This industry exists because many—if not most—small businesses have neither the time nor expertise to cultivate their own optimized Pay Per Click campaigns. There’s no shame in it: hiring an expert is a cost-effective means of increasing your incoming business so you can focus your efforts on making profit! Unfortunately, many small businesses have been let down by disreputable agencies and individuals in the past who promise you the moon, and have a harder time trusting someone to do better by them. Before hiring an agency, it is always important to educate yourself and learn how to vet your options to avoid scams and subpar service.
Above anything else, the most important qualification for an agency is Google Partner status. Earning this status has stiff requirements. To quote Google, “your business is healthy, your clients are happy, and you follow Google best practices.” Google Partners are held to the highest standard and have access to resources that small businesses running their own AdWords campaigns do not.
You can view Ideal Positions’ own Google Partner page here.
Google has stated clearly that no one can guarantee a #1 ranking on Google. Beware any business that claims they can put you in the first position 24/7! Reputable agencies need not rely on empty promises, and skilled agencies will practice strategic bidding over “ego-bidding” to get the highest return on investment. (Which is why Ideal Positions has a team of dedicated Campaign Strategists whose goal is to maximize your profits!)
If an agency is anything less than transparent with you, that is a red flag: take your business elsewhere! The unique brilliance of digital advertising is that every ad viewed, every link clicked, and every dollar of ad budget spent is accounted for. Pay per click is precision marketing, and any good business will share data with you so that you know your funds are being used wisely.
For further in-depth advice from Google on vetting third-party partners, we strongly recommend you look here.
When determining which agency to work with, you need to ask the hard questions: Are your account managers individually certified? Will my account have a dedicated manager? Are your accounts structured to adapt to seasonality? Do you implement call-tracking and lead attribution in Google Analytics? Do you offer website development and consulting services to your clients to maximize conversions? An established agency should be able to answer all these questions with a resounding, “Yes!” At Ideal Positions, of course, we offer these value-added services and many more besides.
Lastly, Google recommends going with experienced companies. Ideal Positions, for example, has been managing Pay Per Click campaigns for over ten years, and our team of Google AdWords Qualified Individuals have over sixty years of combined experience. Many agencies are faceless and impersonal. Not so with Ideal Positions. On our Staff profile pages, you can view every individual staff member’s Google badges and, while you’re there, you can get to know us a little better! We are a people-oriented business, and we really want you to know both who we are and what we’re all about.
If you have any questions about our company, we would love nothing more than to demonstrate what we can do for you and earn your patronage! To read what other clients have written about us, please give our Testimonials directory a look here!
Via:
http://www.google.com/adwords/thirdpartypartners/
https://support.google.com/partners/answer/3125774?hl=en