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SEA: definition, and how it differs from SEO
SEA means advertising on search engines, Google Ads first and foremost. How it works, what it costs, and when to choose it over SEO for your business.
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Freelance Google Ads for businesses that sell to consumers: I pick the searches worth a click, I rule out the ones that will never buy, and every week I watch what an enquiry costs you.
30 minutes on the phone with me, looking at what your customers type.
Four concrete shifts in the way your campaigns work for you.
I target the searches of people with a project, in your area. Job, training and DIY searches go into negative keywords from day one, then every week as I read the search terms.
The click lands on a page that repeats exactly what the person searched for, with one thing to do. A more relevant page converts better and also pays less per click.
Every call and every form sent is reported in Google Ads. You see what an enquiry costs, then a signed customer, not just the price of a click.
Campaigns run on your Google Ads account, with your billing. The history, the keywords and everything the account has learned stay with you.
Plan-Séquence method
Five steps to go from an account that spends to an account that brings enquiries.
day 1
We look at what your customers type in your area, what competitors do, and what your account has produced if it already exists. We set the cost per enquiry to aim for.
days 2 to 3
I build tight keyword groups around your services, and the list of searches to rule out before the very first click.
days 4 to 6
I write ads that echo the search, and I link each group to a page that answers it, with call and form tracking.
day 7
The ads go out. I watch the first days to fix a bid, a keyword or an ad that does not catch on, fast.
every week
I read the search terms, cut what costs without paying back and push what brings enquiries. We review it together.
For your Google Ads campaigns
I build your campaigns, tune them every week and report what each enquiry costs.
Want to know who you will be dealing with? My background and how I work
It depends on what your customers do before they buy. If they search for your service on Google, as with a repair or a specific quote, Google comes first. If your sale is a project people discover by seeing a finished job, Meta reaches them before they search. I run both, and we choose on the call.
The budget comes from the number of enquiries you want, the cost per click in your area and your page's conversion rate. We work it out together on the call, with your real keywords, before spending anything.
On yours. You give me access, and you keep the billing, the history and the campaigns. Nothing depends on me to carry on.
Almost always. A page that repeats the search exactly converts better than the home page, and Google takes it into account in the price of the click. If your site does not lend itself to it, we plan one.
Calls and forms sent are reported in Google Ads as conversions. You follow their number and cost in your dashboard, and we look together at which ones became customers.
I use it when conversion tracking is reliable and conversions are numerous enough for the algorithm to learn. For a local business that gets a few enquiries a month, a tight search campaign is often more profitable at first.
SEA means advertising on search engines, Google Ads first and foremost. How it works, what it costs, and when to choose it over SEO for your business.
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The right Google Ads budget is worked out backwards, from the number of enquiries you want. The method, the sum, and how Google spends what you give it.
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Negative keywords stop your ads from showing on the wrong searches. How to find them, the match types, and a starter list for trades and home services.
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Agency, consultant or freelance Google Ads: what really changes for you, the questions to ask before signing, and the warning signs to watch out for.
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Google captures demand that already exists, Meta goes and finds it among people who were not thinking about it. How to choose, depending on what you sell.
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Show me your account or your keywords: you leave with the first searches I would rule out.
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