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The three versions of Quality Score: the warning light, the doorman and the one that charges you
⏱️ 9 min read · ⭐ Quality Score 🔎 Search · updated on 2026-08-22
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Why the 1-to-10 number is a simplification that is never used in the auction, what the ranking QS and the CPC QS are that really do decide position and price in every search, and why «Quality Score no longer matters» is a sentence that depends on which of the three you mean.
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