COUNT
MY TEXT!
Document
Management Word Counter and Optimizer for Classifieds, Classified Advertising
and Pay-Per-Click Ads!
Easily
manage classifieds, classified advertising and pay-per-click ads with Count
My Text word counter and optimizer.
This page will show you how COUNT
MY TEXT! can help you write classified advertising (often called "classifieds")
and pay-per-click headline and copy that fits within character limits. While
many classifieds sites specify character limits and may even count your text
as you enter it, you can get confused, mis-format and encounter display problems
if your text is not properly prepared.
Knowing WHAT
to do for good classified advertising and pay-per-click ads is one step, doing
it correctly is equally important! This is where COUNT MY TEXT! can help!
Note:
COUNT MY TEXT! is not a word processor. It does not contain a spell
or grammar checker. It is a character and word counter and optimizer. It
provides character information and helps remove mistakes that a word processor
may miss. As such it can be a valuable tool for document management and other
text formatting needs.
Common
Characteristics of Classifieds and Pay-Per-Click:
Classified advertising and
pay-per-click ads have similar characteristics:
-
they have two components: Headline and
Body Copy,
-
they can be keyword/keyphrase
targeted,
- they allow a provision for
including a URL of a Web site.
The
Headline and COUNT MY TEXT!
Pay per click and classified
advertising sites all depend on a headline to introduce an ad. The headline,
like the title of a Web page, can be keyword rich up to a point. There is
a character limit (often quite severe, as little as 15 characters) imposed
by classified advertising and pay per click sites. Some sites indicate the
character limit, others do not.
If a site does not indicate
the character limit, you have only one option. Write the headline you would
prefer, and then preview the ad. If the headline is truncated, copy it and
paste it into COUNT MY TEXT! This will reveal the limit
and you can edit the headline in COUNT MY TEXT! until it
is the right size and optimized. Then, copy the headline from COUNT
MY TEXT! and paste it into the site's input text box for the headline.
Note: Classifieds sites
often only post the headline of an ad in a listing of many headlines with
the option to click to read the body copy. The headline should be a "teaser",
and excite curiosity in the reader so he or she will go on to read the copy.
This can be challenging if you are also trying to incorporate a keyword or
keyphrase.
While you can write a headline
directly into a classified advertising or pay per click site input text box,
it is safer to compose the headline in a word processor, spell and grammar
check it, the copy and paste it into COUNT MY TEXT! and
count and optimize it and THEN copy and paste it into the classifieds or
pay per click site. This can save you making a costly mistake!
COUNT
MY TEXT! is ideal for this situation
because it optimizes text and removes extra spaces between words. It helps
you make maximum use of the number of characters allowed.
Note:
COUNT MY TEXT! is not a word processor. It does not contain a spell
or grammar checker. It is a character and word counter and optimizer. It
provides character information and helps remove mistakes that a word processor
may miss. As such it can be a valuable tool for document management and other
text formatting needs.
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The
Body Copy and COUNT MY TEXT!
Pay per click and classified
advertising sites offer some space for the actual ad copy. Different sites
allow different size body copy (number of characters). Some count text in
terms of actual characters, others count the number of words. Pay per click
always counts characters. Some will provide a character or word counter with
the input text box, others will not.
If a site does not indicate
the character or word count limit, you have only one option. Write the body
copy you would prefer into the box, and then preview the ad. If the body
copy is truncated, copy it and paste it into COUNT MY TEXT! This
will reveal the limit and you can edit the body copy in COUNT MY
TEXT! until it is the right size and optimized. Then, copy the this
text from COUNT MY TEXT! and paste it into the site's input
text box for the body copy.
Note: There
is a psychology to writing good ads. Less is more. The body copy should instill
curiosity in the reader, enough that he or she will follow through and click
on a link into your web site. If possible, it should also contain keywords
or keyphrases.
While you can write body copy
directly into a classified advertising or pay per click site input text box,
it is safer to compose the copy in a word processor, spell and grammar check
it, the copy and paste it into COUNT MY TEXT! and count
and optimize it and THEN copy and paste it into the classifieds or pay per
click site.
COUNT MY TEXT!'s
OPTIMIZE feature will strip out redundant spaces and remove trailing line
feeds from the copied text. A word processor may sometimes include a trailing
line feed, which is not needed on classifieds sites or pay-per-click ads--
it just wastes space. This can save you making a costly mistake!
COUNT
MY TEXT! is ideal for this situation
because it optimizes text and removes extra spaces between words. It helps
you make maximum use of the number of characters allowed. It also counts
actual words, for those classified advertising sites that use a word count
in place of a character count.
Note:
COUNT MY TEXT! is not a word processor. It does not contain a spell
or grammar checker. It is a character and word counter and optimizer. It
provides character information and helps remove mistakes that a word processor
may miss. As such it can be a valuable tool for document management and other
text formatting needs.
Click
here to Buy Now - $29.95
A
DEMO of
this program is available from our Awards Page.
Just go there and click on any award icon to download the demo from a software
listing site.
Click
here to
read our Purchasing and Support Policy. This will open in a separate
tab or window.
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