Whenever you market anything online it's the guy that
gets the traffic that wins. It isn't a secret, there's no rocket
science behind it, it's just true. You could have the most
well-developed site on the planet and if nobody is visiting it, well it
doesn't matter anyway. For most online businesses pay-per-click
advertising is the method of choice to drive visitors.
Unfortunately, PPC is complicated and it can become costly for
beginners to the game. A PPC Spy will watch what others
in your market are doing and then give you that information
so that you can improve upon their results. With so many PPC spy's out there choosing the right
one can be difficult.
With that, let's just start by covering what a PPC Spy program is and is not.
First,
a PPC Spy program is NOT really a method for spying on your
competitors. What it does do is allow you to see which keywords they
are making money with, and in turn use that information to make money
yourself.
Second, NOT everyone will need a PPC
Spy. If you don't make use of pay-per-click advertising then you will
just be wasting your time and money.
Third, a PPC Spy IS
an excellent way to gain an advantage with your online marketing.
Finding keywords that really bring customers (instead of
just visitors) is hard. This simple piece of software makes
earning money simple Using a PPC Spy you'll guarantee
that the traffic you pay for is quality traffic - that will
make you sales!
Fourth,
if you don't take the time to choose the right PPC Spy then you shouldn't bother at all. A poorly designed PPC Spy will actually make your campaign worse. The last thing you need is to end up spending more money without any results.
To sort the junk from the real products on the market,
along with a few friends, I took the time to evaluate the top PPC Spy
programs on the market. We based our
evaluations on the following criteria.
- PPC Spying - Obviously
our main rating was based on how well the PPC Spy did what it was
designed to do. That is get: keyword data, keyword cost statistics, traffic
volumes, and more from our competitors campaigns.
- Ease of Learning - Most of these tools have a slight learning curve. The easier it was to learn, the higher we rated it.
- Ease of Installation - Many PPC Spy's are intended to be installed with your site. If that was the case, how easy was it to install?
- Ease of Use - Once we got the software running how simple was getting the data we needed?
- Automation -
The best PPC Spying software is automated so that you can just set it
up and then leave it alone. Higher marks were given to the tools we
didn't have to adjust all the time.
- Value of the Data - Some
PPC Spy's perform better than others. Was the data that the program gave
us worth something?
- Sales Made after Using - We
didn't just evaluate these tools with new ad campaigns. We also used
them with existing campaigns. Did the tool actually help us make more
sales than we already were by suggesting better keywords, different bid
structures, etc?
- Over-all Rating - Based on everything above, how did the PPC Spy rate overall?
To test each tool we used the tool for two ad campaigns over a period of
time. All of those who were involved in testing run 20 - 30 ad campaigns at any
given time (for the purposes of affiliate marketing). There were three of
us, and each of us tested the tools over a 1 month period.
Below you will find our results for the
top three PPC Spying Tools on the market today.
The results shown are pretty self-explanatory, and
PPC Web Spy
was obviously the clear winner, but if you do need any help choosing
the software that's right for you don't hesitate to email me (info@businessesreviews.com).
Once you get your PPC Spy up and running be sure to contact me (email
above) and let me know. Just drop me a line telling me what you're
doing and how well the tool worked to improve your business. I
like to hear other's experiences in the marketing game.
To Making Money Online - The Easy Way,
Dallas Thompson