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A Google Ads consultant diagnoses accounts and tells people how to fix them. That is the whole job. No campaigns are handed over, no retainer takes the work off your desk, and nothing changes in your account unless you decide it should. What you get is someone who has seen the same problems in dozens of accounts, explaining which ones you have, what each is costing, and what order to address them in.
It is a different purchase from agency management, and it suits a different situation. You bring in a ppc consultant when you have a team but not the specific experience, when you suspect your current agency is coasting, when someone is about to inherit an account nobody has documented, or when the account is large enough that an outside opinion is cheaper than another quarter of guessing.
Our Google Ads consulting services cover four things: diagnosing what is wrong, writing a roadmap your team can work from, training the people who will implement it, and staying available while they do. Some clients take the roadmap and never speak to us again, which is a perfectly good outcome. Others keep a few hours a month on retainer. A few decide partway through that they would rather hand the account over, and that is fine too.
- A written diagnosis, not a conversation: every finding costed against real spend, with the evidence attached
- A roadmap in priority order: what to fix first, what can wait a quarter, and what needs a developer
- Training for the people doing the work: so the next version of the problem gets caught in-house
- Ongoing access while they implement: the questions always come after the document lands, not before
- No obligation to hand anything over: implementation is a separate decision, made later and separately
If you would rather not run the account at all, our Google Ads management services and PPC management services do that instead. If you only want the diagnosis, start with a free Google Ads audit.
Why Businesses Are Bringing in a Google Ads Expert Right Now
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Google Ads automation requires expert guidance. Performance Max and Smart Bidding rely on automation, but businesses still need a clear Google Ads strategy, accurate conversion tracking, and effective budget allocation to achieve their goals.
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Hiring a full-time specialist can be expensive. Google Ads consulting services provide access to an experienced Google Ads consultant for campaign audits, strategic planning, and performance analysis without the immediate cost of a permanent hire.
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Campaign reports do not always reflect business results. A PPC consultant evaluates lead quality, conversion tracking, cost per lead, and campaign performance to identify wasted ad spend and opportunities for improvement.
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Unclear account ownership can delay optimization. A Google Ads expert helps identify tracking issues, targeting gaps, bidding inefficiencies, and missed optimization opportunities while establishing clear priorities for campaign improvement.
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Growing ad budgets require stronger oversight. PPC consulting helps businesses evaluate campaign efficiency, improve budget allocation, and make informed decisions before increasing advertising spend.
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In-house teams need practical guidance. Google Ads training for teams and Google Ads coaching help internal marketers improve their understanding of campaign management, bidding strategies, conversion tracking, reporting, and optimization.
How Our Google Ads Consulting Approach Identifies Campaign Opportunities
Every Google Ads account faces unique challenges, from inefficient budget allocation and inaccurate conversion tracking to underperforming campaigns. Our Google Ads consulting case studies highlight how detailed account analysis helps uncover performance gaps and identify opportunities for improvement. Through data-driven insights, practical recommendations, and a focused Google Ads strategy, we help businesses make informed PPC decisions, improve campaign efficiency, and align advertising investments with their marketing goals.
What Our Google Ads Consulting Covers
Eight ways people buy ppc consulting from us. Most engagements start with the first, and roughly half stop there.
The Written Diagnosis Everything Else Follows From
Every engagement begins with a documented review of the account: structure, settings, search terms, bidding, tracking, landing pages, and competitive position. The output is a written diagnosis with each problem quantified against real spend, not a conversation you have to take notes in.
- Findings costed in dollars over a defined period, with the evidence behind each one
- Problems separated into structural, tactical, and measurement categories, because they are fixed differently
- Anything needing a developer or CRM change flagged early so it can be scheduled
- Delivered as a document you keep, via our free Google Ads audit where a full review is the right starting point
Most Accounts Have Three or Four Fixable Problems
Finding out which ones you have takes a few days, not a retainer.
Why Businesses Choose Us as Their Google Ads Consultant
We Still Run Accounts
Our consultants manage live accounts every week. Advice from someone who has not had to live with their own recommendations is worth less, and usually sounds it.
You Get a Document, Not a Meeting
Findings, costs and priorities in writing, so the work survives the people who were in the room.
Priced by Time, Not by Your Ad Spend
A percentage of spend rewards an agency for you spending more. Consulting priced by time does not.
Built for the Team Doing the Work
Recommendations are written for the skill level and capacity you actually have, not for an ideal team you do not employ.
We Review the Account, Not the Agency
Second opinions are written so they can be raised constructively with your current provider rather than used against them.
We Will Tell You Not to Hire Us
If the account is small enough to run from a checklist, or already well managed, we say so. It costs us an engagement and saves a relationship.
How a Consulting Engagement Runs: The GROWTH Method
The same method we use on managed accounts, with one difference: the handover happens at the end of the third stage rather than the last one. What follows is yours to run, with or without us.
Gather the Account, the Numbers and the Honest Context
The first conversation matters more than the first look at the account, because the constraints shape everything we recommend.
- Read-only access granted, so nothing changes while we review.
- The commercial targets established: what a customer is worth and what one can cost.
- The real constraints named — team size, skill level, budget authority, how fast anything can actually ship.
- Current performance recorded as a baseline, using our Google Ads audit where a full review is in scope.
Google Ads Consultant vs Agency: Which Do You Need?
The honest answer depends on one thing: whether you have someone who can do the work. A consultant tells you what to do. An agency does it. Hiring a consultant when nobody has the time or skill to implement the roadmap produces an expensive document and no change.
A consultant usually fits when:
- You have an in-house marketer or team who can implement, but not the specific Google Ads experience
- You already have an agency and want an independent read on whether they are doing well
- Someone is inheriting an account nobody has documented
- You are deciding whether to hire a specialist, and want to know what the role actually needs
- The account is large enough that an outside opinion costs less than another quarter of drift
An agency usually fits when:
- Nobody internally has the time to run the account week to week, however good the plan is
- The work is ongoing rather than a fix; search terms, bids, and tests need weekly attention indefinitely
- You need several campaign types running at once, and nobody in-house has managed them before
- You would rather buy an outcome than a capability
Plenty of businesses use both: a consultant for the strategy and an independent review, an agency for the day-to-day. If you are unsure which you need, say so on the call, and we will tell you, including when the answer is neither.
When You Do Not Need a Google Ads Consultant
Worth saying plainly, because it is the question people are too polite to ask. If your account spends a few hundred a month on a single search campaign, a consultant is the wrong purchase; a free audit and a good checklist will get you most of the way. If your current agency is producing results you can verify against your own sales data, a second opinion is unlikely to pay for itself. And if the real problem is that nobody has time to act on advice, you need an agency or a hire, not a roadmap.
We would rather say this on a twenty-minute call than six weeks into an engagement that was never going to work.
Google Ads Consulting Pricing
| Package | ideal for | key inclusions | starting price |
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| Audit & Roadmap | A one-off outside opinion | Written diagnosis, prioritised fix list, target economics, measurement plan, walkthrough call. | Request a Custom Quote |
| Training & Coaching | In-house teams taking over or levelling up | Sessions built around your own account, documentation, plus follow-up coaching while the team applies it | Request a Custom Quote |
| Retained Advisory | Teams and agencies that keep the work internally | A named consultant, scheduled reviews, availability between them, sign-off on significant changes. | Request a Custom Quote |
| Interim Cover | A specialist has left, and you are recruiting | Account managed to an agreed scope, documented handover to your new hire, and a defined end date. | Request a Custom Quote |
PPC consulting is priced by time rather than as a percentage of ad spend, because the work does not get harder when your budget goes up. Engagements fall into four shapes, and most clients start with the first.
Get an Outside Read on Your Account
Read-only access, a written roadmap, and no obligation to hand anything over.
Frequently AskedQuestions
What Is the Difference Between a Google Ads Consultant and an Agency?
A consultant diagnoses and advises; an agency implements and manages. You hire a consultant when you have someone who can do the work but not the specific expertise, or when you want an independent read on an account someone else is running. You hire an agency when nobody internally has the time to run the account week to week. Many businesses use both — a consultant for strategy and review, an agency for day-to-day management.
How Much Does a Google Ads Consultant Cost?
Consultants are normally priced by time rather than as a percentage of ad spend, which matters because a percentage model rewards your agency for you spending more. Expect a fixed fee for an audit and roadmap, a day rate for training or interim cover, and a monthly hours commitment for retained advisory. Our current rates are on the packages page. What a consultant should never cost is a percentage of a budget they do not control.
What Do I Actually Receive?
A written diagnosis with each finding costed against real spend, a prioritised roadmap sequenced by impact against effort, a measurement plan, and a walkthrough call with whoever will implement it. The document is yours whatever you do next, including hiring somebody else to act on it.
Do You Need Access to My Account?
Read-only access, granted through your account access settings, which makes it technically impossible for us to change anything. If you would rather not grant access, we can work from exports, though the review is less thorough — particularly on conversion tracking and search terms.
Can You Review the Agency We Already Use?
Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons people come to this page. We assess the account rather than the agency as a business, and write the findings so they can be raised constructively. If the agency is doing a good job, we will say so — that is a legitimate result of a second opinion and worth paying for.
Do You Offer Google Ads Training for Our Team?
Yes, built around your own account rather than a demo one, and pitched at where your team actually is. Training usually covers search terms, negative keywords, bid strategy selection and reading automated campaign reporting, with ongoing coaching afterwards for the period when people start applying it and the real questions appear.
What If We Decide We Want You to Implement It Instead?
That happens regularly and it is not a problem. The roadmap becomes the first months' work plan and we quote for management separately. There is no obligation either way, and no pressure applied during the consulting engagement — the advice is the same whoever ends up doing the work.
How Long Does a Consulting Engagement Take?
An audit and roadmap takes [X] working days from receiving access. Training is usually scheduled as one or two sessions with coaching afterwards. Retained advisory runs monthly with no minimum term. Interim cover is scoped to your recruitment timeline with a defined end date.
Will You Tell Us If We Do Not Need a Consultant?
Yes. If the account is small enough to run from a checklist, or already well managed, or if the real constraint is that nobody has time to implement advice, we will say so on the call. It costs us an engagement and it is considerably cheaper than finding out six weeks in.
Do You Work With Other Agencies?
Yes. Agencies bring us in for second opinions, for in-house PPC support on accounts outside their usual territory, and for training their own people. Those engagements are confidential and we do not approach their clients, during or afterwards.
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