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In this article I will discuss how Google uses the quality score to determine

- First page bid estimate
- Ad Rank
- Cost per click

If you want to get an understanding of what is Quality Score then check Google Adwords Quality Score - part 1 .

First page bid estimate

First page bid (previously known as minimum cost per click) is the minimum amount you need to spend per click to show your ads in the first page of search results for the keyword you advertise. Please note that Google Adwords uses … Discover more about Google Adwords Quality Score - part 2

What is Quality Score in Google Adwords?

Quality Score is a value assigned by Google Adwords to your keywords and ads based on their performance and certain relevance factors.

What is Quality Score used for?

Google Adwords uses the Quality Score to determine:

• First page bid estimate (previously known as minimum cost per click)
• Ad Rank
• Cost per Click

What’s in it for you?

In simple terms, the higher the Quality Score you have, the less the amount you will end up paying to Google for each click. So, if you take all measures to improve the Quality Score of your ads and keywords, you will spend … Discover more about Google Adwords Quality Score - part 1

AdWords Tip #1: Google AdWords determines the Minimum Cost per Click of a Keyword using the formula

Minimum Cost per Click of a Keyword = Quality score X Maximum Cost per Click

Quality Score is an aggregate of various factors. One of the important factors is the Keyword Click through rate. You may say I know about this, so what is so secret about it. More important is how the Keyword Click through rate is calculated.

Let’s say you are advertising for the keyword “search marketing”. You have the keyword advertised in all three match types which are exact match, phrase … Discover more about Adwords Tips and Secrets - 1

Google has refined the quality score formula as part of its ongoing process to better match user search queries with more relevant ads. The changes are

1. Quality score will be calculated dynamically
2. Keywords won’t become inactive for search
3. Minimum keyword bid will be replaced by First page bid

Quality score will be calculated dynamically
What can be inferred from the changes is that Google is taking a more granular approach to calculating the quality score. How?

Nick’s ads do better on the broad-matched keyword milk in the United States (where Nick is based) than in Canada. Nick’s ads also perform better on the query milk delivery … Discover more about Google Refines Quality Score