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Chris Schaeffer, Certified Google Ads Specialist · Business

The Paid Search Podcast | A Weekly Podcast About Google Ads and Online Marketing

Google Ads expert and Premier Google Partner Chris Schaeffer talk pay per click, Google Ads, online marketing, and how to advertise your business effectively. This podcast helps business owners, digital marketing agency employees, and pay per click freelancers make the most of their Google AdWords budgets. New episodes come out every Monday, and ask your Google Ads questions at www.paidsearchpodcast.com

Episodes

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Black Friday Strategies for Google Search & Shopping (Episode 535)

26 Oct 2026
36m
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Sales seasons require a strategic shift in Google Ads spend, moving away from spiking budgets only during the event to priming the pipeline beforehand. By calculating the conversion lag—the average time from first click to purchase—marketers can effectively allocate budget to capture traffic during the consideration ph...

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The Google Ads Detective: Solving PPC Mysteries, Part One (Episode 534)

19 Oct 2026
28m
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Google Ads Signal vs. Noise: How to Fix Clicks, Spam, and Broken Campaigns

12 Oct 2026
23m
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The Truth About RSA Ad Strength: 3 Big Mistakes & My Go-To Copy Framework (Episode 532)

28 Sep 2026
24m
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"Semantic Intent" Will Change How You Choose Keywords Forever (Episode 531)

21 Sep 2026
31m
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Let's Build a Competitor Conquest Campaign! (Episode 530)

14 Sep 2026
31m
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Rebuilding Your Google Ads Based on Revenue (Episode 529)

07 Sep 2026
31m
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HUGE Changes to Merchant Center (Episode 528)

31 Aug 2026
36m
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How Long Does It Take To Succeed With Google Ads? (Episode 527)

24 Aug 2026
24m
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Success in Google Ads typically requires a three-month window to determine whether a campaign is viable or failing. While businesses often seek to accelerate results through broad targeting and low-friction conversion hurdles, this approach frequently attracts low-quality leads that undermine the bottom line. Conversel...

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1,700 Hours of Teaching Google Ads, This is What I Learned (Episode 526)

17 Aug 2026
26m
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Google Ads management often suffers from common pitfalls that hinder performance and waste budgets. Users frequently prioritize exploring new campaign types over refining existing ones, leading to unpredictable results and lost historical data. Conversion tracking remains a critical failure point, with many accounts ei...

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ChatGPT Ads vs Google Ads (Episode 525)

10 Aug 2026
22m
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Answering Questions About Google Ads (Episode 524)

03 Aug 2026
33m
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Do This Before You Hire a PPC Manager (Episode 523)

27 Jul 2026
29m
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New Bidding Change Explained (Episode 522)

20 Jul 2026
20m
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HUGE News! Search Partners Revealed (Episode 521)

13 Jul 2026
20m
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Google is Hiding 60% of Search Terms, What Is The Solution? (Episode 520)

06 Jul 2026
26m
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Did You Just Break Your Google Ads? 4 Most Dangerous Google Ads Changes (Episode 519)

29 Jun 2026
31m
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Google AI Max & AI Mode (Episode 518)

22 Jun 2026
31m
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AI Max and AI Mode represent significant shifts in Google Ads, requiring distinct strategies for effective implementation. AI Max serves as a replacement for Dynamic Search Ads, where granular control is achievable through brand and URL inclusions at the ad group level, provided users avoid automated testing tools in f...

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This is the Best Way to Manage Keywords! (Episode 516)

15 Jun 2026
25m
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Responding To A Listener’s Google Ads Challenge (Episode 516)

08 Jun 2026
30m
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Manual bidding versus automated bidding in Google Ads hinges on the fundamental trade-off between algorithmic efficiency and granular control. While automated strategies like Target ROAS and Max Conversions leverage retroactive data to optimize performance, they often restrict the use of precise targeting tactics, such...

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