Archive for February, 2011

PPC is the most popular form of advertising and is preferred if you wish to get traffic to your websites. However, it can be expensive if there is a lot of competition for your keywords. Most advertising networks offering PPC usually have a minimum cPC of $0.05 (about Rs 2.5) , for getting a visitor to your website. PPC advertising campaigns are also complicated to create and manage.
If you are selling a product, you also have to pay an additional amount to the payment gateway for processing the payment and completing the sale.

Currently, at least in India, marketplaces are a much cheaper option for selling your product or to atleast gauge the market demand for it. Ecommerce marketplaces charge Rs 1 per listing for a week or a flat annual or monthly fee depending on your sales volume or number of products listed. This can be very cost effective if 5-6 prospective customers see your listing and the payment processing for the sale is handled by the marketplace.