Does Google Adwords Hate Minisites? (Quality Score Issues)

Discussion in 'Google AdWords' started by mph, Nov 8, 2009.

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    Hi everyone!

    Perhaps this sounds familiar to you:

    I have 2 so-called mini-sites, just like so many people on this forum. (Here's one example: unlockwritersblock.info )

    I used to run an Adwords campaign that did really, really good - until one day - when my quality score dropped to 1 (one!) and the ads stopped working.

    Now, Google is asking me to bid $10 per keyword or increase the score of my site.

    So my dilemma is simple, yet the problem seems so overwhelming: how can I get around this problem? How can I pay a decent sum for my keywords and still be able to run my campaigns?

    1. Should I break the sales letter into more pages of content and fiddle around with the keywords, alt tags and such? This means I'll have to re-think the selling process altogether and switch to another model.
    2. Should I keep its current structure and do something about the keyword density, ALT tags and other small gimmicks? Will that guarantee a substantial increase in site score?
    3. Should I use "gateway" pages as landing pages, full of relevant content, with a clean HTML code and then make the visitors click on a link and visit my main page?

    What really bafflles me is that I have seen websites just like mine that are constantly being advertised on Adwords. :( One example would be searching for a product title like "The magic of making up". There are tons of ads that lead to minisites! And I can't imagine they're paying $10 per click. What are they doing differently?

    So, does anyone know the solution to this mystery?

    Thank you so much in advance!
     
    mph, Nov 8, 2009 IP