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How much should you spend on Google Ads?

Start from the revenue you want, not from a number that feels safe. Add your order value, conversion rate and cost per click to see the budget that target needs.

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Your numbers
–Monthly budget
–Daily budget
–Implied ROAS
–Clicks needed
–Orders needed

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How to read it

Work back from the target.

01

Orders needed

Your revenue target divided by the average order value. This is the number of sales the ads have to bring in.

02

Clicks needed

Orders divided by your conversion rate. Use the rate from paid traffic, which is usually lower than the site average.

03

Budget

Clicks multiplied by cost per click. The daily figure is the monthly budget divided by 30.4, the average month length Google uses.

04

Sense check

Compare the implied ROAS with your break-even. If the plan only works at a ROAS your margins cannot carry, the target or the conversion rate has to change first.

Questions

Before you ask.

Where do I find my cost per click?

In Google Ads, under Campaigns, add the Avg. CPC column for the last 90 days. For a new account, Keyword Planner gives a range for your main keywords.

Why does Google spend more than my daily budget on some days?

Google can spend up to twice the daily budget on a single day, but it will not exceed the daily budget multiplied by the days in the month.

Is this a forecast?

No. It is a planning model. Real results depend on competition, seasonality and how well the account is built, so use it to set a starting budget and adjust on real data.

Is my data stored?

No. Everything runs in your browser.

Next step

Want the plan built properly?

Send a short brief. A specialist reads your account with read-only access and comes back with the three changes we would make first.

01You send a short brief about the business.
02We read the account with read-only access.
03You get three changes in writing, yours to keep either way.
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