Making sales online is dependent on quality web traffic but getting that traffic is the most difficult part of online marketing. Without sales, there isn't any cash flow and certainly no profit. Free traffic sources are hard to come by but they are what most small businesses rely on for their site traffic, while the big companies and the big internet marketers just buy traffic through Google Adwords. Paid advertising online has a unique benefit: it can be increased! After you find your keywords, all you need to do is increase your traffic with the push of a button. Search engine optimization usually takes a matter of months to see results but Google Adwords is much faster, producing traffic and profits right away. Increasing targeted traffic is usually most economical when it is done by paying for advertising, such as through Google Adwords. Keep in mind that an improperly designed website will make you lose sales and money in a big hurry. An immediate surge of targeted traffic is the result of paid traffic, with results in the hundreds of thousands of visitors if the keywords and marketing plan have been properly implemented. Just like turning a light switch on or off, you do the same with your traffic. Purchasing traffic is very popular these days. Any online marketer claiming cash flow in the hundreds of thousands of dollars every month, he or she is most likely paying for advertising. Your marketing campaign with Google Adwords should begin only after you have a solid plan in place to convert visitors to your website into customers. If your website is not properly optimized with a strong sales page, then you're probably not going to see conversions, and any money you spent on clicks will have been wasted. The most significant step you can take in this process is to ensure that your website is converting traffic at maximum potential before buying traffic. The design, the layout, and the pitch must be top notch otherwise you will be wasting money. Now that your website is seamless, you are good to go with your Google Adwords campaign. How will you know a healthy profit when you see it? If you spend $20 to make $24, is that a good return? Incredibly so! Anyone would be proud to boast a 20% return! Now I know you may be thinking a four dollar return is no big deal, but consider this: what if the investment had been $1,000 with a return of $1,200? Let's say you spent $10,000 for your Adwords campaign and returned $12,000. At these levels, 20% starts to look really good. An Adwords campaign that yields 10% is something to feel good about. There are actually people spending over $10,000 on their PPC campaigns and make a strong profit every day. Most of these marketers aren't even working directly with customers or shipping a product. All they are doing is pushing traffic by direct-linking to a product. Reading books or talking to a professional is highly recommended before you begin working with Adwords. Most marketers will work for free traffic first and then move into the world of paid traffic. Of course, if you feel you have what it takes, maybe you should go ahead with Adwords first. Paid advertising can offer millions of dollars in revenue. Each day, people just like you and me are making thousands of dollars through Adwords. [END ARTICLE] Online marketing's biggest challenge is quality web traffic because traffic is what leads to sales. With no sales, there won't be a flow of money or any profit. Small businesses and entrepreneurs often struggle to find free traffic for their website, while the big guys just buy it through Google Adwords. The real benefit of paid advertising online is clear: it can be scaled! Traffic for your site can be unlimited after finding the right keywords for what you have to offer. Search engine optimization usually takes a matter of months to see results but Google Adwords is much faster, producing traffic and profits right away. When you buy traffic through Adwords or other types of paid advertising, you are using what is often considered to be the most cost effective strategy for increasing targeted traffic. However, you stand to lose a lot of money very fast if your site is not created specifically for sales. When you purchase traffic, it's an immediate flood of traffic, with hundreds of thousands of visitors, long as the right keywords and marketing plan are employed. And the good news is, the traffic flow is entirely up to you, turning it on or off as you like. A very popular method of obtaining traffic is buying it. When a marketer boasts hundreds of thousands in revenue every month, he or she is no doubt paying for advertising from one of several sources. The trick with Google Adwords is knowing how to convert your website visitors into customers before you actually begin your marketing campaign. Unless your website is geared towards making sales, you won't convert your traffic, and your advertising spenditure will have been for nothing. Buying traffic will ensure you have visitors to your site, but is your site ready to convert them once they arrive? If anything is out of order, including the look or the stated purpose, you could lose money. Now that your website is seamless, you are good to go with your Google Adwords campaign. As you look at revenues, what is considered a healthy return? A $20 investment online which produces $24 in sales...is that worth it? Of course! A profit of 20%! It may be easy to discount the value of a four dollar return but before you do, think about spending $1,000 on advertising and returning $1,200! How does this sound? You make an initial investment of $10,000 and bring in $12,000. 20% isn't so bad after all, is it? With a paid advertising campaign, even a 10% return is wonderful. Would you believe there are some people who put in over $10,000 each day with PPC? Rest assured they are making a very nice return on their investment. Most marketers don't even have to ship an actual product or interface with customers because they are simply pushing traffic. Before you get started with Adwords, it is best to learn all you can either by reading books on the subject or talking with a professional. Most people start looking for free traffic first and then try paid traffic. If you think you have what it takes, skip the free traffic step and move right into Adwords. I'm serious when I tell you there are millions of dollars to be made in paid advertising. Every day, people everywhere are making more money than they ever thought possible by using Adwords. [END ARTICLE]