Pay Per Click Search Engine Reviews
Pay Per Click Tools > Search Engine Review Matrix
| Search Engine | Speed | Search Results |
Bid Mgmt |
Real Time Listings |
Min. Acct |
Min. Bid |
Bids Shown |
Key- word Tool |
URLs per Account |
Alexa Link |
| ChemIndustry.com | 4 | 4 | 4 | No | $100 | $0.25 | 1, 2 | No | Multiple | Alexa |
| CurioScape.com | 3 | 3 | 3 | No | $10 | $0.03 | 1, 2, 3 | Yes | Multiple | Alexa |
| eSpotting.com | 4 | 4 | 4 | No | £50 | £0.05 | 1 - 5 | No | Multiple | Alexa |
| Google.com | 5 | 4 | 3 | Yes | $5 | $0.05 | 0 | Yes | Multiple | Alexa |
| Kanoodle.com | 4 | 3 | 3 | Yes | $25 | $0.05 | 1 | No | Multiple | Alexa |
| Miva.com | 4 | 4 | 4 | No | $25 | $0.05 | 1 - 5 | Yes | Multiple | Alexa |
| MSN.com | 5 | 4 | 4 | No | $25 | $0.05 | 1 | Yes | Multiple | Alexa |
| Overture.com | 5 | 4 | 5 | No | $25 | $0.10 | 1 | Yes | Multiple | Alexa |
| Search123.com | 4 | 4 | 2 | Yes | $25 | $0.05 | 1 | No | Multiple | Alexa |
| Searchfeed.com | 4 | 4 | 4 | No | $25 | $0.01 | 1 - 5 | Yes | Multiple | Alexa |
Speed, search results, and bid mgmt are rated from 1 to 5,
where 1 is worst and 5 is best.
Below are a few highlights of these pay per click search engines:
- ChemIndustry.com — specialty search engine for the chemicals industry.
- CurioScape.com — specialty search engine for antiques and collectibles.
- eSpotting.com — top search results appear on major UK search engines; Kanoodle.com partner.
- Google.com Adwords — search results appear on Google and its search partners.
- Kanoodle.com — US or UK search results available; reciprocal relationship with UK's eSpotting.com.
- Miva.com (formerly FindWhat.com) — moderate traffic; good bid management; top search results appear on selected search engines.
- MSN.com — high traffic; search results appear on MSN and its search partners.
- Overture.com — high traffic; top search results appear on major search engines; UK version available.
- Search123.com — dated bid management interface; inexpensive search term bids.
- Searchfeed.com — good customer service and account management system.
- Speed — search results display speed. Surfers gravitate to faster search engines.
- Search results — quality, relevance, and uniqueness of search result listings.
- Bid management — ease of managing listings, keywords, and bids.
- Real time listings — listings are either updated immediately or are subject to editorial review. Immediate listing updates are more convenient for advertisers, but editorial review may tend toward more relevant search results and better written listings.
- Minimum account — minimum amount required to establish a bidding account. Typically, the bidding account is debited each time someone clicks on an account's listing and visits the corresponding web page.
- Minimum bid — minimum amount required to bid on each keyword.
- Bids shown — bid amounts displayed while editing keyword bids. A well-designed search engine should display at least the top 5 bids for each keyword.
- Keyword tool — whether a keyword suggestion tool is available. Such a tool can assist advertisers in identifying frequently-used and relevant keywords for their listings.
- URLs per account — number of URL listings per account. Most allow multiple listings.
- Alexa Link — links to Alexa.com traffic ranks, reviews, and related sites.
- PayPerClickSearchEngines.com features an extensive list of pay per click search engines.
- PayPerClickGuide.com offers a UK reviewer's perspective on pay per click search engines.
The term "keyword", as used in this table, can mean either a single word or a phrase.
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