Did you know that Google gets anywhere from 3.6 billion to 6.5 billion searches per day? And of all these searches, how many people do you think look past the first page of results?

Pay-per-click (PPC) is a great, and often a very impactful, way to quickly generate website traffic. However, the PPC model may not be a good fit for every situation. 

How do you promote your business at a trade show? Aside from attention-grabbing booth setups, you can reach attendees via their mobile devices with highly targeted Google Ads. 

Editor's Note: This blog was originally published on June 27th, 2016. It was updated in March of 2019 to reflect updated information. 

Most businesspeople don't have in-depth knowledge of AdWords. Realistically, the majority of our clients have zero AdWords experience when they come to us for assistance. Not only do they have no idea how AdWords works, but they also have no idea how an AdWords agency works, or what to expect from their PPC advertising agency. 

AdWords agencies are like snowflakes - no two companies are quite the same. However, they fall into two general categories: some PPC agencies work by taking advantage of unsuspecting businesses, and others truly put their heart and soul into getting results for their clients. We call the former black hat agencies - check out these horror stories to learn more about bad practices.

How do you know which type of agency you're working with? We've put together ten questions you should be asking an agency before you sign ANY type of contract.

Hey Sales and Marketing Professionals!

I’m sure you can agree that driving more quality visitors to your website is important, but it can also be very difficult when you’re starting with very low numbers, and you don’t want to rely on pay-per-click advertising.

But what if I told you that by strategically beefing up the Attract stage of your Online Marketing Plan for Manufacturers, you can drive more quality visitors to your website?

In this post, I’m going to show you how pillar content, your blog, SEO, social media, and PPC can work in unison to attract visitors to your manufacturing website.

As of August 16, 2018, Google Ads now allow 3 headlines and 2 descriptions (rather than 2 headlines and 1 description). Google says:

Today, to new and potential customers, a good business website is often the face of a company. It represents your business to a worldwide audience, answers customer queries, and should help generate leads. A great-looking website isn't enough if it can’t attract adequate traffic to it. The best manufacturing websites have mastered several ways to increase traffic on their sites.

Manufacturers, in general, have been slow to learn and adopt digital best practices like content marketing to stand out in the 21st century. Not being absolutely sure about website traffic isn’t an option in the breakneck speed and high stakes of the digital world.

Because we have been doing training seminars on AdWords recently, we get to talk to many businesses about their experiences. We completely understand that most business people won't have an in depth knowledge of AdWords and we wouldn't expect them to. What I have found in talking to them is the lack of knowledge of what type of service, value, etc. they are getting from their current AdWords agencies. In fact, some of these businesses are getting straight up taken advantage of.