What's the minimum daily budget for a Google Ads campaign to generate visible results?

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Topic summary

A user asks whether selling handmade products in limited batches could be a disadvantage for Google Ads, or if scarcity could be leveraged as a marketing strength.

Budget Recommendations:

  • Minimum suggested daily budget: $30-$50
  • Actual budget should align with what the business can afford
  • Evaluate ROI after several months to determine if budget is appropriate

Campaign Duration:

  • Run campaigns for at least 1.5 months before drawing conclusions
  • Ideally plan for 6 months of investment to allow time for initial assessment (1.5 months) plus subsequent optimization adjustments

The expert notes that budget minimums are difficult to prescribe definitively and emphasizes the importance of longer-term testing and iteration.

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Hi Emmanuel!
Our products are usually handmade in small batches and limited editions, as we use unique fabrics available only in small quantities.
Could this be a disadvantage when running Google Ads (for example, if people can’t reorder later)?
Or could we turn this limitation into a strength and include it as part of the marketing message?

Also, what is the minimum daily budget you’d recommend for a campaign to generate visible results?
And how many days should a campaign ideally run in one location before we can draw conclusions about performance?

Thank you so much!

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Hello Byandi, thank you for your question.

I have answered some of your questions in your other posts.

The minimum budget is a bit hard to suggest, but I would at least start with $30 to $50 per day. But ultimately, you need to consider the spend you can afford.

Look at your performance after a few months to see if the budget is suitable, in other words, provides you with a return on your investment.

You should run your campaigns for at least 1.5 months and longer as well. Sometimes, you should have at least 6 months of investment planning so that you have enough to make adjustments to your campaigns after 1.5 months to see what works better.