Google Ads management, backed by developers

Google Ads management
for measured results

Google Ads buys you traffic. Whether it turns into revenue depends on conversion tracking, the landing page and the daily management of the campaigns. As developers, we have access to all three: the ad account and the website itself.

Search campaigns·Shopping·Performance Max·tracking·landing page
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Google Ads,
that starts with measurement

Google Ads is the fastest channel for people searching with buying intent to find you today. For us, the work starts with getting the tracking right: until it is clear exactly which click turned into a lead or an order, Google's algorithm learns from the wrong data.

In our experience, this is the most common reason an account spends money for months without visible results. That is why our Google Ads management runs on three fronts at once: the account, the tracking and the landing page.

4–6 weeksfor the cost per conversion to settle
1 monthnotice, no annual contract
€0for the first account review
Google Ads placements: Search, Shopping, Display, YouTube
Google Ads types and placements

How is this different from a Google Ads agency?

A PPC agency sees the account. We build websites and webshops, so we keep the whole chain in hand, from the click to the order.

  • 01

    The product feed is a development question

    We build the feed ourselves in our own WShop system, in WooCommerce and in Magento 2, so the price, stock and variant data are accurate.

  • 02

    We handle the tracking ourselves

    GA4, Enhanced Conversions and server-side tracking, verified with a test order.

  • 03

    We have access to the landing page

    Speed, forms, mobile view, checkout flow: a weak landing page hurts return on investment more than any bidding strategy.

  • 04

    The same analytical work

    In search engine optimisation, we have reached top rankings for highly competitive keywords. The same keyword research underpins our paid campaigns.

Six campaign types, one measurement system

The type of Google Ads campaign is set by a measurable business goal. For a service business, search campaigns are the backbone; for a webshop, Shopping and Performance Max drive product traffic.

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google ads management
SponsoredYour ad at the moment of searchYou pay only for the click, not for the impression.
Organic resultAchieved through search engine optimisation, built up over months.
Organic resultThe paid ad appears above this.
Sketch of where a search ad appears on the results page

Search campaign

Text ads for search terms with buying intent. A separate campaign runs for the brand name and another for the service, with a continuously expanded negative keyword list.

Search

Google Shopping

The shopper already sees the product's image, price and shop name in the results list. The campaign works from the Merchant Center product feed, and its quality depends on the feed.

Webshop

Performance Max

Runs across all Google surfaces from a single campaign. We launch it once the account already has enough conversions for the system to optimise towards buyers.

Automated

Display ads

Image ads on partner sites and apps. We use it to reach new audiences, with strictly filtered placements so the budget is not wasted on game apps.

Reach

YouTube ads

Video ads before content your target audience watches. We work with short, captioned videos, and the views also feed your remarketing lists.

Video

Remarketing

Re-engages previous visitors: cart abandoners with the product they viewed, interested prospects with the service. For webshops, in dynamic, feed-based form.

Returning visitors

Google Ads for webshops.for local businesses.for service providers.for B2B companies.

Webshop ads: Shopping and Performance Max

For a webshop, most of the product traffic comes from Google Shopping. This needs a product feed in Google Merchant Center: a missing GTIN, wrong category or outdated stock data means the product either does not appear at all, or appears for the wrong searches.

Egzotikus Fűszerek Magento 2 webshop homepage
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  • Product feedGetting the feed rightProduct name, category, GTIN, shipping cost and sale price, to Merchant Center's requirements.
  • MarginCampaigns split by marginProducts with a good margin get a higher bid, loss-making items are excluded from the ads.
  • Revenue trackingLine-item returnThe order value and the products purchased both feed into the tracking, so return on ad spend shows by product group.

More about the system that generates the feed: webshop development

Search ads for local businesses in Budapest and across Hungary

A local service provider needs the people searching nearby. An ad targeted to Budapest, to one district or to a radius around your premises appears exactly where you actually work, so your budget goes on clicks that bring in orders.

  • TargetingCity, district or radiusSet by presence: the ad is seen by people who are actually in the area.
  • PhoneCall button and call trackingMany people would rather phone a tradesperson, salon or clinic than fill in a form.
  • MapGoogle Business Profile linkedThe address and directions appear in the ad.
  • TimingScheduled to opening hoursYou do not pay at night for a call nobody picks up.

Our office is in Budapest, in the 12th district. We take over and manage accounts for businesses outside Budapest in exactly the same way.

Google Ads campaign management: what we do in the account

Nine steps in three stages. The order is fixed: first the tracking, then the campaign, finally the daily management. Keyword research starts from Google Ads Keyword Planner data; on the right, we show it for this page's own topic.

Keyword Planner · Hungarysearches / month
google ads22,200
adwords1,000
google hirdetés590
google shopping320
google ads hirdetéskezelés260
google hirdetés árak210
Average monthly searches over the last 12 months, queried September 2026. The bars use a logarithmic scale.
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Trackingin the first week

Linking GA4 and the ad account

Conversion events are mapped to your real business goals: lead, call, order, together with the order value.

Enhanced Conversions

Supplemented with server-side tracking where needed, so the picture stays accurate even with ad blockers and cookie restrictions.

Test order

We test every conversion with a test lead or a test order, and check that the value arrives correctly in the account.

02
Buildingup to campaign launch

Keyword research

Keyword Planner shows the monthly search volume and the expected bid range, so you know before launch what budget each term needs.

Campaign structure for the goal

A separate campaign for the brand name and another for terms with buying intent, with tightly themed ad groups.

Ad copy and landing page together

Every ad group gets its own copy, and the landing page message matches its ad. We fix any landing page that is slow or incomplete.

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Daily managementongoing after launch

Search terms

We review what the ad actually showed for and expand the negative keyword list. In the first week, this is a daily task.

Bidding from data

We change the bidding strategy once there is data behind it. A loss-making ad group is paused, a profitable one gets a bigger budget.

Monthly report in plain language

Number of conversions, cost per conversion and return, plus one page setting out what we changed that month and why.

A click sent to a weak landing page costs the same as one sent to a good one. The difference shows up in your orders.

When you should wait
on Google Ads

It is in our interest that you stay a client long term, so at the assessment stage we will tell you if a different next step makes more sense right now. In four situations, we recommend something else first.

There is no measurable conversion

The site has no form, basket or call button, so the campaign has nothing to optimise towards. This gets built first, and the ads launch after.

Your margin cannot support the cost per click

At the assessment stage, we work out what a click can be worth for your product and what it costs in your market. If the two do not add up, we tell you.

A slow or outdated website

A paid visitor leaves a slow site just as an organic one would, except you have already paid for the click. In this case, fixing the landing page brings more return, and we do that as developers too.

Your budget would run out during the learning phase

In a highly competitive market, a small budget can be spent before the learning phase even ends. It is often better to start with narrower targeting or another channel, for example search engine optimisation.

How much does Google Ads cost?

Google Ads has no list price and no minimum monthly fee. We work out your budget from what a new customer is worth to you: on the right is an example of how that becomes an allowed cost per click.

€0minimum monthly fee from Google
30.4×daily budget sets the monthly bill cap
2×daily overspend, the upper limit
Budget calculation, example for a lead-generation page
This is what a lead can be worth€30
Every 20th visitor to the landing page requests a quote5%
Allowed cost per click€1.50
If clicks cost more than this in your market, improving the landing page brings more return than raising the budget.

Google Ads cost: four items to budget for

01

Ad budget

You pay this directly to Google. On any given day the system can exceed the daily budget, but the monthly bill stops at 30.4 times the daily budget.

02

Cost per click

An auction decides it for every search, and the quality of the ad counts just as much as the bid. According to Keyword Planner, the top-of-page bid range for “google hirdetéskezelés” was between HUF 1,195 and 2,841 (about €3 to €7) on the Hungarian market in September 2026.

03

Management fee

This covers building the campaigns, daily optimisation and reporting. It depends on the size of the account and the number of campaign types, so we quote it after an assessment.

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Terms

There is no annual contract, and management can be cancelled monthly. The ad account, the campaigns and all tracking data remain yours, even if you later take them elsewhere.

A new campaign or a change of bidding strategy brings a learning phase, and results fluctuate during it; we factor this into the budget planning. For a webshop, we look at return by product group: how much revenue comes from each euro spent. Tell us what you would advertise and what budget you would start with, and the first account review is free. Related pages: server-side tracking, Facebook and Instagram ad management, SEO pricing 2026.

Frequently asked questions about Google Ads advertising

26 questions in five topics, from budget to conversion tracking. These are what most people ask before starting a campaign. If yours isn't among them, feel free to get in touch.

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Price and budget

How much does Google Ads management cost?

Two costs are involved: the advertising budget, which you pay directly to Google, and the management fee, which covers building, optimising and reporting on the campaigns. The management fee depends on the size of the account; we quote it after a review. The account and all the data remain yours throughout.

How much does Google Ads cost? Is there a minimum budget or monthly fee?

Google doesn't have a list price for Ads, and there's no minimum monthly fee. Two items make up the cost: the ad budget, which you pay directly to Google, and the management fee. We work out the budget from what a new customer is worth to you, not the other way round. We quote the management fee after a review, and the first account review is free.

How big a budget should I start with?

The minimum depends on your market: for a low-competition service, a budget of around €300 to €800 a month can already bring in leads, while a competitive market or a webshop needs more. The first one to two months are a test period, showing what drives conversions and at what cost. After that, we scale up the profitable campaigns and stop the ones that aren't paying off.

How much does a click cost on Google?

The cost per click isn't fixed; it's decided by auction, and depends on the search term, the competition and the quality of the ad. For a rarely searched professional term, on the Hungarian market it can be a few tens of forints (a few cents); for a highly competitive financial or legal topic, it can run into the thousands of forints (several euros).

That's why the cost per click alone is a misleading figure. What matters is how much a lead or an order costs. Before you start, we'll use the Keyword Planner to show you the expected bids in your market.

Can I get a Google Ads coupon or a start-up discount?

Google occasionally offers new advertiser accounts a start-up coupon, typically crediting ad budget once you've spent a set amount. If you're eligible, we'll flag it and set it up when we create the account.

It's not worth timing your launch around the coupon, though: a campaign only pays off once the tracking and landing page are ready, otherwise even free budget just gets wasted.

Getting started and working together

What do I need to get started? How do you build a campaign?

You need four things: a goal (a lead, a call, a purchase), a landing page that actually supports it, tracking set up, and a budget worth testing with. If you already have an account, we'll use it; if not, we'll create one in your name.

Next comes keyword research and the campaign structure, writing the ad copy, uploading negative keywords, and finally, launch. In the first week, we check the search terms daily, because that's when it becomes clear what not to spend on.

How long does it take for a campaign to show results?

It brings traffic from day one, but because of the system's learning period and ongoing optimisation, a stable, healthy conversion cost typically takes four to six weeks to settle in. That's why it's not worth judging a campaign after just a few days. We base our decisions on tracking data, not on gut feeling.

Will you take over my existing Google Ads account?

Yes. We review the account structure, the conversion tracking, the search terms and the return on the budget spent, then give you a recommendation on what to keep and what to rebuild. The account and its history stay yours, and the first account review is free.

Is there a long-term commitment?

There's no annual contract tying you in: you can cancel the management service on a monthly basis. The ad account, the campaigns and all the tracking data are yours, and they stay with you even if you cancel. We believe results keep a client, not a contract.

How do I place a Google ad?

Placing a Google ad takes four steps: creating a Google Ads account, entering your billing details, setting up the campaign (goal, keywords, geographic targeting, daily budget) and writing the ad copy. The interface walks you through it in a few minutes.

The fast-track, “Smart” campaign setup, though, hides a lot of settings: there are no negative keywords, detailed targeting or proper conversion tracking. It's worth starting in expert mode, or having the account reviewed before you launch.

How do I create a Google Ads account?

At ads.google.com, with a Google Account, free of charge. When you set it up, make sure the country, time zone and currency are correct, as these can't be changed later. As a business, it's also worth recording your tax number for billing purposes.

We always create the account in your name and receive manager access to it. That way, the history and the data stay with you even if you work with someone else later.

Campaigns and landing pages

What campaign types do you work with?

Search, Performance Max, Shopping, Display and YouTube campaigns, depending on the goal. For a service business, Search campaigns are typically the backbone; for a webshop, it's Shopping and Performance Max. The campaign structure is driven by a measurable business goal, not by trends.

Why is the product feed so important for a webshop?

Shopping and Performance Max campaigns run on the product feed: if the feed is incomplete or inaccurate, the campaign will be weak too. For our own systems and for Magento 2, we build the feed in-house, so prices, stock and product data are always accurate. This is one of our biggest advantages over agencies that only manage ads.

Do I need a separate landing page for the ad?

Not always, but it's often what makes the biggest difference. An ad that sends visitors to the homepage rarely performs well, because visitors have to work to find what they came for. A targeted landing page that answers that exact search gets you more leads from the same number of clicks.

As developers, we can build the landing page for you too: fast loading, a clear offer, a visible call button and a short form. This part often matters more than fine-tuning your bids.

What is Quality Score and why does it matter?

Quality Score is Google's rating of how well the search term, the ad copy and the landing page match up. The higher it is, the cheaper the click and the better the position you get for the same bid.

That's why it matters whether the ad genuinely matches what the user searched for: a better Quality Score is effectively a discount on your ad spend. Improving it takes three steps: tighter keyword groups, relevant ad copy and a fast, on-topic landing page.

What is Google Shopping and how do I get my products listed?

Google Shopping is the platform for product-image ads: shoppers see the image, the price and the shop's name right in the results list. Products come from the product feed uploaded to Google Merchant Center, and the ad runs from a Shopping or Performance Max campaign.

The requirements are a compliant feed (name, price, stock, GTIN, shipping cost) and an approved Merchant Center account. We generate the feed from your webshop system, so it updates automatically.

What is Display advertising and when is it worth it?

Display advertising is image-based advertising on partner sites and apps in the Google Display Network, and on YouTube. Visitors are usually reading something else at the time, so Display is mainly suited to reach and remarketing, and less often brings direct orders.

It's worth it when you have someone to bring back: targeting cart abandoners or past leads works well. With broad, unfiltered targeting, though, budget disappears fast, so we regularly filter the placements.

Measurement and reporting

How do you track conversions?

On a GA4 basis, supplemented with server-side tracking and Enhanced Conversions, so the picture stays accurate even with ad blockers and cookie restrictions in play. Without accurate tracking, campaign optimisation is just guesswork. That's why setting up tracking is the first step when we launch a campaign, not an afterthought.

What kind of report do I get, and how often?

We send a monthly report where the number of clicks isn't the main focus; what matters is how many leads or orders came in, and at what cost. It also shows what's changed compared with the previous month and what the plan is for the next one.

You can access the account at any time, and if you'd like, we'll set up a live reporting dashboard where you can follow the numbers broken down by day. Client feedback tells us a short summary in plain English is worth more than a forty-page export.

Google Ads consultant or agency: what's different about a development background?

A Google Ads consultant or agency manages the account, but typically can't fix problems with your tracking or landing page. As developers, we handle the whole chain ourselves: conversion tracking with server-side tracking, the product feed and a fast landing page. That way, the campaign doesn't learn from bad data.

Concepts and choices

What is PPC advertising, and how is Google Ads different?

PPC (pay-per-click) is click-based advertising: you only pay when someone clicks the ad. Google Ads is the largest PPC system, covering search ads, Shopping, Display and YouTube advertising. So PPC is the category, and Google Ads is its most important tool.

What happened to AdWords? Is it the same as Google Ads?

Yes, it's the same system: Google AdWords was renamed Google Ads in 2018. The old name has stuck around in everyday use, so plenty of people still search for AdWords campaign management when what they mean is Google Ads management.

Since the rename, the interface and the campaign types have changed a lot: there's more automation now, and Performance Max has come to the fore. Old accounts and their history, though, are still fully accessible.

SEO or Google Ads: which is right for you?

Ads is instant and precisely scalable, but it only brings traffic for as long as you pay for it, whereas search engine optimisation builds more slowly, but it's durable and brings cheaper visitors over time. The best results come from combining the two: Ads quickly validates where the demand is, while SEO reduces your costs in the long run.

Google ads or Facebook ads: which is right for me?

Google ads serve existing demand: they reach people who are actively searching for the product or service. Facebook and Instagram ads build demand: they target people based on interest and behaviour who aren't searching yet. For an urgent, well-defined need, Google Ads is the stronger choice; for a visual product and brand building, it's Facebook and Instagram ad management. For a webshop, the two work best together, combined with remarketing.

What can I do if a competitor is bidding on my brand name?

Anyone can bid on a brand name as a keyword; this is allowed under Google's rules. What you can do is bid on your own brand name too. This typically gives you a very cheap click, because you're the most relevant result for your own name, so your competitor's ad doesn't end up at the top of the list.

If they also use your registered trademark in the ad copy itself, that can be reported to Google. Setting up a brand-protection campaign is a standard step for us on every account.

What is the Google Ads Keyword Planner for?

The Keyword Planner is a free, built-in Google Ads tool. It shows how many people search for a term each month, how much advertiser competition there is, and what bid range gets you to the top of the page. For example, in Hungary the term “google ads” gets 22,200 searches a month, while “google ads hirdetéskezelés” (the Hungarian phrase for “Google Ads management”) gets 260.

When planning a campaign, we use this to work out what budget makes sense to start with. We use the same data for search engine optimisation keyword research too.

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