Chris Schaeffer, Certified Google Ads Specialist

The Paid Search Podcast | A Weekly Podcast About Google Ads and Online Marketing

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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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Business

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paidsearchpodcast.com

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

146: Super Big Google Ads Questions And Answers Episode!!! 08.04.2019

Try Opteo free for 6 weeks - https://opteo.com/psp      Our Patreon Show - https://www.patreon.com/paidsearchpodcast PSP Archive - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/archive/ PSP Insider For PPC Professionals - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/insider/ Welcome back to the PSP! Today we do a huge Q&A episode and answer your questions! Leave us a question on our contact page or call us at 214-810-1355. ...

145: New Google Ads Keyword Planner Updates And Why They're Awesome! 31.03.2019

Try Opteo free for 6 weeks - https://opteo.com/psp      Our Patreon Show - https://www.patreon.com/paidsearchpodcast PSP Archive - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/archive/ PSP Insider For PPC Professionals - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/insider/ Yes, okay, yes! Welcome back to the Paid Search Podcast. This week we kick off the show with a listener question from Mexico about adding search terms as k...

144: Huge Google Ads Questions And Answers Show! 25.03.2019

Try Opteo free for 6 weeks - https://opteo.com/psp      Get a custom proposal from Directive Consulting - https://directiveconsulting.com/ Our Patreon Show - https://www.patreon.com/paidsearchpodcast First 100 PSP Episodes available - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/archive/ Nursing Home build resources - http://paidsearchpodcast.com/nursinghome Measuring reach and frequency - https://support.google...

143: Nursing Home Google Ads Build Part 6 - YouTube Ads 17.03.2019

Try Opteo free for 6 weeks - https://opteo.com/psp      PSP Insider - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/insider/      Episode Archive - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/archive/      Yes! Welcome back to the Paid Search Podcast. This week we take a listener question about running ads for a supplement company. And then we continue our nursing home build series and talk about YouTube campaigns. Specificall...

142: Nursing Home Google Ads Build Part 5 - Remarketing 11.03.2019

Try Opteo free for 6 weeks - https://opteo.com/psp      Get a custom proposal from Directive Consulting - https://directiveconsulting.com/      PSP Insider - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/insider/      Episode Archive - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/archive/      Yes! Welcome back to the Paid Search Podcast. This week we're continuing our nursing home build series and talking about remarketin...

141: Nursing Home Google Ads Build Part 4 - Creating Ads 04.03.2019

Try Opteo free for 6 weeks - https://opteo.com/psp      Get a custom proposal from Directive Consulting - https://directiveconsulting.com/      PSP Insider - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/insider/      Episode Archive - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/archive/      Yes! Welcome back to the Paid Search Podcast! This week we kick off the show with some news about the average position column being remo...

140: Nursing Home Google Ads Build Part 3 - Ad Groups and Keywords 25.02.2019

Try Opteo free for 6 weeks - https://opteo.com/psp      PSP Insider - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/insider/      Hi everyone, say it with us? 1, 2, 3... YES. Today we kick off the PSP with a question about ad rotation settings, optimized versus rotate indefinitely. Then we get back into the nursing home build. This week we're covering how we use ad groups and how we come up with keywords for...

139: Nursing Home Google Ads Build Part 2 - Campaign Formation and Campaign Settings 17.02.2019

Try Opteo free for 6 weeks - https://opteo.com/psp      Get a custom proposal from Directive Consulting - https://directiveconsulting.com/ PSP Insider 3: How To Get Local Clients - https://gum.co/insider003 Hi everyone welcome back to the Paid Search Podcast! On this week's episode we're moving on to part two of the nursing home build series. We start off the show with some exciting news...

138: Nursing Home Google Ads Build Part 1 - Strategizing Your Google Ads Options 11.02.2019

Try Opteo free for 6 weeks - https://opteo.com/psp      PSP Insider 3: How To Get Local Clients - https://gum.co/insider003      YES!!! YES!!! OH YES!!! It is time for another Google Ads build out from the Paid Search Podcast. Give me a YES please right now please just say it, YES! This time we're building out Google Ads campaigns for Big Daddy JR's Senior Living, a fictional business th...

137: The Best Ways To Track Phone Calls in Google Ads! 03.02.2019

PSP Insider 2 - Google Ads Client Qualification & Selection - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/insider-2-client-qualification-selection/ Hi ya'll, this week we have some news about the message extension in Google Ads and options for replying to those messages, then we take a listener call on exact match variants, and then we cover the best ways to track calls from Google Ads PPC campaigns. W...

136: Live Junk Removal Google Ads PPC Audit!!! 28.01.2019

Try Opteo free for 30 days - https://opteo.com/      Get a custom proposal from Directive Consulting - https://directiveconsulting.com/      Chris Schaeffer Training Videos - http://store.chrisschaeffer.com/      PSP Insider 3: How To Get Local Clients - https://gum.co/insider003      Hi everyone, today we do a live audit of the keywords and search terms on a junk removal Google Ads campaign. We b...

135: The TRUTH About Single Keyword Ad Groups (SKAGS) 21.01.2019

Try Opteo free for 30 days - https://opteo.com/      PSP Archive - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/archive/      PSP Insider 3: How To Get Local Clients - https://gum.co/insider003      Ask us a question - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/contact-us/      Hi PPC professionals and Google Ads advertisers! Today we are talking about SKAGS, single keyword ad groups. We break down why we think SKAGS are not...

134: Experiment campaigns in the new Google Ads interface are awesome! 14.01.2019

Try Opteo free for 30 days - https://opteo.com/      Get a custom proposal from Directive Consulting - https://directiveconsulting.com/      Hi everyone, today we're talking about setting up draft and experiment campaigns in the new Google Ads interface. The experiment campaign tool is very much improved in the new interface, and we cover how to set up experiments and the kinds of experiments...

133: Remarketing Tips And Results 06.01.2019

Try Opteo free for 30 days - https://opteo.com/      PSP Insider - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/insider/      Wow, what an episode. Today we start off with a great review from iTunes. Then we get into some Google Ads news about YouTube campaign ads on television screens. Then we take a listener question about audience targeting on search campaigns. And then we go very deep on remarketing. We give...

132: Deep YouTube Advertising Insights 28.12.2018

Check Out Directive Consulting For PPC and SEO! - https://directiveconsulting.com/   PSP Insider - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/insider/      YES wow YES did we go deep this time! Today we go deep on YouTube, enjoy! We start off the episode with a question about responsive ads and then we jump into the YouTube talk. We cover a ton of YouTube advertising information, including the difference betwe...

131: The Importance Of Search Terms And Manual Bids 17.12.2018

Check Out Directive Consulting For PPC and SEO! - https://directiveconsulting.com/   Howdy ya'll, welcome back to the Paid Search Podcast. Today we talk about the importance of search terms and manual bids. They're simple concepts, easy to overlook, but they are so very important! We cover why these two concepts are so important and how they influence our Google Ads management. How you c...

130: Use Google Ads filters to find amazing metrics and hidden data 10.12.2018

Check Out Directive Consulting For PPC and SEO! - https://directiveconsulting.com/   Howdy ya'll, welcome back to your favorite Google Ads podcast. Today the boys are talking about filters, a hidden little gem of Google Ads. The guys talk about how they use filters at the keyword and search term levels to find amazing metrics and hidden data insights. Enjoy! How you can help the show: on YouT...

129: What to do when a good Google Ads campaign goes bad? 02.12.2018

Episode sponsor:       Get a free custom proposal - Directive Consulting      Show notes: Hi ya'll, welcome back to the Paid Search Podcast. Have you ever been running a Google Ads campaign that just all of a sudden started having performance issues? And you don't even think it was anything you did? This is what we call a good campaign going bad. It happens to everyone. But there are thi...

128: Talking Google Ads Scripts With Fred Vallaeys, CEO at Optmyzr 18.11.2018

Try out Optmyzr and tell them the Paid Search Podcast boys sent you! Follow Fred Vallaeys on Twitter   PSP Insider    Yes! Welcome back to the Paid Search Podcast. This week we interviewed Fred Vallaeys, the CEO at Optmyzr. Fred is a true Google Ads scripts expert, a wealth of knowledge on the topic of scripts, and we were fortunate to have the opportunity to interview him. Thanks for checking out...

127: How to manage a large number of Google Ads accounts 12.11.2018

Check Out Directive Consulting For PPC and SEO! - https://directiveconsulting.com/   PSP Insider - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/insider/   Hi everyone, welcome back to the PSP! This week we cover a topic for the busy freelancers and agency employees out there. We share some insights on how to manage a large number of Google Ads accounts. We go over some tips and share some insights we've lea...

126: How to get in front of a high income audience on Google Ads 05.11.2018

Check Out Directive Consulting For PPC and SEO! - https://directiveconsulting.com/   PSP Insider - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/insider/   On today's episode we talk about how to get in front of a high income audience on Google Ads. We give multiple tips and strategies to get in front of high income people, and we hope this episode helps. Thanks for listening and enjoy the show. On YouTube,...

125: How To Grow Your Brand Awareness For $100 A Month On Google Ads 28.10.2018

Check Out Directive Consulting For PPC and SEO! - https://directiveconsulting.com/   PSP Insider - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/insider/   On today's episode we explain how for just $100 a month you can significantly grow your brand awareness with Google Ads.  These tips are for specifically brand awareness, and we hope you enjoy the episode! On YouTube, please click that LIKE button and sub...

124: How to optimize an already optimized Google Ads PPC campaign 22.10.2018

Check Out Directive Consulting For PPC and SEO! - https://directiveconsulting.com/   PSP Insider - https://paidsearchpodcast.com/insider/   Sometimes life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, and then your boss wants you to make a lemon meringue pie on top of that. Really bro? A lemon meringue pie when I already made lemonade from this pile of lemons! But yes, that's the situation Google Ads...

123: How to transition your amateur Google Ads account to a professional level 15.10.2018

Check Out Directive Consulting For PPC and SEO! - https://directiveconsulting.com/   Have you ever listened to our show and thought, "wow, I really like the way these guys talk about Google Ads, and I'd love to run my campaigns like they do, but I'm stuck with the way I made my campaigns and I'll never run a professional setup like them." If you've ever thought that,...

122: Google Ads For Urgent Care Clinics 07.10.2018

Check Out Directive Consulting For PPC and SEO! - https://directiveconsulting.com/   Today we do a deep dive on Google Ads tips for urgent care clinics. Chris has a lot of Google Ads management experience with urgent care clinics, and he provides some great nuggets today. Thanks for listening and enjoy the show! On YouTube, please click that LIKE button and subscribe for new episodes every Monday!...

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