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PPC Academy: A One-Year Paid Search Course

First published in 2010, PPC Academy is a complete guide to getting started in pay-per-click (PPC) based search advertising, covering a wide range of paid search tips, tools and tactics. a Due to the constantly evolving nature of  paid search platforms, some of the example PPC tools and dashboards may have changed, but the basic […]

Josh Dreller on January 11, 2010 at 10:03 am

First published in 2010, PPC Academy is a complete guide to getting started in pay-per-click (PPC) based search advertising, covering a wide range of paid search tips, tools and tactics. a

Due to the constantly evolving nature of  paid search platforms, some of the example PPC tools and dashboards may have changed, but the basic concepts and fundamentals still apply. PPC Academy teaches all of the basics needed to build, steward and optimize a paid search account following industry best practices.

Stay on top of the most recent SEM news and check How To: PPC for more recent tips and tactics.

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  • View the PPC Academy: Complete Course Table of Contents

Even though this is meant to be a complete manual for beginners, there will be plenty of advanced tips and tricks for search veterans. Even if you have been doing paid search for some time, you may find this guide to be a good refresher course.

The first few posts will just focus on the basics: what paid search is, some of the key definitions, and who are its players, tools, and platforms. Then, for the rest of the year, I’ll move onto the practical execution of a paid search account via the various phases of:

  • Immersion
  • Research
  • Building
  • Launching
  • Stewardship
  • Reporting
  • Testing & optimization

PPC Academy will not only cover the fundamentals of paid search management, but also highlight technology and tactics that are the hallmarks of top paid search success stories. As well, it will introduce best-practice and time-saving techniques that will help you fly through your paid search tasks like a pro.

Vital to the value of this course will be the comments section where past readers asked questions of each other, share tips and debate each week’s topic. A question will be asked at the end of each post to help facilitate this feedback.

This week’s question: “Which of the paid search phases above do you most want to learn more about and why?”


Opinions expressed in this article are those of the guest author and not necessarily Search Engine Land. Staff authors are listed here.


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About The Author

Josh Dreller
Josh Dreller has been a search marketer since 2003 with a focus on SEM technology. As a media technologist fluent in the use of leading industry systems, Josh stays abreast of cutting edge digital marketing and measurement tools to maximize the effect of digital media on business goals. He has a deep passion to monitor the constantly evolving intersection between marketing and technology. Josh is currently the Director of Content Marketing at Kenshoo.

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