Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Google Ads Management & Consulting - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/S5_fgAOuOf0 Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaidSearchPod...
Oct 23, 2023•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Google Ads Management & Consulting - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hydG6_69-H8 Link to Screenshots: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bH2EWzl4cSSoCjliChzNu-NAtJie09Z8GaQ-Xi2CHSs/edit?usp=sharing Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaidSearchPod...
Oct 16, 2023•39 min•Ep 382•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Google Ads Management & Consulting - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JCFUrkpCGsc Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaidSearchPod Show Notes: In this episode Chris Schaeffer builds a basic Google Ads search campaign focused on a high funnel lead generation campaign....
Oct 09, 2023•42 min•Ep 381•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Google Ads Management & Consulting - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com This Episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/xD38qOhHujo Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaidSearchPod Show Notes: Six really good questions from listeners around the world about conversion tracking, manual bidding, using automatic rules, and automated bidding. All about Google Ads!...
Oct 02, 2023•46 min•Ep 380•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Google Ads Management & Consulting - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com This Episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/hnyLZUau94U Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaidSearchPod Show Notes: Answering questions from listeners and discussing how to get the cheapest traffic on Google using display campaigns. These tips will help you get more from your display campaigns on Google Ads!...
Sep 25, 2023•39 min•Ep 379•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Google Ads Management & Training - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Joey Bidner at https://joeybidner.com This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Gu-seS8didI Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaidSearchPod Show Notes: It's that time of the year to start thinking about that time of the year... Christmas time, sales time! This week Joey Bidner joins Chris Schaeffer for a discussion ...
Sep 18, 2023•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Google Ads Management & Training - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QMIu5P8Io_w Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaidSearchPod Show Notes: Do you know when you should use exact match keywords? Let's talk about that! In this week's episode Chris Schaeffer discusses the way he uses exact match in his campaigns. This strategy is also impo...
Sep 11, 2023•41 min•Ep 377•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Google Ads Management & Training - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9oF65LaxWCQ Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaidSearchPod Show Notes: Podcast listeners have sent in some very important questions about Google Ads and this week we jump in on some great topics from negative keywords to UTMs to bidding strategies....
Sep 04, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Google Ads Management & Training - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JBQXOv-f2qQ Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaidSearchPod Show Notes: Let's talk about broad match keywords, how to change your bids in Google Ads, and what a bad search term looks like!...
Aug 28, 2023•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8Cn6AR2n4-s Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaidSearchPod Show Notes: Do you know if your Google Ads account is a sail boat or a race car? This week Chris Schaeffer discusses what makes a campaign fast and agile or slow and clumsy....
Aug 21, 2023•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kw2EEFjjzh8 Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Show Notes: Let's talk about Ad Strength (our Metric of the Week), answer a question from a listener in Maryland who wants to know about using Experiments, and talk about the Topic of the Week which is focused on the price you pay and the benefits you receive for using automated ...
Aug 14, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hUvUbIc1RSU Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Show Notes: This week Chris answers questions from listeners about Google Ads bidding, Performance Max, shopping campaigns, and keyword targeting....
Aug 07, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mjteO7aefpY Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Show Notes: Learn how to build a search campaign in Google Ads in just a few minutes. This simple, tested process is the best way to get your ads running on Google quickly without the hassle! Just 10 simple steps....
Jul 31, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Joey Bidner - https://joeybidner.com/ This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kZNThdaaZfE Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Show Notes: The topic of the week is about manual bids vs automated bids and what makes them so different. Also Joey Bidner discusses the metric of the week and Chris answers a listener's question about choosing the best bidding strategy in G...
Jul 24, 2023•43 min•Ep 370•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uKxPAHGmXpQ Show Notes: This week Chris Schaeffer discusses how to choose the right budget in Google Ads, how daily and monthly budgets work, and answers frequently asked questions about how budgets work in Google Ads. It's all about budgets this week!...
Jul 17, 2023•45 min•Ep 369•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e5hJwbHi_Ng Show Notes: This week Chris discusses Search Impression Share Lost Due to Budget, answers a question from a listener, and discusses the topic of the week which is about the first phase of Google Ads optimization....
Jul 10, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Show Notes: This week Chris discusses Search Impression Share Lost Due to Rank, answers a question from a listener, and discusses the topic of the week which is about how many keywords are the best number of keywords to have in your Google Ads search campaigns....
Jul 03, 2023•41 min•Ep 367•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Watch the Opteo Chat GPT Demo at https://youtu.be/JVhwtxTJ20k Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Show Notes: Want to use more automation in your Google Ads? This is the podcast for you! Today Chris Schaeffer talks about some amazing tools that are built into Google Ads that can allow you to put your energy into other things outside of keywords and bids. These features are...
Jun 29, 2023•43 min•Ep 365•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Joey Bidner - https://joeybidner.com/ Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Show Notes: This week Chris discusses the confusing metrics "Click Share" and discusses why he strongly disagrees with using the metric as a key performance indicator. A special guest also joins the podcast to discuss and answer questions about Google Shopping Ads and how to optimize them....
Jun 26, 2023•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Show Notes: In this episode Chris Schaeffer discusses why you might be getting clicks but no sales in Google Ads. If you are concerned about wasting money in Google Ads consider these 3 reasons why you might be getting traffic but no results from your keywords. Also Chris answers a question from a listener in Seattle and discusses the Me...
Jun 19, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Show Notes: When is it a good idea to hit first position on Google? In this episode Chris Schaeffer talks about the metrics behind position metrics in Google Ads and asks a critical question about when is the right time to achieve top ranking in your paid ads....
Jun 12, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Submit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Show Notes: Learn about the 4 phases of a Google Ads campaign. Each phase is distinct and provides clear direction on how to move your campaign forward and get more value for the money you on spending on PPC. Also in this episode Chris Schaeffer discusses the definition of a conversion and answers a question from a listener....
Jun 05, 2023•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Submit a Question - http://www.paidsearchpodcast.com Show Notes: Do you know how to manage the risk in your Google Ads search campaigns? If you don't know the risk factors that are in every account then you might be wasting a lot of money in Google Ads. Also in the episode Chris answers a question from a podcast listener and discusses clickthrough rate (CTR)....
May 29, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com Show Notes: Exciting new format announcement for the podcast! Let's talk about average cost per click, answer a question about audiences, and discuss a unique bidding strategy you may have never tried. We need your help! Please help us grow the show: If you don't mind, please leave us a rating and review where you li...
May 22, 2023•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Show Notes: Have you ever wondered where your money goes in Google Ads? When you see your budget being spent, how are people interacting with your ads? In this episode, Chris clears up a common misunderstanding about where your money goes in Google Ads and explains how to measure click ...
May 08, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Show Notes: In this episode, Chris is tackling all your Google Ads questions with topics concerning service-to-keyword ad groups, adding logos as an asset, SKAGs, max conversions, and more! (3:36) When deploying a service-to-keyword ad group strategy, what should be done with Google-rec...
Apr 24, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Show Notes: In this episode, Jason and Chris talk about all things max conversion bidding in Google Ads including when to use it, some of the drawbacks of max conversions, the importance of defining your conversions, what you can do to optimize bidding, and more. We need your help! Plea...
Apr 17, 2023•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Show Notes: We're back with another Q&A episode packed with questions from our listeners about locations, match types, impressions, headlines, keywords, and more! (3:38) Can you have too few keywords in Google Ads? (9:18) Dealing with different time zones (16:26) What to do whe...
Apr 10, 2023•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Show Notes: In this episode, we're talking through four different scenarios we run into with advertisers that aren't getting the results they want in Google Ads and offering solutions for those common problems. (7:47) How to test different landing pages with Google Ads (14:43)...
Apr 03, 2023•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Link: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/9342105 Show Notes: You've probably noticed close variant keywords in your search terms reports, but what exactly are they? In this episode, we're digging into the six rules that allow a keyword to qualify as a close variant. ...
Mar 27, 2023•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast