{"id":18485,"date":"2026-09-18T05:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T05:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/?p=18485"},"modified":"2026-10-29T15:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T15:19:26","slug":"how-to-create-a-google-ads-performance-max-campaign-in-the-hostinger-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/how-to-create-a-google-ads-performance-max-campaign-in-the-hostinger-dashboard\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a Google Ads Performance Max campaign in the Hostinger dashboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hostinger&rsquo;s Google Ads integration lets you create a <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-google-ads\" href=\"https:\/\/business.google.com\/en-all\/google-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Google Ads<\/strong><\/a> Performance Max campaign to generate leads directly from the Hostinger dashboard, for all websites hosted with Hostinger except websites hosted on VPS. To launch a campaign, set up the campaign details, configure tracking, review or edit AI-generated ad content, choose a budget, and confirm the campaign summary.<\/p><p><strong>NOTE<\/strong><\/p><ul>\n<li>This campaign type uses Google&rsquo;s Performance Max format, sometimes referred to as PMax, configured specifically to generate leads.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>Before you start<\/h3><ul>\n<li>A Google Ads account connected in the Hostinger dashboard.&nbsp;To connect your account and claim the credit, see <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-how-to-connect-your-google-ads-account-in-the-hostinger-dash\" href=\"\/support\/how-to-connect-your-google-ads-account-in-the-hostinger-dashboard\/\">How to connect your Google Ads account in the Hostinger dashboard.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A website hosted with Hostinger. This campaign type is supported for all website types except websites hosted on VPS.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h-create-google-ads-campaign\">Create Google Ads campaign<\/h2><ol>\n<li><a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-log-in-to-the-hostinger-dashboard\" href=\"\/support\/1583518-how-to-access-the-dashboard-in-hostinger\/\">Log in to the Hostinger dashboard,<\/a> go to <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-google-ads-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/google-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Ads<\/a> and click <strong>Start first campaign.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18493\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_11-58.png\/public\" alt=\"\" width=\"1187\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_11-58.png\/w=1187,fit=scale-down 1187w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_11-58.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_11-58.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_11-58.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1187px) 100vw, 1187px\" \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Website<\/strong> your ad leads to.<\/li>\n<li>Enter a <strong>Conversion page<\/strong>, such as a thank-you page path.<\/li>\n<li>Enter where to show your ad in the<strong> Show ad in locations<\/strong> field, using countries, cities, zip codes, or regions.<\/li>\n<li>Click Next.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18475\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-51_1.png\/public\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-51_1.png\/w=710,fit=scale-down 710w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-51_1.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Wait while Hostinger generates ad text and images automatically, provided by Google Ads based on advertising best practices. To write your own ad content instead, click <strong>Skip and add manually.<\/strong><br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18474\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-51.png\/public\" alt=\"\" width=\"974\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-51.png\/w=974,fit=scale-down 974w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-51.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-51.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>On the Create ad content screen, review or edit:\n<ol>\n<li>Business name<\/li>\n<li>Short headlines (up to 15)<\/li>\n<li>Long headlines (up to 5)<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18476\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-52.png\/public\" alt=\"\" width=\"1248\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-52.png\/w=1248,fit=scale-down 1248w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-52.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-52.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-52.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1248px) 100vw, 1248px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Descriptions (up to 5)<\/li>\n<li>Images and logo, under Provide assets<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18477\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-53.png\/public\" alt=\"\" width=\"1145\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-53.png\/w=1145,fit=scale-down 1145w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-53.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-53.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-53.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1145px) 100vw, 1145px\" \/>A live search ad preview appears alongside these fields.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Next<\/strong>, then choose a daily spend option, each showing an estimated number of leads per week, or select <strong>Custom daily spend.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18479\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-54.png\/public\" alt=\"\" width=\"1227\" height=\"841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-54.png\/w=1227,fit=scale-down 1227w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-54.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-54.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-54.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1227px) 100vw, 1227px\" \/><br>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Next<\/strong> to review the campaign summary, including the landing page, average daily budget, audience language, ad locations, and business name.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18480\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-54_2.png\/public\" alt=\"\" width=\"1204\" height=\"846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-54_2.png\/w=1204,fit=scale-down 1204w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-54_2.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-54_2.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_10-54_2.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1204px) 100vw, 1204px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Start campaign<\/strong> to launch it.<\/li>\n<\/ol><p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p><ul>\n<li>If you chose <strong>Skip and add manually<\/strong>, the ad content fields start empty and you&rsquo;ll need to write all headlines and descriptions yourself.<\/li>\n<li>Filling in every available headline, description, and image gives Google the widest range of ad combinations to test.<\/li>\n<li>Billing for ad spend is handled directly in your <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-google-ads-3\" href=\"https:\/\/business.google.com\/en-all\/google-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Google Ads<\/strong><\/a> account. Hostinger doesn&rsquo;t charge you for ad spend.<\/li>\n<li>If billing setup isn&rsquo;t complete in Google Ads, a banner on this screen prompts you to finish it before the campaign can run.<\/li>\n<li>Google reviews every ad before it goes live, which typically takes up to 24 hours. You can check the review status for each campaign in the Campaigns table.<\/li>\n<li>Google AI needs up to 4 weeks to learn and optimize a new campaign. Results may take time to show, and typically improve as more data comes in.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h-track-your-campaign-performance\">Track your campaign performance<\/h2><p>Once your campaign is live, the Google Ads dashboard shows a <strong>Performance<\/strong> summary for your account, including impressions, clicks, leads, average cost per lead, and amount spent, filterable by date range. The <strong>Campaigns<\/strong> table lists each campaign&rsquo;s name, budget, and individual performance metrics, along with its status. Click <strong>Details<\/strong> next to a campaign to see more, or <strong>+ Create new campaign<\/strong> to set up another one.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18494\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_12-13.png\/public\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_12-13.png\/w=700,fit=scale-down 700w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/09\/2026-09-18_12-13.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p><p>Your campaign is now created and will begin optimizing based on incoming performance data. You can track its progress from this dashboard at any time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set up campaign details, tracking, ad content, and budget for a Google Ads lead generation campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":594,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_content_updated_date":"","include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[324],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-google-ads"],"hreflangs":[],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/594"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18485"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23816,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18485\/revisions\/23816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}