Author Archives: Shawn Livengood

About Shawn Livengood

Shawn Livengood is a search engine marketing professional based in Austin, Texas. He has extensive experience managing pay-per-click ad campaigns for clients in various industries, from small home-based businesses to large international companies. You can connect with Shawn on Google+.

AdWords Search Funnel Reporting – Part 4: Paths

Welcome to the final chapter in my four-part series on AdWords Search Funnel reporting. This week we’ll be covering the three path reports: Top Paths, Time Lag, and Path Length. Path reports are helpful because they indicate how many search … Continue reading

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AdWords Search Funnel Reporting – Part 3: First and Last Click

In part three of my ongoing series on AdWords search funnel reporting, I’ll be going over the first-click and last-click attribution reports. For those not familiar with first/last click attribution, here’s how it works. In most search situations, a user … Continue reading

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AdWords Search Funnel Reporting – Part 2: Assists

Welcome to part two of my handy how-to guide on AdWords Search Funnel reporting. Last week, I covered the basic Search Funnel reports, and this week we’ll be going over Assist reports. An “assist” is when a click or impression … Continue reading

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AdWords Search Funnel Reporting – Part 1: Overview

I’m a huge fan of conversion reporting – it’s an essential aspect of PPC marketing. If you don’t have conversion tracking set up in your account, you will have no idea where your ad dollars are going. But even if … Continue reading

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Get Found On The Internet: A Crash Course In SEM

Greetings, PPC Without Pity fans and RISE attendees! Last Wednesday, I gave a presentation on search engine marketing basics as part of RISE Week 2012. The session was limited to 25 attendees, and I’m proud to say I had a … Continue reading

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