Optimization Tips

Our Optimization Tips are designed to help our advertisers create the most effective pay-per-click advertising campaigns to connect with business decision makers searching for their product or service.

Ad Copy — Relevant ad copy is a vital part of your pay-per-click campaign. Make sure you depict your product and/or service benefits with clear and concise ad copy.

• Think like your ideal buyer - what do they want to see in your ad to know you have a great solution for them?
• Include promotions, special offers and pricing in your ad to help distinguish you from your competitors.
• Use our multi-link feature to drive traffic to transactional areas of your site, such as: Contact Us, Downloads, etc.
• Include keywords in your ad title and description so they appear more relevant to the user.

Keyword Selection — Your keyword choices have a major impact on how much exposure your pay-per-click ad receives.

• Choose descriptive keywords that are relevant to your product or service. The more specific the keyword phrase, the more qualified the user.
• Use multiple-word keywords. One word keywords tend to be too general and may result in irrelevant clicks.
• Always make sure to select top-level category keywords on Business.com. These keywords are tied to our most popular pages and receive the most traffic.

Traffic Maximization — Driving qualified traffic to your site is key in achieving ROI goals from pay-per-click advertising.

• Increase your keyword cost-per-clicks (CPCs) to help achieve your optimal page placement. The Top Three ad positions on the page receive the most exposure on Business.com and across the Business.com Advertising Network.
• Carefully plan and monitor your monthly cap to ensure your ad campaigns remain up throughout the month. Once your cap is reached, your pay-per-click ads will be removed from the site and will not have the opportunity to be distributed on the Advertiser Network.
• Add additional keywords to your pay-per-click ad campaign that describe your product or service.

Looking for tips on how to create and manage internet directory listings to drive more traffic to your site? Take a look at our Directory Submission Vitals & Checklists for advice on how to evaluate an internet directory and to effectively manage your directory submissions.

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