{"id":13703,"date":"2020-10-29T16:43:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T11:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/?p=13703"},"modified":"2020-10-29T16:43:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T11:13:25","slug":"improve-google-ads-relevance-quality-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/improve-google-ads-relevance-quality-score\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Improve Google Ads Ad Relevance Score?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead\">The one way to improve the ad position on the SERP is to improve your quality score and one of the main contributors of quality score is Ad Relevance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ING_47129_40657-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ING_47129_40657-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ING_47129_40657-2-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Understanding Ad Relevance<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Relevance means &#8220;<strong>The&nbsp;degree&nbsp;to which something is&nbsp;related&nbsp;or&nbsp;useful&nbsp;to what is&nbsp;happening<\/strong>&#8220;. It shows how closely one topic has been connected to another topic to make it useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Google Ads advertising, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/1659752?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Ad Relevance<\/a> shows how closely an ad campaign satisfies the user&#8217;s search intent.  For example,  if you search for &#8220;<em><strong>Free Stock Photos<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;, the below ad will display. It shows that the user&#8217;s search criteria perfectly matches the ad hence there are chances to get lots of clicks and conversions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"632\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Free-Stock-Photo.png\" alt=\"Ad relevance in google search\" class=\"wp-image-13862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Free-Stock-Photo.png 632w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Free-Stock-Photo-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three possible outcomes of quality score that your keyword can have. Basis that advertisers can take a decision on what action to take:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Above Average<\/li><li>Average<\/li><li>Below Average<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Above average &amp; average status show that there are no major issues when it comes to keyword&#8217;s ad relevance compared to other keywords across Google Ads but Below average status indicates that your ad or keywords need your attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How To Improve Ad Relevance Score<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not get overly concerned if you see below average status for the keyword. It is an indication for you to take some steps to improve your ad copies, keywords, and campaign structure. Let&#8217;s dig in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> <strong>Set up Separate Ad Groups<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Creating separate themed ad groups for each of your products\/services. Make sure to put related keywords in those ad groups. It will help you to be organized and it is one of the ways to be relevant.  This is important because the audience will get what they are searching for rather than clicking on some irrelevant ads and getting frustrated. This disappointment can cause you valuable conversion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Create-Seprate-Ad-Groups.png\" alt=\"Create separate ad groups to improve relevance score\" class=\"wp-image-13901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Create-Seprate-Ad-Groups.png 623w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Create-Seprate-Ad-Groups-300x137.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Analyze Your Ad Copies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An amazing ad copy can drive tons of traffic. While creating an ad copy, be sure to use relevant keywords. Ad copy content should also be unique and appealing to your audience. Keep them simple and to the point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should also recheck those ad copies which you already have for any refurbishing. Doing this will help to get more clicks &amp; conversions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some ways you can improve your ad copies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Run a Google Ads script to see <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/adwords-script-find-poor-performing-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\">poor performing ads<\/a><\/li><li>Run A\/B Testing with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/how-to-run-ab-test-with-adwords-experiments\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Ads Experiments<\/a> without disrupting the current flow of Ads<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>Matching Landing Page Content with Ads<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your landing page content is directly proportionate to your ad. In simple words, landing page content must deliver what the ad has promised. This is a common mistake which one should avoid.  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/adwords-landing-page-experience-best-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\">Improving your landing page experience<\/a> will improve your quality score and Ad performance will improve too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> <strong>Segregate Target Audience &amp; Location Targeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine you own a clothing brand that offers clothing (Indian &amp; Western) for all age groups. You can create separate ad groups for separate age groups and create campaigns accordingly.  You can also try experimenting with various locations, time,  and demographic parameters to improve the relevance score for your ad campaigns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> <strong>Incorporate Negative Keywords <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Negative keywords assist to block your ads for those keywords which are not related to your services\/products. Including these keywords will boost the clicks and conversion as people will get what they are looking for and this in turn will boost the relevance score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Negative Keywords Tool<\/a>&nbsp;helps a great deal in identifying such terms. Adding negative keywords helps control wasted ad spend and also helps drive your focus on bidding on more targeted terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> <strong>Analyze Your Click Through Rate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a matter of concern if your CTR is low or below average.  There could be a number of reasons for you to have a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.disruptiveadvertising.com\/adwords\/4-reasons-you-have-low-click-through-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\">low CTR<\/a> .  It could be that you are not targeting the right keywords or these targeted keywords are not closely related to your ad. Below measures can be taken to improve your CTR:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use extensions<\/li><li>Test different ad types<\/li><li>Using smart bidding strategy<\/li><li>Improve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/action-plan-to-improve-quality-scores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quality score<\/a><\/li><li>Use of relevant keywords<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking these above points into action will help you achieve good CTR and increase your relevance score too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/impact-google-ads-search-terms-report-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Ads \u2018Search Terms Report\u2019 Change &amp; Its Impact \u2013 A Case Study<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/7-google-ads-scripts-ppc-account\/\" target=\"_blank\">7 Google Ads Scripts You Must Have In Your PPC Account<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/does-adding-an-extension-improve-quality-score\/\" target=\"_blank\">Does Adding An Extension Improve Quality Score?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The one way to improve the ad position on the SERP is to improve your quality score and one of the main contributors of quality score is Ad Relevance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-googl-search-tips"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Amita","author_link":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/author\/amita\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13703"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13933,"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13703\/revisions\/13933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}