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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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Pricing

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Offer A

$500

Cloud
in Ads credit in the first 60 days

Offer B

$1500

Cloud
in Ads credit in the first 60 days

Offer C

$3000

Cloud
in Ads credit in the first 60 days

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://ads.google.com/intl/en_us/start…

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]

YouTube

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

YouTube

Upload to AdWords (Demo)

YouTube

Google Analytics tutorial for Beginners

YouTube

Google Web Designer for Google Ads Demo

YouTube

Quick Start Guide To Google Ads For Beginners: Create Your First Campaign In 20 Minutes

YouTube
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Features

Ad Campaigns

Features related to creating and deploying ad campaigns.

6
Avg 4.4

Ad Reporting & Analytics

Features related to reporting on and analyzing advertisements.

6.9
Avg 4.9

Ad Auctions

Allows users to bid for ad space for search results based on specific keywords.

8.2
Avg 6.7
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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

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
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 Ad bidding highest, with a score of 8.2.

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

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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A business essential!!

Rating: 10 out of 10
March 06, 2025
TN
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Ads
3 years of experience
We use the Google ads platform to run PPC campaigns in our core markets. Google has done a remarkable job of making the statistics easy to read and understand. I have an agency that works with us, and they do the bulk of the work, creating keywords and negative keywords. I use the platform for analytics, and it is easy to read for someone with no training.

Super tool for super businesses.

Rating: 10 out of 10
March 06, 2025
IH
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Ads
10 years of experience
I use it to get leads for our business.

The business problem that we had was to get quality leads. And we used other platforms as well. But Google PPC (Pay-Per-Click) is the best platform to get users to see our website with similar interests.

One of the best forms of advertising online

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 04, 2024
TH
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Ads
8 years of experience
It allows us to advertise to people based on what they are searching for at that moment. There are also tools to create an informed campaign like Keyword Planner and estimates based on what type of campaign. Lastly, it's pretty versatile as it covers Google Search ads, Google Display (and the partner network), and YouTube.

Huge Disappointment

Rating: 1 out of 10
December 17, 2024
JO
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Ads
1 year of experience
I tried to put and advertising campaign together by following the prompts I got from Goole Ads itself. The intention was to test the effectiveness of Google Ads in marketing a book that I wrote on Shopping Centre Management Skills. I am quite inexperienced, therefore I followed the example that was provided by Google Ads. For keywords I used simple straightforward and direct kind of words around the subject.

Google Ads is a great tool for new advertisers

Rating: 9 out of 10
March 06, 2025
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Ads
5 years of experience
Currently I use Google Ads to run ad campaigns for clients across a variety of industries. We help research, develop, and report on advertising campaigns for search, display, and YouTube. Google Ads helps our clients generate leads at a faster rate than organic, with the breath of knowledge that our agency has to offer in the Google Ads platform. We also use Google Ads for tracking conversion actions that occur on our clients websites. This can help our clients report accurate results when it comes to their ad campaigns.
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