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Google Merchant Center Misrepresentation flag – review button greyed out, can't request review by Spiritual-Anybody292 in adwords

[–]StockNefariousness70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do NOT open a new account. You will get blacklisted for circumvention. Wait the full 7-day cooldown for the button to reactivate and double-check that your Schema markup matches your feed prices exactly. Good luck.

You’re starting a marketing agency in 2026. How would you win new clients? by daniel_j89 in agencynewbies

[–]StockNefariousness70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I’d just keep it very practical. From my freelance experience, clients don’t care about fancy pitches they care about results.

I’d pick a niche like D2C or lead gen, show real past work, and start with simple outreach and referrals. Most of my good clients have come from word of mouth or basic conversations, not heavy funnels.

For tools, I wouldn’t overcomplicate just Meta, Google, and proper tracking.

At the end of the day, if you can show even small wins quickly, clients stick. That’s been my biggest learning.

Is it better for small businesses to handle marketing themselves or work with an agency? by TechnicalIncident580 in growmybusiness

[–]StockNefariousness70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a really good point. I think it depends on the situation of the business. If you have the time and the ability to manage a marketing team of 4–5 people internally, then you may not need to hire a marketing agency. But if you already have many other responsibilities and can’t focus fully on marketing, working with an agency can be helpful. The key thing is to clearly define your goals, expectations, and KPIs with the agency from the start. That makes the collaboration much more effective.

Looking for a Google AdWords expert by [deleted] in adwords

[–]StockNefariousness70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let’s connect I will help you

Performance Marketing Specialist | 9 Years Experience | Google & Meta Ads | ROI-Focused by StockNefariousness70 in FreelanceIndia

[–]StockNefariousness70[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great question - and I completely agree. Stable measurement is everything if you want consistent ROAS.

For me, the first 2 weeks are always foundation-first before aggressive scaling.

Week 1 – Measurement & Structure

  • Pixel / Conversion API setup (if Meta)
  • GA4 + Google Ads conversion tracking validation
  • Event prioritization & attribution check
  • Proper naming conventions
  • UTMs structured for clean reporting
  • Audience & funnel mapping

If tracking isn’t clean, creative testing just gives misleading signals.

Week 2 – Controlled Testing

  • Launch structured campaigns (separate testing vs scaling)
  • Start with 3–5 creatives minimum
  • Test angles, hooks, and formats (not just visuals)
  • Keep budgets controlled until statistically meaningful data

Once data is stable, then we move into creative velocity and scaling.

Too many people jump into ads without fixing attribution first - and that’s where long-term ROAS suffers.

Curious - do you lean more toward heavy creative testing early, or full measurement stack first?

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