One of the most important elements of an effective Google AdWords campaign is selecting the right combination of keywords and keyphrases. There could be millions of keywords associated with your niche and playing a guessing game for the 'right' keywords can be costly. Google offers its own keyword selector tool to make the process of choosing keywords easier, but there's are a handful of other tools you can use to fine-tune your campaign.

Almost all AdWords masters use a three-step strategy when selecting keywords. First, they will start with obvious keywords and run them through the keyword tool to determine the volume and types of searches performed. Then, they may start researching synonyms to find out similar and related searches being conducted by their target market. Finally, they will identify underperforming keywords and eliminate or tweak them from the campaign.

If you're looking for ways to build an effective AdWords campaign, you'll need to choose the right keyword tool and then follow the three-step strategy outlined above. Howie Jacobson, author of a popular guide to AdWords book, explains that the most favorable keyword tools you can use for PPC campaigns are: Google's Keyword Selector Tool; Keyword Discovery; Word Tracker; and a basic Thesaurus.

Google's Keyword Selector Tool is free to use and can be accessed through your AdWords account. The tool allows you to enter one or several keywords into its box and show results for hat keyword along with similar or 'relevant' keywords in the niche. The tool will show you the volume of searches conducted per month, the average cost per click, and other statistical data you can use to analyze and compare different keywords.

Keyword Discovery is a paid service that allows you to manage several lists of keywords, compare data, and produce reports with ease. This is a more robust keyword analysis tool than the free Google Keyword Selector Tool, and is most appropriate for experienced AdWords users and SEO experts. If you're comfortable with paying for the service, Keyword Discovery can help you create comprehensive lists of keywords to help you target very specific groups in your market.

Word Tracker offers both a paid service and a free tool for analyzing keywords. The free keyword tool provides very basic information, namely, the number of searchers conducted for your keyterm within the month. It's a quick an easy to cross reference search volume for a particular keyword, but the numbers may not be as accurate as the Google Keyword Selector Tool.

Using keyword tools can be an effective way to 'mine' for long-tail keywords and synonyms in your niche. You'll have an opportunity to compare and analyze dozens, even hundreds of keywords easily and can export the data into an Excel spreadsheet or other document for easy retrieval.

Understanding what your target market is searching for will help you create compelling and high-impact AdWords ads which in turn can increase click-through rates. If you're just starting out, take advantage of the free tools available and print out or organize the results to build your baseline keyword list.

Autor: Melony Moore

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