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Scaley vs DIY: Somebody Qualified to Ask

Scaley Media Buyer reads the live account, read-only, and Suite writes only after your yes.

You run your own Google Ads, and when a number stops making sense there is nobody qualified to ask.

DIY + freelancers compared with Scaley AI, row by row
FeatureDIY + freelancersScaley Suite
Setup timeDepends on the hours you haveUnder 5 minutes
Monthly costThe freelancer's fee, plus your own review time$2,199/mo at $50,000 spend
Scales with spendStuck until you hire someoneThe bill follows your ad spend. A $199 base, then 4% on top
Can you see the workYou build itEvery change is logged with the reason, and nothing runs without your yes
Lock-inYou depend on one personNo contract and no minimum term
When the account movesWhen someone has timeSearch terms, SKUs and scaling chances, checked every day
Who owns the accountYou own itYours, always
Your first 3 days

See the Waste in Your First 3 Days

You get 3 days free on every level, card required, and Media Buyer reads the live account.

  1. Day 1

    Media Buyer Connects. Nothing Changes

    On Media Buyer you sign in with Google and never share a password. The read cannot change a setting. Consultant uploads a file instead.

  2. Then

    You Read What It Found

    Media Buyer names the waste, with the spend next to it. On Suite, each fix waits until you say yes to that line.

  3. Day 3

    You Decide. What You Approved Stays

    On day 3 you decide if the answers earned the bill. Cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing. Every change you said yes to stays in your account.

We take your card upfront. Your first paid month starts on day 4, charged at the end of that month.

Start with Somebody to Ask

Start with Scaley Media Buyer at $99/mo + 1% of total ad spend when you want the live account read. It cannot change a setting. Scaley Consultant is the flat $99/mo flat if nothing should connect, only Scaley Suite writes after your yes, and every level starts with 3 days free, card required. This page is about Scaley Media Buyer. It reads the live account when you ask, and it cannot change a setting.

See What You Would Pay
3-Day Free Trial

Scaley Consultant

$99/mo flat

Always $99 a month

3-day free trial. Card required. Cancel anytime

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  • Answers from real ZenoX client notes, not forum threads
  • Upload screenshots, CSVs and reports. One straight answer
  • Inner Circle seat included (normally $299/mo)
  • Weekly live calls with Chris, the founder
  • The ZenoX Scaling SOP Vault: the playbooks we scale client stores with
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Scaley Media Buyer

$99/mo + 1% of total ad spend

At $5K spend that is $149 a month

3-day free trial. Card required. Cancel anytime

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Leak Guarantee: any month we show you less waste than your bill, we refund it

See the conditions

Wasted spend means money spent in the 30It covers every paid bill. Ask within 14 days of the bill. Full terms

  • Everything in Scaley Consultant
  • One-click Google Ads connection, read-only
  • Reads live campaign, product and search term data
  • Ask any hour, 24/7. It answers from the live account
  • 1% of your total ad spend. No minimum, no cap
  • Leak Report inside your 3-day trial
3-Day Free Trial

Scaley Suite

$199/mo + 4% of total ad spend

At $5K spend that is $399 a month

3-day free trial. Card required. Cancel anytime

Start the 3-Day Free Trial

Leak Guarantee: any month we show you less waste than your bill, we refund it

See the conditions

Wasted spend means money spent in the 30It covers every paid bill. Ask within 14 days of the bill. Full terms

  • Everything in Scaley Media Buyer. The Suite can also make changes. Each one waits for your yes
  • More budget for winners, with the reason (Scaling Rules)
  • Every product sorted by the Labelizer: Hero (best earners), Workhorse (steady margin) or Bleed (losing money)
  • New product labels every day, each queued for your yes
  • Finds dead search terms and products daily, queues them to cut
  • One screen for spend, return on ad spend (ROAS) and new customers
  • Each change waits until you approve that line
  • Leak Report inside your 3-day trial
  • Labelizer preview before your first bill

Pick Scaley If

  • You have questions about your own account and nobody qualified to answer them
  • Your week is going on exclusions, budget tweaks and reporting. That is time not going on the catalog
  • Your catalog is not tiered by margin, so Shopping bids the same on everything you sell
  • You run the account yourself and scaling is getting harder rather than easier
  • You are testing products fast, and a loser needs cutting the day it stops selling
  • You want negatives mined daily, not whenever someone gets around to it

Pick DIY + Freelancers If

  • You keep full control of the account, and you like knowing exactly what changed and why
  • Your account is small enough that you can still see the whole thing at once
  • You have a freelancer you trust, and they have room in their week
  • You enjoy being in the account and do not want to hand it over
Bottom line

If you still answer your own questions, stay DIY. Media Buyer reads the live account when you ask, and it cannot change a setting. Suite writes only after you approve that change.

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See the Terms That Spent and Sold Nothing

Start Scaley Media Buyer, read-only, and ask which terms spent and sold nothing.

3-day free trial. Card required. Cancel anytime