How to "Reset" Adwords QS

sOliver · 03-30-2009, 06:13 AM

Hi guys,

I'm currently trying to figure out something which I think is ridiculous and makes Google loose a lot of money.

I bid on a keyword "abc" and it was getting some good traffic.
Now my ad copy wasn't that great and my QS dropped quickly.

I wrote a couple more ad copies and one of them has a great CTR! But google still has my old QS for the keyword "abc" and wants me to pay almost double of what I would normally pay.

How do I "reset" my QS? I know CTR matters, so how am I supposed to split-test my ads if Google will remember that this keyword did not perform well on my account.

I added a new ad campaign (totally new) and yet google still knows that this keyword did not perform well on my account and want me to pay $0,30 instead of $0,05 :/

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks,
sOliver

NZ Bryce · 03-30-2009, 02:21 PM

One thing I'd check is to make sure the priror keyword is not still in your account. My experience is that Google will always apply the quality score it has recorded for a key word based on its last recorded impression in your account. Assuming your whole account is not 'stuffed' you should be able to retrain Google's quality score assessment. I think Google operates like this. Each time your keyword gets an impression Googles software marks that keyword's current quality score as "dirty". A background program then comes along (usually within 24hrs) and recalculates the quality score.

To test if your account is in bad shape I suggest creating a new campaign on a topic with keywords you haven't used before and seeing what starting quality score Google assigns the keywords. Why? When a new campaign is started Google seems to have a benefit of the doubt factor running (only for about the first 7 days) that holds up the scores of keywords to your account quality score i.e. the whole list of keywords starts as 7/10.

dburk · 03-30-2009, 02:32 PM

Hi sOliver,

Your account retains the CTR history. You said that one of your ads has a great CTR. If some of your other ads are not as good, pause all the other ads for that ad group.

Make sure you are using exact match only and pause any keyword or ad that is not performing well. Make sure that you have separated your keywords into discreet ad groups. You shouldn't put multiple keywords into the same ad group.

Once you've run your optimized campaign for a few days, you should see the quality scores begin to improve and bids will come down.

03-30-2009, 06:13 AM	#1
sOliver Active Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 85 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	How to "Reset" Adwords QS Hi guys, I'm currently trying to figure out something which I think is ridiculous and makes Google loose a lot of money. I bid on a keyword "abc" and it was getting some good traffic. Now my ad copy wasn't that great and my QS dropped quickly. I wrote a couple more ad copies and one of them has a great CTR! But google still has my old QS for the keyword "abc" and wants me to pay almost double of what I would normally pay. How do I "reset" my QS? I know CTR matters, so how am I supposed to split-test my ads if Google will remember that this keyword did not perform well on my account. I added a new ad campaign (totally new) and yet google still knows that this keyword did not perform well on my account and want me to pay $0,30 instead of $0,05 :/ Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks, sOliver

03-30-2009, 02:21 PM	#2
NZ Bryce Warrior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 20 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How to "Reset" Adwords QS One thing I'd check is to make sure the priror keyword is not still in your account. My experience is that Google will always apply the quality score it has recorded for a key word based on its last recorded impression in your account. Assuming your whole account is not 'stuffed' you should be able to retrain Google's quality score assessment. I think Google operates like this. Each time your keyword gets an impression Googles software marks that keyword's current quality score as "dirty". A background program then comes along (usually within 24hrs) and recalculates the quality score. To test if your account is in bad shape I suggest creating a new campaign on a topic with keywords you haven't used before and seeing what starting quality score Google assigns the keywords. Why? When a new campaign is started Google seems to have a benefit of the doubt factor running (only for about the first 7 days) that holds up the scores of keywords to your account quality score i.e. the whole list of keywords starts as 7/10.

03-30-2009, 02:32 PM	#3
dburk Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 4,647 Thanks: 163 Thanked 673 Times in 583 Posts Contact Info	Re: How to "Reset" Adwords QS Hi sOliver, Your account retains the CTR history. You said that one of your ads has a great CTR. If some of your other ads are not as good, pause all the other ads for that ad group. Make sure you are using exact match only and pause any keyword or ad that is not performing well. Make sure that you have separated your keywords into discreet ad groups. You shouldn't put multiple keywords into the same ad group. Once you've run your optimized campaign for a few days, you should see the quality scores begin to improve and bids will come down.
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