Do you actually follow google ads auto recommendations?

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Kalira

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Just curious about this in my account i keep getting many auto recommendations like changing bidding strategy, adding keywords, increasing budget etc.
Do you guys acutely apply these or mostly ignore the?
Some times i feel they just push for higher spend what your experiences?
 
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I mostly ignore it, as Google mainly wants to squeeze more budget out of you.
 
Ignore most of them. Google pushes recommendations that increase spend, not necessarily performance. I only apply if it actually makes sense for the account goals.
 
Kalira said:
Just curious about this in my account i keep getting many auto recommendations like changing bidding strategy, adding keywords, increasing budget etc.
Do you guys acutely apply these or mostly ignore the?
Some times i feel they just push for higher spend what your experiences?
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I still consider using suggested keywords. However, overusing them can increase costs significantly without delivering good results. Setting keywords manually helps manage the budget more effectively.
 
Ignore 90% of them, they're designed to increase your spend not your ROI. The only ones worth considering are occasionally the negative keyword suggestions, everything else benefits Google more than you.
 
Honestly most of those auto recommendations are designed to increase spend more than improve performance, so I usually review them but rarely apply everything blindly. Some keyword or structure suggestions can help, but bidding and budget changes need manual testing or they can wreck a stable campaign fast.
 
I mostly ignore them. Sometimes they push for higher spend, but I prefer to manage things manually to keep control.
 
I usually review them but don’t apply everything automatically. Some recommendations are useful, but many are designed to increase spend. It’s better to test changes carefully instead of accepting them all.
 
Always turn off “apply auto recommendations”

It usually has valuable info, for example when you forget some sitelinks or some good keywords , pics or videos. But in general it wants to maximize your daily adspend not necessarily your ROI
 
yeah i learned this the hard way last year. had a lead gen campaign doing about $4.50 per lead, applied the recommended broad match expansion and budget increase and within a week my CPL shot up to like $11. now i only look at the negative keyword suggestions and maybe the ad asset ones, everything else is basically google trying to get you to spend more.
 
I get a lot of auto recommendations from Google Ads, like increasing the budget, changing bidding strategies, and adding keywords. I don’t follow all of them because sometimes they just push for higher spending. I prefer to only apply what makes sense for my current results.
 
Kalira said:
Just curious about this in my account i keep getting many auto recommendations like changing bidding strategy, adding keywords, increasing budget etc.
Do you guys acutely apply these or mostly ignore the?
Some times i feel they just push for higher spend what your experiences?
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Most advertisers don’t apply them automatically in Google Google Ads.

  • Bidding changes: only test if you have enough conversion data.
  • Add keywords: review first, many are too broad.
  • Increase budget: usually ignore unless the campaign is already profitable.
In general: treat them as suggestions, not actions to apply blindly.
 
I mostly ignore them. Sometimes they seem like they're just pushing for more spend, not always useful.
 
Kalira said:
Just curious about this in my account i keep getting many auto recommendations like changing bidding strategy, adding keywords, increasing budget etc.
Do you guys acutely apply these or mostly ignore the?
Some times i feel they just push for higher spend what your experiences?
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Yeah, I’ve gotten those auto recommendtions too. Sometimes they can be helpful, especialy for improving ad performance, but honestly, I feel like they mostly push for higher spend. I usually check if the recomendation really fits my goals before applying it. Most of the time, I ignore them if they don’t make sense or if the suggested changes would increase my budget unnecessaily. It’s all about testing and seeing what works for your account.
 
Honestly I mostly ignore most of them, sometimes try small ones if it makes sense. A lot of time it just pushes for more spend. I check if it really fits my campaign first before applying.
 
honestly I usually don’t apply all recommendations because some can be useful but I always check the data first and also many suggestion are focus on spending more so it’s better to test carefullyy.
 
There's no need to ignore them, but the truth is, you should be careful when applying such recommendations. If it's about improving the quality of your ad or adding relevant keywords, it's worth considering the recommendation (but don't blindly follow it). But almost everything related to budgets and bidding strategies is an attempt to make you spend more money
 
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