Derek VaalEcommerce PPC Consultant
Ecommerce PPC insights

Google Ads advice built for real ecommerce decisions.

Practical guides to Shopping, Performance Max, Merchant Center, measurement, and the account decisions that matter after the dashboard is open.

Practical guidance for healthier ecommerce accounts.

Use these guides to diagnose an issue, plan the next change, or ask better questions of your account.

Merchant Center

Merchant Center recovery is a paid search problem

Merchant Center issues can remove the products paid search is meant to sell. Here is how I diagnose incidents, restore inventory safely, and prevent a repeat.

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Performance Max

How I approach Performance Max cleanup for ecommerce brands

Performance Max cleanup is a sequence: validate conversion inputs, define campaign roles, inspect brand leakage, improve product data, and test one layer at a time.

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Performance Max

How to separate branded demand from Performance Max

Branded queries inside Performance Max can make ROAS look healthier than the campaign's generic demand really is. Here is how I diagnose the overlap, test a cleaner setup, and interpret the result.

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Feed Management

The feed health checklist I run before every account audit

Feed quality quietly determines what Shopping and Performance Max can sell. This is the product-data checklist I use before recommending campaign changes.

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