Paid media that earns its keep.
Ads work when the targeting is right, the landing page is right, and the offer is right. Most ad agencies optimize one of the three. We work on all three together. Monthly retainer, honest numbers.
Self-scoring tool, free. Or a one-page expert audit in five business days.
- Audit and setup $2,500 to $5,000, management $1,000 to $3,500 a month.
- Ad spend stays in your own accounts, so you always own the data.
- We will tell you honestly if your budget is too small to learn from.
- Local services
- Growth-stage nonprofits
- Authors with a launch
Work we've done along the way.
Guided teams, in their own words.
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mission mappsConnected recently with Jason and in just 45min a light bulb came on for the direction our non-profit online branding needs to take. Now making plans to make a BIG shift! Creative Nomads have truly a creative mind and the tools. Peter
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Dan BennettWhen working with a custom app development and AI automation partner, you really only hope for one thing: a smooth and frictionless experience. And that is exactly what I got from Jason Rutel and Creative Nomads. From custom platform development to AI-powered automation, it's almost like he was already inside my head and simply helped my business bring our ideas to life. Fast, efficient, creative, and kind... they are everything you hope for when trusting someone to build the technology behind your brand. Not only would I highly recommend Creative Nomads for any business looking for a custom development and automation partner, I'll be working with them again very soon on my next project. Dan Bennett — Founder Hot Sauce Video | Fort Worth, TX
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Jim MartinOur agency has had the pleasure of collaborating with Jason and the Creative Nomads team on Shopify projects throughout the past few years. They bring real skill to web design and development, and what stood out most was how well they listen before jumping into solutions. Great people, great communication, and a team we'd confidently recommend to anyone needing a talented Shopify web partner.
The Creative Nomads approach.
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Landing page first.
No spend until the destination converts. Sending paid traffic to a broken funnel is the most expensive mistake in this category.
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Audience over interest.
We target intent: people in-market for your service, not people who once liked a related thing.
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Tight feedback loop.
Weekly check on what is performing, monthly written report. Spend trends visible to you, not hidden behind a dashboard you never log into.
Published tiers. No coyness.
Retainer-based. Ad spend is separate and goes directly through your accounts.
- Audit + setup$2,500 – $5,000
One-time engagement to audit, restructure, and launch.
- Ongoing retainer Recommended$1,000 – $3,500 / mo
Ongoing management. Ad spend is separate (you fund your own accounts).
Pricing is what it costs, not what we hope you’ll spend. Phased delivery is available for nonprofit budgets, we phase scope, not price.
Real outputs. Not a capability list.
- Account audit
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If you have an existing account: where money is being wasted, what is working, what to prune.
- Campaign architecture
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Audiences, keywords, ad groups, negative keyword lists. Built from your real customer language, not category defaults.
- Landing-page review
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Ads send people somewhere. We make sure that somewhere converts. If it does not, we fix it before we spend more.
- Creative iteration
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Ad copy variations tested against actual click-through and conversion data. Not vibes.
- Monthly written report
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Spend, results, what changed, what we are testing next. Plain English.
Asked before they hire us.
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How much does Google Ads management cost?
Audit and setup runs $2,500 to $5,000 one-time. Ongoing management runs $1,000 to $3,500 per month. Ad spend is separate and goes directly through your own accounts, so you always own the account history and the data.
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How much should I budget for ad spend?
It depends on your market and your cost per lead, and we will tell you honestly on the first call if your budget is too small to learn anything from. What we will not do is spend it before the landing page converts, because paid traffic into a broken funnel is the most expensive mistake in this category.
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Do you run Meta and social ads too?
Yes. Google Ads for intent, Meta for audience and launches. Same retainer structure, same monthly written report in plain English.
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How fast will I see results?
Campaigns produce data in days and decisions in weeks. Expect the first month to be calibration: testing copy, pruning keywords, tightening audiences. By month two the numbers start meaning something, and the monthly report shows you spend, results, and what we are testing next.
Start with your score.
The Digital Legitimacy Score takes about three minutes. You'll see exactly where google Ads & paid media would lift your numbers and where it would be wasted on you. No pitch attached.