{"id":403,"date":"2025-02-17T18:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T18:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2025\/02\/17\/10572296-hostinger-website-builder-google-ads-for-customers-selling-physical-products-online\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T06:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T06:41:12","slug":"10572296-hostinger-website-builder-google-ads-for-customers-selling-physical-products-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/10572296-hostinger-website-builder-google-ads-for-customers-selling-physical-products-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostinger Website Builder: Google Ads for Customers Selling Physical Products Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">If your goal is to sell products from your online store, we strongly recommend setting up a Google Merchant Center account before creating a Performance Max campaign in the Google Ads App to ensure you are getting the most out of your campaign.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Please take a look at this article for instructions on setting up a Merchant Center account and linking your products to PMax. Below you find the sections of it:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"#h_4b41a61261\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Creating a Google Merchant Center account<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"#h_19b1966e00\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Setup a Google Ads app<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"#h_0cf4a4feb6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Link your Google Merchant Center and Google Ads app accounts<\/a><\/b><br>&#8203;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_4b41a61261\">Creating a Google Merchant Center account<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Create a Google Merchant Center account. If you already have one, you can skip this step and move to the second iteration.<\/p><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Open <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/retail\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Merchant Center<\/a> and select &ldquo;Start now&rdquo;:<br>&#8203;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/04e6dad2-2a54-4dd3-8b4e-4cc1a1d554bf.jpg\" width=\"600\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">2. Fill required details and select: &ldquo;Continue&rdquo;:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/d246ce8b-5f32-4af5-affc-13d69cc87013.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">3. Add your company details:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/c39e6263-731c-4368-b5f5-fbe2c24ed693.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">4. Fill out details about your business. Make sure you add all details as it will ensure that your products are properly listed on Google:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/e5576740-feba-4693-8f38-9849b2d4012e.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_19b1966e00\">Set up Google Ads App<\/h2><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Log in to your Hostinger account and select the website you want to promote.<br>&#8203;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">On the left side menu, select &ldquo;More settings&rdquo; and choose &ldquo;Integrations&rdquo;:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/911e2e84-865f-4715-bd99-0394cde6bf33.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">3. From &ldquo;Integrations&rdquo; section select &ldquo;Google Ads App&rdquo; and click &ldquo;Open&rdquo;:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/3a4fa2ad-163e-4b11-8699-2b630dc1a46a.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">4. You will be redirected to the Google login page where you can select your Google account you&rsquo;d like to connect with Google Ads App or create a new one. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">5. Once the account is selected, you will be redirected back to Google Ads app set up. Choose &ldquo;Get started&rdquo;:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/563a13c2-70da-4175-aae8-cea55ec5abca.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">6. In the next step you will be asked to provide your brand or business name. Add one and press &ldquo;Next&rdquo;:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/c95b20f9-9351-4249-98d9-c8b6ddd90aee.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">7. Confirm the landing page of your website &ndash; this is where customers will be redirected to after they will click on the ad:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/2c200157-3909-48a4-9c30-a1c37ce0dab4.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">8. Select your campaign goals. More details on how to correctly set goals can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/google-ads\/answer\/12659579?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/0af8393d-f750-419d-a009-db5a90e2c97e.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">9. Add details about your add:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/a06e7eba-5274-4849-be1a-7dbd194f5478.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">10. Make sure you add images and logo, representing your business. If you do not have your business logo, feel free to use <a href=\"https:\/\/logo.hostinger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Hostinger AI logo generator<\/a>:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/ccb69b39-6077-4c5f-a755-4f1517aaa25b.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">11. Select keywords that are relevant for your business or add new ones:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/2402432e-4403-4898-9bf4-d937ff10e76d.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">12. Select advertising location:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/b5862332-2d09-421e-8aa2-6a7403fabf54.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">13. Set a budget to get the results you want by following recommendations or adding your own:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/f9f30557-be28-4050-8d79-59adbf0642a8.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">14. Review your campaign&rsquo;s details:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/a8253741-989c-4703-90d2-07fde34c0805.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">15. As last step, add Billing data. You&rsquo;re ready to go!<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/9c3367c1-a41e-4ac1-ada0-a8afcce3e3f5.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_0cf4a4feb6\">Link your Google Merchant Center and Google Ads App accounts<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Once you have both Google Merchant Center and Google Ads accounts, ensure they are properly linked.<\/p><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Log into your <a href=\"https:\/\/ads.google.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Ads<\/a> account and visit &ldquo;Data Manager&rdquo; to link Merchant Account:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/980d1b69-d769-47dd-8265-e83647369c2a.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">2. Select the Merchant Center to be linked. Once you see successfully linked accounts &ndash; <b>you don&rsquo;t need to create a new campaign as it already exists:<\/b><\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/261885ec-9bf0-43d6-b8c0-178e918cbf92.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">3. Navigate to &ldquo;Campaigns&rdquo; and select the<i> &ldquo;Surf School near You&rdquo; <\/i>created by the Google Ads App. Select &ldquo;Campaign settings&rdquo; or a Gear icon next to the campaign:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/71fd8624-93bb-43ce-98dc-2946fcc92f35.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">4. Once settings are opened, navigate to &ldquo;Merchant and Comparison Shopping Service&rdquo;:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/af9891d4-632c-4dd7-8951-21376858a195.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">5. From here, select the &ldquo;Merchant Center&rdquo; account to be linked after clicking on a checkbox. Note that adding a Merchant Center account to the&rdquo;<i>Surf School near You<\/i>&rdquo; campaign cannot be undone.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/36a1951e-e344-4044-9727-c93e8bccd033.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">6. Verify all products being shown for Performance Max campaigns. Navigate to &ldquo;Campaigns&rdquo; and select the &ldquo;<i>Surf School near You<\/i>&rdquo;. Open &ldquo;Asset groups&rdquo; and  &ldquo;Listing groups&rdquo;, choose &ldquo;All products will be listed&rdquo;:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2025\/02\/45d51cd1-dc25-4707-90b2-b2f55322803c.jpg\" width=\"500\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">And that&rsquo;s it, you should be ready to go &#127880; <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">If you are looking for ways to use <a href=\"\/support\/10572117-website-builder-google-ads-for-customers-not-selling-products-online\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Google Ads while not selling products online<\/a> or <a href=\"\/support\/10572085-website-builder-boost-your-website-s-performance-with-google-ads-app\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">boost your website&rsquo;s performance while using Google Ads<\/a>, refer to the respective articles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more on how to integrate with Google Ads while selling your products using our Online Store<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[284],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-integrations"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/10572296-hostinger-website-builder-google-ads-for-customers-selling-physical-products-online\/","default":1}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403","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\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2065,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions\/2065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}