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Is Performance Max worth it for a small store?

PMax with no data is an expensive way to watch an algorithm guess.

It needs data you may not have

Automated bidding across five surfaces learns from conversion volume. A store with a handful of sales a month is not providing a training set.

What to run instead

Search on your proven terms, tightly built, with a maintained negative list. It produces cleaner data faster and you can see what you paid for.

When to revisit

Once there is a steady flow of conversions, a healthy feed, correct values and a separate brand campaign. Then PMax has something to work with and something to be fenced away from.

The readiness checklist.

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