While there are hundreds of Google how-to guides online, written both by savvy bloggers and Google itself, the advertising giant has a few skeletons in its closet that are rarely talked about. After all, Google AdWords is the ever popular advertising platform – or is it?<\/p>\n

How does Google AdWords work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Advertisers bid on keywords in order to serve an ad which, when clicked upon, leads the searcher to a website landing page where a conversion goal, such as a lead generation or purchase, can be completed.<\/p>\n

Advertisers compete against one another in the Google AdWords auction for select ad slots on the Google Search results page. \u00a0Advertisements will appear primarily above or to the right-handside of organic listings.<\/p>\n

There are three questions you\u2019re going to ask to determine whether or not to advertise on a particular keyword:<\/p>\n

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1. Is the keyword searched in Google<\/strong>? If there is no search volume, then that tells you no one is typing that phrase into Google. There is no point in advertising on keywords no one is searching.<\/li>\n
2. Is the person searching this keyword likely to buy my product or service<\/strong>? Or is the person more likely just doing research with no intention of making a purchase? In other words, what is the intent of the keyword? When starting out, you\u2019ll want to advertise on what I call \u201cbuying intent\u201d keywords where the person is clearly looking to buy.<\/li>\n
3. Can I afford to advertise on the keyword<\/strong>? This question is important, but it requires a bit of math to calculate. So let\u2019s take a look at that now.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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   Before you can finalize your keyword list, you must first make sure some basic \u201c4^{th <\/sup>grade math\u201d makes sense. This will prevent you from going after keywords where there\u2019s no chance of being profitable. It\u2019s better to run these numbers now before you\u2019ve sunk time and money into a campaign destined to fail.<\/p>\n}

   At this point, you now have a list of \u201cbuying intent\u201d keywords that you\u2019re confident you can afford. The next step is to reduce your risk by leveraging competitor intelligence. In most industries, you\u2019ll find competitors who already have tested and optimized their AdWords campaigns. That means they have figured out which keywords, ads, and landing pages work and do not work in your market.<\/p>\n

   Your USP, or unique selling proposition, is what differentiates your business from your competitors and gives your prospects a compelling reason to choose you. In other words, your USP answers the question \u201cWhy should I, your prospect, choose to do business with you, versus any and every other option, including doing nothing?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0You can thank direct response marketing expert, Dan Kennedy, for giving us that valuable question.<\/p>\n

   When it comes to AdWords, there are 3 important reasons to create a powerful USP:<\/p>\n

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   1. First, a strong USP will generate more traffic from qualified prospects (encourage clicks on your ads) and repel unwanted leads (prevent clicks on your ads).<\/li>\n
   2. Second, a strong USP will skyrocket your sales conversion rates. So, not only will you generate more traffic because you\u2019ll get more clicks on your ads, you\u2019ll also convert more of your traffic into paying customers.<\/li>\n
   3. And third, a strong USP can eliminate price comparison shopping. This can be a game changer for your business because you\u2019re no longer seen as a commodity. If you give your prospects a compelling reason to do business with you versus your competition, then price becomes a secondary issue, and you\u2019ll be able to demand higher prices than your competition without hurting your sales.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Third, analyze your competitors, and look for an opening. The most important word in unique selling proposition is\u00a0unique<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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