3 June 2026

Google Ads

The hidden cost of soft conversions

When page events sit in the Conversions column, your CPA looks brilliant and your bidding optimises to nothing. How to structure conversion actions properly.

Daniel Whitehouse

Daniel Whitehouse, performance marketing consultant

Primary vs secondary, properly

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The inflated Conversions column

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What bidding actually learns

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A clean structure

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Auditing yours in ten minutes

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