Does account spend affect Google Ads account trust?
- Thread starter baobab
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- Oct 5, 2022
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Spend on an account affects the trust level of the Google Ads account - the longer an account consistently spends budget without violations, the higher its "reputation" in the eyes of Google's automated systems.
I understand that but lets say the account had a big spend a couple of years ago wouldnt the account trust drop if I suddenly start running it again now out of nowhere?
Got it. So old spend helps but it’s not a guarantee if the new niche/offer looks risky or the change is too sudden. Better to restart slowly and scale gradually
I bought an account with previous spend but it got frozen. I contacted support and they said they noticed suspicious activity because I tried to start running ads again after a year of inactivity
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High spending does builds trust but might be risky, and get your account potentially flagged, better strategy would be to incrementally increasing the budget.
That makes sense. I actually had this happen bought a spent account launched after about a year of inactivity and it got frozen for unusual activity. So yeah gradual ramp up seems safer
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The more you spend, the better your account's credibility becomes, but if you post other products, it will only help you maintain it for a short time. This is why niche businesses often prefer accounts with a good spending history.
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Yeah it does help a bit. Accounts with stable spend + good payment history usually survive reviews better than fresh ones. But if you suddenly switch from a safe niche to a risky one, Google can still flag it because niche change itself is a trigger sometimes. I’ve seen aged spend accounts get manual reviews just from changing vertical too fast.
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Spend history probably helps build some level of trust, though switching into a completely different niche can still trigger manual reviews from time to time
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I agree with most people’s view: for Google accounts, higher spend can indeed move the account to a higher internal tier. However, higher is not always better. Especially for long-standing old accounts that have been dormant for a while, reactivating them can be difficult and they may undergo stricter checks by Google.
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Google pays attention to a very large number of criteria, everything they have access to about you, even before your Google account is created, in order to manage the level of risk you represent to their interests.
As a result, if your account has ad spend history but it is too old, and the account has had no proper warm-up, both on the Google account itself and on the Google Ads account, the account will be considered “cold,” and Google may detect the level of risk you represent.
This does not necessarily mean that your account will be banned or subjected to additional advertiser verification restrictions; it depends on each individual case. However, you should assume that account spend history alone is not enough. You also need to properly warm up both the Google account and the Google Ads account, and prioritize a stable start in Google's eyes, where your risk patterns appear predictable, in order to reduce the chances of being suspended too quickly.
As a result, if your account has ad spend history but it is too old, and the account has had no proper warm-up, both on the Google account itself and on the Google Ads account, the account will be considered “cold,” and Google may detect the level of risk you represent.
This does not necessarily mean that your account will be banned or subjected to additional advertiser verification restrictions; it depends on each individual case. However, you should assume that account spend history alone is not enough. You also need to properly warm up both the Google account and the Google Ads account, and prioritize a stable start in Google's eyes, where your risk patterns appear predictable, in order to reduce the chances of being suspended too quickly.