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Ppc Cost Audit

Search Tip: Audit Your Cost Data

Title: Search Tip: Audit Your Cost Data
URL: http://www.rimmkaufman.com/rkgblog/2007/04/02/ppc-cost-audit/
Printed: March 10, 2010
Source: The Rimm-Kaufman Group Blog, info@rimmkaufman.com

Pay-per-click search is the largest single line in many web marketing budgets. To ensure your campaigns are healthy, you should conduct a PPC audit about every six months. Today we’ll discuss how to do a PPC cost data audit.

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