Setting the account up under your own ownership means you keep full control of the account, its billing and its history at all times. We manage the campaign for you by invitation. Here is all you need to do.
-
1
Sign in
Go to ads.google.com and click Start now. Sign in with your business Google account (the same login as your Google Workspace email) so the account sits under your business.
-
2
Switch to Expert Mode
When it prompts you to create your first campaign, look for the small link at the bottom that says Switch to Expert Mode and click it.
-
3
Skip the campaign
Choose Create an account without a campaign. This sets up the account only, with nothing running.
-
4
Confirm your details
Set Country to Australia and Currency to Australian Dollar (AUD). For Time zone, pick the zone your business runs in:
- AEST Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart
- ACST Adelaide, Darwin
- AWST Perth
Choose carefully, as Google Ads does not let you change the time zone later. Then click Submit.
-
5
Skip payment for now
If it asks for billing or payment details, you can skip that step. We will do this together once the account is linked and you are ready to go live.
-
6
Find your Customer ID
Once you are in, your Customer ID appears in the top right corner of the screen. It is a 10 digit number in the format 123-456-7890.
-
7
Send it to us
Reply to our email with that Customer ID number. That is all we need to connect and get you live.
We take it from here
Once you send us your Customer ID, we send an invitation from our manager account for you to accept (you will get an email, or find it under Tools and settings > Access and security). We then load your campaign in, help you add your billing details, and switch it on.