Comments on: Writers and Adwords

By: Gary Smailes

Gary Smailes — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:23:00 +0000

Thanks for feedback

By: Cameron Kane

Cameron Kane — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0000

Adwords is a really great tool for promoting your website, forum or affiliate link. the ppc cost of adwords is even cheaper than Friendster or Facebook. before, i used to advertise on facebook but the ROI is so low. Adwords gives me a much better ROI compared to Facebook ads.

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By: Gary Smailes

Gary Smailes — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:05:12 +0000

The price is high but Adwords can be used to promote a site, rather than a book. I suppose it is just another tool to try and promote yourself as a writer.

By: Meghan Ward

Meghan Ward — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:03:07 +0000

I was concerned about the price of Google Adwords, too, when I saw this post. Thanks Joanna for suggesting FB ads, although that sounds a bit pricey, too. I love this site, too!

By: Joanna Penn

Joanna Penn — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:56:03 +0000

Hi Gary,
I just wanted to comment on this as I tried it for my own books. It is very expensive to use Adwords now, and I found a better alternative (if you have a budget) was Facebook ads. They are more targeted, cheaper and better response than Adwords. People can obviously test it themselves, but that was my experience.
I only did both for a short time as the costs did not justify the sales, when the margins are so low. I still use FB advertising for my own workshops and higher priced products, but not books.
Thanks – love the site! Joanna