Hello, friends! Today, as an internet marketing specialist with over 10 years of experience, I will explain how to understand the effectiveness of your Google Ads campaigns. I promise to explain everything in simple terms so that even a child can understand!
Imagine Google Ads as a large toy store. There are different shelves with toys where we can place our ads. But how do we know which shelf is best for our ads? To do this, we need to know a few basic terms that will help us evaluate the effectiveness of our advertising.
- Clicks - This is when people see our ad and click on it to learn more. It's like when a child sees a beautiful toy on the shelf and decides to pick it up.
- Impressions - This is when our ad is shown to people, but they don't click on it. It's like when a child sees a toy but walks past it without paying attention.
- Click-Through Rate (CTR) - This is the percentage of clicks out of the total number of impressions. If we have 100 impressions and 10 clicks, our click-through rate would be 10%. It’s like if out of 100 children who saw the toy, 10 decided to pick it up.
- Cost Per Click (CPC) - This is how much we pay for each click on our ad. It's like if the store charged us for each child who picked up the toy.
- Conversions - This is when a person who clicked on our ad takes the action we want, such as making a purchase. It's like if a child who picked up the toy decided to buy it.
- Cost Per Action (CPA) - This is how much we pay for each conversion. It’s like if the store charged us for each child who bought the toy.
- Return on Investment (ROI) - This is how much money we earn from the advertisement divided by how much money we spent on it. If we spent 1000 euros on advertising and earned 2000 euros, our ROI would be 100%. It's like if we invested money in toys and sold them at a profit. Now that we know all these terms, we can evaluate how well our advertising in Google Ads is working. If we have many clicks, high click-through rate, low cost per click and conversion, and a good return on investment, it means that our advertising is working well.
If, on the other hand, we have few clicks, low click-through rate, high cost per click and conversion, and poor return on investment, it means we need to make some changes. We can try different shelves with toys (i.e., different keywords or audiences) or make our ad more attractive so that more children (i.e., users) notice it.
It’s important to remember that in the world of internet marketing, as in the world of toys, there is always room for experimentation and improvement. Sometimes we just need to try different strategies and approaches to find the one that works best for our product or service.
So, the next time you want to check how well your advertising in Google Ads is working, remember these simple terms and indicators. And remember, even if you're not achieving the desired results right now, you can always make changes and improvements to make your ads even better!
