All controls

Settings & Targeting

18 controls, 1 of them critical.

G37criticalGoogle Ads

Target CPA/ROAS reasonableness

Pass
Within 20% of historical
Warning
20-50% off
Fail
<50% of actual
G36highGoogle Ads

Smart bidding strategy active

Pass
All campaigns ≥15 conv/30d use automated bidding (ECPC removed March 2025)
Warning
Partial / ECPC remaining
Fail
Manual CPC on campaigns with sufficient data
G38highGoogle Ads

Learning phase status

Pass
<25% of campaigns in Learning Limited
Warning
25-40%
Fail
>40%
G39highGoogle Ads

Budget constrained campaigns

Pass
Top performers "Eligible"
Warning
Minor limitation
Fail
Severely budget-limited
G50highGoogle Ads~10 min to fix

Sitelink extensions

Pass
≥4 sitelinks
Warning
1-3
Fail
None
G56highGoogle Ads

Audience segments applied

Pass
Remarketing + in-market in Observation
Warning
Some applied
Fail
None
G57highGoogle Ads

Customer Match lists

Pass
Uploaded, refreshed <30 days
Warning
>30 days old
Fail
None
G58highGoogle Ads

Placement exclusions

Pass
Account-level exclusions (games, apps, MFA)
Warning
Campaign-level only
Fail
None
G59highGoogle Ads

Landing page mobile speed

Pass
LCP <2.5s
Warning
2.5-4.0s
Fail
>4.0s
G60highGoogle Ads

Landing page relevance

Pass
H1/title matches ad group theme
Warning
Partial
Fail
No relevance
G40mediumGoogle Ads

Manual CPC justification

Pass
Only on campaigns <15 conv/month
Warning
15-30 conv/mo
Fail
>30 conv/mo
G41mediumGoogle Ads

Portfolio bid strategies

Pass
Low-volume campaigns grouped
Fail
Multiple <15 conv campaigns independent
G51mediumGoogle Ads

Callout extensions

Pass
≥4 callouts
Warning
1-3
Fail
None
G52mediumGoogle Ads

Structured snippets

Pass
≥1 set
Fail
None
G53mediumGoogle Ads

Image extensions

Pass
Active for search campaigns
Fail
None
G54mediumGoogle Ads

Call extensions (if applicable)

Pass
With call tracking for phone-based
Warning
Without tracking
Fail
None for phone-based
G61mediumGoogle Ads

Landing page schema markup

Pass
Product/FAQ/Service schema
Fail
None
G55lowGoogle Ads

Lead form extensions

Pass
Tested for lead gen
Fail
Not tested