Author: Raymond Sam

Raymond is the solo founder of 30characters. He’s been in growth marketing for 15 years and independently consulting for 5 years. He’s recently started to build tools to help marketers be more effective and efficient.
How to find negative keywords

Guide: How to Find and Add Negative Keywords

If you’re running Google Ads, you’ve probably had that moment. You pull up your search term report and see someone clicked your ad after searching “free accounting software” when you’re selling a $200/month subscription. Or your HVAC company showed up for “HVAC technician salary.”

30characters Negative Keyword Monitor Tool

✨ What’s New: Negative Keyword Monitoring

We’ve added a feature that Google Ads managers have been doing manually for years—reviewing search term reports and finding wasted spend. Now 30characters can flag terms for you automatically.

Google Ads Pinning

Google Ad headlines: To pin or not pin

Every time someone types something into Google, there’s an auction that happens in real time. Your ad is competing with others.

So here’s a simple breakdown of how it all works. No jargon, just the stuff that matters.

Google Ad Bidding Algorithms

Google Ads Bidding Algorithms Explained

Every time someone types something into Google, there’s an auction that happens in real time. Your ad is competing with others.

So here’s a simple breakdown of how it all works. No jargon, just the stuff that matters.

Target CPA Best Practices for Google Ads

How to get the most out of Target CPA in Google Ads (updated for 2025)

I’ve used Target CPA (tCPA) in dozens of campaigns over the years, and while it can be one of the most powerful bidding strategies in Google Ads, it only works if you approach it with the right expectations and timing.

If you’re evaluating whether tCPA is the right fit, here’s how I think about it and what I recommend to clients.

Google Ads Match Types: Exact, Phrase & Broad in 2025

If you’ve been running Google Ads for a while, you’ve probably felt the shift. I definitely have. I still remember the days when broad match modifier gave reliable flexibility, and exact match actually meant exact. The control was clean, the strategy was straightforward, and the results were easier to trace back to specific keywords.

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