Where did January go? The post-holiday crazy-busy period has deposited us in almost-February. If you haven’t yet, it’s time to get serious and think about goals for your pay-per-click campaigns this year.

We came across Jump-Starting Your 2011 PPC Campaign which offers very handy tips to put a shine on your campaigns. Here’s a sample:

Focus on coverage to gain more clicks.  This can be tough for most business owners to undertand.  Logic would tell you that the higher your ad is displayed, the more clicks (and conversions) you are likely to receive.  In some cases, this is true.  However, if you are a new marketer (particularly in a highly competitive online market), you may want to lower your keyword bids so that your ads display is less competive positions (say spots 4-7).  This allows your ad to show more often (which means more opportunities to drive clicks) for relevant keyword searches than it would if you were going head-to-head with the established advertisers in the top 3 ad positions.

If you’re not using custom landing pages, you could be missing out.  Custom landing pages help your PPC traffic convert, thereby helping improve keyword quality score while lowering the cost-per-click (CPC) of your campaign.

You don’t need to make a formal resolution out of spiffing up your PPC campaigns – no, the time for resolutions is past, my friends. All we’re saying is that you’ll feel better if you pay them extra attention when you can. It will pay off.

–The Advertise.com team

Fresh from Affiliate Summit  in Vegas we wanted to be sure you heard about the new Email Content Network we announced at the show. For advertisers looking to expand their audiences, it’s a great option for reaching people who have opted-in to emails on categories that interest them.

Thanks to San Fernando Valley Business Journal and socalTech.com for spreading the word!

–The Advertise.com team

The team over at Advertise.com is very excited to be heading back to the Affiliate Summit, this time in Las Vegas! We met so many affiliate merchants and vendors last year and can’t wait to get back to meet more. We are particularly excited to hear Drew Eric Whitman, internationally renowned advertising trainer, give his keynote speech.

We will be located at Booth #518 so please come stop by and meet us, if not for the great conversation, for the chance to win an iPad!  Be on the lookout for news from us at the show too…