Search intent is the whole game
The difference between a Google Ads account that prints money and one that drains it is rarely the bid — it's which searches you show up for. Someone typing 'emergency plumber near me' is a customer; someone typing 'how does a water heater work' is not. We separate campaigns by intent, write ad copy and landing pages that match each query, and build negative-keyword lists that keep your budget on the searches that convert. That discipline is also what makes Smart Bidding work: when the account is structured around real buying intent, the algorithm has clean signal to bid on.