How Does Search Engine Marketing Work? Search engines use different algorithms to determine that the most relevant results are generated for each search, including location and other available information. Paid ads appear at the top of and on the side of search engine results pages in paid search advertising to achieve greater exposure and visibility than organic results. Suppose that you're searching for a product online. You type keywords in a search engine. Then, you come across different company ads whose keywords match the keywords you have entered into the search query. These ads appear on the page along with the other search listings that match your keywords. These paid listings are highly relevant to your specific keyword, making it likely that you will click on them, right? This was you as a customer. Now let's see how SEM works from a marketer's perspective. SEM networks are systems of self-service. If a marketer chooses a network, a campaign can be launched in a short time. When a campaign is set up in the SEM network, the marketer is encouraged to perform keyword research, choose a location for ads to be displayed, create text ads, and create a bidding strategy for their ads. Only text advertisements can be rendered quickly. Marketers enter the title, add body text, call-to-action, and hyperlink URL. For this reason, many consider that SEM is the most effective way to spend dollars.