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Google Ads advise… I would like to decrease my CPC and increase Conversions

Google Ads advise… I would like to decrease my CPC and increase Conversions

This is a Search Only Campaign.

I’m attaching a shot from my account for the past 30 days. Obviously I’m thinking this is still in the gathering data phase and I paid for some clicks on terms I would not have liked and have added them to negative kw list.

My conversion tracking was a little messed up and I can account for an additional 3 conversations that are not there. So should be a total of 7. My avg CPC is $8.31 as of right now but I find my paying upwards of $25 per click sometimes.

Will setting a target CPA in the campaign settings be the right place to only pay up to a certain amount per click?

I’m not sure if these numbers are good and I should be happy or there is still a lot of room for improvement?

Total cost as of today is $532. We have booked 3 jobs so far. I don’t haw. The numbers in front of me but the revenue from those 3 are probably between $1200-$1500 and possibly have 1-2 that need following up.

This is our first campaign ever and just wanting to see where we stand and if I can get any tips or guidance on what to look at or change. I feel like we are not getting as many calls/form submits with how many clicks we have got but I could be wrong…

u/Overthink_King — 5 hours ago
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HELP NEEDED - Google Ads not converting for small business

u/Aiden-JC — 19 hours ago

How are you all tracking campaign attribution for Performance Max conversions that happen outside of Search inventory?

We’re trying to identify exactly which PMax campaign (and campaign ID) generated leads/conversions, especially for traffic coming from Display, Discover, Gmail, YouTube, etc. Since there are no search terms in those cases, and URL parameters / GCLID visibility can be inconsistent depending on setup, attribution gets messy.

How do you handle this in practice?

Do you rely mainly on auto-tagging + GCLID?

Are you passing custom UTM parameters with campaign names / IDs?

Would love to hear real-world lead gen accounts.

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u/Limp-Maintenance638 — 4 hours ago

Most people think their ads are the problem. They’re not.

u/Neizir — 22 hours ago

What is the best way to automate the creation and optimization of Google Ads campaigns?

u/narayanaSEO — 3 days ago

New to Ads, Started a Campaign that hasn't received impressions for months

u/Snoo-4514 — 2 days ago