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GuidesJuly 13, 2026

Google Ads “Other Search Terms”: How Much Spend Is Hidden?

Why Google Ads can hide 57-67% of search-term spend, what current industry evidence shows, and how to manage the risk without mistaking hidden traffic for wasted traffic.

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GuidesJun 24

Client Google Ads Account Suspended? The PPC Manager Playbook

What to do when a client's Google Ads account is suspended: preserve evidence, protect your MCC, audit the policy label, avoid risky workarounds, and prepare a documented appeal.

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GuidesJun 24

Google Ads Suspension Prevention Checklist (Before Any Rebuild or Migration)

A pre-launch checklist to stop routine site changes from triggering a Google Ads suspension: redirects, crawler access, CDN cache, tracking templates, trust pages, and Merchant Center sync.

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GuidesJun 18

Fake Leads, Bots, and Click Fraud: The Advertiser's Defence Guide

A vendor-neutral guide to lead generation fraud: how fake leads, bot clicks, and spam calls drain PPC budgets, the real cases, the warning signs, and a concrete defence playbook.

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GuidesJun 18

How to Stop Spam and Fake Leads from Google Ads (2026)

A practical, prescriptive guide to stopping spam and fake leads from Google Ads: clean your traffic sources, harden your forms, validate contact data, and optimise on validated conversions only.

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GuidesJun 18

Performance Max Fake Leads: Why It Happens and How to Fix It (2026)

Performance Max is the channel most exposed to fake leads. Here is why it happens, how fake conversions corrupt PMax bidding, and how to audit and fix it without full search-term visibility.

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GuidesJun 18

Is a Competitor Click-Bombing You? How to Detect and Stop Competitor Click Fraud

Competitors can drain your Google Ads budget with repeated clicks so your ads drop out of the auction. How to spot the signs, confirm it, and stop it with IP exclusions, dayparting, and invalid-traffic reports.

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