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Searches that convert but aren't keywords yet

Search terms that brought a conversion through a broader keyword and are neither a keyword of their own nor blocked, so you cannot bid on them directly.

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How Admiral shows it

On an example clinic, the way the Decisions list draws it, its four parts numbered.

Harbour Skin ClinicOverviewExample
Decisions3 waitingSynced 9 minutes ago
  1. “hydrafacial harbour” booked 4 times through a broad keyword Open in Google AdsDismissWhy
    Search term4 bookings · $96
    Matched keyword“facial” (broad)
    A keyword of its ownNo

    Rule · mediumneeds your judgement

    You cannot bid on it directly yet.

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  1. The finding

    ““hydrafacial harbour” booked 4 times through a broad keyword”, as Admiral files it on the example clinic.

  2. What you do

    Add it as its own keyword. Admiral names it and stops; the change is yours.

  3. Where the evidence comes from

    Read from search terms that converted, against your keywords, on every sync of a connected account.

  4. Why it matters

    You cannot bid on it directly yet. The green arrow marks good news: room to get more from what already works.

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First audit · harbourskin.exampleExample
Read 30 days of Google Ads4 found, nothing changed
  1. Search terms that spend and never convert“free consultation”, “skin clinic jobs”$212this month
  2. Keywords with nothing to show for the money“cheap facial near me”, 31 clicks, no bookings$64this week
  3. Ads leaking onto search partners and the Display network11% of spend, no bookings$118this month
  4. One enquiry counted many timesThe booking form counts each booking twice2×bookings overstated

49 named checks on Google Ads and 14 on Meta, each time it reads.