Ah-Ha, GoClick, or Search123?

If you had to pick just one, which?

[androidtech]

I'm looking for another inexpensive PPC engine company to run test market campaigns (read that : cheap keyword bids). I believe all three of these companies still support $1 cent bids. I use AdWords and FindWhat for my main campaigns. (And FindWhat for test marketing too).

I've learned that trying to manage too many PPC campaigns across multiple PPC companies is a real headache.

So if you had to choose only one of the above, which one, and why?

thx

[Sarah Britton]

I have tried all three of them and would stick to ah-ha- reason - for me only ah-ha has worked. The conversions on Search 123 are pathetic.
It does not take time at search123 to burn your money and receive a lot of clicks.

[Compworld]

Neither. They are al riddled with major fraud problems one way or the other.

CompWorld

[LateNight]

>>>Neither. They are al riddled with major fraud problems one way or the other<<<<<<< EXACTLY - put your budget on anchor text ads on legit sites that do not charge per click. Affiliate + PPC = Fraud. Anchors on good sites will not only bring you traffic, but also PageRank. As a former user(loser) of numerous ppc's I came to the conclusion AdWords is the only one worth using. Overture may be good if you are a big player and do not mind throwing away large sums of money on heavily inflated keywords.

[thepurpledestiny]

I've tried Search123 and GoClick, and received better conversion from Search123 (although it barely covered my advertising cost). GoClick, for the most part, was a waste of time. I'm about to try ah-ha, but I'm not expecting much..

[LateNight]

>>>>I'm about to try ah-ha, but I'm not expecting much..<<<<
Save your money - or put it on buying inbound links for PageRank.

[EliteWeb]

Ive used ah-ha, didnt see much conversions. GoClick and 123, no clue :P /me doesnt even bother to look :D

[androidtech]

Latenight,

How do you buy inbound links? Never heard of that one.

thx

[LateNight]

Buy inbound links mainly for purposes of increasing PageRank = better natural listings. Install the Google Toolbar and find websites with decent PageRank. Many older little websites have insane PR and they really have no clue about it. Some have very low amounts of traffic and are more than happy to sell some affordable advertising. Make sure the link is pure - no JS. This will also help your inbound page get frequent spidering. I have wasted thousands on the ppc's - I get my traffic now for free through PR and applying SEO.

[hobbnet]

I would say goClick and ah-ha are equal when it comes to quality of traffic (which is pretty bad). But, when it comes to volume, ah-ha has is much larger. With work and the right niche you can get an acceptable ROI with either of these.

Search123, on the other hand has always been a waste of time. At least, that has been my experience with them.