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Managed ads for small business

Marketing that only wins when you do.

Fire the retainer. We manage your Google & Meta ads end to end for 10% of your ad spend — no upfront fees, no setup fees, no lock-in. We only get paid when your money is working.

You own your ad accounts · no lock-in · powered by a verifier-gated daily analyst

The agency math is broken

You pay before a single ad runs.

The traditional model stacks costs on top of each other — and most of them are charged whether your ads work or not.

Flat agency retainer

$1,500–$2,000/mo

Paid every month, win or lose — before any of it reaches your ads.

Your ad spend

+ ad spend

The actual money to Google & Meta sits on top of the retainer.

Paying for leads

+ lead fees

Often paying again for the high-intent leads you should already be getting.

“I was paying around $1,500 to $2,000 a month in agency fees before any of it went to ad spend — then paying for the ad spend, then paying again for the high-intent leads. A flat fee, no matter what the results were.”
— a closet designer we spoke with, on the agency model

The flip

No retainer. 10% of ad spend. That's the whole deal.

We flipped the agency model on its head. You don't pay us to show up — you pay us a slice of what you spend, and only when it's working.

Incentives that actually align

A retainer agency gets paid the same whether your ads win or lose. We only earn a slice of spend — so we're motivated to make every dollar work and to keep you spending because it's profitable, not because you're locked in.

Nothing before results

No upfront fee, no setup fee, no retainer. You don't pay an agency tax before a single ad runs. You pay 10% of the spend we manage — and that's the entire deal.

Transparent by construction

Every figure we report is computed from your own data and checked by a verifier that rejects anything it can't prove. We can't quietly inflate results to justify a retainer — the numbers are accountable.

Fully managed, no lock-in

White-glove management of your campaigns with no long-term contract. We keep your business by keeping your ads working, not with a 12-month signature.

Do the math

See what you'd pay vs. an agency

Drag the slider to your monthly ad spend. AdRes is always 10%; a typical agency charges a flat retainer no matter what.

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$500/mo$50,000+/mo
AdResLower cost

10% of ad spend · no retainer

$500/mo
Effective fee on spend
10%
Upfront & setup fees
$0
Long-term contract
None
Typical agency

retainer + ~15% of ad spend

~$2,500/mo

~$1,750 retainer + $750 (15% of spend)

Effective fee on spend
~50%
Cost as spend grows
Climbs with it
Tied to results
No

At $5,000/mo in ad spend, AdRes is about $2,000/mo less — $24,000 a year back in your pocket. And because an agency also skims ~15% of your spend, that gap widens every time you scale up — AdRes stays a flat 10%, win or lose.

Agency estimate assumes a typical SMB setup: a ~$1,750/mo retainer plus a 15% management fee on ad spend. Many charge one or both; your numbers may differ — we'll run the exact comparison on a call.

Agency figure is an industry-typical flat retainer range ($1,500–$2,000/mo), not a quote, and is charged on top of ad spend. Your actual numbers are scoped on the strategy call.

White-glove & fully managed

Enterprise-grade ad management, done for you

You run your business. We run your ads — and grade ourselves on the results.

Strategy & media plan

We map your market, your margins, and your best customers — then build a plan for where every ad dollar should go.

We build, launch & manage everything

Campaigns, audiences, budgets, bids — all set up and run for you across Google and Meta. You never have to touch a dashboard.

The verified daily brief — acted on daily

Our analyst recomputes your numbers every day and we act on what it finds. No waiting a month to learn a campaign was leaking money.

High-intent leads that convert

We optimize for calls, forms, and booked jobs — the people actively looking for what you sell — not impressions or empty clicks.

Creative guidance

Direction on the ads, offers, and landing experiences that actually move your cost-per-lead, grounded in what your own data shows.

Plain-English reporting

A clear monthly read on what we spent, what it produced, and what we're changing next — no jargon, no dashboard homework.

Why this beats a normal agency: it's powered by AdRes' verified daily analyst. Every number we act on is computed from your own data, and a verifier rejects anything it can't prove — it structurally can't make figures up. It even grades its own recommendations. So a small business gets enterprise-grade, accountable optimization at a fraction of agency cost, fully transparent.

How it works

Four steps to leads — no long contracts

01

Free strategy call

A 30-minute call to understand your business, your goals, and whether this is a fit. No pressure, no upfront commitment.

02

Audit & plan

We review your current ads (or build from scratch) and put together a media plan with a clear path to high-intent leads.

03

We manage & optimize daily

We launch and run everything, acting on the verified daily brief so your budget stays pointed at what's working.

04

Leads + a transparent report

You get leads and a plain-English report on what your money did — and a track record we grade ourselves on. No long contracts.

Who it's for

Built for local & small businesses

If you run Google & Meta ads to bring in local customers, this model was built for you.

  • Home services
  • Contractors & trades
  • Interior & closet designers
  • Clinics & medical
  • Dental
  • Fitness & studios
  • Real estate
  • Legal & professional services

FAQ

The questions every owner asks

What is the 10% calculated on?
Your total monthly ad spend — the money that actually goes to Google and Meta. If you spend $4,000 in a month, AdRes is $400 that month. There's nothing else: no platform fee, no markup, no per-campaign charge.
Are there any setup, onboarding, or agency fees?
No. There are no upfront fees, no setup fees, no onboarding fees, and no monthly retainer. The only thing you pay AdRes is 10% of your ad spend. A traditional agency typically charges $1,500–$2,000 a month before a single dollar reaches your ads.
Is there a long-term contract or lock-in?
No long-term contract. Because we earn a slice of spend rather than a fixed retainer, our only way to keep your business is to keep making your ads work. You can stop anytime.
Do I keep ownership of my ad accounts?
Yes — always. Your Google Ads and Meta accounts stay in your name, with your billing and your data. We manage them for you; you never lose control or have to start over if you leave.
Which platforms do you manage?
Google and Meta (Facebook & Instagram) — the two channels that drive the most local and small-business demand. We focus on high-intent campaigns that turn into real leads and customers, not vanity reach.
What happens if my ad spend goes up or down?
The 10% scales with it. Spend less in a slow month and you pay us less; scale up a winning campaign and we earn more only because you're putting more to work. Our incentive stays aligned with yours in both directions — unlike a flat retainer you pay regardless of results.
How is this cheaper than hiring an agency?
An agency charges a fixed retainer win-or-lose, on top of your ad spend, often on top of paying for high-intent leads separately. With AdRes there's no retainer and no upfront fee — you pay 10% of spend and nothing else. At most realistic local budgets that lands well below a $1,500–$2,000 monthly retainer.
Is there a minimum?
We keep it simple: there's no retainer either way, so there's nothing to lose by talking. The model works best once you're spending enough each month for daily optimization to move real numbers. We'll tell you honestly on the strategy call whether you're there yet.

Book your free strategy call.

30 minutes, no pressure. We'll look at your ads, your goals, and exactly what the 10% model would cost you versus what you're paying now.

No retainer · no setup fees · you own your accounts