Holicent
VIP Contributor
When you're designing an ad, your goal is to grab the attention of consumers and get them interested in what you're offering. This can be difficult on a platform with so many different ads from so many different companies all vying for attention. Here are a few tips for creating an ad that will generate sales.
1. Define your audience as clearly as possible: Don't just say "everyone" or "young women." Instead, figure out who will be most likely to buy your product and target them. A good way to do this is to think about where your audience spends its time online and target them there (for example, if you're selling a skateboard, target people who follow the X Games).
2. Pick one message: There's no room in your ad to get complicated or try to convince people of more than one thing. Pick one message, and stick with it (for example, "this product helps you treat your diabetes").
3. Use striking visuals: You only have a few seconds to get someone's attention with your ad, so make sure the visuals make them stop scrolling through their feed. This means using bright colors that are easy to see and/or images that are surprising or shocking (but not in a way different from what you promote).
More Effective Tips:
1. Give your ad a title that is clear, concise and relevant
2. Use the description field to tell users exactly what you have to offer
3. Include a highly relevant, targeted keyword in your ad text
4. Repeat your keyword in the display URL of your ad if you can
5. Keep your ads as simple as possible
6. Create a clear, easily identifiable call to action
7. Create multiple ads and rotate them regularly
8. Test different versions of your ads and measure their performance against one another
9. Continuously optimize and improve your ads by testing different variations
10. Include at least one image in your ad
1. Define your audience as clearly as possible: Don't just say "everyone" or "young women." Instead, figure out who will be most likely to buy your product and target them. A good way to do this is to think about where your audience spends its time online and target them there (for example, if you're selling a skateboard, target people who follow the X Games).
2. Pick one message: There's no room in your ad to get complicated or try to convince people of more than one thing. Pick one message, and stick with it (for example, "this product helps you treat your diabetes").
3. Use striking visuals: You only have a few seconds to get someone's attention with your ad, so make sure the visuals make them stop scrolling through their feed. This means using bright colors that are easy to see and/or images that are surprising or shocking (but not in a way different from what you promote).
More Effective Tips:
1. Give your ad a title that is clear, concise and relevant
2. Use the description field to tell users exactly what you have to offer
3. Include a highly relevant, targeted keyword in your ad text
4. Repeat your keyword in the display URL of your ad if you can
5. Keep your ads as simple as possible
6. Create a clear, easily identifiable call to action
7. Create multiple ads and rotate them regularly
8. Test different versions of your ads and measure their performance against one another
9. Continuously optimize and improve your ads by testing different variations
10. Include at least one image in your ad