Google Adwords vs SEO

Discussion in 'All Other Search Engines' started by buckmajor, Sep 23, 2009.

  1. #1
    Hi there

    I hope my title makes sense and that it speaks for the purpose of this thread :D.

    For Search rank, would my site be better off using SEO; backlinks, submit url to directories, etc or using Google adwords for the user to find my site? I just need an explanation of the advantages of Google adwords and SEO

    Many thanks in advance
    CHEERS :)
     
    buckmajor, Sep 23, 2009 IP
  2. newlogo

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    if u r looking for long term result and cost effective way, seo is good option compare to google adword.
     
    newlogo, Sep 23, 2009 IP
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    True... It's better to do SEO if you're looking long term result and wants to save money, than using Google Adwords (PPC).
     
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  4. buckmajor

    buckmajor Active Member

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    YES! I was definitely heading that way, couldn't agree more. I only asked because I saw this site with a 'Page PR' of 3, alexa rank of 2million, but with no compete.com uniques and been told they spend money on their advertising online, so I'm assuming they're using something like Google Adwords. Could they be using anything else to keep their site rank high, if they have the budget to spend?

    Come to think of it, how do I get my site ranked for 'Page PR' and 'Site PR'? I'm using SEOBook tool, and I have no 'Site PR' and no 'Page PR' and not sure why: http://www.dmaireroa.com
     
    buckmajor, Sep 24, 2009 IP
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    Adword is not cost effective, so SEO is the way to go for long term ranking.
     
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  6. buckmajor

    buckmajor Active Member

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    Yep, SEO all the way, but would anyone answer my question please?
    Thanks in advance
     
    buckmajor, Sep 24, 2009 IP
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    Seo is very efective u can make free all with small money,adword for short therms only
     
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    I dont think that adwords is useful anymore. I would prefer doing some seo work like article submission, a good article can pull a huge traffic
     
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  9. buckmajor

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    Hey! Come to think of it, when you submit article, do mean your article content e.g. about page, etc? How is it that google doesn't penalizes you? I mean how does it work?
     
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    The best thing to do is optimize every landing you make for SEO and continue to do PPC for it. You'll make money both ways long-term.
     
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  11. Candise

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    Advantages Of Google AdWords Over SEO

    Minimal Impact – Most sites won’t need to make design or layout changes in order to use PPC. SEO often requires site design changes, and these changes can be significant.

    Instant – Traffic can start flowing in a matter of minutes once a campaign has been launched. With SEO, traffic can take some time to build, and there is no guarantee it will arrive at all.

    Pay On Performance- You only pay when you receive traffic. If you do not receive traffic, you owe nothing. SEO requires a large upfront investment with no guarantees of campaign performance. Traffic and visibility isn’t directly controlled by the SEO.

    Precise Keyword Targeting - You chose the keyword terms under which you appear. This allows you to run tightly focused campaigns. With SEO, pages can appear under a wide range of keyword terms, and sometimes these terms are unrelated to your campaign. This can make campaigns difficult to measure.

    Precise Tracking And Adjustment – You get instant, precise figures, and you can adjust your campaigns in real time. SEO campaigns can be adjusted, but it is time consuming, and the results of which might not be seen for months.

    Landing Page Control – You decide which page search visitors see. With SEO, visitors can arrive on any page the search engine has in its index.

    Region Control – You control the regions and countries in which people see the ads. With SEO, you have no control over regions or countries.

    Buy Position – want to rank #1? You can pretty much buy it with PPC. SEO is hit and miss affair when it comes to ranking, and ranking for highly competitive keywords can be virtually impossible for new sites.

    Control Your Budget – You can specify how much you want to pay for any given period, and you can stop and re-start campaigns when it suits you. SEO is largely an upfront cost, and the campaign can’t easliy be switched off.

    Time Control - You can control when your ads are seen. SEO has no such control.
    Advantages Of SEO

    Given the features and flexibility of PPC, why would people use SEO?

    It comes down to two things:

    cost per click and trust

    SEO has zero cost per click. Of course, this doesn’t mean SEO is free. SEO is time intensive, and time costs money. It can also involve third party costs, such as link buying. However, the on-going cost of a well executed SEO campaign can come in well under that of PPC, especially if good rankings are maintained.

    People tend to trust the main listings more so than they trust the paid listings. The main listings receive the lionshare of attention and clicks.
     
    Candise, Sep 25, 2009 IP
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    By using google Adword , you can get highly targeted keywords list. It is easy to find high density keywords using adwords tool. More over by analyzing important keywords via adword tool makes your SEO work pretty easy.
     
    christyzen, Sep 25, 2009 IP