Create the account your ads will use

A Google Ads account is where your campaigns, budget, and billing live. Create it with the Google sign-in that should own the account. You can invite Campaignly after the account exists. You do not need a live campaign to finish this step.

What you'll need

• A Google sign-in you control (a Google Account such as Gmail or Google Workspace)
• Your business name and website address
• The country, time zone, and currency you want on the account
• About 10 minutes

Choose the time zone and currency carefully. They are difficult to change later, and they control how reports and billing are dated.

Create the account

1. Go to Google Ads and select Start now.
2. Sign in with the Google account that should own this Ads account. Create a Google Account first if you do not have one.
3. Enter your business name and website when Google asks. You can also skip linking a YouTube channel or a Google Business Profile for now.
4. Google often opens a short campaign builder. You can create the account without launching ads:
   • Look for Create an account without a campaign.
   • If you only see a guided campaign, scroll to the bottom and select Switch to Expert Mode, then Create an account without a campaign.
5. Confirm the billing country, time zone, and currency.
6. Submit and open the account. You can leave payment details until you are ready to run ads.

Stop before you publish a campaign or enter a card if Google is only walking you through a first ad. Campaignly can set up campaigns after you send the invite.

Your account number looks like 123-456-7890. It appears near the account name once you are inside Google Ads. Keep that number. It is the account you will invite Campaignly into.

If something looks wrong

Google only offers a campaign form. Scroll to the bottom of that page for Switch to Expert Mode, then look again for Create an account without a campaign. Google’s own signup page says you can skip campaign recommendations while you create the account.

You already have an Ads account. Do not create a second one for the same business. Open the existing account and invite Campaignly there.

The currency or time zone is wrong before you submit. Change it on that setup screen. After the account is created, those settings are difficult to change.

Google’s own steps are in Create a Google Ads account.

Next: invite Campaignly

When the account is open, invite Campaignly to Google Ads. Use the Campaignly email we sent you.