eWhisper
msg:4419924 | 11:45 am on Feb 21, 2012 (gmt 0) |
In a case like that - I'd examine the CTR. CTR is the major factor for quality score.
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The_Grunt
msg:4419925 | 11:52 am on Feb 21, 2012 (gmt 0) |
CTRs are good too (exact match used for this reason), maybe it's down to low volumes of clicks/impressions overall?
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The_Grunt
msg:4419927 | 12:13 pm on Feb 21, 2012 (gmt 0) |
Actually, CTRs are not great.........
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buckworks
msg:4419977 | 2:38 pm on Feb 21, 2012 (gmt 0) |
What are competitors' ads like on that keyword?
If everyone else is really matchy-matchy for "cork hotels" you won't stand out the way you'd have hoped.
Experiment with some ad variations, including some that are less keyword-stuffed, and see how users respond.
Another variable to test besides the ad wording is the display URL. Test how users respond when the display URL features just the domain name with no keyword stuffing:
Example.com
Sometimes the display URL is more credible if you keep the focus on your brand identity rather than trying to use it as one more place for keyword stuffing.
YMMV, but it's one more thing to test.
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scooterdude
msg:4419987 | 3:14 pm on Feb 21, 2012 (gmt 0) |
Just curious, does the advertising site belong to a direct product/service supplier or to an affiliate of the product/service supplier.
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The_Grunt
msg:4420001 | 3:46 pm on Feb 21, 2012 (gmt 0) |
It would not be direct booking, it would be a 3rd party site.....
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scooterdude
msg:4420117 | 7:39 pm on Feb 21, 2012 (gmt 0) |
Therein may lie your answer, its possible that some Googlers have commented on the prospects of 3rd party to contract(business model) sites advertising on Google,,
its also possible that landing page quality was mentioned in this commentary,,
its also possible that some really illustrious advertisers have had your experience and documented that experience in writings for the attention of some interested inquirers in Europe and the USA
anyways, perhaps you'll have to do more research possibly not via Google for more info, try your local library :)
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The_Grunt
msg:4420377 | 8:45 am on Feb 22, 2012 (gmt 0) |
My mistake. When I say it's a 3rd party, yes and no. You can still make the booking on the site, but it's not direct to the hotel site obviously.....
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LucidSW
msg:4420485 | 2:46 pm on Feb 22, 2012 (gmt 0) |
We've talked about this before. High QS is not given just because your keywords exactly match what you have in your ad or your landing page or matches the domain.
What people have to understand is that QS is a calculation of a measurable metric, not points given for fulfilling some requirement. If that were the case, we should all have QS of 10.
What is measurable in PPC? The click rate. More specifically, the click rate at your position compared to that of your competitors. If more people click an ad over another, it's a vote that they think it's better for the query they submitted. In other words, it has better quality. It doesn't matter if you think your CTR is high or low. You can have good or bad QS for any CTR. In one niche a 10% CTR in first position may get only a QS of 6 while in another niche, a CTR of 2% may be a QS of 10.
What you have to do is create better ads that more people will click on.
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The_Grunt
msg:4420500 | 3:12 pm on Feb 22, 2012 (gmt 0) |
@LucidSW
That clears it up, thanks for that.
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