Google Ads

Google Ads management

Google Ads Management That Stops Wasting Your Money

Ad costs climb every year, and if your spend is up while bookings stay flat, that doesn’t always mean you did something wrong. We find the leaks first, so you stop paying for clicks that never turn into customers.

Experience that includes
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Sound familiar?

Spending More and Getting Less?

The ad bill keeps climbing, every single year.
Spend is up and sales and bookings are flat or down.
Reports show clicks and impressions, and nothing in the bank.
You can’t say what the ad money actually bought.
Where the money goes

Three Leaks Drain Most Ad Budgets

1

Broken or Missing Conversion Tracking

The leak
Tracking is misconfigured or missing entirely, and it’s the number one issue I see on most accounts I take over.
What it costs you
Google Ads learns from conversion data. Conversions tell the system to go find more customers like the ones who converted, so more conversions mean lower ad spend per conversion. Without tracking, Google isn’t getting the feedback it needs to find your customers.
What we do
We set up and test tracking before anything else.
2

A Landing Page That Doesn’t Sell

The leak
The page doesn’t match the ad, or isn’t built to convert.
What it costs you
Google assigns a quality score that sets placement and cost. If your landing page doesn’t match the keywords you’re bidding on, it charges you more, because it doesn’t think you’re selling what you’re advertising. Ads aren’t meant to sell. They earn the click, and your website does the selling.
What we do
We build or edit pages on a landing page framework that consistently gets great results for clients.
3

Ads Left on Autopilot

The leak
The account gets no regular upkeep.
What it costs you
The algorithm needs training on when to show your ads and when not to, which requires regular monitoring. Google says about 15% of the searches it sees each day are brand new, never searched before (Google, as reported by Search Engine Land), so search terms keep changing while you pay for the same ones.
What we do
We monitor and clean up on a set schedule, so your campaigns are constantly updated.
Our approach

We Start With a Diagnosis, Not a Pitch

1

Diagnose

Before touching your budget, we review your existing account and landing pages to see what’s working and where the waste hides.

2

Fix the leaks

We repair the tracking, rebuild or edit the landing pages, and clear out the bad search terms.

3

Grow what works

We raise spend only on what’s proven, never on guesses.

Success here means sales over clicks. The ads earn the click, and a landing page built on proven sales frameworks turns the visit into a customer.

How it works

Four steps. No guesswork.

1

Book a Call

A call where we look at your numbers and tell you honestly whether we can improve the account.

2

Get Your Account Diagnosis

We review the account and landing pages together, showing you what’s working and what’s leaking.

3

Launch in the First Month

We set up and test conversion tracking, build or edit landing pages, and structure your campaigns. Ads typically start running within 1-3 weeks, depending on how fast you approve.

4

Optimize Every Month

Every month we clean up the waste, add new search terms and placements, and send a written report on what changed and why.

What’s included

Built to turn ad spend into booked customers

Every service below exists to turn ad spend into booked customers, not clicks.

Conversion tracking

Set up and tested, so Google learns who your customers are and finds more of them.

Landing pages

Built or edited to sell, so your quality score rises and your cost per click falls.

Campaign setup

Structured around your actual services and products, so the right searches trigger the right ads.

Ongoing optimizations

Finds fresh placements and queries, so you catch the new searches, remove the waste, and refine ads based on conversions.

Ongoing learning

Our team tracks Google’s new features and applies them when they fit your account.

Monthly report

Our written report goes out monthly by email, with audio or video calls as needed so we hear what calls and leads you’re getting.

Add-on

Remarketing campaigns

What is a remarketing campaign?

A remarketing campaign shows ads to people who already visited your website but didn’t buy or book. Google calls it remarketing. Most people call it retargeting.

Why do visitors leave without buying?

Most visitors are still researching. Once they close the tab, few remember your business name or web address. Remarketing keeps you in front of them while they decide.

Who is remarketing a good fit for?

Remarketing fits any business with steady website traffic. The more visitors you have, the more people it can bring back. If your site gets very little traffic, we’ll tell you to build traffic first.

How do I add remarketing?

Remarketing is an add-on to any monthly SEO and AI visibility plan. Your visitors come from the traffic your SEO brings in, so the two work together.

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Reporting

What Transparent Reporting Actually Means

Typical ad report
  • Clicks looks great
  • Impressions looks great
  • Click-through rate looks great

Looks great, earns nothing.

Our report
  • Cost per sale or booked customer
  • Does that number make sense for your business
  • What we’ll change next

Most ad reports show clicks, impressions, and click-through rate, and those numbers can look great while your business earns nothing from them. Our written report goes out monthly by email, with audio or video calls as needed so we hear what calls and leads you’re getting.

Pricing

How Pricing Works

Setup, first month

Covers your first month of work

  • Tracking set up and tested
  • Landing pages built or edited
  • Campaigns set up

The setup fee depends on your needs and the number of landing pages.

Monthly management

Covers ongoing optimization

  • Waste cleanup
  • New search terms and placements
  • Ads optimization

The monthly fee depends on your campaigns, product categories, and services.

Pairing with monthly SEO and AI visibility lowers the management price. Current prices live on the Pricing page, and we review your numbers before you commit to anything. No surprises on either side.

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What to expect, and when

Results take time. Here’s the timeline.

Weeks 1-3

Landing Pages and Ads are typically live, depending on your approval speed.

First week or two live

Most campaigns get a first lead or sale, depending on budget.

Months 2-3

Training period over. After 10-20 conversions, cost per sale starts falling. The first 10 conversions cost the most.

Months 6-9

Highly optimized results.

Some accounts show meaningful change in 4-6 weeks, especially when the old setup had obvious waste, and a full picture takes 60-90 days. We flag early signals as they show up instead of making you wait for the monthly report.

Better together

Why Google Ads Pair Well With SEO and AI Visibility

Ads are expensive, and they bring business right away. Investing in SEO and AI visibility for organic search on Google and ChatGPT takes longer but yields a higher return over the long run, and AI-referral traffic converts at multiples of organic traffic (SimilarWeb and SE Ranking, 2025-26). In a Search Engine Land poll, 49% of marketers named organic search their top ROI-driving digital channel, ahead of paid search.

When we manage both channels, we use the data from Google Ads to guide our organic strategy. Learn more on the SEO Services page and the AI Visibility page.

Google Ads: business right away
SEO and AI visibility: higher return over time
Straight talk

What We Promise, and What We Won’t

We promise

  • Diagnosis before we touch your budget
  • A monthly written report
  • Early signals flagged as they appear
  • Honest timelines, even when they’re slow

We won’t promise

  • A specific cost per lead
  • A set number of conversions
  • Results by a set date
  • Cheap first conversions

Nobody controls Google’s auction. What you can count on is how we work and what you see every month.

Questions

Questions Owners Ask Before They Hire Us

What’s the minimum ad budget to make this worthwhile?

The minimum ad budget we generally recommend is $1,500-$2,000 a month in ad spend, on top of the management fee. That’s enough to gather real data in a month or two. Below it, the account spends most of its time still learning. Every market differs, so we look at your numbers before you commit. Note that this is ad spend going to Google, not our price.

How fast will I see results?

Results show up fastest on accounts with obvious waste, where some see meaningful change in 4-6 weeks. A full picture takes 60-90 days. We flag early signals as they appear, so you’re never waiting on the monthly report to learn something.

Why is my Google Ads cost per lead so high?

A high cost per lead usually traces back to the three leaks: misconfigured tracking, a landing page that doesn’t sell, or an account left on autopilot. The diagnosis finds which one is draining you, and fixing it lowers what you pay per conversion.

Can I run Google Ads on autopilot?

Running Google Ads on autopilot, not for long. The algorithm needs training on when to show your ads and when not to, which takes regular monitoring. Google says about 15% of daily searches are brand new, never searched before (Google, via Search Engine Land), so the account drifts without upkeep.

Do I own the ad account?

Yes, you own the ad account. It’s set up under your business, tied to your billing, and it stays yours if you ever leave.

Do you manage Google Ads without SEO?

Yes, standalone Google Ads management is available with no SEO required. Pairing with SEO and AI visibility lowers the management price. Current prices are on the Pricing page.

Wondering If Your Ad Spend Is Working, or Just Running?

Reach out and we’ll look at your Google ads account and landing pages, then tell you honestly whether we can improve it.