Advertise your business on Google

Keywords are what people search for on Google.

Your ad appears beside relevant search results.

You create your ads

You create ads and choose keywords, which are words or phrases related to your business. Get keyword ideas

Your ads appear on Google

When people search on Google using one of your keywords, your ad may appear next to the search results. Now you're advertising to an audience that's already interested in you.

You attract customers

People can simply click your ad to make a purchase or learn more about you. You don't even need a webpage to get started Google will help you create one for free. It's that easy!

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Expand your reach through the content network

With hundreds of thousands of high-quality websites, news pages, and blogs that partner with Google to display AdWords ads, the Google content network can reach users all over the web to help you drive conversions. Choose from text, image, and video formats to communicate your message.

Target the right user in the right context

Using your keywords, Google's contextual targeting technology can automatically match your ads to webpages in our content network that are most relevant to your business. For example, an ad for a digital camera may show up next to an article reviewing the latest digital cameras. If you want greater control, use placement targeting to hand-pick specific sites or sections of sites you want your ads to appear on.

Measure and optimize your results

With the Placement Performance Report, you have visibility into where all your ads appear. Review your ad's performance on a site-by-site basis to see impression, click, cost, and conversion data, and use this data to identify well-performing sites to target more aggressively and low-value placements that require content optimization or exclusion.

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Concerned about costs? Don't worry AdWords puts you in complete control of your spending.

Set your budget

There's no minimum spending requirement the amount you pay for AdWords is up to you. You can, for instance, set a daily budget of five dollars and a maximum cost of ten cents for each click on your ad.

Avoid guesswork

We provide keyword traffic and cost estimates so you can make informed decisions about choosing keywords and maximizing your budget. (Estimate keyword costs)

Pay only for results

You're charged only if someone clicks your ad, not when your ad is displayed.

Payment options vary by country and currency. Learn more

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You choose the locations where you want your ad to show

Promote your business on Google.com and Google Maps

Local and regional targeting

Set your ads to appear only to people searching in a particular city, region, or country. Now it's easy to target online customers within 20 miles of your front door or across the world. Learn more

Local ads

Help potential customers find you by showing a business address with your AdWords text ads. You can show your location to people searching for local information on Google.com and Google Maps. Learn more

Local Business Center

Google's Local Business Center is a service that lets you create free listings for your business that appear on Google.com and Google Maps. You can then use these listings to run local ads by linking your Local Business Center and AdWords accounts. Learn more

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Tell us your story.

Here's how other advertisers reached their business goals using Google AdWords:

Carolina Rustica

Goal: Bigger customer base, better shopping experience

Carolina Rustica used Google AdWords, Analytics, Checkout, and Base to increase its conversion rate by 20% and overall sales by 50%. Read more.

First Crush

Goal: Increase local business

First Crush Restaurant used Google AdWords to increase its site traffic by 400% and connect with out-of-town customers. Read more.

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