PPC stands for Pay Per Click. It is also known as Cost Per Click. Ark Interface II, a division of Packard Bell NEC Computers first developed a known and documented version of PPC in 1996. Google started using search engine advertising in December 1999. Generally, PPC or CPC is associated with search engines like Google, Bing, etc.
We come across several websites. So many advertisements can be seen on the sites. It is a way of marketing. Whenever a person clicks on any of these ads, the advertiser pays an amount to the publisher. That is how they bring viewers to their sites. But it is not an organic way. The cost is calculated using the formula.
The formula is Cost-per-click = Advertising cost / Ads clicked. PPC is the best way to increase cost-effectiveness and profitability of online marketing. The main models for determining PPC are a flat-rate model and bid-based model.