Conversion CPA SEM 
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 3, 2010
Probably every one of you who has a business and a website have been approached through email or personal contact, and asked to spend money on Search Engine Marketing (SEM). SEM is sometimes called “buying your way into search results.” Cost per action (CPA). You may be getting great traffic, but poor conversions.
searchengineland.com
MAY 30, 2012
Enterprise SEM. Search & Conversion. Overview: What Is SEM? SEM Columns. Our SEM Events. How To: SEM / Paid Search. It also lets me assess if this is going to be a quick, polite 20-minute conversation or an in-depth hour long dialogue. SearchCap Daily Newsletter. All Columns. All Things SEO.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 21, 2010
By now we all know that the largest part of the online spend has been SEM (search engine marketing) where people buy CPC (cost per click) links to display alongside the “organic&# search results in the search engine. This form of advertising is know at CPA (cost per action). It turns out the advertisers want you to call, too.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 23, 2013
With PPC, the goal is for the search user to not only see your ad, but to click on it to get to your website (click-through), and buy your widget (conversion to sale). Cost per action (CPA). It pays only if a customer clicks through AND takes a further action (conversion), such as buying a product or filling out a web form.
Occam's Razor
FEBRUARY 26, 2008
Use your customers and competitors to help you move the ball forward (buy a new tool, hire another analyst, kill hideous home pages, spend right amounts on SEM and SEO, publish rich media on your site, implement feedburner , or whatever else you want). When I say embarrass your senior management that's what I mean.
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