Google Ads Bidding Strategies
🔥 What is a Google Ads Bidding Strategy?
A bidding strategy decides how Google spends your budget to achieve your goal—like more clicks, leads, sales, or brand visibility.
You tell Google what you want 👉 Google decides how much to bid for each auction
🧠 Types of Google Ads Bidding Strategies
1️⃣ Manual CPC (Cost Per Click)
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You set the maximum bid for each keyword
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Full control over bids
Best for: Beginners, small budgets
Goal: Clicks
Example: You set ₹20 per click manually
2️⃣ Enhanced CPC (ECPC)
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Manual bidding + Google AI adjusts bids
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Increases bids if conversion chance is high
Best for: Lead generation
Goal: More conversions at similar CPC
🤖 Automated Bidding Strategies
3️⃣ Maximize Clicks
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Google spends budget to get maximum clicks
Best for: Website traffic
Goal: Traffic
Risk: Low-quality clicks if not optimized
4️⃣ Maximize Conversions
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Google focuses on maximum leads/sales
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Needs conversion tracking
Best for: Lead forms, enquiries
Goal: Conversions
5️⃣ Maximize Conversion Value
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Focuses on high-value conversions
Best for: E-commerce
Goal: Revenue, not just sales count
6️⃣ Target CPA (Cost Per Acquisition)
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You set desired cost per lead
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Google tries to get conversions at that cost
Best for: Stable campaigns
Goal: Controlled lead cost
Example: ₹300 per lead
7️⃣ Target ROAS (Return on Ad Spend)
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You set target return %
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Google bids to achieve that ROAS
Best for: E-commerce
Goal: Profitability
Example: 400% ROAS = ₹4 return for ₹1 spend
👀 Visibility-Based Bidding
8️⃣ Target Impression Share
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Show ads at top or first page of Google
Best for: Brand awareness
Goal: Visibility & dominance
9️⃣ CPM (Cost Per 1000 Impressions)
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Pay per 1000 ad views
Best for: Display & YouTube Ads
Goal: Branding
🔟 CPV (Cost Per View)
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Pay when someone watches your video
Best for: YouTube Ads
Goal: Video engagement
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