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Seven Expert Search Engine Marketing Guides

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Done properly, search engine marketing (a.k.a. SEM, paid search, PPC) is a powerful complement to SEO and an effective tactic on its own. Discover the answers to these questions and others here in seven noteworthy search engine marketing guides from the past year. Share this on Bebo.

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Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Best Practices

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Search engine marketing (SEM) can be a powerful lead generation source, or a complete waste of money. B2B marketers often get less from their SEM programs than possible by overlooking basic but critical steps. Your goals—how many leads or sales are you planning to drive from search marketing? Write your ads.

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Best Search Engine Marketing Tips of 2009, Part 2

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While more than 80% of companies now use paid search in some form (primarily AdWords), many of these programs are under-optimized and not delivering the results they could be. How can search marketers use techniques like testing and keyword match types to improve results? How important are branded terms in paid search?

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Best Search Engine Marketing Tips of 2009, Part 1

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Discover the answers to these questions and others here in some of the best posts on search engine marketing of last year. Finding The Optimal Cost-Per-Lead by Search Engine Land. 9 things you MUST know before you start any conversion rate optimization by Search Engine People. Post this on Diigo.

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SEM Mystery: The Case of the Missing Leads

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No problem, I thought; knock out a keyword list, crank out a few ads, test a couple of different landing pages, keep an eye on things to weed out the bum search phrases and keep bids in line, piece of cake. So I downloaded a keyword report and went through it with a fine tooth comb. I could do it in my sleep. Share this on Bebo.

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Best AdWords Tips and Tactics of 2009, Part 1

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Setting up PPC Campaigns 101, Part 1 by Search Engine Watch. The prolific and always helpful Ron Jones steps through the basics of setting up a search marketing campaign, from sorting keywords into ad groups to identifying negative keywords to use.

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100+ Blog Directories and RSS Sites for Promoting Your Blog

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Keywords (6-8 core keyword phrases for your blog, e.g., “b2b marketing blog, SEO, search engine marketing, social media, SEM, online reputation management, content marketing, social PR&# ). Long description (up to 500 characters). Weblogalot. Share this on Bebo. Share this on del.icio.us.

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