FAQ
Questions owners ask.
What exactly is SameSpend?
An ad-spend analysis service for local businesses. We read your Google Ads (and optionally Meta Ads) data, match each campaign's spend to the paying customers it produced, and tell you where to move the money so the same budget brings in more customers.
Do you need my Google password?
No. You add our reporting account (reporting@samespend-ads.iam.gserviceaccount.com) to your Google Ads account as a read-only user. It's an automated account used only through the official Google Ads API.
Can you change my campaigns?
Not with read-only access. Read-only can't change campaigns, budgets, ads, users or billing. If you later want us to make changes for you, you'd grant a higher access level separately, and we'd only make changes you've approved.
How much does it cost?
The first audit is free. After that, if you want ongoing work, it's a flat monthly fee based on the size of your account. Never a percentage of your ad spend, because we shouldn't earn more when you spend more. You'll get a quote together with your audit.
What do I get in the free audit?
A short written report with the three biggest leaks in your account, each with the dollar amount, the evidence and the sample size behind it, plus a 5-minute video walkthrough. Usually within 2–3 business days of access.
How do you know which leads became customers?
Many CRMs and shop systems (GoHighLevel, ServiceTitan, Jobber, Urable and others) already send completed jobs back to Google Ads. We use that. If yours doesn't, a simple export works, and setting up that connection is often the first recommendation.
I already have an agency. Why would I need you?
Because nobody grades their own homework well. We're an independent second opinion with receipts. Many owners forward our audit to their agency, who then makes the changes.
How much data do you need?
Ideally 60–90 days with at least a few hundred clicks. Smaller accounts still get an audit, but we'll mark which findings are confident and which are early signals.
Do you work with Facebook and Instagram ads?
Yes. Meta access is optional for the free audit and done through Business Manager partner access, view-only.
Which industries do you work with?
Local service businesses where a customer is worth hundreds of dollars or more: auto protection and detailing, home services, dental and med spa, law firms, and similar.
Is there a contract?
No long-term contract. Monthly service can be cancelled any time, and you can remove our access from your account yourself in one click.
Who is behind SameSpend?
SameSpend is operated by ARCS AI (マイアークス株式会社), a software company in Tokyo, Japan. We work with US businesses remotely, mostly by email and recorded walkthroughs, so you get answers in writing you can forward.
Something else? support@samespend.com
See your own receipt.
Grant read-only access to your Google Ads account. In 2–3 business days you get a plain-English audit showing the dollars that produced customers and the dollars that didn't. Free, no obligation.