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How do I redeem my $25 AdWords coupon?

After your visit from a Google Business Referral Representative, Google will send a follow-up postcard so that you can review the business information your representative collected.

When you verify the business information sent in the Google postcard, you'll be eligible for a $25 credit toward the cost of your ads if you sign up for Google AdWords. To receive our credit, you need a coupon code, which we'll send to you after you verify your business information.


To obtain your coupon code...

...if verifying online: 

  1. With your verification postcard in hand, visit the verification page at www.google.com/local/verify.
  2. After verifying and / or correcting your information, you'll go to a page with more information about AdWords. Here, select among the options to either sign up for AdWords online or have someone call you to discuss AdWords.
  3. If you choose to sign up online, you'll be asked for your email address; we'll email your coupon code so you can sign up online and apply your credit using the steps below.
  4. If you request a follow-up call, you'll be asked for your contact information. We'll call you to answer your questions about AdWords and will then send your $25 coupon code by email (or give it to you over the phone).

...if mailing in your verification:

  1. Review the postcard we sent you to verify and/ or correct your information.
  2. Check the box for "Yes, I'm interested in AdWords" on the return postcard and pop it back in the mail to us.
  3. After we receive your postcard, we'll call you to answer your questions about AdWords, and then send your $25 coupon code by email (or give it to you over the phone).

To apply your coupon code for $25 worth of free AdWords advertising:

  1. After creating your AdWords account, go to the 'Billing Preferences' section of your new account.
  2. Enter the coupon code you received from Google (by email) into the 'promotional code' field on this page.
  3. To confirm your $25 credit, go to the 'Billing Summary' section of your account. Your credit should appear on this page.
  4. You're done!

Please note that you can choose to stop running your ads at any time. If you continue running your ads, after your free $25 credit has been fully spent we'll begin billing you for your ad charges via the payment method you provided when you created your account. 

To learn more about coupon codes, please read our FAQ.