Is Your Google Ads Agency Doing a Good Job? How to Check Fairly
Seven fair checks to judge whoever runs your Google Ads: is the work being done, and is it producing business results?
Insights
Practical thinking on marketing data, decisions, and the gap between the two — written the way we approach everything else: evidence first, no hype.
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Before You Increase Your Marketing Budget
More budget buys more of what you are already getting, not necessarily more of what you want. Four questions to ask before you increase spend.
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Why One Good Week Doesn't Mean It's Working
When your marketing volume is small, one strong or weak week is mostly noise. Here is how to tell whether a change is real.
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How to Read a Recommendation You Don't Fully Understand
Before acting on marketing advice — from an agency, a platform, a freelancer, or anywhere else — five questions separate a recommendation worth trusting.
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What Should I Actually Look at First?
Dashboards show every metric with equal weight. Here's how to find the one that would actually change your decision.
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Why Marketing Data Feels Like a Second Job
Checking five dashboards to answer one question isn't a personal failing. Here's why it feels that way.
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Why Clicks Don't Feel Like Progress
Clicks and spend don't always add up to clarity. Here's why — and what actually creates progress.
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What "Working" Actually Means for Your Marketing
There's a difference between a platform performing well and marketing that's working for your business.
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Google Ads Getting Clicks But No Leads? What to Check First
Google Ads getting clicks but no leads? Check these eight things in order, from missing tracking to search terms to what happens after a lead arrives.
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The Real Cost of Not Tracking Conversions
A wrong number doesn't just cost one bad decision — it compounds into every decision made after it.