How to price PPC managing

Discussion in 'Pay Per Click Advertising' started by Cypherus, Dec 7, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hi,

    I was just wondering how companies normally price their PPC managing services?

    Do you create a few packages, with minimum and maximum keywords for fixed prices? Or maybe a percentage of the money spent in adwords (with a minimum of course)?

    And are startup fees normal?
     
    Cypherus, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  2. Cypherus

    Cypherus Peon

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    Is it really such a big deal for people to say how they price their services?
     
    Cypherus, Dec 7, 2007 IP
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    The PPC mgmt firm I worked at the last 4 years (and who's probably the biggest independent SEM firm in the world at this point, prices it services on either a flat % of spend basis, or a tiered % of spend, depending on the client. Typically the % fee is in the range of 8-10% on $100K+/month campaigns.
     
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    I probally won't be working with major clients like that within the first months, so I was hoping for a lower price example.. hehe!

    How about clients who spent $1000 to $1000 a month? 10% of $1000 isn't really that much, so do you use other prices then?

    And how about the set up fee? Is that normal?
     
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    $1000 initial setup fee, will do keyword research and optimize site. Then $300 per month to manage campaign.
     
    broker, Dec 10, 2007 IP
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    Do you limit the amount of keywords etc. then?
     
    Cypherus, Dec 11, 2007 IP
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    I am a small guy, but I charge a $50 setup and $25 per month + all Google fees for really small campaigns ($100-$500 per month) - hope this helps!
     
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