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Is there any benefit to adding the same keyword to my account three times, each with a different match type?

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There's no definitive Quality Score benefit to be gained from adding the same keyword multiple times with different match types to your account.

When choosing the appropriate match type for a keyword, we typically recommend following a 'broad-to-narrow' strategy:

  1. Start by using the broad matching option for a new keyword.
  2. Monitor which keyword variations are triggering your ads with a Search Query Performance Report.
  3. Refine the keyword.
    • If you're happy with the majority of the keyword variations, use negative keywords to weed out of the variations that you don't like.
    • If you find that most of the variations shown in the Search Query Performance Report are irrelevant, consider making your keyword more specific.
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