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                               How to rank your website in less than 24 hours

     During the past couple of years Paid Search Advertising (also Pay-Per-Click) has gained a significant influence in the search engine industry. Although more traditional optimization remains the most popular online marketing strategy, more and more website owners are discovering the potential of online advertising campaigns. If they are correctly designed and managed, PPC campaigns can bring hightly qualified visitors to your website.

     Pay-Per-Click (PPC) is based on a principle similar to auctions. The difference is that you bid on keywords—terms people use when they search for things on the Internet.

The idea of PPC bidding is simple: you bid on keywords that relate to your product. The highest bidder gets placed at the top of the search results, the second highest bidder gets the next listing and so on. Whenever someone clicks through your website you pay the amount you bid on that particular search term.

     There are three advantages to advertising with PPC search engines. The first is cheap and highly targeted traffic. When you bid on keywords that relate to your product or service, you are actually prequalifying the type of visitors you want to attract. You decide how much you are willing to bid for the click and you only pay when someone clicks on your ad. This suggests that PPC search engines can cheaply send qualified visitors to your website.

     The next advantage to advertising with PPC search engines is fast exposure and immediate profits. Tradtional search engines usually take a few weeks or longer to list your website. If you are having difficulties having your website indexed by search engines or you would like quicker results from the search engines then PPC is the best alternative. Most PPC search engines will make your website live within a couple of hours and the impact on your site traffic and sales is almost immediate.

     The last advantage is a guaranteed top position. Search engines are the best method of getting your website results for free, which involves choosing keywords that directly relate to your website and placing them meaningfully within your pages. As easy as this may sound, for an average webmaster it’s a daunting task without any guarantee of success. But it is well worth the effort because by spending just a few cents per click, your website can get to one of the top three positions within 24 hours.

     The best-known and most popular PPC search engines are Google Adwords and Overture. If you advertise with these two industry leaders your website will get lots of exposure and traffic. Both Google Adwords and Overture appear on many different sites including Yahoo, MSN, AltaVista, Excite and many others, so you can reach up to 80% of all active Internet users. But you also need to know that their top listings are expensive and you will pay quite a lot.

     The main rule of PPC bidding is to attract highly qualified buyers and keep your bids as low as possible. Because you’re paying for every visitor who comes to your website you want to maximize the effectiveness of your PPC campaign by knowning the conversion rate of your website. What that means is the number of unique visitors you need to close one sale. You also should know your profit margin. If your profit margin is high enough to justify the cost you can consider increasing the bid and getting a higher position for your ad. Then decide whether or not the extra sales justify the extra cost and adjust the bid accordingly.