Picking the right words to advertise on Google is quite easy with their keyword tool. Now we have talked about keywords and how to find them on your own website but today we want to talk about finding words, real estate words, with the Google tool that competitors aren’t yet advertising on and yet are being searched by your future buyers and future sellers. I want everyone to go and find words like the chart above shows. These are words that have search volume but have little to no competition... 

Have you ever taken out a classified ad and not a single person called you? It can be one of the most frustrating events to spend time on a ad, review the ad, and pay for it only to have no one call. The great part about using pay per click advertising is you only pay when people actually click on your ad. That’s right you are only paying for results. So what is the trick to writing ads for Google, Yahoo, or MSN Adcenter that people actually click on? Well we could always offer them money but... 

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be the most dominate boxer of all time? Think about facing Muhammad Ali in his prime. Would you even stand a chance at beating him? This is a fight that you should never pick and this would be a fight that Muhammad Ali would be guaranteed to win. You would never want to face Muhammad Ali in the ring as it would only end with you getting hurt and Muhammad Ali taking home another check. Many real estate agents give up on placing ads on with pay per click... 

There are quite a few out on the Internet who believe that real estate professionals should not do pay per click advertising. Many say that real estate professionals should just pay large companies who do pay per click advertising to do it for them. I am not one of those people. I believe that every real estate professional can (if they so desire) do their own pay per click advertising with Google Adwords, Yahoo, or MSN Adcenter. Let’s start with a few reasons on why you should do your very... 

There are people out there who say that you should abandon real estate pay per click advertising efforts and that you should only focus your efforts on SEO (Search Engine Optimization). In fact if you listened to the interview that was done with Ryan Lash of www.yMarketing.com you heard how he spoke about SEM (Search Engine Marketing) and how under that umbrella he had two tasks that real estate professionals should take time to learn and work on and those two were as follows: SEO - He mentioned... 

Are you tracking your success with Google Adwords? If you aren’t you are missing a key component to success with Google Adwords. It is great to make sure you change your ads, have the right keywords, and point everything to the right landing page but how do you know if you have done the right things or not? The answer lies in tracking your results. Now Google gives you some great reports, charts and graphs but I find that if you track a few simple things then you can make sure to succeed without... 

There are many out on the Internet that say once you have XX number of leads coming in to your website or blog from organic results that is when you should stop doing your pay per click. It is a hard road to the top of the Internet search results whether you are doing pay per click or you are targeting organic results. I thought I would write this post showing what others say and then the reason you shouldn’t listen to their advice. They give some reasons such as the following:  Longevity –... 

Real estate pay per click advertising is hated by some and loved by others. I personally love pay per click advertising. I believe that taking out paid ads on Google, Yahoo, & MSN is a fantastic way to generate instant, targeted, and focused traffic to your website. In fact I think there is no better way to generate immediate results then to take out these small ads. If you have ever taken out a classified ad in a newspaper and enjoyed getting calls to a phone number then you will enjoy real... 

How can we really have 1 tip that will improve your Google Ads when it takes more than 1 thing? Well there is of course more than one item you should focus on but this is one of the most overlooked tips that can change what Google thinks of your ad which determines what you pay. It is always about paying as little as you can for the highest ad position you can get on a page that you want to achieve. After all who wouldn’t want more for less right?  The Google Quality Score is a key factor in... 

To change or not to change that is the question. One of the biggest mistakes that can be made is not looking at how you can improve your ads. An ad can always be improved. Having an ad that is too good is like being too good at golf it just doesn’t happen. I wanted to go over some criteria of when to make changes to your ad and what you should look for. You have had at least 30 clicks to your ad to tell how it will do - if you don’t have at least 30 clicks to the ad you should wait until...