I’m a fairly web-savvy gal (I’m into social media, web 2.0 apps, open-source blogs, etc.) and a friend of mine wants me to help him with his Google AdWords business. I’ve read the Wikipedia article but there’s too much jargon.

Can someone explain it to me like I’m a kindergartner? Bonus points for walking me through what the heck MySQL is as well.

I take it your friend wants to make money using google adwords.

Step one – make a website and post it online
Step two – apply for a adsense account with google, it take a few days to go through i think.
Step three – start advertising that website, and the money should start to roll in.

I am starting it myself, I am blogging my progress to if you interested in taking a look my blog is below.

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Make money with me and follow my progress – My Blog
www.easyincome121.blogspot.com

While in San Jose, California for the recent Search Engine Strategies (SES) conference, WebmasterWorld video content producer Vanessa Zamora caught up with Brad Geddes, CEO at pay per click, search engine optimization, and Internet marketing training service firm bg Theory. Geddes, a Google AdWords seminar certified trainer, shares his must-have list of free Google tools for search marketers, and provides examples of how the tools can help to improve AdWords pay per click (PPC) marketing campaigns.

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If someone clicks on my ad on Adwords and if the URL is not working, do I still get charged even though the customer was not taken to my landing "Business Page"? Thank you for your help.

I believe you will still get charged. Google requires ads to contain a working destination URL. If the URL in your ads is not functioning, technically speaking your ads should not be running.

http://sharewarepromotions.com/google-adwords.html

adwords help Center article: https://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=114672

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I see where it lets me specify my cost per day..but I don’t see anywhere where I can specify a cost per click that I am willing to pay. Does it simply derive that number from the cost per day information?

Thanks guys for helping an Adwords newbie.

When you create your ads, you will select keywords for the ads. You enter your CPC for the keyword results. Example:

"widget" minimum CPC 2.00
"blue widget" minimum CPC .25

You can enter less than the minimum which is determined by a keyword "quality score" but the ad won’t perform as well. Generally a low quality score is because the keyword you’ve chosen is too broad.

I am looking for list of advertising networks that have geotargeting system.
I know some of them like: adbrit ….. clicksor….google….miva..
But i need more … Can some one help?

Yes take a look at my list..
Have many more but i think this would be more than enough.
Hope it helps.

Instruction on how to link your analytics account to adwords.

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I have wanted to start doing the yahoo and google online article writing system using adwords and using "the right keywords". I would like to know exactly how to start and potentially make money from it. PLEASE HELP…

Adwords is used to target a specific group of people using pay-per-click (PPC) advertising. If you want to do article marketing, try ezinearticles.com. I would first learn the basics of each by investing in yourself. As Jim Rohn would say, "Invest more in yourself as you do on your job!" Good luck my friend

adwords help Center article: http://adwords.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=77886

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I’m using lots of keywords and several campaigns in Google AdWords. How can I tell in Google Analytics which ones are helping me accomplish Goals and at what rate?

Please walk me through step-by-step where I need to look in Google Analytics.

Thank you!

I’m using lots of keywords and several campaigns in Google AdWords. How can I tell in Google Analytics which ones are helping me accomplish Goals and at what rate?
You have to make sure that you have Google Conversion tracking installed and running. Should be under "Tools" in your account. What is your goal? Sales, PR?
Google Analytics will give you an idea what people are doing on your site, how do they navigate, where they are coming from etc.