3 ad groups send every click to the homepage
HighBecause: 3 ad groups ($2,867, 45% of spend in 30 days) all land on the homepage, sunbeltair.example. Someone searching for one service converts more often on a page about that service, and Google rates the landing page higher, which lowers the cost per click.
3 steps to do
- Add task: "HVAC Installation": send its ads to a page about hvac installation (not the homepage), with the phone number, prices or offer and reviews near the top
- Add task: "Emergency AC Repair": send its ads to a page about emergency ac repair (not the homepage), with the phone number, prices or offer and reviews near the top
- Add task: "AC Service": send its ads to a page about ac service (not the homepage), with the phone number, prices or offer and reviews near the top
Check conversion tracking on "Emergency AC Repair" before pausing
HighBecause: $921.50 and 204 clicks with zero conversions, but CTR is 5.5% and the searches match what you sell. Broken call or form tracking is more likely than bad traffic.
3 steps to do
- Add task: place a test call from the ad's call asset and confirm it records
- Add task: submit the landing page form and confirm the lead conversion fires
- Add task: re-check in 7 days before pausing
Turn off Search partners where it doesn't convert
HighBecause: In 30 days $643 went to Search partners in "Search – Residential HVAC – Phoenix" and brought 2 conversions, where the same clicks on Google Search would have brought about 8. Turning it off moves that budget to Google Search. Note: "Search – Residential HVAC – Phoenix" (loses 21% of searches to budget) spends its whole budget, so this won't lower the bill: Google spends the freed $524 on searches the campaign was missing, worth about 6 more leads a month at its cost per lead. To bank the money instead, lower its daily budget by about $17 after applying.
1 change in Google Ads
- "Search – Residential HVAC – Phoenix": turn off Search partners: $643, 185 clicks, 2 conv. (about 8 expected at the Google Search rate)
"Search – Commercial – Phoenix" isn't working: decide whether to pause it
HighBecause: Its only live ad group, "Commercial HVAC", spent $486.10 on 112 clicks with zero conversions (6.9× the $70 target). Pausing it would switch the whole campaign off, so that's left for you to decide rather than done as an ad group pause.
2 steps to do
- Add task: "Search – Commercial – Phoenix": decide whether to pause the campaign or rebuild it (new keywords, ad and landing page)
- Add task: Before pausing, place a test call and submit the form to rule out broken tracking
Stop paying for clicks from outside your area
HighBecause: This campaign uses Google's default location option, "Presence or interest", which also shows ads to people who are elsewhere but search about your area. In 30 days $368 (6% of its spend) went to people outside the targeted area, for 0 conversions. "Presence" shows ads only to people in, or regularly in, your locations. Note: "Search – Residential HVAC – Phoenix" (loses 21% of searches to budget) spends its whole budget, so this won't lower the bill: Google spends the freed $368 on searches the campaign was missing, worth about 4 more leads a month at its cost per lead. To bank the money instead, lower its daily budget by about $12 after applying.
1 change in Google Ads
- "Search – Residential HVAC – Phoenix": show ads only to people in your target area ($368 from outside, 0 conv.)
Pause 1 losing keyword in "AC Repair"
HighBecause: It spent $292.40 on 91 clicks with no conversions, while the rest of "AC Repair" keeps converting. At their campaign's 4.2% conversion rate they should have converted by now. Pausing keeps the budget for keywords that work, and can be undone. Note: "Search – Residential HVAC – Phoenix" (loses 21% of searches to budget) spends its whole budget, so this won't lower the bill: Google spends the freed $292 on searches the campaign was missing, worth about 4 more leads a month at its cost per lead. To bank the money instead, lower its daily budget by about $10 after applying.
1 change in Google Ads
- Pause "ac repair cost" (broad): 91 clicks, $292.40, 0 conv.
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