{"id":4532,"date":"2021-07-09T09:43:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T09:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rankfresh.com\/?p=4532"},"modified":"2024-07-08T13:56:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T13:56:18","slug":"the-end-of-broad-match-modifier-keywords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rankfresh.com\/the-end-of-broad-match-modifier-keywords\/","title":{"rendered":"The End of Broad Match Modifier Keywords"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

If you are subscribed to an SEO\/PPC newsletter you might have heard in the last month the news that broad match modifier keywords will soon no longer be an option when it comes to your Google ads.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Since February 2021 Google<\/a> has already started the incorporation of Broad Match Modifiers into Phrase Match for some languages. The final phase began in June where they began the process for the rest of the language, ending on July 2021. From this date on broad match modifiers will act the same way as phrase matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What is changing?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Starting at the end of July you will no longer be able to create Broad Match Modifiers keywords.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

To accommodate this new change, phrase match keywords will be updated to cover a wider range of keywords as can be seen in the image below:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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With this new change, when you set a keyword as a phrase match google will still bid for keywords that include the phrase. In addition Google will also imply the meaning of the phrase and bid on keywords that could be variations of the selected phrase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

When should you use the new phrase match?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If you had ad groups that were previously BMM, using the updated phrase match is recommended as the new update takes the best part of BMM while leaving out what made BMM inconvenient.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As seen in the example above using the newly updated phrase match will allow businesses to reach variations of their keywords while staying relevant to the keyword. In some cases, this could be inconvenient because your business does not want certain variations to appear. That is why we recommend using negative keywords for all those keywords that you do not wish to bid for.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It is recommended that you check the \u201csearch terms\u201d section at least once a month, to see what keywords your ads are appearing for. If you see any keywords for which you wish not to appear, you can simply select them and add them to the negative keyword list.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What to do if you don’t want to use the new phrase match?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In the case that you have campaigns using phrase match but you do not wish to bid for variations of your keywords, we recommend two options:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n