An Introduction to Keyword Match Types on Adwords
This guide is part of our Adwords Search PPC Training Course. The full course can be found on – http://marketingplaybook.co/adwords-ppc-search-training-course/
Here is the Training Video along with the written guide below
With Adwords search you are able to bid on 4 different match types for keywords
- Exact
- Phrase
- Broad
- Broad Match Modify
Exact: Exact keywords are put between brackets [ ] . So [dental denver] would trigger when someone typed in
- dental denver
Exact keywords may also trigger close match variants that Google deems to mean the same. So potentially an exact keyword could match other highly relevant search keywords.
Bidding on Exact keywords will bring you in the most targeted traffic however the competition and search volume are generally the most competitive.
Phrase: Phrase keywords are shown in quotes “”. So “dental denver” would trigger
- dental denver
- dental denver service
These will be close match phrases that contain the keyword phrase you entered.
Phrase keyword bidding is a great way to expand the search volume a campaign may have and potentially find cheap clicks for less competitive terms.
Broad: Broad keywords have no modifier. With broad keywords you will show up for any search Google deems to be related. If I were bidding on Denver Dental I may show for
- dentist insurance denver
- teeth cleaning in denver
- how much for braces in denver
- Cheap dental practice
Bidding on broad keywords will get you the most search volume as Google attempts to match many different broad searches. You are casting the widest net possible. This is great for discovering new keyword terms to bid on but you have to add in negative keywords when using broad searches.
If you only service a specific geo location/city then I recommend you also only allow for people in that area to see you ad.
Broad Match Modified (BMM): BMM keywords use the plus sign +. +denver +Dental will trigger your ad whenever these combined keywords are used in any order.
- is there a good dental practice in denver
- affordable dental service in denver
- dental service near me in denver
BMM is perfect for those who are attempting to widen their search volume but need closer related searches than what Broad bidding allows. BMM works perfect when you have 2 keywords that commonly show in a search. I personally use BMM all the time in combination with my main keyword and a city or root keyword I am targeting.
A perfect example would be a car insurance company who has offices is let’s say Denver.
I clearly want to bid on the keywords “insurance”, but I also want to bid on the cities I serve. So I may use BMM in this manner
- +insurance +denver
- +insurance +Aurora
Let’s say I bid on the above BMM. I may still want to add in negative keywords as I don’t sell life insurance. Even if I did sell life insurance I would want a separate ad just for that term and I would want the visitor to land on a page around life insurance and not car insurance.
So in this case I would add in negative keywords like
dental, life, home
I could always just expand my BMM keywords to be a little more exclusive by adding in another keyword
- +insurance +Denver +car
- +insurance +Denver +truck
So now my add will trigger when someone does a search like
- cheap car insurance in denver
- insurance options for truck in denver
Be sure to read and watch the rest of the Adwords Search Training course and don’t forget to like the page and share the video and guide with some friends.
- Adwords Search Campaign Creation– Setup Basics – Part 1
- Adwords Search Campaign Creation – Location Options – Part 2
- Adwords Search Campaign Creation – Language and Bidding Strateg – Part 3
- Adwords Search Campaign Creation – Delivery Methods and Advanced Settings – Part 4
- Adwords Keyword Research
- Adwords Keyword Match Types
- What Are Negative Keywords
- Finding Negative Keywords
- Adwords Quality Score Explained
- What is an Ad group
- How to Create Ad Groups in Adwords
- Creating PPC Ads on Adwords
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