Hey, i have only used adwords for all my advertising needs, but i am wondering if anyone else has experience with another advertiser that has a similar CPC program as google, and the same quality targeted traffic, but is just a little cheaper. I figure that the keywords i would like to advertise on Google are awfully competitive and if i go to a smaller advertiser i could get the same quality of clicks but for cheaper because there would be less competition. Have you found this to be true?
I am using 7search along with YSM. I stopped using adwords because of the competition. In my opinion, 7 search and YSM are good. My conversion rates are pretty good.
I gave up on Adwords, first of all because the competition and second, they charge me in Euros, while MSN adcenter or YSM do in dollar. Much better, i havent had much conversions with MSN, but YSM is almost on par with Adwords on that.. at least for me.
what you could try is being more detailed on your keywords. What you'd probably find is that your ROI would be higher also if you be specific. You than filter out of the general enquiries for solid leads. Or just use Adlisher.com Cheers
I am also looking for an alternative to adwords but I am looking for one thats just as good but is cheaper and has a bonus (e.g. coupons like in adwords but for other PPC sites) so I get a bit extra when I open an account. Know any?
YSM seems good alternative however you can give a try to MSN Search Marketing as well, nothing bad I hope.