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First and foremost, PPC (pay per click) management is an online advertising tool based on a pay as you go system. This basically means that with PPC, you only pay for what you get. So, basically you pay for the number of visitors, which is determined by the number of internet users clicking your advertisement. This system was first introduced in the late ’90s, and it has been continuously perfected as more and more advertising companies starting adding it to their list of services. PPC was the first true form of internet based advertising, and until the appearance of other techniques such as SEO, it ruled the online advertising sector.

Nowadays, large companies use a combination between SEO and highly effective PPC Management, as volume of competitors is constantly growing in pretty much all the niches. Professional PPC management is required by any company interested in investing in advertising, as there are numerous aspects which need constant monitoring and fine tuning. The actual advertisements, for example, need to be constantly checked to see if there are still as effective as they are supposed to be. In terms of pricing PPC management campaigns can contain two types of rates, fixed rates and bid rates.

There are several factors which contribute to their overall value, including geographical location and niche importance. Just like in the case of SEO, a good PPC management professional will always advise you to select the most effective keywords or key phrases, even if they most times prove to be more costly. From working with numerous PPC management professionals, I can tell you that in order to be able to benefit from the most effective PPC management services, you need to convey your expectations and budget very clearly before the project starts.

Very much like SEO, PPC management needs to be 100% result oriented. Numerous advertising companies which offer PPC management solutions will allow for complete evaluation software applications, so you can also check the progress of your campaigns. Even though it can become considerably more costly than a SEO campaign, this solution is considered by many online advertising professionals as being much superior because positive results start to show faster in the cases when professionals use PPC management strategies that are adequate for your particular business.

This is exactly the main problem of this advertising method, if it is not perfectly targeted, then the results will be nowhere near what you would expect to get. This is the primary reason why you need to make sure that you choose a PPC management company that has the necessary know-how and the experience to bring your company to the highest peaks of success. Another important aspect you should be prepared for is the budget. Depending on how popular the niche you operate in is and how expensive the keywords you need are, your budget can vary from a few hundred dollars to several thousands. If you want to increase your company’s chances for success, then it might be a good idea to also deploy a SEO campaign that will fill all the gaps.

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Since generating links to your website is by far the most important aspect of any internet marketing campaign, it’s imperative that you find ways to not only build as many links back to your site as possible, but to obtain relevant links that will generate traffic and improve rankings.

Although link building can be a tedious task that can be extremely difficult for some people, it can also be fun for other people. However one thing is for sure, you have to be in the link building mind-set. Either you’re in the mindset 24/7 and are always ready to obtain your next link whenever the opportunity arises or you have to set 3 hours aside to get in the zone to build as many links possible.

It’s best to have both mindsets. Always look for an opportunity to get links. But also recognize that to obtain truly relevant links, it’s necessary to set a special time aside to do so. After all, strategic link building is crucial to any SEO campaign competing in a tough industry, it well worth the time.

I recommend you spend some time creating a list of URL’s of pages you could possible get your link on. Create this list in a spreadsheet document such as Excel so you can add columns and perform tasks such as sort and filter.

Once you have a spreadsheet ready, here are a few ways to create a list of relevant possibilities…

• Determine who your competition is and perform a link: search. [ie: link:jameseo.com] Export all results to CSV. Then find all the sites linking to sites “related” (Google’s related) to your competitors.
• Manually visit the top 100 sites for your top 2 – 10 targeted terms and see which ones are directories, blogs or have link (resources) pages.
• Use special search operators such as intitle:Keyword Phrase “add link”, inurl:directory intitle:keyword, intitle:keyword inurl:resources, etc.

These 3 techniques should help you create a nice size list. The size of the list normally depends on the competition. I aim to find at least 1,000 sites. This list will increase along the way. There are a variety of link building tools to help you generate even longer list of URL’s.

So, now that you have a huge list of URL’s you have to set a few hours aside to manually go through this list. Depending on what stats you have on each URL, the order you go in is up to you.

Because the list was generated by analyzing relevant sites, no matter how much time you spend on it, it will help your rankings (assuming on-page SEO is intact).

After you visit all the sites on your list or just need to take a break from THE LIST. Here are a few other ways to get more relevant back links;

• Contact other webmasters and let them know about your site. These webmasters should be websites in your industry with a lot of visitors
• Notify forums. Every industry has forums. Letting visitors that participate in these forums know about your site can generate buzz.
• Find blogs in your industry with huge RSS subscribers. Ask them to review your site. Normally all their visitors/commentators will review your site as well.
• Convert all your text content to podcast using text to voice software (Or you can record someone reading it). Then submit your podcast to podcast directories.
• Do the same with PDF’s and e-books by simply adding table of contents and converting the file type to a PDF. Then you can submit them to free e-book and PDF directories in return for links.
• Write a press release. Your website can get picked up by a major site with high Page Rank. Helping rankings or sending traffic your way.

Once you’ve performed these techniques and you’re still not on top, it is recommend you find long term, passive link building strategies like creating badges or pictures for people to add to their site. [i.e.: page counters with back links, Wordpress blog theme footer links, etc.]

Furthermore, if you are linking to any sites, make sure that they know. Good luck!

James Harrison is an experienced link building expert from SEO by the Hour, a San Diego SEO firm.