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PPC keyword research template

Turn a keyword list into an account plan. Group by intent, record the numbers from Keyword Planner, and see what each ad group would cost before you build it.

4
Keywords
3
Ad groups
4,190
Monthly searches
$78,574
Max monthly spend

Max monthly spend assumes you win every single click at the average CPC. Nobody does — treat it as the ceiling that tells you whether the budget is even in the right ballpark.

Keyword worksheet

Fill volume and CPC from Keyword Planner. Group by what a single ad could answer.

Ad groupKeywordMatchVolumeEst. CPCIntent

Ad group breakdown

  • Core service

    2 keywords

    3,280
    searches
    $20.25
    avg CPC
    $66,420
    max spend
  • Comparison

    1 keyword

    590
    searches
    $14.20
    avg CPC
    $8,378
    max spend
  • Pricing

    1 keyword

    320
    searches
    $11.80
    avg CPC
    $3,776
    max spend

Starter negative keywords

28 terms that waste money in most accounts. Edit freely — these are a starting point, not a finished list.

Check these against your own business before uploading. “Free” is waste for most advertisers and essential for anyone running a freemium product.

Want us to review the plan?

Send it to yourself and we will reply with how we would group these, and which ones we would not bid on at all.