Wednesday, August 25, 2010

AdWords myths: understanding the AdWords auction


Over the past few weeks, we�ve covered a few common areas of confusion related to AdWords, including�billing and spending, and�keywords. This week, we�d like to wrap up this blog series by offering some helpful info on the AdWords auction.

If you have questions about how the AdWords auction works, a great place to start is with this introductory video from Hal Varian, Google�s Chief Economist.


One of the most important factors in deciding your ad�s position within the auction is its Quality Score. To learn more about�how Quality Score is defined, and�how to improve it, you can visit the�Search Ads Quality Getting Started Guide.

Finally, remember that if you�d like to understand how bidding can affect your ad's performance in the auction, you can use the�bid simulator. It will provide you with click, cost, and impression data estimating how your ad could have performed over the last seven days had you used a different bid.

These resources should give you more insight into how the AdWords auction works.

This concludes our AdWords Myths series. We hope it�s helped clarify a few things you may have been wondering about AdWords.

Posted by Miles Johnson,�Inside AdWords�crew

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