Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

    • Introduction: Google Search Ads

    • Deals

  • 2

    Your First Project

    • Project: Getting Started

    • Resource: Glossary of Marketing Terms

  • 3

    Value Props

    • Project: Value Props

    • Template: Value Props

    • Feedback: Value Props

  • 4

    Acquisition

    • Introduction: Acquisition

    • Retargeting

    • Direct Audiences and Lookalikes

    • Attribution

    • UTM Tags

    • Suppressing Ad Channel Spend

    • Avoiding Ad Metric Confusion

    • Feedback: Acquisition

  • 5

    Conversion Tracking

    • Introduction: Conversion Tracking

    • Conversion Tracking Tools

    • Overview of Projects

    • Project: Conversion Events

    • Project: Configure GA and Ad Channels

    • Mobile Apps

    • Project: Mobile App

    • Project: Shopify

    • Project: Delegate to engineering

    • Project: Install Hotjar

    • Project: Verify pixels

    • Project: Install Google Analytics

    • Bonus Project: Analytics Events

    • Feedback: Conversion Tracking

  • 6

    Conversion Tracking – Additional Resources

    • Questions to Ask When Verifying Ad Channel Setup

    • FAQ: Mobile App Tracking

    • Example: Conversion Event Mappings

    • Example: Analytics Events

    • Template: Conversion Event Mappings

    • Template: UTM Tracking

    • Template: AppsFlyer Code

    • FAQ: Conversion Tracking

    • External Resources

  • 7

    Conversion Tracking – Advanced

    • Installation – Manual, GTM, or Segment

    • Google Tag Manager (GTM)

    • Video: GTM Tracking

    • Project: GTM

    • Template: GTM Engineering Tracking Doc

    • Segment

    • Project: Segment

    • Configuring Destinations on Segment

  • 8

    Google Ads (AdWords)

    • Introduction: Google Ads

    • Introduction: Search Ads

    • Project: Search Ads

    • Keywords

    • Project: Keywords

    • Quality Score, Bids, and Bid Strategies

    • Search Ads Copy

    • Project: Ad Extensions

    • Project: UTM Tags

    • Project: Search Ads Copy

    • Google Ads Targeting and Structure

    • Project: Targeting and Structuring

    • Google Ads Audiences

    • Project: Audiences

    • Project: Prepare to Optimize Google Ads

    • Project: Optimize Google Ads

    • Feedback: Google Ads

  • 9

    Google Ads – Additional Resources

    • Search Ads URL Encoding

    • Search Ads Advanced Campaign Structure Examples

    • FAQ: Search Ads

    • Google Ads Account Access

  • 10

    Content/SEO – Additional Resources

    • Project: Keyword Research

  • 11

    Ad Optimization

    • Project: How to Read Ad Results and Optimize Ads

    • Before You Begin Optimization

    • Feedback: Ad Optimization

  • 12

    Final Project

    • Final Project: Google Search Ads

    • Feedback: Post-Course

  • 13

    Next Steps

    • Keep Growing With Demand Curve

What's included?

You're not only paying for curriculum — you're paying for proven growth playbooks plus direct access to our expert team.

  • Access your Mini Course for 1 year.

  • Access our growth instructors for 1 month.

  • No fluff. Concise, tactical insights you can apply immediately.

  • Get expert feedback to ensure you properly implement our insights.

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