Google Ads guides
Practical Google Ads guides, from the first setup to tracking and reporting, written from the accounts we manage.
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- Google Ads Account Structure & Tools Guide
How Google Ads accounts are structured, how budgets really work (the 2x rule), and the Editor + Scripts tools agencies use that DIY advertisers skip.
Best practices
- Google Ads Assets & Formats: RSA and Assets Guide 2026
Google Ads assets (formerly ad extensions): 17 asset types, RSA specs, Ad Strength mechanics, and why assets improve Ad Rank at zero incremental cost.
- Google Ads Audience Targeting: 2026 Guide
Google Ads audience targeting: segment types, Customer Match, location and device controls, remarketing, and how audiences act as Smart Bidding signals.
- Google Ads Campaign Types: The 2026 Decision Matrix
8 Google Ads campaign types mapped by objective, budget, and funnel role. Search vs PMax vs Demand Gen — 2026 decision matrix with benchmark CPC and CVR data.
- Google Ads Keyword Match Types: 2026 Guide
How broad, phrase, and exact match work in 2026 — Smart Bidding coupling, negative keyword architecture, and the close-variant table most guides miss.
- Google Ads Ad Approval: Policy, Disapprovals & Appeals
Why ads get disapproved, how to appeal, and what restricted-category advertisers must complete before launch. Trademark rules, AIV, 2026 approval process.
Advanced techniques
- Google Ads Bidding Strategies: 2026 Decision Guide
Every Google Ads bidding strategy mapped by goal and conversion data threshold. Smart Bidding, tCPA, tROAS, portfolio strategies — 2026 decision matrix.
- Google Ads Optimization & Testing Guide
Run falsifiable Google Ads experiments, fix landing page experience, and decode Optimization Score — three systems most advertisers treat as unrelated.
- Google Ads Quality Score & Ad Rank: 2026 Guide
Google Ads Quality Score is a diagnostic, not an auction input. Learn how Ad Rank sets your position and cost per click, and what each QS component means.
Tracking
- Google Ads Conversion Tracking & Attribution (2026)
Google Ads conversion tracking in 2026: Enhanced Conversions, data-driven attribution, Consent Mode v2, and server-side GTM for clean Smart Bidding signal.
Reporting & Analysis
- Google Ads Metrics & KPIs: 2026 Benchmark Guide
Google Ads metrics explained with 23-industry benchmarks: CTR, CPC, CPA, ROAS, and the metric hierarchy that separates outcome from diagnostic KPIs.