Click2Britain - Pay Per Call: The New Advertising
Service In The UK Search Engine Marketing
Revolution!
by: Lisa Chris
Pay Per Call (PPCa)
Introduction
Pay Per Call is a new
advertising service in the search engine marketing
revolution. There are millions of companies in the UK,
most of them are small to medium sized businesses which
do not have websites will definitely benefit from this
new service.
The Local search in the
UK is becoming quite important in the past few years. As
you may know that, some major search engines have
introduced this new local search service recently. This
clearly illustrates the importance of the local search.
How does this Pay Per
Call work?
Pay Per Call (PPCa) wok
similar to the Pay Per Click (PPC) campaign & setting up
is quite easy & straightforward. Basically, it drives
phone leads to your business, rather than clicks to your
website.
Pay Per Call enables you
to: -
* Sign up as an
advertiser
* Choose the product category
* Select the relevant keywords
* Place your ad, containing your company name, address,
a short description and a traceable free phone number
which will redirect to your actual phone number
* Select your geographic area (local, regional, or
national)
* Set up your bid amount
* Manage your budget, bid amount & account using secure
24/7 online account
* Your pay per call advert will appear separately in the
search results
The consumers/customers
search for your service in the local, regional or
national area. The relevant pay per call search results
will appear in the search results. When your business's
adverts appear in search results, consumers/customers
can reach you via the free phone numbers or toll free
numbers that, has been provided in your Pay Per Call
advert. For each call that comes to your business this
way through the web search results, you pay the price
per call that you set in your account.
Where will your Pay Per
advert appear?
Your Pay Per Call ads
will appear across your current Advertising Network,
which includes
Click2Britain.com and
other search engines and directory sites.
How much does it cost to
use Pay Per Call?
Pay Per Call is free for
consumers/customers to use. As a Pay Per Call
advertiser, your cost per call is based on the price you
set in advance for your each advert. The minimum cost
per call is £2.00. You can increase this minimum bid
value to reach the top level to stand away from your
competitors in the search results. In other words, when
you hold the top position for that particular keyword/s
you receive more calls. That means more sales to your
business.
What is the difference
between Pay Per Call (PPCa) & Pay Per Click (PPC)
advert?
Pay Per Call (PPCa) -
You only pay, when your Pay Per Call ads generate a call
to your business.
Pay Per Click (PPC) -
You pay for the clicks to your website.
Pay Per Call (PPCa)
drives phone leads to your business, rather than clicks
to your website.
What are the main
benefits of this Pay Per Call advert?
* Basically, any local
businesses without a web site.
* You pay for the calls that you receive to your
business.
* You can directly discuss your products or service with
your new consumers.
* This will provide you with higher ROI (Return On
Investment) & generates more sales to your business.
* Select your geographic area (local, regional, or
national)
* FREE phone number for consumers to call your business.
This will be providing you with more sales than ever
before.
* PPCa will definitely more beneficial for small to
medium sized businesses i.e They all have phone numbers
but, not the website necessarily.
* You can choose your time (business hours) & day that
your advert should appear.
From the consumer point
of view, it will be much easier to call a local business
than rely on email to ask details about pricing,
programs and product availability. When your pipes are
leaking, and you need to locate a plumber fast, people
will be searching for phone numbers not relying on email
or other sources. So, Advertise with
Click2Britain.com &
reach millions of UK consumers.
Pay Per Call Let the
merchants dial into local search in a whole new way.
"More Calls Means, More
Sales"