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Add N-Gram Negative

How Opteo spots a word or short phrase in your search terms that spends a lot and rarely converts, and how to add it as a negative.

Opteo spotted an n-gram (a word, or two or three words together) that keeps appearing in search terms across a campaign group, spending a lot and converting little. Adding it as a negative blocks every search that contains it in one go. For how Opteo groups search terms by n-gram, see N-Gram Finder Overview.

What pushing it does

Pushing adds the n-gram as a negative keyword in the places you choose. Your keywords and existing negatives stay as they are.

Before you push

  • Edit the Negative String, for example shorten "free cinema" to "free", and pick the match type.

  • Choose where it goes: negative lists, campaigns or ad groups. You can pick several, or create a new negative list.

  • Check the note under the form. Opteo warns you if the negative would clash with an active keyword or block searches that have converted.

  • Look through Related Search Terms to see what you'd be blocking.

Dismiss it if those searches are relevant to your business. To stop Opteo suggesting a term, see Protect segments and search terms from exclusion.

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