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PPC Agency in Merthyr Tydfil

PPC Agency Merthyr Tydfil.
Pay Per Click That
Pays for Itself.

BLACKdot manages pay per click advertising for Merthyr Tydfil businesses with no ad spend markup, no long contracts, and plain English reporting every month. Management from £250/month.

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Conversion tracking as standard

Pay Per Click Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil businesses are losing money on PPC right now.
Not because of the platform.

When someone in Dowlais searches for an electrician, when a Merthyr business owner looks for a local accountant, or when a Treharris homeowner types bathroom fitter Merthyr Tydfil, the PPC ads at the top of the page get the calls. The listings below get a fraction. Pay per click is the fastest route from zero to enquiries while your organic rankings build in the background.

The issue is that most PPC accounts are set up once, pointed in roughly the right direction, and left. Keywords pulling the wrong traffic. No negative keyword list to filter out wasted clicks. Ads landing on a homepage that does not convert. No conversion tracking, so no idea which clicks are actually producing Merthyr enquiries and which ones are quietly draining the budget.

I manage PPC personally for a small number of Merthyr Tydfil businesses. Tight keyword targeting, conversion tracking in place before day one, and honest reporting every month. No black boxes. No vague results. No markup on what you spend.

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The reality

Bad PPC
costs twice.

Once in wasted ad spend on the wrong Merthyr traffic. Again in the enquiries that went to a competitor whose account was set up properly.

65%

of high intent searches result in an ad click

4x

average return on Google Ads spend across industries

Day 1

your ads can reach Merthyr Tydfil buyers the moment they go live

No markup on ad spend. No long contracts. Honest PPC management for Merthyr Tydfil businesses.

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What I Actually Do

PPC formats worth understanding

Pay per click is not one single thing. Here is what each channel does and which one makes sense for your Merthyr Tydfil business.

01

Google Search Ads

Search ads appear at the top of Google when someone in Merthyr Tydfil actively searches for what you sell. A Dowlais tradesperson. A Merthyr town centre accountant. A Treharris solicitor. You pay only when they click, and with the right keyword targeting and ad copy, these are the fastest way to get qualified enquiries through the door from Merthyr customers who already want what you offer.

Right for

Any service business in Merthyr Tydfil that wants to appear in front of buyers who are actively looking for what they do right now.

02

Microsoft Ads

Bing powers searches on Windows devices, Xbox, and Microsoft 365 products. The Merthyr Tydfil audience here tends to be older, higher earners, and often in professional roles. Competition is lower, which means cost per click is lower. Running Microsoft Ads alongside Google captures buyers your competitors are completely ignoring.

Right for

Merthyr Tydfil businesses who want more coverage at a lower cost per click and are not prepared to leave an entire audience segment to the competition.

03

Remarketing

Most Merthyr Tydfil visitors will not enquire on their first visit to your site. Remarketing keeps your business visible to people who have already shown interest, showing targeted ads as they browse elsewhere online. It is one of the most efficient uses of PPC budget because you are not starting from cold with every impression.

Right for

Merthyr businesses with a longer decision cycle, higher value services, or anyone who wants to stay front of mind with warm prospects until they are ready to act.

Already running PPC in Merthyr Tydfil with nothing to show for it?

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Why Most Ads Fail

Wasted PPC budget is not bad luck. It is bad management.

Pay per click is the fastest route to enquiries for a Merthyr Tydfil business. When someone in Dowlais searches for a roofer, when a Treharris business looks for an IT support company, or when a Merthyr homeowner types bathroom fitter Merthyr Tydfil, the paid ads at the top get the calls. The organic results further down get a fraction of the traffic.

The problem is that most PPC accounts are set up badly and left to run. Wrong keywords pulling in the wrong traffic. No negative keyword list so budget drains on irrelevant searches. Ads pointing to a homepage instead of a targeted landing page. No conversion tracking so no idea which clicks are turning into real Merthyr customers and which are just burning cash. I have audited businesses spending over £1,000 a month on PPC and generating almost no enquiries from it. The problem is never the platform. It is always the setup and the management.

Common mistakes I fix

  • Bidding on broad match keywords that attract the wrong traffic

  • No negative keyword list: paying for clicks that will never convert

  • Sending all ad traffic to the homepage instead of a relevant landing page

  • No conversion tracking: no idea if ads are generating real enquiries

  • Set-and-forget campaigns: never tested, never optimised

What I do instead

Tight keyword match types, a negative keyword list built before a campaign goes live, dedicated landing pages, and conversion tracking set up from day one. Every month I review the data and cut what's wasting budget.

Decisions made on data, not instinct.

Every bid change, every keyword decision, every ad paused: backed by real performance data from your Merthyr Tydfil PPC account.

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What You Get

Every retainer. Every plan. No exceptions.

These are the things that make pay per click work. They are not premium add-ons or features you have to pay extra for. Every BLACKdot PPC management retainer includes all of the following.

Conversion tracking before anything goes live

Calls, form fills, key page actions. All tracked and tested before your Merthyr Tydfil PPC campaigns go live. If I cannot tell you which clicks turned into enquiries, the campaign does not launch.

Keyword research and match type strategy

I research the terms your Merthyr Tydfil customers actually use when they are ready to buy. Campaigns are structured with the right match types so budget flows to buyers, not casual browsers.

Negative keyword management

An active list of searches your ads should never appear for. Without it, you are paying for traffic that will never convert. Applied from day one and updated continuously across every campaign.

Regular bid optimisation

Bids are reviewed and adjusted on data, not left on auto and forgotten. Frequency depends on your plan, but every account gets regular human attention, not an algorithm making decisions unchecked.

Ad copy testing

Multiple versions tested against each other. What performs earns more budget. What does not gets cut or rewritten. This runs continuously, not as a one-off at launch.

Plain English monthly reports

Every month: what was spent, what it produced, what is changing next. Cost per lead tracked across every campaign. No dashboards full of vanity metrics that do not connect to your Merthyr Tydfil business.

Why BLACKdot

Why Merthyr Tydfil businesses choose us for PPC

  • South Wales based

    I work with businesses across South Wales and understand the local Merthyr Tydfil market your PPC campaigns need to compete in. Not an overseas agency. Not a template operation.

  • No markup on ad spend

    Your budget goes directly to Google or Microsoft. My management fee is my management fee, nothing else. Most agencies take a cut of your ad spend without being transparent about it. I do not.

  • No long term contracts

    Three months for the campaigns to gather data. After that, 30 days notice. No 12 month lock ins, no exit penalties, no conversations about what it costs you to leave.

  • Conversion tracking as standard

    Every account has conversion tracking set up and tested before a campaign goes live. Calls, form fills, key page actions. I do not run PPC without knowing what is converting.

  • Plain English reporting

    Every month you get a clear report: what was spent, what it produced, what is changing. No jargon, no vanity metrics, no reports that require a marketing degree to interpret.

  • 10+ years experience

    Over a decade managing paid search campaigns for service businesses, retailers, and SMEs across South Wales and beyond. I know what burns ad budget and I know what produces enquiries.

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How It Works

From brief to live PPC campaigns

01

Research and audit

If you are already running PPC, I audit the account first and find exactly where budget is being wasted. If you are starting from scratch, I research your Merthyr Tydfil market, your competitors, and the exact terms your customers use. Conversion tracking is installed and tested before anything goes live.

02

Build and structure

Campaigns are built with the right keywords, the right match types, and a negative keyword list built from research. Not a single pound is spent until the foundations are right.

03

Launch and monitor

Campaigns go live and I watch closely in the first two weeks. Early data shows what is converting and what is not. Bids are adjusted from the start, not after a month of wasted Merthyr ad spend.

04

Report and refine

Every month you get a plain English report: what was spent, what it produced, and what is changing next. I track cost per lead, not just clicks, because clicks alone do not pay your bills.

Conversion focused PPC, not vanity clicks.

Every plan includes conversion tracking, monthly cost per lead reporting, and regular bid optimisation.

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Management Fees

Management fees, published upfront.

These are my management fees: what you pay me to plan, build, and optimise your PPC campaigns. Your ad spend is completely separate. You fund your ad accounts directly and every penny goes to the platform, not through me. No markup on ad spend, ever. The Growth plan is where most Merthyr Tydfil businesses get the best results from day one.

Management from

£250/mo

One-off £350 setup fee, then monthly management. Ad spend is separate.

Prices published upfront. No quote forms, no sales calls just to find out what it costs.

Starter

£250/month

For Merthyr Tydfil businesses running a single PPC campaign with a modest ad budget.

  • One campaign (Search or Shopping)
  • Keyword research and match type setup
  • Negative keyword management across all campaigns
  • Conversion tracking setup
  • Bid adjustments based on keyword performance: weekly
  • Monthly plain English report
  • Landing page recommendations
  • No long term contract after initial 3 months
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Growth

£450/month

For Merthyr Tydfil businesses ready to use pay per click seriously to drive enquiries.

  • Up to 3 campaigns
  • Keyword research and full match type strategy
  • Negative keyword management: reviewed and updated fortnightly
  • Bid adjustments based on keyword performance: 3x per week
  • Ad copy testing and optimisation
  • Conversion tracking: calls, forms, key actions
  • Competitor ad analysis
  • Monthly report with conversion and cost per lead breakdown
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Authority

£750/month

For Merthyr Tydfil businesses with multiple PPC campaigns and higher ad spend to manage.

  • Unlimited campaigns
  • Full account restructure if needed
  • Shopping ads setup and management
  • Remarketing campaigns
  • Negative keyword management: ongoing, daily monitoring
  • Bid adjustments based on keyword performance: daily
  • Advanced audience targeting
  • Monthly strategy review and quarterly deep dive
  • Priority support and response
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A single setup fee of £350 applies before monthly management begins. This covers the full account audit or build, keyword and competitor research, campaign structure, conversion tracking installation, and monitoring setup. It is the work that determines whether your campaigns make money from the start. After that it is the monthly management fee only. For PPC campaigns targeting Merthyr Tydfil, I would suggest a minimum of £300 to £500 per month in ad spend to gather enough data to optimise properly. I will give you a clear recommendation once I know your goals.

Not sure which plan fits? Book a free call , no pitch, just a straight conversation about your goals and what a realistic budget looks like.

My Difference

PPC without the agency nonsense.

  1. Every decision is based on data from your actual Merthyr Tydfil account. What works gets more budget. What does not gets cut or changed. No guesswork.

  2. You will see exactly where every pound of ad spend went and what it returned. No mystery dashboards, no metrics that do not connect to your business.

  3. No markup on your ad spend. You pay the platform directly. My management fee is fixed and published right here on this page.

  4. Monthly reports in plain English: what was tested, what worked, what is being changed and why. Not a PDF of graphs with no explanation.

  5. No long contracts. Three months to prove it is working. After that, 30 days notice. You will always deal with me directly, not a junior account manager.

Agencies have overheads, account managers, and shareholders. I don't. You get the person who actually runs your campaigns, every time.

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£350 setup fee. Then from £250/month.
Cancel with 30 days notice after 3 months.

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Common Questions

Things Merthyr Tydfil businesses usually ask about PPC

The setup fee is a single one-off charge before monthly management begins. It covers keyword and competitor research, building and structuring your campaigns, writing the initial ad copy, installing and testing conversion tracking, and setting up account monitoring. This is the foundation work that determines whether your PPC campaigns make money or waste it. After setup, you only pay the monthly management fee.

PPC stands for pay per click and refers to any advertising model where you pay when someone clicks your ad. Google Ads is the most widely used PPC platform. I manage Google Ads as the primary channel for most Merthyr Tydfil businesses, and can also run Microsoft Ads on Bing for clients who want additional coverage. When businesses say PPC, they usually mean Google Ads.

For Search campaigns targeting Merthyr Tydfil, a minimum of £300 to £500 per month in ad spend gives you enough data to optimise properly. Some competitive search terms carry a higher cost per click. I will give you a realistic recommendation once I understand your market and goals. I would rather advise you honestly than take your money and underdeliver.

Yes. If you have never run PPC, I set up the account from scratch in your name, linked to your own billing. You own the account. If you have run ads before and they were not delivering, I audit the account, explain exactly what went wrong, and rebuild from there. Either way, the account and all its history stays with you.

No. Anyone guaranteeing a specific PPC return is either lying or selling you something. Google controls the auction and too many variables are outside my control. What I can guarantee is that your account will be set up correctly, your budget will not drain on irrelevant Merthyr searches, and you will always know exactly what is happening and why. Good foundations produce results. Bad ones do not.

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Free 30 minute call. I will look at your current account or help you figure out whether pay per click is the right move for your Merthyr Tydfil business right now. No pitch, no obligation.

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