Glossary: Paid Advertising

Paid Advertising Terms.

How to spend money on ads without wasting it.

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Ad Copy — Definition

Ad copy is the written text of your advertisement — the headline, description, and call to action that appear in your ad. It's the words do…

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Ad Extensions — Definition

Ad extensions are additional pieces of information you can attach to your Google Ads — phone numbers, site links, location info, callouts, …

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Ad Spend — Definition

Ad spend is the total amount of money you put into paid advertising over a given period — separate from any agency fees or management costs…

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Click Fraud — Definition

Click fraud happens when someone — a competitor, a bot, or a click farm — clicks your ads repeatedly with no intention of becoming a custom…

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Conversion Tracking — Definition

Conversion tracking is the system that records when someone takes a desired action after clicking your ad — a form submission, a phone call…

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Cost Per Click (CPC) — Definition

CPC is what you pay, on average, every time someone clicks your ad. It's calculated by dividing your total ad spend by the number of clicks…

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Display Ads — Definition

Display ads are visual banner ads — images, graphics, or animations — that appear across websites, apps, and YouTube as people browse. Unli…

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Google Ads — Definition

Google Ads is the advertising platform that puts your business at the top of Google search results — before the organic listings. You bid o…

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Impression — Definition

An impression is counted every time your ad is displayed — whether anyone clicks it or not. If your ad appears on a search results page 10,…

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Landing Page Quality — Definition

Landing page quality is Google's assessment of how relevant, useful, and trustworthy your landing page is for the people clicking your ad. …

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Negative Keywords — Definition

Negative keywords are words and phrases you tell Google not to show your ads for. If you run a high-end interior design firm, you might add…

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PPC (Pay-Per-Click) — Definition

PPC is an advertising model where you pay only when someone clicks your ad. You're not paying for eyeballs — you're paying for action. Goog…

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Quality Score — Definition

Quality Score is Google's rating (1–10) of how relevant your ad, keywords, and landing page are to someone's search. It's calculated based …

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ROAS (Return on Ad Spend) — Definition

ROAS measures how much revenue you generate for every dollar spent on advertising. If you spend $1,000 on ads and generate $5,000 in revenu…

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Remarketing Ads — Definition

Remarketing ads (also called retargeting) show your ads specifically to people who have already visited your website or interacted with you…

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