{"id":40495,"date":"2025-10-22T12:58:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csw.agency\/glossar\/qualitaetsfaktor-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:26:53","slug":"qualitaetsfaktor","status":"publish","type":"glossar","link":"https:\/\/csw.agency\/en\/glossar\/quality-factor\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality factor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The quality factor, known as the quality score, is a central diagnostic metric of <a href=\"https:\/\/csw.agency\/en\/glossar\/google-ads\/\">Google Ads<\/a>. It assesses the estimated quality and relevance of <a href=\"https:\/\/csw.agency\/en\/glossar\/keyword\/\">Keywords<\/a>, ad texts and <a href=\"https:\/\/csw.agency\/en\/glossar\/landing-page\/\">Landing pages<\/a> on a scale from 1 (very poor) to 10 (excellent). This value serves as an indicator for advertisers to identify optimization potential in their campaigns and to assess performance in comparison to competitors.<\/p>\n<h2>Components of the quality factor<\/h2>\n<p>Google Ads calculates the quality score based on the combined performance of three main components. Each of these components receives a rating such as \u201ebelow average\u201c, \u201eaverage\u201c or \u201eabove average\u201c compared to other advertisers bidding on the same keyword.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Expected click-through rate (eCTR):<\/strong> This component estimates the likelihood of users clicking on an ad when it is delivered for a specific keyword. It is based on the historical performance of the ad in similar contexts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ad relevance:<\/strong> It measures how well the ad text matches the user's search intent and the stored keyword. High relevance means that the ad precisely meets the user's expectations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>User experience with the landing page:<\/strong> This factor evaluates how relevant, useful and user-friendly the landing page is for users who have clicked on the ad. Aspects such as <a href=\"https:\/\/csw.agency\/en\/glossar\/page-speed\/\">Loading time<\/a>, content and structure play an important role.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Influence on Google Ads campaigns<\/h2>\n<p>A high quality score signals to Google that an ad and the associated landing page are relevant and helpful for a user's search query. This is rewarded with various benefits. Primarily, the <a href=\"https:\/\/csw.agency\/en\/glossar\/ranking\/\">Display rank<\/a> (Ad Rank), which indicates the position and visibility of an ad in the <a href=\"https:\/\/csw.agency\/en\/glossar\/google-serps\/\">Search results<\/a> determined. Ads with a better quality factor can achieve a higher position with the same bid or a lower position with a higher bid. <a href=\"https:\/\/csw.agency\/en\/glossar\/ppc-pay-per-click\/\">Cost per click (CPC)<\/a> cause. In extreme cases, keywords with a very low quality factor can prevent participation in ad auctions.<\/p>\n<p>Although the quality score is an important diagnostic tool, it is not directly incorporated into the ad auction in real time. Instead, current, contextual predictions of click-through rate, ad relevance and landing page experience are used in the auction. 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