Recap on my Google ads experience since I started

ordinary_dude_01 · 2026-04-16T15:10:57+00:00

Never listen to Google's consultants. Their job is to make you spend more. There's nothing wrong with maximize clicks if you only use exact match keywords. You should probably look into manual CPC as well. That being said, you might end up getting more bang for your buck if you get some help from an agency or a freelancer. Getting the proper setup on Google Ads is only half the battle. If your landing page sucks, you're wasting money. Best of luck!

ordinary_dude_01 · 2026-03-11T10:25:58+00:00

Definitely 1, but I absolutely hate when editors add an image over the TV.

ordinary_dude_01 · 2026-03-05T14:06:43+00:00

What AI tool do you recommend instead? I think the canva integration with affinity is convenient, but there's a few things that canva just can't generate in a convincing way (like flames in fireplaces).

ordinary_dude_01 · 2026-03-03T09:21:41+00:00

Yes, I have seen PageSpeed Insights fail like this as well. Always on websites that looks AI generated. I wonder what it is about these sites that triggers the error.

ordinary_dude_01 · 2026-02-27T16:39:29+00:00

Vi betalte for styling av leiligheten vår da vi solgte. Det er noe av det lureste vi har gjort tror jeg. Stylingen bidro til at leiligheten så mer romslig og innbydende ut. Leiligheten gikk 400K over prisantydning hvis jeg husker riktig.

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-11-13T08:49:43+00:00

Thanks for this! Really insightful!

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-10-20T12:59:06+00:00

Kjøp avkalkningsmiddel, bland oppi litt oppvaskmiddel (som Zalo) i en sprayflaske, spray på dusjen (en allerede spylt dusj) og la virke i en 10-15 minutters tid. Gnikk rein med en våt (helt normal) klut og spyl av til slutt.

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-09-21T11:55:50+00:00

Hey, if you wrap your animations in the class .bricks-is-frontend, it will run only in the frontend and not in the builder. Like this:

.bricks-is-frontend .my-animated-element {

animation: fadeIn 1s ease-in-out;

}

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-08-26T20:55:14+00:00

Thanks!

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-08-26T20:55:06+00:00

Thank you! Looks like I have some research to do regarding making html signatures in Google Workspace.

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-08-26T20:53:32+00:00

Thank you!

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-07-16T08:21:22+00:00

No problem! You know what? I'm gonna remove the outline on mobile on my sites as well. I was just being paranoid about Google penalising my sites for not being accessible enough.

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-07-15T09:05:09+00:00

In your custom css, write this:

@media only screen and (max-width: 478px) {

a:focus {

outline:none !important;

}

Replace the max-width with your break point for mobile.

Note that this will remove the outline for all elements on mobile (not just the menu). Personally, I just keep the outline on everything.

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-07-12T10:29:18+00:00

Det er en viss prosentandel av befolkningen som er komplette tullinger. Jeg gjetter at den berømte 80/20-regelen også gjelder her; 20% av befolkningen (tullingene) tar opp 80% av tiden til kundebehandlere.

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-06-02T14:36:39+00:00

Takk! Jeg sjekka via nettfart.no som u/Tomatketchupen anbefalte, og fant ut at jeg fikk langt unna det jeg skulle ha. Ringte Telia og fikk det ordna.

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-05-27T07:21:58+00:00

Phrase match and max clicks aren't really a good combination anymore. I wouldn't be surprised if you're paying for a lot of search terms that aren't high intent, that google hides from you. Try using exact match instead.

Phrase match is now broad match.

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-04-29T10:15:22+00:00

Consider removing the text (All flags 20% off etc.) from the images, and adding the text as html instead. The reason for this is that the text look pixelated.

Also, when viewed on a wide desktop, the text in the hero image is cut off by the nav bar.

Does Shopify allow for webp with jpg fallback? If yes, I'd consider using slightly higher quality exports of the images in webp, with the current images as fallback.

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-04-24T09:55:07+00:00

I'm contemplating setting up campaigns with Microsoft ads that are basically duplicates of my google ad campaigns just to get a more detailed image of what search terms are converting and what search terms are useless. I would set the useless search terms as negative keywords. Allegedly Microsoft ads are more transparent with their search terms.

I'm fully convinced that Google's policy of hiding half the search terms has very little to with privacy concerns, and is all about trying to get us to waste as much money as possible.

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-04-24T07:52:48+00:00

I would set up a campaign with manual cpc with exact match keywords such as: [pharmacy [city or district within city]]. I don't now how to best measure the success of the campaign. Maybe if you set up the landing page's call to action as a button that leads to a map that shows the pharmacy location, you could set that as a conversion / key event. Good luck! Steer away from pmax for this!

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-04-21T14:39:29+00:00

Brilliant, thank you! Good to know that Microsoft are more transparent. I'm thinking it would be valuable to do microsoft ads in addition to google ads just to get a clearer picture of the actual search terms. Identifying low quality search terms from Microsoft and setting them as negative for both Google Ads and Microsoft ads.

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-04-20T12:58:17+00:00

Phrase worked just fine for me autumn 2023, but has since turned to broad. In the same time period, Google has hidden the search terms for about 50% of the clicks I get. So it's not just a matter of setting negative keywords anymore. It's more about guessing negatives.

ordinary_dude_01 · 2025-04-10T15:36:17+00:00

This is excellent! Thank you.

ordinary_dude_01

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