AdWords can be a little complicated to use, even for those of us who’ve used it before. There are three types of account, a basic user account, a coworker user account for someone invited, and a master account for running multiple campaigns. Well, actually I could be wrong. But get inside the dashboard, and you will have a steep learning curve. Though it’s easy to set up a new campaign in theory. You need to play around to find your keywords. And I heard there are some alternatives on the market. Still, saying all of that, I did action a great advert, which resulted in the sale of my new website, many years ago.
I think AdWords is possibly the creme de la creme of advertising, when done correctly. But I just wish they had a simpler dashboard. And simpler ad credits. I mean it is great to have credits awarded too.
Getting back to the topic at hand, there are a few AdWords alternatives. But one which has caught my eye of late in particular is SpeedyLinks. They have a brand new promotion, you can now claim 50% off!
Monetag is also quite a good site for ordering pop up CPC advertising. Though if you’re a publisher, it’s not the best ad partner in terms of the various ads they display, over the month, or time of day…
Personally, I’ve always preferred free ads, and class ad space, or banner/premium placements. Having tried Facebook Advertising once or twice, I have to give it a 50:50. Though I’ve recently seen an opportunity for TV & Prime Advertising which looked quite good (ideal for Shopify users, and drophippers.