Low E-commerce Conversions, Do You Change to Non-Ecommerce Goal?

Discussion in 'Google AdWords' started by poxc2006, Mar 23, 2011.

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    I run Adwords campaigns for a group of small hotels and vacation rentals. We know from statistics that 90% of our customers choose to pick up the phone and call to book rather than complete transactions online. I think this is due to the nature of the business - people are more likely to try to call and negotiate since we are a smaller operation and not a big brand.

    Every phone tracking solution has been totally cost prohibitive - so thus we only track online booking, and the conversion numbers are very low - usually about 10-20 a month, with multiple campaigns.

    My question is, would you consider changing the conversion page to a less important page than a thank you page - say the checkout page - rather than the completed sale page - in order to get higher numbers. The current conversion numbers (completed sales) are just so small I can't do much meaningful analysis or adjustment of bids.

    Your opinions and experience are highly appreciated.
     
    poxc2006, Mar 23, 2011 IP