{"id":5274,"date":"2024-07-08T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T02:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yellow.com.au\/?post_type=hub&#038;p=5274"},"modified":"2025-04-04T21:30:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T10:30:28","slug":"marketing-jargon-buster-cost-per-click","status":"publish","type":"hub","link":"https:\/\/www.yellow.com.au\/business-hub\/resources\/jargon-buster\/marketing-jargon-buster-cost-per-click\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketing Jargon Buster: Cost Per Click"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>What is &#8216;Cost Per Click&#8217;?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">When you advertise with paid search, you often hear the term CPC bandied around. But what is it exactly? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Short for Cost Per Click, CPC refers to the price you pay for each click on your digital marketing ads. By clicking on your ads the customer is taken to the relevant page on your website or online listing, creating a valuable interaction for your business. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">CPC varies greatly across different industries and depends on the competitiveness of the market you&#8217;re advertising in.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"BxUVEf ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\"><strong>How to calculate Cost Per Click.<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"BxUVEf ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">Cost Per Click (CPC) is calculated by dividing the advertising cost by the number of clicks generated by an advertisement. 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