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CPC (Cost per Click)

CPC is the average price you pay each time someone clicks your ad.

Formula

CPC = Spend ÷ Clicks

Fill in any 2 fields. The one you edited longest ago is solved for you.

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Dollars.
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Dollars. Waiting for the other fields.

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What is CPC?

CPC is the average price you pay each time someone clicks your ad. It sits between reach and results, and is the most direct read on how efficiently a campaign turns attention into traffic.

Worked example

If spend is $2,500 and clicks is 1,250, then CPC = $2.00.

CPC = Spend ÷ Clicks

Formula variable breakdown

spendSpend
Enter spend directly, or leave it blank and let the solver calculate it from the other 2 fields.
clicksClicks
Enter clicks directly, or leave it blank and let the solver calculate it from the other 2 fields.
cpcCPC(output)
Enter CPC directly, or leave it blank and let the solver calculate it from the other 2 fields.

Tactical application guide

CPC links spend and clicks in a fixed ratio, so any two pin down the third. Planning backwards is where it earns its keep: enter the spend you have and the CPC you are targeting, and the solver tells you the clicks you must secure. Or lock clicks and CPC from a benchmark to see the spend that plan implies before you commit.

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