A store owner on Reddit wrote that they tried an agency for six months and got 36 minutes of campaign edits a month. Taking the account back was the right call. The part nobody solves for you is who you ask next. Scaley Media Buyer connects read-only, reads the live account and answers when you ask. It changes nothing, ever.
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These Slack messages and dashboards come from ZenoX client accounts running Shopping and PMax. We blur the client names, but the numbers are exactly as they appeared.
Three stores · $211k in sales in 7 days
Real ZenoX Media account · shared with Scaley demo
$138,798 in BFCM sales · +141% YoY
Real ZenoX Media account · shared with Scaley demo
€161k in a single day · +226% vs prior period
Real ZenoX Media account · shared with Scaley demo
€514k BFCM week · +186% YoY
Real ZenoX Media account · shared with Scaley demo
$193k in 20 days · +3,600% vs prior year
Real ZenoX Media account · shared with Scaley demo
First $10k day · 3.24x ROAS
Real ZenoX Media account · shared with Scaley demo
"I tried [an agency] for 6 months," a store owner wrote on Reddit. "They did 36 minutes worth of campaign edits a month." You were paying for a senior buyer and getting a monthly report.
No report you could read. Nobody opening the account for days at a time. The person who sold you the retainer was never the person buying the media.
Now it is you and the account. Every setting you did not choose is still switched on, and there is nobody qualified to ask about any of them.
Three ways in. Scaley Consultant is $99/mo flat and connects to nothing. Scaley Media Buyer is $99/mo + 1% of ad spend per account. It reads your live account and changes nothing. Scaley Suite is $199/mo + 4% of ad spend, and it is the only rung that changes anything, 7 days free before billing starts. An agency's cost structure is what ruled your account out, not your ability to read it. Too small for an agency is not too small to be right.
A bad agency is the one you fear: no reporting, nobody opens the account for days, 36 minutes of edits a month. A good agency wins on senior talent, creative and full scope, and bills for it. Scaley is the middle. The reading and the checking come off your plate, and you keep every decision. The table prices Scaley Suite, the tier that does this work. The chat tiers start at Scaley Consultant's flat price, with nothing to connect.
| Feature | A bad agency | DIY + freelancers | Scaley Suite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup time | Depends on the agency and the handover | Depends on the hours you have | Under 5 minutes |
| Monthly cost | $3-8K retainer at this spend, from our own agency work | The freelancer's fee, plus your own review time | $2,199/mo at $50,000 spend |
| Scales with spend | Bounded by the size of the team on your account | Stuck until you hire someone | The price follows the spend it manages. A $199 base, then 4% on top |
| Can you see the work | Varies by agency | You build it | Every change logged with the reason behind it, and nothing runs without your sign-off |
| Lock-in | Some ask for a 3-6 month term. Many do not | You depend on one person | No contract and no minimum term |
| When the account moves | Depends on the team and the scope | When someone has time | Search terms, SKUs and scaling chances checked every day, not when someone gets around to it |
| Who owns the account | Usually yours. Worth confirming in the contract | You own it | Yours, always |
Keep the strategist. Stop burning meetings on search terms and dying SKUs.
Three levels of access. Scaley Consultant is $99/mo flat. Scaley Media Buyer is $99/mo + 1% of ad spend per account and never writes to your account. The Suite is $199/mo + 4% of ad spend, and it is the only level that changes anything, after your yes per change.
$99/mo flat
Always $99 a month
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$99/mo + 1% of ad spend per account
At $20K spend that is $299 a month
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$199/mo + 4% of ad spend
At $20K spend that is $999 a month
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The search terms report is open and the money already moved. Connect read-only in under five minutes and ask where it went. Not ready to plug the account in? The two-minute quiz scores you with no Google Ads login.
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