The process of identifying and adding negative keywords

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Negative keywords can be identified in a number of ways and here we are going to discuss some of them. Identifying negative keywords in the keyword research stage Conducting keyword research is an initial step in any search marketing activity. Keyword research helps you understand the language of your audience when they search for your company. You analyze, compare and prioritize the best keywords opportunities you have available, and while analyzing the search terms you want to target; you can begin picking out terms to add to your negative keyword list as well. Identifying negative keywords via manual search Run a quick Google search for the top keywords that you are advertising on.

This helps you spot any terms that you want to avoid. After spotting such terms, you can simply add them to your negative keywords list. Identifying negative keywords using Google Ads Search Terms Report Search term reports on Google Ads help phone number list users identify keywords that don't have the proper search intent. Head over to the Search Terms Report in your Google Ads account, pick a date range and download the results. You can customize column sets to track specific performance, conversion, or attributes metrics. Once you are done analyzing, negative keyword terms can be added to your account. Search term reports need to be reviewed regularly.



Adding negative keywords to your Google Ads account After you're done identifying negative keywords, it's time to add those keywords to your ad campaigns or ad groups. To add negative keywords to your Google Ads account, head over to your account dashboard, under the ‘Keywords’ section on the left-hand panel you will see the ‘Negative Keywords’ section. Select that, then click the blue button. Here you’ll be able to add the negative keywords to a list and choose to add them to either campaigns or ad groups. You can view all the negative keywords added in the negative keywords table.