I had a similar experience with an old search campaign, sometimes a well-performing campaign loses its momentum after a long pause and takes a lot of time to recover.
Pausing can reset the learning phase and change the audience/auction data, so I usually restart slowly with small budget and give it time to stabilize.
I would like to see better transparency in ad reports because sometimes it's hard to know where the budget is really going and what is actually working.
I agree with you, safe page quality matters a lot and warm accounts usually perform better. Taking time to test and optimize the setup before scaling is always worth it.
Pinterest usually brings warmer, planning-stage traffic, so I’ve seen better results when using catalog ads with strong product pages and not expecting instant direct sales like Google or Meta.
Best approach is to constantly align with buyer expectations. Even small shifts in call quality thresholds or duration rules can make previously accepted traffic suddenly fail.
Check every plugin and theme update first. Often outdated plugins or themes inject suspicious code even if the site looks normal. Remove anything unnecessary.
If Standard Shopping is giving you more predictable results, do not feel pressured to switch. Consistent performance beats chasing Google's latest recommendation.
My biggest mistake was judging success only by traffic. Today I pay more attention to keyword rankings, email subscribers, and other signs of progress before deciding to quit.
I think, recruitment and HR-related services tend to get strong engagement since recruiters, hiring managers, and business owners spend a lot of time on LinkedIn.
As per my suggestion Compare your CRM lead count with tracked conversions. If there's a big gap, browser privacy settings or consent management could be blocking part of the tracking.
If you have the budget, run both. It gives you more reach and lets you compare performance directly. If budget is tight, pick one, optimize it first, then expand.
Internal linking also makes a big difference. strong pages are supported by other relevant pages on the same site, which helps Google understand importance.
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