{"id":23718,"date":"2024-03-29T23:22:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T17:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/?p=23718"},"modified":"2025-11-04T09:05:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:35:28","slug":"insights-into-factors-affecting-google-ads-quality-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/insights-into-factors-affecting-google-ads-quality-score\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Curtain: Insights into the Factors Affecting Google Ads Quality Score"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Quality Score is a crucial concept in Google Ads, but it can sometimes feel shrouded in mystery. This post aims to shed light on what Quality Score is, how it impacts your campaigns, and most importantly, what you can do to improve it. We’ll draw on established principles and publicly available information to empower you to optimize your ads and landing pages for better performance. Let’s dive in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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This post explores the concept of Quality Score in online advertising, drawing on insights from publicly available resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While it references a 2008 presentation, the focus here is on core concepts that continue to hold weight today.<\/strong> Google employs a multifaceted approach to assess ad quality, and understanding these principles can be highly beneficial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is interesting to note here that the Quality Score we see in the Google Ads interface is a single metric on a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) that reflects Google’s assessment of how relevant your ad and its landing page are to a particular keyword and search query. However, a lot of detailed processes are lined up internally to evaluate the ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The factors that impact QS1 are as mentioned in the below slide. It is close to what advertisers have been delivering over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It appears that what the advertiser typically knows of Quality Score is covered in QS1. However there is QS2 that impacts the ad rank and the factors that influence it are as shown in the below slide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Correlation between Quality Score and Actual CPC, as shared in the document, but it’s important to remember:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n