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  1. Nicoknowsbest

    Paid Traffic For Creatives

    EXECUTION 
    Around a year ago, I quit my job and embarked on the journey of a graphic design freelancer with the idea of moving further along the sliding scale: intern > employee > freelancer > consultant > services > products After a rough start and a sudden take-off, the summer break has shaken up my...
  2. Andy Black

    How are AdWords PPC paid search ads ranked?

    MARKETING 
    Ads are shown in order of Ad Rank. Ad Rank is based on your bid price and your Quality Score. Quality Score is based on a lot of factors, and mostly it's down to your ad CTR and landing page relevance and user friendliness (that well known metric!). CTR is based on showing the right ad to the...
  3. cini

    Lead Gen. - From Action Faker to €€€ - While Getting My Shit Together

    EXECUTION 
    Background: 23y/o, live with my parents, no “real job” at the moment. I am not going to lie, my situation is pretty much the same as the guy in this thread. https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/fear-and-action-faking-in-entrepreneurship-a-19-year-olds-guide-to-askholing.74070/ I...
  4. AdamMaxum

    Conversion Rate Tool for Adwords

    MARKETING 
    I recently built this tool and looking for any feedback - How much are you paying for leads? I wanted to create a simple tool that exposes how much money people/businesses are really spending in Adwords to acquire a "lead". My basic formula was based on a 5% conversion rate (which is actually...
  5. Andy Black

    AndyTalks with @JoeyF about AdWords Local Lead Gen

    MARKETING 
    AndyTalks with @JoeyF about AdWords Local Lead Gen We're both freelancers doing similar things. (I'm not that impressed with my new headset mic tbh. I'll try to get that Blue Yeti working again.) > Click here to access the recording < What were your takeaways? What will you do...
  6. Ultra Magnus

    Google keyword planner blues

    MARKETING 
    I hyped myself up to do some PPC and test my site with people who are already looking for the type of product I sell (as opposed to general interest in a niche like on FB, since this is an accessory and people don't buy very often). The keyword planner really dampened my enthusiasm. There are a...
  7. Andy Black

    AndyTalks with @Contrarian about starting his side hustle in local lead gen

    HOT! MARKETING 
    AndyTalks with @Contrarian about starting his side hustle in local lead gen @Contrarian is amazed it's so simple. No building fancy landing pages. No building "directories". I facepalm about people building "stuff" - directories, social networks, etc - when they're just trying to connect...
  8. TheDillon__

    [AdWords] Am I Missing Something?

    MARKETING 
    Hey all! Recently launched a small $20 test on AdWords to get some metrics on the keywords +mothers +day +cards and +mothers +day +greeting +cards. I have both of these in one campaign, in the same ad group. For the first keyword, I notice that I have 3 clicks (SO COOL!), 71 impressions, and...
  9. Everyman

    Andy Black Miyagi'd me to do it (aka How I am computerising my uncle)

    EXECUTION 
    This is my first thread (don't count introduction). It took me 6 years after finding the book (not the Bible, THE BOOK - TMF) to start one. That's fast... Don't hit me. I needed a mission and vision statement. And a PowerPoint presentation. Not to mention business cards. There is no *bonus at...
  10. Andy Black

    AndyTalks with @Pittman09 about his foray into AdWords

    MARKETING 
    AndyTalks with @Pittman09 about his foray into AdWords Pittman09 never touched AdWords until 3 days ago, then he's generated a phone call to his dad's business. OK, we're talking about my course quite a bit, but he later starts talking about my business model. If you're interested in learning...
  11. Andy Black

    AndyTalks with @The-J about Creating Freelancing J.O.B.s by Accident

    SOCIAL MEDIA SIDE HUSTLE 
    AndyTalks with @The-J about Creating Freelancing J.O.B.s by Accident I'm an AdWords freelancer (with a small team). @The-J is a Facebook/Funnels freelancer. Recently @The-J complained in a thread that he's build a f**king job for himself. I figured we should have a chat as I've partly done...
  12. Andy Black

    AndyTalks with Paloma about Creating Courses & Demystifying AdWords

    MARKETING 
    AndyTalks with Paloma about Creating Courses & Demystifying AdWords I've created an AdWords course and released it into the Marketplace. I'm in the Facebook group for Thinkific which is the SaaS platform where I've hosted my course. I've connected with a few people in that group, and true to...
  13. Andy Black

    Andy's AdWords Course - Get found by the people already looking for you

    MARKETPLACE 
    This course is no longer sold standalone. It is now sold here: https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/andys-courses-membership.98385/ ................ The AdWords Jumpstart (updated for the 2019 interface) Want to get found by the people ALREADY looking for you? There could...
  14. FreedomVibes

    AdWords for Lead Gen - Hire Out or DIY? What Would You Do?

    Hi All, A bit of a background - I am in the works of growing the commercial side of my business (selling physical products with commercial applications to businesses) and am going through @Andy Black's adwords posts (thank you Andy for the wealth of information) to learn how I can use Adwords...
  15. Andy Black

    (AdWords) Increase your CTR with ad extensions

    MARKETING 
    (AdWords) Increase your CTR with ad extensions Latest video that will be in the free section of a course I'm creating. I've still to add an intro, watermark, closed captions. Hope it helps. Let me know if you've any queries or suggestions. View: https://youtu.be/FLrolzq3fHI
  16. Turbo

    Ecommerce & PPC Top Gun for Hire- I make my clients 7-figures a month online!

    MARKETPLACE 
    Ecommerce & PPC Top Gun for Hire- I make my clients over $1 Million a month online! How’s business? How are sales? Are you killing it, or just treading water? Frustrated with your marketing strategy? The ecommerce seas are rising rapidly- will you end up surfing the waves or washed up on the...
  17. eliquid

    Paid Advertising Crash Course

    GOLD! SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING 
    I was asked to write this for another forum and I got permission to share it here. But first, I want to give you some background on why I wrote this... I have been purchasing PPC ads since 1998 and I cut my teeth on both ecommerce and lead generation campaigns for almost a thousand different...
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