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 is who you ask next. Media Buyer connects read-only, reads the live account, and answers when you ask.
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Scaley AI is a Google Ads chat for store owners who took their account back, built by ZenoX Media, a Google Ads agency. Scaley Media Buyer reads your live account, read-only, and answers what is still switched on and why. Only Scaley Suite can change a setting, and only after you say yes to that one change.
Written and reviewed by Christopher Krassnig
"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 total ad spend. It reads the live account when you ask and cannot change a setting. Scaley Suite is $199/mo + 4% of total ad spend. It is the only rung that writes, and only after you approve that change. Every level starts with 3 days free. Card required. 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.
Want the numbers from real stores? Read the case studies.
A bad agency is the one you fear: no reporting, nobody opens the account for days, and one store owner counted 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 total ad spend and never writes to your account. The Suite is $199/mo + 4% of total 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 total ad spend
At $5K spend that is $149 a month
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$199/mo + 4% of total ad spend
At $5K spend that is $399 a month
3-day free trial. Card required. Cancel anytime
Leak Guarantee: any month we show you less waste than your bill, we refund it
Wasted spend means money spent in the 30It covers every paid bill. Ask within 14 days of the bill. Full terms
The search terms report is open and the money already moved. Start the 3-day trial and ask where it went.
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