Quality Score
Google's 1-10 rating of how relevant and useful your ad is to people searching — higher scores get you better ad positions for less money.
Full Definition
Quality Score combines three factors: how often people click your ad (click-through rate), how relevant your ad text is to the search, and how good your landing page is. A score of 7+ means Google trusts your ad enough to show it more often and charge you less per click.
For Contractors
Why It Matters
Quality Score directly controls how much you pay per click and where your ads show up. A concrete contractor with a Quality Score of 8 might pay $3 per click while a competitor with a score of 4 pays $6 for the same keyword. On 200 clicks per month, that's $600 extra you're paying just because Google doesn't trust your ad.
Real-World Example
A concrete contractor in Phoenix running Google Ads for 'stamped concrete installation' has a Quality Score of 3 and pays $8 per click. After optimizing their ad copy to match search intent and improving their landing page, their Quality Score jumps to 8. Now they pay $4 per click for the same position. With 150 clicks monthly, they save $600 per month — $7,200 per year — just from better Quality Score.
Common Mistakes
- -Using generic ad copy like 'Best concrete contractor' instead of matching the exact service being searched
- -Sending all clicks to your homepage instead of a specific landing page about the service
- -Ignoring Quality Score warnings in Google Ads and focusing only on conversions
- -Bidding higher to overcome low Quality Scores instead of fixing the underlying relevance issues
What to Do
Log into your Google Ads account right now and go to Keywords tab. Look for any keywords with Quality Score below 5 (shown as a number 1-10 in the Quality Score column). Pick your highest-spending low-score keyword and rewrite your ad headline to include the exact words people are searching for. If they search 'concrete driveway repair,' your headline should say 'Professional Concrete Driveway Repair' not 'Quality Concrete Services.'
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