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Google Ads - 14 June 2026 - 1 min read

The Google Ads budget traps small businesses fall into

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Most wasted ad spend comes from the same three mistakes: targeting too broadly, bidding on the wrong keywords, and sending clicks to a page that doesn't close the deal.

A small, well-structured campaign targeting high-intent local searches will outperform a big vague one every time. Ten keywords that match exactly what your customer types beat a hundred that sort of relate.

And track everything. If you don't know which clicks became phone calls, you're guessing, and guessing is expensive.

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