When I started playing football back in 1989, I distinctly remember how proud I felt when the coach gave me my first trinket on my helmet. It was a star because I contributed to one of our wins that year. I also remember my older brother who had dozens of trinkets on his helmet (similar [...]
''People only see what they are prepared to see." Ralph Waldo Emerson was of course not talking about Google Ads when he penned that quote, but it fits perfectly with the topic of this article. When managing Google Ads campaigns, you will miss critical information unless you are prepared to see it. Not Everything Is As [...]
Where do you send people when they click on a Facebook or Google ad? Your homepage? Perhaps a page you already have set up for the service you’re advertising? While the latter is definitely better than the former, you might be surprised to learn that neither of these is ideal—you should direct people to a [...]
Woohoo! On September 9, 2021, Google announced they will be adding more keyword data to the Search Terms report! Why should you care? Well, back in the good ol' days Google used to show every single search that triggered your ads in the Search Terms report. That meant you could comb through the list to [...]
Think of Google Ads like owning a car. What would happen if you ignored all the warning lights and skipped your scheduled service tune-ups? Eventually, your car would break down. Something would stop working and you would likely be forced to spend a lot of money to fix a problem that could have been avoided [...]
I love Google Ads. In my opinion, it's one of the best investments a small business can make because it can generate tons of leads that convert into sales. But, it's also very easy to lose money if you mismanage your Google Ads account. Google Ads mistakes can be costly but are often easy to [...]
When you think of Google Ads, then where do you picture the ads? My guess is you immediately think of the ads on Google.com. Do a search in Google and you'll typically see 3-4 ads at the top of the page that look strikingly similar to the organic results, except for the small "Ad" text [...]
Whether you use Google Ads all the time or have toyed with the idea of starting a campaign, you've likely heard about Google’s ‘Quality Score’ -- the rating that Google gives your targeted keywords based on a number of different factors. This score is also used to determine your cost per-click (CPC) and ad rank [...]
Deciding to advertise with Google Ads can be a daunting step for any small-to-medium-sized business. Frankly, Google doesn’t do a good job at spelling out what types of businesses would benefit from search ads. Nor are they particularly forthright about what to expect with different sized budgets. The whole Google Ads platform is designed with [...]
Recently, one of our SEO clients approached us for help with Google Ads, and she asked us to audit her Google Ads account to answer this question: Which keywords and ads drove a recent influx of new phone call leads?" This is a common situation where a business sees an increase in calls and wants [...]
