResearch analyst Niki Scevak stated that one in sevensearchers click on a paid/sponsored link.
If you do the math,that's only 14% of searchers who are choosing the pay-per-clickads to get to the information they are searching for. It alsomeans, if you concentrate all your search efforts onpay-per-click you will only be reaching 14% of your potentialcustomers.

So while pay-per-click methods might get your listed quicklythey may not be driving as much traffic as you want. That is whyinvesting time towards a solid search engine optimization andlink management campaign is needed to get your site listedhighly in the natural results is a step that cannot be ignored.It helps you reach more searchers


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Alyssa Duvall is an Internetmarketing and a Search Engine Optimization Specialist. Sheprovides proven results for Website promotion. More articles canbe found at http://bigoakinc.com/seo-articles/seo-articles.php This article may be freely reprinted as long as all links andauthor information remain.

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