Pay Per Click Ads: Intro, Videos and Links

What are pay-per-click ads, also called online advertising, or sponsored search?
“An advertising model used on search engines, advertising networks, and content websites/blogs, where advertisers only pay when a user actually clicks on an ad to visit the advertiser’s website.” Wikipedia

What Does a Pay-Per-Click Ad Look Like?
These short ads look like those in the graphic above. The link below shows you what they look like on a search page.

Google Search for “Business Plan” – See Right Column

Get Started Links
Pay-Per-Click Wikipedia

Pay-Per-Click 101 (video) SEOBOOK. Click the right arrow in the middle of the screen to play the video.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6idWGOqA1x4&hl=en&fs=1]

Pay-Per-Click Advertising Secrets (video) advertisedge.com Click the right arrow in the middle of the screen to play the video.

Pay-Per-Click Vendors (Do It Yourself)
Google Adwords

Adwords Learning Center Tutorials Google-produced videos on all aspects of how to create, use, test and track Adwords ads. Must log in to view. Adwords Help Center

Yahoo Sponsored Search

MSN Ad Center

Note: Numerous agencies and web-based companies will provide comprehensive pay per click campaign management for a fee.

More Info
Experts — Paid Search Strategies ClickZ

Online Advertising Marketing Sherpa

Why Pay-Per-Click Advertising Works (video) advertisedge.com

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