Google ads question.

Anticitizen1

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I have added both phrase match and exact match for the same keyword. Will Google ads count 2 clicks instead of 1 click now?
Suppose you have keyword car wash.
I added both +car +wash and [car wash] in keyword list. Now if the user enters by keyword car wash , it qualifies for both exact and phrase match. Will 1 click be counted as 2 clicks now and I will be charged twice instead of 1? Thanks.

 

Chris Newman

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• Nov 16, 2022

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What is explained by OP ( @Elcigal ), will accrue only 1 click.

 

Anticitizen1

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Trust WorkShop said:

What is explained by OP ( @Elcigal ), will accrue only 1 click.

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Thanks. This thing was confusing me much. I have them both in the same ad group (PM and EM) , and both got 20 clicks . So I thought it automatically counts twice .

 

sam.hunt0710

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+car +wash ==> This is Broad Match Modifier and AFAIK google removed this option to add keyword in this format.

"car wash" ==> This will be phrase match.

 

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• Nov 16, 2022

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If you tick each keyword and click 'search terms' on the left menu you will see what people searched for in order for your ad to show

 

Ads Gorilla

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• Nov 17, 2022

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Bill at 1 click rate

 

ibrahimbrtawi

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• Nov 17, 2022

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1/ As previously mentioned, this will be counted as only one click, as you'll have only one ad appear per auction.
2/ The +keyword +name notation (broad match modified) has been depreciated on Google Ads, phrase match (which uses the "keyword" notation) inherited its behavior.

 

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• #8

Elcigal said:

I have added both phrase match and exact match for the same keyword. Will Google ads count 2 clicks instead of 1 click now?
Suppose you have keyword car wash.
I added both +car +wash and [car wash] in keyword list. Now if the user enters by keyword car wash , it qualifies for both exact and phrase match. Will 1 click be counted as 2 clicks now and I will be charged twice instead of 1? Thanks.

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It will be counted as 1 click.
Every time someone clicks in any of your ads, regardless of the searched keyword, it will count as 1 click in your admin panel.