Client FAQ
The questions ecom ownersactually askabout Google Ads.
Real answers to the questions our clients ask every week, from running Google Ads for 200+ ecom brands. Performance and budget, Google Shopping and feeds, Merchant Center suspensions, tracking, results, and what it costs to work with us. No fluff, no jargon.
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Performance & results
Performance, results, and what is normal.
Most stores see meaningful traction by month 2 or 3. The first week or two is data collection - Google needs around 10 to 30 sales before its bidding settles, so early days look slow on purpose. After that we push toward $1k/day by months 2 to 3. Speed depends on the store, the offer, and how clean the tracking and feed are from day one. A slow start is not a broken account.
Budget & scaling
Budget and scaling.
We scale the moment the numbers say it is safe - not before, not after. We look at ROAS over the last 3-4 days. If it is holding above target and the account has enough conversion data, we raise the budget in steps. We never jump all at once because a big sudden increase knocks Smart Bidding back into a learning phase and the account wobbles. The budget follows the performance, always.
Bidding & optimization
Bidding and optimization.
Maximize Conversions tells Google to get as many sales as possible with your budget, no matter the return. tROAS tells Google to hit a specific return on ad spend target first, then find as many sales as it can within that. Maximize Conversions is better early on when you need data. tROAS is better once you have 50 or more conversions and want to protect your margins while you scale.
Campaign types
Performance Max, Shopping, Search, and Demand Gen.
Performance Max is Google's all-in-one campaign type that shows your products across every Google surface - Search, Shopping, YouTube, Display, Gmail, and Maps - from a single campaign. You give Google your product feed, budget, and a ROAS target, and the algorithm decides where to show ads, who to show them to, and when to bid. It is the foundation of a modern ecom Google Ads account because it reaches every stage of the buying journey automatically, instead of you having to manage separate campaigns for each channel.
Google Shopping & feeds
Google Shopping and product feeds.
We use feed apps like Simprosys, DataFeedWatch, or MultiFeed to manage the connection between your Shopify store and Google Merchant Center. The app pulls your products from Shopify, applies our optimizations, and pushes the cleaned data to Merchant Center on a set schedule - usually twice a day. You keep editing products in Shopify as normal. The feed app carries everything across. A resync just means forcing that push to happen right now, instead of waiting for the next scheduled run.
Merchant Center
Suspensions, disapprovals, and staying safe.
The most common reason is misrepresentation - meaning the information in your product feed does not match your website. Google checks that prices, descriptions, availability, shipping times, and return policies on your site all line up with what is in the feed. If they do not match, it flags the account and pauses your Shopping ads. Fix the mismatch, make sure your policy pages are complete, and request a review. Most first suspensions are recoverable once everything is consistent.
Dropshipping
Dropshipping, stock, and policies.
You can, but you need to be careful. If your feed tells Google a product is in stock while Shopify is still taking orders on zero inventory, that mismatch reads as misrepresentation and can get your Merchant Center flagged. The safe move is to either turn off continue-selling and let the product go out-of-stock in the feed, or make sure your inventory is replenished fast enough that the feed never lies. Keeping the feed and the store in sync is what keeps the account clean.
Tracking
Tracking and conversions.
They almost never match exactly, and a gap is normal. Google counts a sale on the day someone clicked your ad. Shopify counts it on the day the order was placed. That timing difference alone creates a gap. On top of that, browser pixels lose 30-40% of conversions to Safari, iOS privacy rules, and ad blockers. Server-side tracking fixes the under-counting so Google sees real sales and bids on real data.
New markets
New markets and international.
Expand when your home market is profitable and stable - not before. Once you have a ROAS that holds, clean tracking, and a feed that is working, adding a new country is a deliberate scaling step. If the core account is still learning or losing money, opening a second market just splits your budget and slows both down. Get one market right first, then use it as the template for the next.
Onboarding & access
Onboarding, access, and your first month.
We need access to four things: Shopify, Google Ads, Google Merchant Center, and Google Analytics if you have it. For Shopify we use a collaborator code, not your password. For Google Ads we send you an MCC linking request to accept. For Merchant Center we either request admin access or send a CSS switch request depending on your setup. You share everything with our team email and we walk you through each step on a Slack channel we open just for you.
Pricing & billing
Pricing, billing, and margin.
We charge a tiered fee on your monthly Google Ads spend. The rate drops as your account scales, so the more you spend profitably, the lower the effective percentage. There is no setup fee and no lock-in. It is month to month. The agency earns more only when you do, so our incentives line up with yours from day one.
Communication
Communication and how we work.
You get updates every week, and we reach out before you have to ask. Most agencies wait for you to ping them. We do the opposite - a quick update at the start of the week and a detailed report with next steps by the end. On top of that, any time something big happens - a win, a drop, an opportunity - we tell you straight away. You should never be left wondering what is going on.
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Drop your store URL on WhatsApp. We pull the account up live, walk through the Merchant Center fixes first, and answer whatever you throw at us.
If we can scale you, we will show you how. If we cannot, we will say so.
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