AdWords for Dummies (For Dummies)

• AdWords lets every business-from eBay PowerSellers to Fortune 500 companies-create targeted, cost-efficient advertising campaigns on the Web, and accounts for the bulk of Google's $6 billion in annual revenues
• This all-new guide helps advertisers get a handle on AdWords complexities and nuances, adopt AdWords best practices, and turn clicks into ka-ching!
• Topics covered include conducting quick and cheap market research, crafting a message that cuts through the clutter, choosing AdWords settings, bidding on keywords, setting a maximum daily spend, improving the Web page that an ad points to, testing strategies, tracking results, and using Web analytics tools
• Includes an exclusive offer from Google-AdWords credits equivalent to the price of the book-plus a companion Web site with up-to-the-minute AdWords tips and tricks, narrated video walkthroughs, and free trials of the author's software

• A new chapter on Website Optimizer 
• Information on search volume
• Changes to the AdWords interface 
• Best practices in split testing, opt-in landing page structure, and ad group structure 
• New free tools included in AdWords, and new and better 3^rdparty tools
• Greater prominence to AdWords Editor as the tool of choice for managing an AdWords account 
• Case studies from book readers who shared their results with the author

Use your $25 Google AdWords credit to start boosting your bottom line today!

What's the good word? It's AdWords, the marketing solution that helps turn clicks into cash by attracting the right visitors to your Web site. This book shows how to find the best search terms to help build your business, as well as how to research your market, build a direct marketing strategy, analyze ad success, and turn a tidy profit.

• Activate and manage an AdWords account

• Determine your market's profitability

• Write and test your ads

• Measure ad results

• Choose the perfect keywords

• Keep your customers happy

Part I: Becoming a Google Advertiser.

Chapter 1: Profiting from the Pay-Per-Click Revolution.

Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Starter Edition Account.

Chapter 3: Setting Up Your Standard Edition Account.

Part II: Launching Your AdWords Campaign.

Chapter 4: Discovering Your Online Market.

Chapter 5: Choosing the Right Keywords.

Chapter 6: Writing Magnetic Ads.

Part III: Managing Your AdWords Campaigns.

Chapter 7: Deciding Where and When to Show Your Ads.

Chapter 8: Improving Your Campaigns through Keyword Management.

Chapter 9: Getting It Done with AdWords Tools.

Part IV: Converting Clicks to Clink.

Chapter 10: Giving Your Customer a Soft Landing on Your Web Site.

Chapter 11: Following Up with Your Prospects .

Chapter 12: Building a “Climb the Ladder” Web Site.

Part V: Testing Your Strategies and Tracking Your Results.

Chapter 13: How You Can’t Help Becoming an Advertising Genius.

Chapter 14: Slashing Your Costs with Conversion Tracking.

Chapter 15: Making More Sales with Google Analytics.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 16: The Ten Most Serious AdWords Beginner’s Mistakes.

Chapter 17: Ten AdWords Case Studies.

Index.