Google Ads budget calculator
Estimate the monthly budget, cost per lead and customers you can expect for your industry.
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Choose your business type and the kinds of searches you do not want. Get a clean negative keyword list you can paste straight into Google Ads.
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Quick answer
Start with words that show the searcher is not a customer, such as jobs, free, DIY or training. Then check your Google Ads search terms report for searches that cost money without converting. This generator gives you a starting list by industry that you can review and add to your account.
How it works
Local service, ecommerce, B2B, SaaS or a specific trade.
Jobs, free and DIY searches, education, competitors you add and more.
Choose broad, phrase or exact match formatting and paste the list into Google Ads.
FAQ
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Google AdsWords that stop your ads showing for searches you do not want, such as "jobs" or "free". They cut wasted clicks so more budget goes to buyers.
Yes, if they are too broad. Review the list before adding it and check your search terms report every week or two to refine it.
Tools → Shared library → Negative keyword lists. Create a list, paste the keywords and apply it to your campaigns.
Check your search terms report every week or two in a new account, then monthly once it settles. Each review usually finds new searches to exclude.
A shared list of negative keywords you can apply to many campaigns at once, which keeps exclusions consistent. Campaign-level negatives only apply to one campaign. Most accounts use shared lists for common exclusions and campaign negatives for specific cases.
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