This is sufficient if you’re collecting leads and not selling goods. You’ll probably end up with more leads in the end. But even if you’re just using PPC(Pay per Click) for lead generation, you should still calculate the return on investment your advertising investment.
So what are the different ways to calculate PPC(Pay per Click) ROI?
Before we get into that, let’s define ROI. It stands for return on investment. The term comes from the finance world and will sound familiar to you if you’ve ever taken accounting. Strictly speaking, ROI is calculated as such:
(Profit – spend) / spend
The sticking point comes in how cost is defined.
How ROI Works:
- If the average sale increases, so does ROI. If the average sale decreases, ROI decreases. Ideal situation: The average sale should increase.
- When the cost per click increases, the spend on advertising does too, so the ROI decreases. Ideal situation: Cost per click should decrease.
- When the conversion rate increases, you need to spend less on advertising to get a sale so that the ROI in turn goes up. Ideal situation: Conversion rate should increase.
Basic ROI Formula and Example
ROI = Net Profit / Total Investment * 100
ROI = 50,000 / 110,000 * 100
ROI = .45 * 100
ROI = 45%
PPC Management
To get good ROI and better rankings, we at GeniusQuestion implement the following PPC management Process:
• Complete Website Analysis
• Keyword Research & Selection
• Creating PPC AdS
• Monitoring of Campaigns
• Pay-Per-Click Bid Management
• PPC Management Campaign Progress Reports
• Re-casting of Pay-Per-Click Ads and Keywords
• Campaign ROI Analysis