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Understand Google Ads

Understand Google advertising from the auction and campaign structure to measurement and automation.

11 lessonsAbout 195 minutes
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What you’ll understand

The useful ideas. In the right order.

Course roadmap

4 focused modules. One clear path.

Module 01

Paid search foundations

Understand what is bought and when an ad can appear.

2 lessons
  1. 01

    What is Google Ads?

    Learn PPC, paid search and the wider Google advertising network.

    12 min →
  2. 02

    How does the Google Ads auction work?

    Understand eligibility, bid, relevance, expected usefulness and Ad Rank conceptually.

    17 min →
Module 02

Build a Search campaign

Organise targeting, messages and destinations.

3 lessons
  1. 03

    What are campaigns, ad groups, ads and assets?

    Learn the account hierarchy without depending on a temporary interface.

    16 min →
  2. 04

    What are keywords, search terms and negative keywords?

    Understand targeting intent and prevent irrelevant traffic.

    18 min →
  3. 05

    What makes a relevant search ad and landing page?

    Connect the search, message, page and next action.

    17 min →
Module 03

Budgets, bidding and campaign types

Choose how the system spends and where ads can appear.

3 lessons
  1. 06

    How do budgets and bidding work?

    Understand daily budgets, CPC, automated bidding and conversion-focused strategies.

    20 min →
  2. 07

    What are Search, Display, Video, Shopping and Performance Max?

    Compare the main campaign families and their purposes.

    19 min →
  3. 08

    How do location, device, schedule and audience controls work?

    Use targeting settings without assuming they guarantee who will convert.

    15 min →
Module 04

Measurement and improvement

Give automation better information and judge business value.

3 lessons
  1. 09

    What do impressions, clicks, CTR, CPC, CPA and ROAS mean?

    Calculate the measures and know what each one leaves out.

    20 min →
  2. 10

    How do conversion tracking and attribution work?

    Connect Ads, tags and GA4 while respecting consent and measurement limits.

    21 min →
  3. 11

    How do you improve Google Ads responsibly?

    Review search terms, creative, pages, measurement, automation, policy and common waste.

    20 min →

See the idea

A simple visual path.

The subject becomes easier when you can see how each step connects.

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