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Google Adwords editorial criteria

If you're preparing your next Google AdWords campaign and need to write the text ads you're going to use, it's important to know AdWords' editorial policy when publishing them. Here are some practical tips. To begin with, be careful with the use of punctuation marks, letters, and numbers in your writing. As much as you want to grab the attention of your potential customers, an ad with an excessive combination of exclamation points, numbers, and letters won't be validated. Of course, Google AdWords has certain spelling and grammar requirements, which means you must use well-constructed, clear, and correct sentences. Of course, you can only use capital letters when it's legally correct, even if you want to grab the customer's attention with words like BEST or FREE. Google also pays special attention to the format of your ads. Thus, you can't repeat a word three or more times in the same line or use superlative claims to emphasize the quality of your product. These expressions can end up deceiving the customer. The same applies to competitive claims. You can't claim that your product is better than another without proof. You can only say so if you support the claim with table comparisons or a competitive analysis. Of course, it's important to be careful with your language. Messages that don't contribute anything to the product, for example, "click here," and offensive or inappropriate language are completely prohibited in Google AdWords ads, which must pass the validation filter. By following these tips when writing your campaign's text ads, you'll have no problem getting them validated by the system and allowing them to be published without problems, following your editorial line.