Google Ads Account Setup 2025: So Easy Even a Fool Can Understand. How to Get 10k+ in Ad Credits?
Complete Google Ads account setup tutorial 2025: from getting bonus offers to completing account info, linking assets to payment settings, step-by-step guide.
Prerequisites:
- Need a Google account
- Know which country/region your Google Ads account belongs to (this article uses UK as example, requiring corresponding company entity or personal info. China region has a separate entry—search Baidu if needed)
Step 1: Get an Offer First!
Choose a suitable offer based on your actual needs. Note: once you register, you have 60 days to meet the target to get the reward. Evaluate carefully.
Common Credit Offers
- Spend £1,200 get £800 free
- Spend £600 get £400 free
- Other different tiers
Choose the offer tier that suits you, but you must complete the spending target within 60 days to get the credits.
Step 2: Complete Your Information
Here I chose the £1,200 spend get £800 free as an example. Enter your brand name and website.
Next
Link Google Assets
Link your related Google assets like YouTube official account, GMC account. If not created yet, you can Skip for now, but I recommend setting them up first.
YouTube account binding—if you have multiple YouTube accounts, search here to find the one you want to bind, then follow verification.
Nothing special about GMC account binding.
After completion, it looks like this.
Link GA4
Link your GA4—nothing special, you can skip if not created yet. But I also recommend setting it up first.
Step 2: Forced to Create Campaign? Cancel Ruthlessly
Don't foolishly follow along creating ad groups—skip them all! Focus on building the account properly first!
Step 3: Fill in Payment/Billing Information
I chose UK region, paying in GBP.
Confirm and continue adding your bank information.
Set Up Payment Info
First, clarify you're creating an organization entity, not individual entity (assuming you already have a business license). This info needs verification later, so fill in truthfully.
Purpose is obviously business, not charity.
Add credit card—domestic dual-currency cards, all-currency cards work. Virtual cards may not.
Billing address can default to legal address, or you can change to domestic—doesn't matter much.
Select "don't bother me" and submit.
Ad account created! We'll need to verify later.
Click continue, select based on actual situation—most of my audience work independently, so choose NO and Yes.
Done!
FAQ
1. Account banned after registration, or banned after running one ad group
Appeal it, what else can you do? It's a normal ban.
2. Can China region accounts advertise to other countries?
Of course.
3. Why not register China region? What's wrong with it??
Nothing wrong. But by law/regulations, business VAT will be collected in advance.
4. Any Google advertising tutorials?
No (just kidding—search this site for other Google Ads related tutorials)
5. Why no sales from Google Ads? Losing money?
What do you think? Baby.
6. How to set up Google Ads conversion tracking?
Follow me or search the whole internet.
7. How to optimize ads?
The nine-character mantra I secretly learned from Google official optimizers: optimize yourself first.
8. Can I open multiple accounts? Get free credits?
You can open multiple accounts for multiple websites. But can't open multiple accounts for one domain—high probability of getting banned.
Account setup is just the beginning—advertising is the real test. I recommend learning basics first, testing with small budgets, and optimizing gradually.
