{"id":1421,"date":"2021-03-10T09:54:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T09:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ppcshield.io\/?post_type=kb-article&#038;p=1421"},"modified":"2021-03-11T13:36:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T13:36:03","slug":"can-i-protect-my-google-ads-smart-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/www.ppcshield.io\/knowledge-base\/useful-tips\/can-i-protect-my-google-ads-smart-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting your Google Ads Smart Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Google Smart Campaigns do not allow for IP blocking, thus PPC Shield cannot automatically protect these types of campaigns. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>So what <em>can<\/em> you do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If any of your campaigns are being attacked by click-fraudsters, replace it with a standard campaign and PPC Shield will begin protecting them accordingly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ppcshield.io\/knowledge-base\/troubleshooting\/what-campaign-types-does-ppc-shield-support-in-google-ads\/\">here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on the campaign types that PPC Shield supports in Google Ads<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Smart Campaigns do not allow for IP blocking, thus PPC Shield cannot automatically protect these types of campaigns. 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