Ever wanted to experiment with Google’s Pay-Per-Click ads, but been too scared to try? Here’s your chance.
Until December 31, you can access $100 in free advertising to try out Google AdWords.
If you’re not familiar with Google’s AdWords feature, here’s a quick explanation of how it works. When you go to Google and enter a search term, it brings up a list of all the top websites. But over on the side, on the right, it also brings up ads. These ads are “smart” because they are being brought up on the basis of the search term that you entered in Google.
These ads are pay-per-click, which means that the seller ONLY gets charged if you click on the ad and it takes you their website. They don’t get charged if you don’t click.
The PPC system works a bit like a popularity contest. The more general your search terms or keywords are, the more expensive the ads would be. For example, a keyword like “shoes” would be a much more expensive click than a keyword like “red shoes” which is more specific and targeted.
Google allows you to cap your ads wherever you like. Say you only want to spend $1/day on advertising. They will allow people to see your ads until it adds up to $1, then they pull the ad for the rest of the day, so you have a lot of control.
Here’s an article from a past guest post by Alex Papa.
Click here to register and get started. I’m going to try it!
NOTE: in order to qualify, you must not have a current Google AdWords account. And if you get asked for a code, try this one: 4YSZ-DLP8-YAST-BRP7-B4SA
Wow, GREAT find. Thanks, Rebecca!
It came in the mail. 🙂
I haven’t gone all the way through the sign up process, but you have to be new to AdWords, and it looks like you might have to have an activation code?
You do need to be a new Google AdWords customer, but I don’t think you need an activation code. I believe they send that to you as part of the sign-up process.
Thanks for the tip! I got a $100 giftcard from google adwords and was wondering whether or not to try it…may give it a chance!
It came in the mail. 🙂