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Google Ads
Formerly AdWords

Overview

What is Google Ads?

Google Ads (formerly AdWords) is Google's pay-per-click online advertising program. With Google Ads users set their budget and choose where their ads appear in search listings, and on partner websites. Google Ads uses cost-per-click (CPC) bidding.

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Recent Reviews

Ad Management with Google Ads

10 out of 10
January 23, 2023
Google Ads is a very platform to manage paid advertising that is sought to be shared within the Google search engine as well as the allies …
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Best Ads Campaign Tool.

9 out of 10
October 12, 2022
We use Google Ads to reach prospects with very high intent. We have been using this for more than five years now, and it has always worked …
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Google Ads = ROAS

8 out of 10
May 17, 2022
Incentivized
We use Google Ads to support priority campaigns to drive traffic to certain areas of our site, specific products, etc. The platform offers …
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Worst customer service ever!

1 out of 10
May 04, 2022
I use it to advertise my services. The problem is that my ad was suspended and it is impossible to get in touch with a human to figure out …
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SAVE YOUR MONEY THEY ARE A SCAM

1 out of 10
March 17, 2022
SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE THIEVES. FIRST THEY OVERCHARGE FOR PPC ADS, THEN THEY WILL SUSPEND YOUR ACCOUNT FOR NO REASON AND WHEN …
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Pricing

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What is Google Ads?

Google Ads (formerly AdWords) is Google's pay-per-click online advertising program. With Google Ads users set their budget and choose where their ads appear in search listings, and on partner websites. Google Ads uses cost-per-click (CPC) bidding.

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Product Demos

5 Minutes Guide: How to Setup Google Ads Account [2021]

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How to create Google Ads Tracking Template URL with example? Campaign URL Option in Google Ads 2021

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Upload to AdWords (Demo)

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Product Details

What is Google Ads?

Google Ads (formerly AdWords) is Google's pay-per-click online advertising program. With Google Ads users set their budget and choose where their ads appear. There's no minimum spending commitment, and the program can be paused or stopped at anytime. With Google Ads the user reaches people as they search for words or phrases as they browse websites. Ads can appear in Google search listings and on partner websites. Remarketing and retargeting techniques can be applied to increase return traffic and make sales. With cost-per-click (CPC) bidding, Google Ads charges users when visitors click on ads.

Google Ads Technical Details

Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Google Ads (formerly AdWords) is Google's pay-per-click online advertising program. With Google Ads users set their budget and choose where their ads appear in search listings, and on partner websites. Google Ads uses cost-per-click (CPC) bidding.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 8.9.

The most common users of Google Ads are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Eric Hitchman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
AdWords is used to implement inbound marketing programs for our client base. It is used specifically within our department, where the execution and management of ad campaigns is done. It's Primary use is as an implementation and reporting tool. It has a friendly, albeit slightly slow, interface with very handy automated reporting processes.
  • Simple reporting interface. Beneficial to pulling adhoc reports to perform custom analysis.
  • Easy to use, friendly UI. While it is a bit slow, it's relatively easy to navigate.
  • Large knowledge base. Very easy to access knowledge base. Organized well. Allows everyone from beginners to advanced users to find answers to questions about the product
  • Quicker UI. Clunky feel at peak hours of the day.
AdWords has a monopoly on the market. Every advertiser should be familiar with it's offerings. Performance Media Demands it.
  • Simplicity of measuring conversions
  • Granularity of reporting
  • Some processes cannot be automated.
AdWords is the defacto provider in this industry. SME's should be ready to dive deep. Larger purchasers may see a bigger benefit in account automation through automated bidding/testing, etc. from some other providers.
No product on the market covers what is required in my use case other than AdWords. Any additional product would add to AdWords' functionality, not replace it.
No
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  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation
  • Analyst Reports
AdWords UI is the only free option when it comes to advertising on google. 3rd party products can be expensive, clunky, lack full list of features and functions, and are complex for day to day users.
No change necessary. End all be all.
Daily use with advanced account structures. Familiarity with reporting/api and complex setups.
  • UI Reporting - Easy to use, quick, intuitive. Lack of complexity within UI reporting
  • Easily Scaled - Use of simple copy/paste functions, and the inclusion of adwords editor make scaling accounts easy and fast
  • Knowledge Base - In interface links to helpful KB articles. Thorough and additional chat support available
  • Bid Adjustments - Layering makes this feature difficult, but all the while useful.
  • Auction Insights - Data is unreliable, difficult to use/interpret, and is misleading in terms of completeness
Very quick UI. Put together in a very intuitive and simple manor, while allowing users to go into the depths of functionality if they want.
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