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What’s the difference between Converted Clicks and Conversions?

By on March 13, 2014   /   AdWords, AdWords Basics, AdWords Conversions   /   Leave a comment
What's the difference between Converted Clicks and Conversions?

Google recently changed the language regarding conversions in the AdWords interface. While we formerly had conversions 1 per click, and conversions many per click – Now we have Converted Clicks and Conversions. So what’s the difference between these two new conversion options, and how do they differ, if at all, form the “old” conversions? Is this just a simple change to the language regarding conversions? First of all, let’s take a step back and come to terms with what the differences between these conversion columns used to be. Conversions 1-per click: This means if more than one conversion happens following […]

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Calls From Ads Conversion

By on November 12, 2013   /   AdWords, AdWords Call Extensions, AdWords Conversions   /   Leave a comment
Calls From Ads Conversion

Recently I was checking on an account and noticed a new conversion in the conversions tab, which neither we nor the client had created, and I could not edit in any way, or view any details of. That conversion is the new “Calls From Ads” conversion. (I have to give a tip of the hat to Frederick Vallaeys of Top Tier Marketing for his Search Engine Land article “5 Conversion Tracking Tips For AdWords” (Oct 31, 2013). Optimizing for phone calls using calls from ads conversions was his #1 tip – Written days before calls from ads conversions even rolled out. […]

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What is the difference between conversions 1 per click and many per click?

By on July 7, 2013   /   AdWords, AdWords Basics, AdWords Conversions, CPA Bidding, Tom Hale Jr   /   2 Comments
What is the difference between conversions 1 per click and many per click?

What is the difference between conversions 1 per click and many per click? Seems like a simple question right? So why can’t you ever get a straight answer out of anyone who’s supposed to “know”? The truth is that it all depends on circumstances. Often the “right” answers to AdWords questions in theory, are in fact, the “wrong” answers in practice. Regardless of the theory, what is the practical difference between conversions 1 per click and many per click? First of all, let’s start with the official Google help documentation on the subject. The section which is most critical in […]

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How Does CPA Bidding Really Work?

By on July 7, 2013   /   AdWords, AdWords Conversions, CPA Bidding, Tom Hale Jr   /   Leave a comment

Have you ever been lying in bed awake at night, unable to sleep because your mind is uncontrollably active, pondering the mysteries of the universe? Why are we here, are we alone, what is the meaning of life? Or, perhaps it’s not the mysteries of the universe that occupy your mind. Perhaps it’s something that should be a simple concept to understand, but for some reason is not. Have you, like me ever lied awake at night wondering – How does CPA bidding really work? If you could ask a Google engineer, I’m sure they could tell you exactly how […]

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Optimize for Many Per Click Conversions

By on June 18, 2013   /   AdWords, AdWords Conversions, AdWords Strategy, CPA Bidding, Tom Hale Jr   /   2 Comments

A new feature was quietly added to AdWords recently, the ability to choose to optimize for many per click conversions when using CPA bidding. Previously you only had the option to use 1-per click conversion bidding for CPA campaigns. This is a fantastic improvement for conversion enhanced bidding campaigns. Unfortunately Google has been pretty quiet about it. I on the other hand, am ecstatic to shout the praises of optimize for many per click conversions at the top of my lungs, from the highest mountain top. 🙂 Previously, if you had multiple conversion events you had to try and compare […]

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Five Reasons Why You Should Use Max CPA Bidding.

By on November 20, 2012   /   AdWords, AdWords Conversions, AdWords Strategy, CPA Bidding, Tom Hale Jr   /   Leave a comment

If you measure the effectiveness of your AdWords advertising by tracking conversions, max CPA bidding is well worth experimenting with. Here a just a few of the reasons why: 1. Increased conversions, and reduced cost per conversion. Unlike automated bidding to optimize for clicks, max CPA bidding focuses on achieving the end goal of your advertising efforts, conversions! It’s not always a good idea to let the AdWords machine make your decisions for you, but if you can get more sales for a lower cost per acquisition, then why not let the AdWords machine do it’s thing? In order to […]

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