Do you need a business to start pay per click advertising campaign?

I don’t quite understand the pay per click advertising process. I understand how it works but how can I personally get started? If I make an account on Google ad words do I need a legit business? I don’t own a business.

This entry was written by eranio, posted on July 2, 2009 at 10:31 am, and filed under pay per click and tagged , , , .

3 Comments

  1. George Y
    Posted July 2, 2009 at 10:31 am | Permalink

    You don’t have to own a business but you should really at least own a website. The point is to get people to click through to visit a webpage and sell something. Otherwise you would be spending money for no reason. In theory you don’t need to own a business or a website… you can run an ad on google saying "I LOVE BLA BLA BLA"… but what’s the point?

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  2. Gracie T
    Posted July 2, 2009 at 10:31 am | Permalink

    atomskc7, The most effecient way I found to make money was with a business. Something that has a minimal cost to get started, has a turnkey business model, has support from people who make lots of money running it and is setup to make money like clock work from the beginning. Look at it yourself.
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  3. dangereouslysweet
    Posted July 2, 2009 at 10:31 am | Permalink

    Well, the answer is no. Actually it depends on what you are trying to advertise. In any case you need to have a website/webpage to land people on when they click on your ad.
    Now, whether you should have a business depends upon what you are trying to sell or promote (regardless, you HAVE TO HAVE a website/wbpage). For example, if you are a private tutor trying to get leads/customers through ppc ads to come and take private tuitions from you, be it for math, science or even music lessons you don’t necessarily have a full flourished business, but you are advertising. When people click on your ad they might be directed to a simple page where you will inform them about what you have to offer, the charges/rate for your service, your address, your working hours, etc and more information. So you don’t necessarily need a business. But yes, you do need a website.

    Also, Pay Per Click is not as easy as it seems, it is not as easy as creating a account and VOILA! It involves a lot of analytics, logic, and experience in order to be successful. Not trying to discourage you, but you really need to dig up answers on your own by researching on the iternet, rather than trying to find out solutions by asking questions through Yahoo Answers. ALL THE BEST FRIEND, really :)