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What is PPC (Pay-Per-Click)?

By Nikhil Sharma · Updated 1 November 2026 · Marketing Glossary
Definition

Pay-Per-Click (PPC) is an online advertising model in which you pay a fee each time someone clicks your ad, rather than for the ad being shown.

What is PPC?

In Pay-Per-Click advertising — on Google, Meta, LinkedIn and others — you bid to show ads and are charged only when someone clicks. It buys attention instantly, which makes it the fastest way to test demand and capture people already searching for what you sell.

How PPC works

  • You choose keywords or audiences to target.
  • You bid against other advertisers in an auction.
  • Your ad shows; you pay only on a click.
  • Clicks land on a page designed to convert — where CRO decides your return.

Where PPC fits

PPC captures existing intent fast but stops the moment you stop paying — the opposite of SEO. Most strong programmes use both. Key metrics are CTR, CPL and ROAS. See our Google Ads service.

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Founder, Fabulous Media
Nikhil has led growth for 850+ brands across 35 nations since 2008. Fabulous Media is an invitation-only growth agency that reports on pipeline and revenue, not vanity metrics. Meet the team · Request an invite.

Questions, answered

Google Ads is the best-known PPC platform, but PPC is the broader model used across Google, Meta, LinkedIn and others. Google Ads is one way to run PPC.

They are complementary. PPC delivers traffic immediately but stops when you stop paying; SEO builds slowly but compounds. Most effective strategies run both.

You pay per click, with the price set by a real-time auction based on your bid, competition and ad quality. Better-quality ads and landing pages can lower your cost per click.

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