Sunday, November 23, 2008

Why Pay Per Click Beats the Yellow Pages Hands Down

By Ryan Hudson

If you are wondering whether or not pay per click is better than a Yellow Pages ad for getting customers aware of your company, you are going to want to understand how important pay per click is for your company. Last century, the Yellow Pages played an important role, but now pay per click has taken over and is now the best way to get your name (and contact information) out for people to see. If you don't know why the Yellow Pages are dead, you may be a bit confused. Here is why you need pay per click for your business.

When you think about your telephone book, you probably realize that it has been a while since you used it. In fact, you probably only use it to look up the number for the pizza delivery company, and the rest of the time it ends up sitting on top your refrigerator gathering dust. If you take it down and look at how old it is, it's probably quite a few years old. Now, think about your computer. If you turn it on and search for something in a search engine, you probably know that all the information you get is up-to-date. Sure, there is a lot of rubbish on the Internet, but if you're searching for something specific, you are going to find what you are looking for pretty quickly. In fact, most people can find the information that they are looking for on the Internet quicker than they can even find their Yellow Pages directory, let alone open it and find the listing.

You shouldn't get a pay per click advertisement just because it is more convenient than the Yellow Page ad. A pay per click ad is going to reach a lot of people - the only requirement is Internet access, which most people have in their homes and almost everyone has access to somewhere. Plus, it is easier to find something online than it is in a book, so a pay per click makes a lot of sense. Another advantage is that you are going to have a wider audience, instead of just the local Yellow Pages area. A pay per click campaign is going to give you access to anyone on the net.

The final reason to get on the pay per click wagon is that a lot of telephone companies have put their Yellow Pages online. Now, some telephone companies aren't even giving out free annual Yellow Page directories anymore. By advertising in the Yellow Pages, the number of people who see your ad is restricted to local people who get this book. A pay per click ad is going to expand, not limit the number of people seeing your ad.

If you get a telephone call from the telephone company telling you about the specials they have on full page Yellow Page advertisements, you are going to want to tell the caller about all of the web traffic and profits that your business saw from your last pay per click campaign and that you are going to use your advertising money wisely. - 15478

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