Chris Schaeffer, Certified Google Ads Specialist
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
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Chris Schaeffer, Certified Google Ads Specialist
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Jul 6, 2026
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Episodes
295: What Should My Google Ads Budget Be? And Other Common Google Ads Budget Questions 24.01.2022 1:02:06
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Links: Choose your bid and budget - https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2375454 About average daily budgets - https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6385083 Show Notes: The...
294: Responsive Search Ads Deep Dive - Part 3 17.01.2022 53:45
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Preview ads on Opteo - https://opteo.com/ad-preview Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Links: About responsive search ads - https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/7684791 Show Notes: This week we're wrapping up...
293: Responsive Search Ads Deep Dive - Part 2 10.01.2022 47:51
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Preview ads on Opteo - https://opteo.com/ad-preview Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Links: About responsive search ads - https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/7684791 Show Notes: This week we're continuing o...
292: Responsive Search Ads Deep Dive - Part 1 03.01.2022 52:08
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Links: Write compelling, genuine ad copy - https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6167101 About cross-campaign asset reporting for responsive search ads - https://support.google.com...
291: What Worked Awesome in Google Ads This Year 27.12.2021 56:51
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Show Notes: A lot changed about how we use Google Ads in 2021, so in our final episode of the year, we're reviewing what strategies worked best for us, discussing some details of win...
290: Reviewing the Most Important Google Ads Topics From 2021 and Looking Forward to 2022 20.12.2021 1:02:09
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Show Notes: As 2021 comes to an end, we're discussing the biggest focuses for each of us over the past year with the changes to match type, conversion tracking, and expanded text ads...
289: How to Trust Your Instincts with Google Ads 13.12.2021 35:09
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Show Notes: Even if you're not a Google Ads expert, your insight is valuable to running a successful campaign. The industry pushes ways of doing things, but you as the business owner...
288: What is Going on with Phrase Match Keywords? 06.12.2021 45:06
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Show Notes: We've been getting a lot of questions from clients about phrase match search terms, so we thought it was a good time to recap the changes to phrase match and broad match...
287: B2B Campaigns in a B2C World 29.11.2021 43:36
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Show Notes: Frustrated about attracting so many consumer leads when you're targeting business clients? In this episode, Jason and Chris are discussing how to get relevant B2B leads...
286: Google Ads Q&A With Some Awesome Questions 22.11.2021 50:29
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Show Notes: This week it's another Q&A episode with some great questions from our listeners about the correlation between maximizing conversions and high CPC, the value of long-...
285: The Places Where Your PPC Campaign Could Be Leaking 15.11.2021 49:13
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Show Notes: Leaky campaigns waste money and can be difficult to identify. In this episode, Chris and Jason are giving you 8 ways to check for leaks in your PPC campaign. (6:59) What is a...
284: Longtail Keywords Are Dead 08.11.2021 52:02
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Show Notes: In our last episode, we talked about how the loosening of match types has changed our approach to the way we select keywords and concluded that longtail keywords are on the w...
283: Simple and Essential Questions for Improving Your Google Ads Results 01.11.2021 52:02
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Show Notes: Running a successful Google Ads campaign continues to become more and more complex. In this episode, the guys are answering some simple and essential questions to help you sl...
282: Google Ads Q&A 25.10.2021 38:57
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Show Notes: This week the guys are tackling more of your Google Ads questions regarding the staffing and recruiting industry, finding value in a campaign that doesn't track conversions, the usefulness of the ad preview tool, the impact of pausing a campaign, and wh...
281: The Two Things That Happen When You Launch a New Google Ads Campaign 18.10.2021 41:42
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Show Notes: Two things happen when you launch a Google Ads campaign – either you get too much traffic or not enough traffic. In this episode, we're giving actionable steps that you can take whether you’re getting too much or too little that will help you tease out...
280: How to Minimize Bad Traffic on Search Campaigns 11.10.2021 42:45
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Show Notes: “Limited by budget” is a bid strategy status that's used when your average daily budget is lower than the recommended amount. But what if you’ve already maxed out...
279: How We Keep Conversion Tracking Simple and Easy 04.10.2021 41:02
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Show Notes: This week we're doing a deep dive to help simplify a topic that affects everything you do inside Google Ads - conversions and conversion tracking. We discuss what...
278: Responsive Ads Deep Dive (Expanded Text Ads Are Being Phased Out) 27.09.2021 41:26
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Show Notes: Change is coming. Expanded Text Ads are phasing out next year and being replaced with responsive search ads. In this episode, we’re getting you up to date on the lates...
277: Really Interesting Google Ads Q&A with Questions About Close Variants, Seeing Your Ads in the Search Engine, First Page Bids, and More! 20.09.2021 44:05
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Show Notes: In this episode, the guys are answering some questions from listeners about close variants, geo keywords, seeing your clients' ads in the search engine, optimizing...
276: The Right Way to Run Brand Campaigns in Google Ads 13.09.2021 33:22
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Chris Schaeffer - https://www.chrisschaeffer.com/ Jason Rothman - https://rothmanppc.com/ Show Notes: In this episode, the guys are addressing the polarizing topic of running brand campaigns in Google Ads covering both how to do it right as well as common problems that c...
275: The 5 Most Common Questions We Get from Existing Clients 23.08.2021 39:36
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Show Notes: In this episode the guys are tackling the 5 most common questions they get from existing clients like why they aren’t seeing their ad, increasing spend, and ways to improve. They also discuss the new Google Ads three strike policy that goes in effect Septemb...
274: The 5 Most Common Questions We Get From New Clients 16.08.2021 45:31
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Show Notes: This week the guys are discussing how they respond to the top 5 most common questions they get from new clients pre and post launch including how to determine cost per click, setting budget guidelines, making changes to the website, adding landing pages, how...
273: How To Handle The Google Ads Algorithm Black Box 09.08.2021 54:16
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Show Notes: This week the guys are going deep into the Google Ads black box and the algorithms behind the scenes in Google Ads that seems to impact performance. The guys talk about how they think about the black box, how it impacts their management, and for which changes...
272: Did You Know About These Advanced Data and Settings Options in Google Ads? 02.08.2021 41:58
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Show Notes: This week the guys take you further into the Google Ads platform and walk you through some advanced data and settings opportunities that exist inside of a Google Ads account. They cover out-of-the-way areas of a Google Ads account that are a few clicks away,...
271: What Facebook Advertisers Need To Know About Google Ads 26.07.2021 47:28
Please support our sponsors because they make the show possible! Get Opteo for free for two months - https://opteo.com/psp2 Show Notes: This week the guys talk about 4 things long-term Facebook advertisers need to know when they come over to Google Ads to start advertising. Thanks for listening and enjoy the episode. Search News: Google Ads optimized targeting gradually rolling out - https://...
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