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02-15-2021 06:05 AM #1 jabong82 (Member)
Stuck on setting up Google Ads with Voluum

I'm sure this is an easy question for someone here so I'd appreciate it.

I'm new to Google Ads and never set up Voluum with them before.

I am stuck on this part:

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So my tracking URL from Voluum is this:

https://track.mydomain.com/c4b7d9a7-0de7-4094-a23f-9b77ef577bf9?campaignid={campaignid}&adgroupid={ad groupid}&loc_physicall_ms={loc_physical_ms}&loc_in terest_ms={loc_interest_ms}&matchtype={matchtype}& network={network}&creative={creative}&keyword={key word}&placement={placement}&targetid={targetid}&gc lid={gclid}


I'm not sure this is the right parameters Im supposed to be using (I just used the Google Ads template Voluum had from before)

So I basically can't get past this screen.

Any help is appreciated


02-15-2021 08:07 AM #2 jabong82 (Member)

Also I only see the Automizer option for Google Ads, if I don't use that do I just create a separate traffic source in Voluum?


02-15-2021 12:48 PM #3 laurentjm (Member)

The url you have will not work since it's a redirect and google doesn't support redirect urls (they have a tracking method called Parallel Tracking).
Your campaign URL should be a direct link to your landing page.

Code:
https://yourpage.foo/landingpage
In Google Ads you should add a tracking template like the one below: (you can add it at the account level, campaign, adgroup, ad, extension)
Code:
{lpurl}?utm_source=google&utm_medium={ifsearch:cpc}{ifcontent:display}&utm_content={adgroupid}&utm_term={keyword}&campaignId={campaignid}&adGroupId={adgroupid}&feedItemId={feeditemid}&targetId={targetid}&locInterestMs={loc_interest_ms}&locPhysicalMs={loc_physical_ms}&matchType={matchtype}&network={network}&device={device}&deviceModel={devicemodel}&deviceType={ifmobile:mobile}{ifnotmobile:desktop}&campaignType={ifsearch:search}{ifcontent:display}&creativeId={creative}&keyword={keyword}&placement={placement}&category={target}&cacheBuster={random}&adPosition={adposition}
At run time, google will replace the parameter
Code:
{lpurl}
with your final url and substitue the tokens with the campaign parameters such as keyword, campaign id, adgroup etc...
As for settings within Voluum, i can't help you, but surely someone is around for that.

Good luck.


02-15-2021 06:15 PM #4 jabong82 (Member)

Hello Lauren thank you for your post this really helps a lot


02-16-2021 12:03 AM #5 jabong82 (Member)

Actually I still can't get this to track.

Anyone using Voluum with Google Ads I need some help! lol


02-16-2021 03:55 AM #6 jabong82 (Member)

Ok I am back because I can still not get this to track. Any help would be appreciated.


My URL from Voluum is this: https://www.mywebsite.com?gclid={gclid}&campaignid={campai gnid}&adgroupid={adgroupid}&loc_physicall_ms={loc_ physical_ms}&loc_interest_ms={loc_interest_ms}&mat chtype={matchtype}&network={network}&creative={cre ative}&keyword={keyword}&placement={placement}&tar getid={targetid}&cpid=d5ac9652-c7b0-492f-9bb3-6acec23994db


I get here:

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According the the Voluum documentation here: https://doc.Voluum.com/en/google_ads...ic_source.html , I'm just supposed to add everything after the "?"



But this doesn't work and it doesn't track.


Also don't know if it matters but I'm not using a lander, I'm sending it directly to a website of a product I own. I'm not sure if this is what's maybe messing things up.

When I find my ads in Google and click it, it does go to the right landing page. However nothing is sent back to Voluum. It doesn't track it at all.


02-16-2021 08:46 PM #7 jabong82 (Member)

Ok I figured it out.

I didn't add the additional tracking code to the offer page.

U can close this thread lol


02-17-2021 09:37 PM #8 wes888 (Member)

Hi jabong,

I remember you are doing adult dating not so long ago and quite successful with. Are you still in the adult dating vertical and just branching out or did you abandon it? If you did, what would be the reason?


02-17-2021 10:57 PM #9 jabong82 (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by wes888 View Post
Hi jabong,

I remember you are doing adult dating not so long ago and quite successful with. Are you still in the adult dating vertical and just branching out or did you abandon it? If you did, what would be the reason?
Yes I still run some campaigns in Adult dating, but I realize (at least for me) I'll never be able to achieve the sort of money I'm looking for in that space. I can make a few hundred a day in the niche, but I can never get to the $x,xxx + that I am looking for. I'm sure some guys make that, but for whatever reason I was not talented enough (or maybe aggressive) to do that.

I also got banned from TJ out of the blue for DMCA issues, so my ability to scale was further limited.

I also am branching out into creating my own products so I am focused on promoting those instead of affiliate stuff.

Oddly enough my Adwords account was banned like a decade ago for a minor infraction, so I sent over a reconsideration request and amazingly they reinstated my account.

So I lost TJ but gained Google, a trade I will make any day lol.

So I am relearning Google Ads and tracking so that's why this monstrosity of a thread lol.


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