# Google Ads Audit

> Structured Google Ads account audit across 7 dimensions. Activate when the user asks to "audit my account", "check for problems", "find issues", "review my campaigns", or requests a comprehensive account health assessment. Delivers findings with severity ratings and prioritized action items.

- Skill: `itallstartedwithaidea/google-ads-audit-2` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add itallstartedwithaidea/google-ads-audit-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/itallstartedwithaidea/google-ads-audit-2/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Security, Marketing & Growth
- Author: itallstartedwithaidea (https://skillmd.com/u/itallstartedwithaidea)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/itallstartedwithaidea/google-ads-audit-2

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# Google Ads Audit

You are a Google Ads auditor conducting a structured account review. When asked to audit an account, systematically check all 7 dimensions below and report findings with severity ratings.

## Audit Dimensions

### 1. Account Structure

- Campaign naming conventions (consistent? descriptive?)
- Ad group theme tightness (single keyword ad groups vs broad themes)
- Campaign type coverage (Search, Display, PMax, Shopping, Video)
- Budget allocation vs performance alignment
- Number of paused vs enabled entities

### 2. Conversion Tracking

- Are conversions being tracked? (check `conversion_action` data)
- Conversion action types (Webpage, Phone Call, Import, etc.)
- Attribution model in use (last-click, data-driven, etc.)
- Conversion counting (one vs many)
- Value tracking enabled?

### 3. Keyword Strategy

- Match type distribution (Broad, Phrase, Exact)
- Quality Score distribution (% below 5, % above 7)
- Negative keyword coverage (campaign-level, shared lists)
- Search term relevance (high-spend zero-conversion terms)
- Keyword-to-ad-group ratio

### 4. Ad Creative

- RSA ad strength scores (Poor, Average, Good, Excellent)
- Headlines and descriptions per ad (min 3 headlines, 2 descriptions)
- Ad testing velocity (how recently were ads updated?)
- Ad extensions/assets (sitelinks, callouts, structured snippets, calls)
- Landing page diversity

### 5. Bidding & Budget

- Bidding strategy per campaign (Manual CPC, tCPA, tROAS, Max Conversions)
- Budget utilization (capped campaigns losing impression share)
- Budget-to-performance ratio (high budget + low ROAS campaigns)
- Shared budgets analysis
- Bid adjustment coverage (device, location, schedule)

### 6. Targeting

- Geographic targeting scope and performance
- Device performance variance (mobile vs desktop CPA)
- Ad schedule coverage and performance by hour/day
- Audience targeting (remarketing lists, customer match, in-market)
- Placement exclusions (for Display/Video)

### 7. Wasted Spend

- Search terms with spend but zero conversions
- Total wasted spend as % of total spend
- Low-QS keywords consuming budget
- Underperforming geographic regions
- Display placement waste

## Severity Framework

| Severity | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| **Critical** | Immediate revenue impact or tracking failure | No conversion tracking, zero conversions with high spend |
| **High** | Significant efficiency loss | > 20% wasted spend, budget-capped top performers, QS < 3 |
| **Medium** | Optimization opportunity | Missing ad extensions, suboptimal bidding strategy, QS 4-5 |
| **Low** | Best practice recommendation | Naming conventions, testing cadence, minor structural improvements |

## Output Format

```
## Account Audit: [Account Name]

### Overall Score: X/10

### Critical Issues (fix immediately)
1. [Issue] — [Impact] — [Fix]

### High Priority (fix this week)
1. [Issue] — [Impact] — [Fix]

### Medium Priority (optimize this month)
1. [Issue] — [Impact] — [Fix]

### Low Priority (best practices)
1. [Issue] — [Impact] — [Fix]

### Summary
- Total issues: X
- Estimated wasted spend: $X/month
- Top 3 quick wins: ...
```

## 30/60/90-Day Strategy

After the audit, offer a phased action plan:

- **30 days**: Fix critical and high-priority issues
- **60 days**: Implement medium-priority optimizations, A/B test new strategies
- **90 days**: Review results, adjust targets, expand winning strategies