{"id":771,"date":"2022-01-06T00:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T23:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nilsrooijmans.com\/daily\/?p=771"},"modified":"2024-05-23T11:18:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T09:18:08","slug":"how-much-time-do-you-spend-thinking-about-your-google-ads-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nilsrooijmans.com\/daily\/how-much-time-do-you-spend-thinking-about-your-google-ads-account","title":{"rendered":"How much time do you spend thinking about your Google Ads account?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the perks of running a remote PPC business is you get to work from any location at any time you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, I am in the Caribbean, escaping Europe&#8217;s lockdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every morning, I go swimming in the turquoise blue water of the sea in front of the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While swimming, I like to watch the fish and think about how I can improve the performance of my Google Ads accounts.\u00a0(Jeez, is that really me?! Yep, I am afraid so&#8230;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I have an idea, I&#8217;ll memorize it using this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mikemichalowicz.com\/how-to-get-photographic-memory-instantly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">memory trick.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of the best optimizations in my Google Ads accounts have come from this habit of&nbsp;<em>thinking&nbsp;<\/em>about my accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Here&#8217;s the thing:<\/strong> no one will ever know your Google Ads accounts as well as you yourself know the ones you set up yourself and manage every day\/week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside advisors and tools (like a consultant or an audit tool) can provide some new insights, but you, dear reader, are the person who best knows your accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And because you&#8217;re the person who best knows your account, it&#8217;s good to spend time\u00a0<em>thinking\u00a0about\u00a0<\/em>your account (as opposed to be\u00a0<em>working in<\/em>\u00a0your account):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What went well in 2021?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What would you change?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What will you do differently this new year?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like to think about questions like these while swimming. And I&#8217;ll do breaststroke. And think. And breaststroke some more.<br><br>And when I have an idea, I&#8217;ll memorize it using the memory trick.<br><br>And then I&#8217;ll swim some more, think some more, and ask myself questions:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Where am I leaving money on the table for my clients?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the one change that would reduce 10% of wasted ad spend?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How can I increase conversions by at least 30% over the next three months?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What experiment can I come up with to test one of the latest features in the Google Ads platform?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I get out of the water, I&#8217;ll write down the ideas as I have them. Some will be great and some will be terrible. That&#8217;s fine. What&#8217;s important is spending time thinking about my accounts (instead of working in my accounts).<br><br>And the good news: you don&#8217;t need to be swimming in the Caribs to do this.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can block out 30 minutes on your calendar to really think about your Google Ads account (without interruption) and write down ideas as they come to mind. That&#8217;s a highly productive activity!<br><br>Now, if you&#8217;ll excuse me, I&#8217;m late for my swim.<br><br>&#8211; Nils<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the perks of running a remote PPC business is you get to work from any location at any time you want. Currently, I am in the Caribbean, escaping Europe&#8217;s lockdowns. Every morning, I go swimming in the turquoise blue water of the sea in front of the house. 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