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
419 episodes
Google AI Max & AI Mode (Episode 518)
Chris Schaeffer and Joey Bidner discuss Google AI Mode and Google Ads AI Max in this week's episode of The Paid Search Podcast. AI is a growing aspect of the Google universe and advertisers have an opportunity to expand their marketing efforts ...
This is the Best Way to Manage Keywords! (Episode 516)
Let's talk about how to manage your keywords using this keyword risk process. Using low, moderate, and high risk keywords allow you to control the spend of your Google Ads search campaigns. Be sure and download the free PDF resource linked belo...
Responding To A Listener’s Google Ads Challenge (Episode 516)
In today's episode Chris Schaeffer answers a question from a listener that disagrees with him! Let's talk about manual bidding verses automated bidding.Try Opteo for free for 28 days - https://opteo.com/pspChris Schaeffer - http:...
3 Big Announcements from Google This Year (Episode 515)
Today Chris Schaeffer is talking about three big announcements that Google has made about Google Ads and why they should matter to you. We're talking about the upcoming "upgrade" from DSA to AI Max. Also the big push to get ads in the AI mode o...
Answering 5 Questions from Listeners (Episode 514)
Answering questions from listeners this week!Try Opteo for free for 28 days - https://opteo.com/pspChris Schaeffer - http://www.chrisschaeffer.comSubmit a Question - https://www.paidsearchpodcast.com
AI Audits, Free Audits, and Paid Audits (Episode 513)
Getting an expert opinion about your Google Ads campaigns is always a good thing, right? Well let's talk about that. In today's episode Chris Schaeffer and Joey Bidner discuss the three types of audits you can get. Free, Paid, and AI. What shou...
Should You Exclude by Age & Income Demographics? (Episode 512)
Do you know how Google determines the age, gender, and income of your paid traffic? Well that's an important question to ask! In today's podcast we discuss why you should not exclude traffic based on obscure demographics that have no real analy...
The State of Google Ads in 2026 (Episode 511)
This week Chris Schaeffer a Google Ads expert manager and consultant discusses the state of Google Ads in 2026. There are a lot of things that have changed and these topics are weighing heavy on today's advertisers. Let's talk about the wide di...
The Hidden Lies Of Google Ads Agencies (Episode 510)
It's sad but true. People lie. Companies lie. And there are real victims. Google Ads expert Chris Schaeffer discusses 9 ways that Google Ads experts lie to their clients and how you can spot those scams to avoid being a victim.Try Opteo...
How I Would Launch a New Campaign From Scratch In 2026 (Episode 509)
If you had to build a business that would be more likely to succeed in Google Ads what would it look like? Well that's the topic of this week's show. Chris Schaeffer discusses 3 ways to make a brand new campaign succeed in Google Ads using uniq...
10 Hidden Settings In Google Ads (Episode 508)
There really are settings and features in Google Ads that are hidden. And some of these settings can make a big difference in the performance of your search campaigns. In today's podcast Chris Schaeffer, an expert of Google Ads with 23 years of...
Stealing Clicks From Your Competitors (Episode 507)
Let's talk about competitor campaigns on Google Search. Should you run ads against competitors? Is it worth it? In today's episode Chris Schaeffer discusses the best way to proceed if you plan to spend money on competitor bids.Try Opteo ...
Tips for Shopping, Search, and Display Campaigns (Episode 506)
This week Chris Schaeffer answers questions from listeners. He covers topics around conversion actions in your campaigns, hidden search terms, image assets and display campaigns. And Joey Bidner shares a great tip for optimizing your product ti...
How To Train Google Ads With Conversions (Episode 505)
Feed the algorithm! That's the secret we are talking about in today's podcast. Learn how to create a campaign that can be trained to generate better traffic than other traditional methods. This strategy focuses on using a website that drives a ...
Your Paid Search Questions Answered (Episode 504)
How do you start over in Google Ads? Is manual bidding a practical option for busy managers? Have you tried Portfolio Bidding Strategies? All of this and more in this week's Paid Search Podcast with Chris Schaeffer. Answering questions from lis...
#1 Secret to Improving Broad Match Keywords (Episode 503)
If you are not using ad groups to break up your broad match keywords then you are missing a big part of Google's methodology of keywords matching. In today's podcast Chris Schaeffer discusses the best way to get more out of your broad match key...
How Exact Match Keywords Actually Function (Episode 502)
This week Chris Schaeffer discusses the truth behind how exact match keywords work in 2026. Let's talk about what Google says an exact match keyword is allowed to do and what really happens when you run an exact match keyword. Try ...
Demystifying Performance Max (Episode 501)
This week Joey Bidner discusses Performance Max campaigns. Let's try and demystify this often confusing PPC campaign type. Also Chris Schaeffer discusses the often forgotten tool, Google Ads Editor.Try Opteo for free for 28 days - https:...
6 REALLY GOOD Questions from Listeners (Episode 500)
This week Chris Schaeffer answers 6 questions from listeners. Great questions covering a wide variety of topics like the dying industry of home services on google ads, AI, the future of PPC on Google, how to recover from a crashing campaign, an...
3 Reasons Your Google Ads is Wasting Money (Episode 499)
Let's get to the point, your Google Ads is wasting money! This week Chris Schaeffer talks about the three most common reasons your account is wasting money. Keywords do not represent the real traffic you are getting, some bid strategies do not ...
Big Changes Coming to Shopping Campaigns in February (Episode 498)
Have you heard about the new mandatory changes coming to Google Shopping campaigns? This week Joey Bidner joins Chris Schaeffer to talk about the upcoming changes and how you need to respond. Also, Chris discusses three ways you can stand out i...
Q&A: Answering Questions from Listeners (Episode 497)
Let's talk about your biggest questions in Google Ads. These questions come directly from listeners and Chris Schaeffer provides answers to the big issues that haunt PPC managers today. This week we are talking about how to deal with a sudden d...
PPC for Home Services is Dying (Episode 496)
This week Chris Schaeffer discusses issues around the home service industry in Google Ads. The market has changed and many businesses are lowering their budgets and changing their strategies for ppc in the home services industry. Let's talk abo...
Ranking Bid Strategies From Worst to Best (Episode 495)
This week Chris Schaeffer ranking the best and worst Google Ads bid strategies. There are a lot of options on Google for search campaigns and there is only 1 bidding strategy that is considered the BEST one. And that means there are a lot of ot...
PPC Basics - Simple Ad Strategy That Works (Episode 494)
This week Chris Schaeffer and Joey Bidner discuss ad copy strategy in Google Ads. These methods are new because we have new data points in Google Ads for headline CTR and we can use this data to make critical decisions about the best headlines ...