Sep 2
2026
URL expansion Off in Performance Max still sends paid clicks to /login, /privacy-policy, and /terms. Use account-level exclusions, a page feed, and a weekly Landing Page report check.
Sep 1
2026
Inherited Search campaigns often park 100+ keywords in one Google Ads ad group. Leftover $5 terms leak budget and starve the keywords that can train Smart Bidding.
Aug 31
2026
Friends and beta users almost always say yes, and that yes predicts nothing. Here's how to swap the question for a transaction and find out in days instead of months.
Aug 30
2026
You shipped, posted once, heard nothing, and went back to building. That silence isn't proof your product is bad. Here's the daily distribution habit that actually moves the needle.
Aug 29
2026
Your campaign can be 100% exact match and still dump half the budget into Other search terms you cannot see. Fence the leak with Keyword Planner, visible terms, and Search Term Insights themes as broad match negatives.