Hello, as webmasters, it also falls to us to advertise the websites we develop. So much so that in some cases, our clients for whom we will build the site specifically allocate a budget for advertising and want this budget to be used most efficiently.
In this article, I will explain how to obtain Google’s AdWords certificate; this way, you can make a better impression on your clients and add an extra certificate to your CV.
Some of you may know about it, some may use it: I will explain it here as if teaching someone who knows nothing about it, so I hope it is helpful.
First, we go to the website www.google.com/partners. First, we click on “I Have an Agency” in the top right corner, and then on the “Join the Google Partners program” buttons. We register for the site from here. (Since you can only take the certification exams once a week, you can do this with an email address you haven’t used for a first attempt.)
After becoming a member, we click on AdWords from the section on the left of the Partners homepage, and it brings up a screen like this for you.
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Of the three exams here, the 1st is the fundamentals exam (90 questions), the 2nd (98 questions) and the 3rd (88 questions) are advanced level exams, and to obtain the certificate, you need to pass at least two of them. The validity periods are 2 years for the fundamentals exam and 1 year for the advanced exam.
My recommendation is to take the 1st and 3rd exams (that’s what I did) because the 1st exam is a bit easier since it is fundamental, and the passing grade for the 3rd exam is 70%. You have 120 minutes for both exams, and this time is fully sufficient.
Friends, the questions are not very easy; there are trick phrases and questions that are hard to understand. However, the questions generally resemble each other, and when you take it a second time, you encounter the same questions many times.
You can search for the answers to the questions on Google; you won’t find the direct answer, but Google’s own articles on the subject can help you. If you wish, I (as someone who has seen the exams a few times) would be happy to help you.
After successfully completing both exams from the same account, go to the profile section on the left; when you click on the “AdWords Certified” link under your profile photo, it will show you your certificate.
Certificate page:
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