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Search Engine Marketing - No Panacea for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Probably every one of you who has a business and a website have been approached through email or personal contact, and asked to spend money on Search Engine Marketing (SEM). SEM is sometimes called “buying your way into search results.” Cost per click (CPC). Campaign setup and ad copy writing.

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Startups Stick with Organic vs Paid Search Results

Startup Professionals Musings

Cost per click (CPC). It pays only if a customer clicks through AND takes a further action (conversion), such as buying a product or filling out a web form. Campaign setup and ad copy writing. For Google, this is pay per impression (PPI), or pay per mille (PPM) per thousand impressions. Keyword research and budget forecasting.