Google Ads management Townsville
You are not paying for Townsville clicks. You are paying for a slow landing page.
Google prices your clicks partly on how good the page behind the ad is. Fix that page and the same budget buys more clicks and converts more of them. We build the page and run the campaign for Townsville businesses - management from $850/month AUD, landing page included.
Get a free Townsville ads review →SEO in TownsvilleWhat the Google Ads auction looks like in Townsville
Low competition and low costs, but small volumes mean automated bidding rarely gathers enough conversion data to work properly. Tight campaigns with manual oversight consistently outperform 'set and forget' automation in North Queensland accounts.
We run accounts for trades, defence services, mining services and hospitality and health across North Queensland.
Why your ads cost more than your Townsville competitor's
Two businesses can bid on the same keyword and pay very different prices for it. The difference is Quality Score- Google's rating of your expected click-through rate, ad relevance and landing page experience. Score well and Google discounts your clicks; score badly and you subsidise the auction for everyone else.
Landing page experience is the part most agencies never touch, because they do not build websites. So they tune bids around a page that takes six seconds to load, then report that Townsville is a competitive market.
We build the page. Then we run the ads.
A custom-coded landing page that loads in about a second, matches the search word for word, and asks for one thing. It is the cheapest performance gain available in an account, and almost nobody sells it to you.
What we do with a Townsville account
- Landing pages built for the search, not repurposed from your home page. One page per offer, custom-coded, fast.
- Geographic targeting that matches reality. North Queensland is not one market, and bidding as though it is quietly wastes a large share of the budget.
- Conversion tracking that is actually correct. Most accounts we review optimise toward the wrong event or count the same lead three times.
- Search terms cleaned weekly. Broad match plus smart bidding will happily spend on searches that were never going to buy.
- Reporting in dollars. Cost per lead and cost per sale, not impressions.
Being straight with you about budget
Under about $500 a month in ad spend, we will tell you not to start yet.
The data arrives too slowly to optimise and you will pay for a learning phase that never finishes. At that stage a fast website, a properly set up Google Business Profile and some reviews will do more for you than a small ads budget. We would rather say that on the call than take the fee.
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Google Ads Townsville - common questions
How much does Google Ads management cost in Townsville?
Agencies in Townsville typically charge $500 to $2,000 per month, or 10 to 20 per cent of ad spend, on top of what you pay Google. Ours starts from $850 per month AUD and the landing page build is part of that rather than a separate invoice.
What Google Ads budget do I need in Townsville?
For most Townsville service businesses, $1,000 to $2,000 per month in ad spend is enough to generate consistent leads and learn what converts. Below about $500 a month the data arrives too slowly to optimise, and we will tell you to put that money into your website and Google Business Profile first.
Why are my Google Ads so expensive in Townsville?
Usually Quality Score. Google rates every keyword on expected click-through rate, ad relevance and landing page experience, then discounts your cost per click when the score is high. A slow, generic landing page can leave you paying several times what a competitor pays for the identical Townsville click.
Do you build the landing page as well?
Yes, and it is usually the highest-leverage part of the job. We build custom-coded landing pages that load in about a second, which is why cost per click often falls before we have restructured a single campaign.
Do I own my Google Ads account?
Yes. The account stays in your name with all of its history, and you keep it if you ever stop working with us. Agencies that hold your account are protecting themselves, not you.
Which areas around Townsville can you target?
All of North Queensland, including Kirwan, Aitkenvale, Hyde Park, North Ward, Thuringowa, Deeragun and surrounding suburbs - and targeting them separately where they behave like separate markets, which is usually the difference between a profitable account and a leaking one.
Get a free review of your Townsville account
Show us the account, or the campaign you are about to launch. We will tell you where the money is leaking and whether the landing page is the real problem.
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