Way back in the early days of the Internet around 1998-2000, you would just simply setup a Pay Per Click Account at Overture, manually load your keywords or use a Spreadsheet and start a bidding war. You could start bidding as low as a penny per click, and you would actually show up close to the top on a lot of keywords. Those were the days of the Wild Wild West and anyone back then could make a small fortune.
When Google came on the scene in 2003, it was sort of like this at first. Then over time the costs per click started rising, then other factors came into play like the Google Quality Score. Most amateurs wanting to enter the Pay Per Click Game are doing it all wrong.
2 of the Biggest Google Adwords Misconceptions:
1.) Google AdWords is not an auction where the person who pays the most per click automatically wins. This game is much more complicated than this.
2.) The person holding the #1 Position does get the most clicks, however, this is hardly the most profitable position to be in. Right now it’s paramount to understand the balance between the best positioning, the number of clicks you want to receive and the price you are willing to pay for each click to ensure maximum profitability.
Google Quality Score Explained
It’s possible for someone to bid $.75 per click and get their ad showing higher than someone who is paying $7.50 per click. And if you are just starting out with Google Adwords and don’t have some serious mentoring, as well as the ability to understand somewhat abstract concepts, it will be next to impossible for the average person to figure all of this out by themselves.
What Determines Your Google Quality Score?
Your Quality Score is defined by 3 main factors.
1.) Click Through Rate – This is how often people click on your ad. This is defined as a percentage of number of total impressions verses ad clicks. The higher your Click Through Rate or CTR the better your ad is and the better score Google assigns it. This dynamic alone makes up 60 Percent of your Google Quality Score.
2.) Ad Relevancy – Google will look at your ad, and their Search Engine Spiders will follow the URL at the bottom of your ad to your Landing Page or Squeeze Page. They will check the relevancy of this page, by determining if your target keyword is placed on your landing page, how often it is placed and if it is placed in all of the right places. This dynamic accounts for 20 Percent of your Google Quality Score.
3.) Landing Page or Squeeze Page Quality – This process is done not only through the Google Search Engine Spiders but by a manual review as well. The automated part of this process is when the Google Spiders check certain elements of your destination page such as the Privacy Policy, Terms & Conditions and Contact Us page to see if they are present












