I’m going to scare a few people with this title – but it needs to be said. Pay-per-click advertising (in short known as PPC), is one of the most effective, efficient, and fastest ways to authentically add more leads to your list.
I know people are terrified of the idea of using PPC as a list building strategy. “Pay for leads, are you CRAZY?” Come on. The idea of spending money to attract prospects to your website and convert them to highly qualified leads is foreign to many people. If you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner with an online component of your business on the Internet then paying for leads is a FACT OF DOING BUSINESS.
Let me break it down for you… Whether you’re paying for leads through PPC or not – you are in fact paying for leads (directly or indirectly). Here’s why:
You’re paying for your leads in either money or time. And understanding that you’re time is worth money – you’re ultimately spending money to get leads!
A ‘pay money for leads’ strategy is PPC. Hypothetically, you setup a pay per click campaign with Google Adwords and spend $500 during the week on an ad (and, little setup time is needed). Your ad generated 100 clicks on your ad and 20 of those opted-in. As a result – 20 leads acquired. $500 spend / 20 leads : Your Spend/Leads = $25 per lead.
A ‘pay time for leads strategy’ is Article Marketing. Hypothetically, your time is worth $200/hr and you spend 4 hours writing articles and 1 hour to submit your articles online to article marketing sites. Total time spent of 5 hours. As a result, 10 people opted-in – 10 leads acquired. $1,000 spend / 10 leads : Your Spend/Leads = $100 per lead.
Here’s the real kicker! Article Marketing is an organic traffic generation strategy. Which means? You can’t just post articles and expect to get immediate traffic and leads. It takes time for people to search and find your content and warm-up to what your content and what you offer. Whereas with PPC, your ad is immediately available online generating clicks and visits to your website within seconds of creation.
Now, before you think I’ve jumped off the organic traffic bandwagon and tell you to abandon organic traffic lead generation strategies and spend gobs of money buying a bunch of PPC ads – I’m not. You need to do both! An authentic list building strategy consists of both methods of generating leads. My example above just illustrates the point that whether you agree with paying for leads or not – you’re probably already indirectly paying for leads with the time you spend to organically generate those leads.
As an example, I’ve been doing nothing but article marketing and social media for two months and I’ve generated well over 250 highly qualified leads to my list. Now, within days – I’ve just setup my first PPC campaign for “authentic Internet marketing” and I have already added 7 people to my list!
Get it??? It pays to pay with PPC!
Don’t you fret… I’ll soon write another article about the “basics” and “how to” of setting up your first PPC campaign with the exact steps you need to get it done – easily!
Until next time… Learn It, Love It, Live It!
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