Google Ads plan · Available

A Google Ads plan built from your numbers.

Google Shopping first, from a clean product feed, then the searches to bid on and the ones to block, the settings to switch off, what to bid, and how to judge it on your store’s own sales. About 20 minutes a week.

A$149 incl. GST, paid once. Or with other plans: any two A$249, all three A$349. Your ad budget is paid to Google directly, never to us.

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  • Questions? Email us. We reply within one business day.

The free diagnosis

Why your Google Ads aren’t delivering.

Google earns when you spend. Its optimisation score is its estimate of how well your account is set up to perform, and it rises as you apply or dismiss its recommendations. It doesn’t measure your profit. Your plan checks your answers against the usual causes and marks the ones that apply.

  • Too few conversions for automated bidding

    Smart bidding learns from conversions. With only a handful a month, it guesses. Your plan picks the bid strategy your numbers can support.

  • Counting the wrong things

    Page views, clicks or calls of any length set as the main conversion teach Google to find more of them, not more customers.

  • Search partners and Display spending your budget

    New Search campaigns include Google’s search partner sites by default, and Display can be switched on through campaign or account settings. Both can spend your search budget on sites and placements you didn’t choose.

  • Ads shown outside your area

    The “presence or interest” location setting can show your ads to people who are only interested in your area, not in it.

  • Broad match on searches that don’t fit

    Broad match reaches searches loosely related to yours. Without a negative list, a small budget goes on the wrong ones.

  • Your own name taking the credit

    People already searching for your business would often find you anyway. Mixed in with other searches, they make the whole account look better than it is.

  • Recommendations applied on trust

    Google’s recommendations can be set to apply automatically. Your plan checks each one against your margin first.

  • Judged on enquiries, not customers

    Cheaper enquiries can mean fewer signed clients. Your plan judges Google on sales, bookings or signed work in your own records.

  • A budget too thin for the clicks

    If your budget buys only a few clicks a day, nothing can be learned. Your plan says so plainly and shows the amount that works.

By business type

The campaign type that fits your business.

Your quiz answers pick the route. Each plan has twelve sections: from setup and tracking to ads, keywords, bids, landing-page fixes, the rules for your industry and the weekly routine.

Google Shopping, then Performance Max

Online stores.

Shopping first, from a clean product feed. Performance Max once your store reaches about 30 sales a month from it, with a target return set from your break-even. Searches for your brand kept apart, so you can see what Google really adds.

Plans coming

Search for enquiries and appointments

Accountants, lawyers, real estate agents, builders, trades, salons and gyms.

The searches that bring the work you want, in your area, with the wrong ones blocked from day one. Judged on signed clients, listings, contracts or booked appointments, which your plan shows you how to send back to Google.

We’re starting with online stores. Join the waitlist for these.

Plans coming

Bookings for hospitality

Restaurants, bars, hotels, function venues and tours.

A small campaign that protects your own name, searches for occasions and “near me”, booking links from your Google Business Profile, and function enquiries. Judged on covers, direct bookings or deposits in your booking system.

We’re starting with online stores. Join the waitlist for these.

Settings and your week

Five settings to change, then 20 minutes a week.

A one-off setup of 2–3 hours: conversions that count customers, the Google tag for your website platform, and these settings.

Settings your Google Ads plan changes at the start
SettingYour plan setsWhy
Search partnersOffYour budget stays on Google Search.
Display expansionOffNo banner placements inside a search campaign.
LocationPresencePeople in your area, not people interested in it.
Auto-apply recommendationsOffYou decide each change.
Keyword matchPhrase and exactAt first, until the search terms show what works.
TimesheetEvery week, after setup

Your Google Ads week

The 20-minute weekly routine in the Google Ads plan
TaskMinutes
Check three numbers5 min
Block the wrong searches10 min
Stop, keep or change one thing5 min
Total20 min
Wait two weeks between changes, so Google’s bidding can settle.

Real results

From clients’ Google Ads accounts.

Most were judged on what the ads won: clients, contracts, bookings and sales, not enquiries. Each shows what happened alongside a change, with the numbers.

Online stores

From a client's account · Google Ads

Homewares through Google Shopping

A client's homewares store ran Google Shopping.

Homewares through Google Shopping: Before compared with After
BeforeAfter
Spend A$8,890A$9,540
Purchases 183219
Average order value A$153A$163
Cost per purchase A$48.58A$43.56
ROAS 3.15x3.74x
From a client's account · Google Ads

Fashion through Google Shopping

A client's fashion store ran Google Shopping.

Fashion through Google Shopping: Before compared with After
BeforeAfter
Spend A$6,570A$6,990
Purchases 164195
Average order value A$118A$142
Cost per purchase A$40.06A$35.85
ROAS 2.95x3.96x
From a client's account · Google Ads

Brand and non-brand Search, separated

A client's business split its brand and non-brand Search spend.

Brand and non-brand Search, separated: Before compared with After
BeforeAfter
Total spend A$7,410A$8,050
Brand spend A$2,970A$1,910
Non-brand spend A$4,440A$6,140
First-time customers from Search 82142
Search spend per first-time customer A$90.37A$56.69
Combined ROAS 4.84x4.80x

Professional services and trades

From a client's account · Google Ads

Judged on signed clients, not enquiries

A client's accounting practice measured its Google Ads on signed client engagements.

Judged on signed clients, not enquiries: Before compared with After
BeforeAfter
Spend A$4,450A$4,890
Enquiries 4651
Qualified enquiries 2335
New signed client engagements 712
Cost per signed client A$635.71A$407.50
From a client's account · Google Ads

Judged on retained matters

A client's law firm measured its Google Ads on newly retained matters.

Judged on retained matters: Before compared with After
BeforeAfter
Spend A$7,610A$8,070
Enquiries 5256
Qualified enquiries 2638
Newly retained matters 813
Cost per retained matter A$951.25A$620.77
From a client's account · Google Ads

Fewer enquiries, more signed contracts

A client's larger B2B services business had fewer enquiries while spend rose, and signed more contracts.

Fewer enquiries, more signed contracts: Before compared with After
BeforeAfter
Spend A$14,850A$16,430
Enquiries 8682
Qualified enquiries 3147
Signed commercial contracts 69
Cost per signed contract A$2,475A$1,825.56
From a client's account · Google Ads

Judged on signed listings

A client's real estate agency measured its Google Ads on qualified seller enquiries and signed listings.

Judged on signed listings: Before compared with After
BeforeAfter
Spend A$3,190A$3,510
Enquiries 4246
Qualified seller enquiries 1829
Signed listings 46
Cost per signed listing A$797.50A$585
Potential commission value rose from A$39,200 to A$58,800. That is potential value, not earned commission.
From a client's account · Google Ads

Fewer enquiries, more that fit

A client's renovation builder got fewer enquiries, more qualified ones, and signed more contracts.

Fewer enquiries, more that fit: Before compared with After
BeforeAfter
Spend A$5,090A$5,530
Enquiries 3734
Qualified enquiries 1220
Signed build contracts 23
Cost per signed contract A$2,545A$1,843.33
A small number of contracts. Contract values are not advertising profit.

Hotels and function venues

From a client's account · Google Ads

Hotel direct bookings through Search

A client's hotel ran Search for direct bookings.

Hotel direct bookings through Search: Before compared with After
BeforeAfter
Spend A$3,820A$4,460
Search-attributed direct bookings 4162
Cost per attributed booking A$93.17A$71.94
Direct share of all bookings 24.19%31.83%
From a client's account · Google Ads

Christmas functions through Search

A client's function venue ran Search for Christmas functions, over two 28-day periods.

Christmas functions through Search: Before compared with After
BeforeAfter
Spend A$2,550A$2,970
Enquiries 3947
Qualified enquiries 2031
Deposit-backed bookings 712
Cost per confirmed booking A$364.29A$247.50

From clients’ Google Ads accounts, anonymised. Contract and commission values are not profit. Individual results vary. Results disclaimer

Pricing

Every price, up front.

Your plan arrives within one business day by private link, as a web page, a PDF and an AI-ready version.

The plans

Plans built from your numbers

One plan
A$149
Any two plans
A$249
All three plans
A$349

Incl. GST, paid once. No subscription unless you add the monthly list.

  • Pick any mix: Meta ads plan, Google Ads plan or ChatGPT ads test plan
  • Each plan has 12 sections, built from your quiz answers
  • A private web page, a PDF and an AI-ready version of each
  • Targets, campaigns, ads, a 90-day calendar and the rules for your industry
  • About 30 minutes a week or less per plan, after a one-off setup
  • Arrives within one business day by private link
  • Add another plan later for A$100, the difference
Start with the free quiz

The quiz builds your plans, so every plan starts there.

Plan + account audit

Your Meta plan, checked against your live numbers

A$399 incl. GST, one-off

With two or three plans, the audit adds A$250. The Meta plan must be one of them.

  • Everything in the Meta ads plan
  • An audit of your Ads Manager exports and your sales or enquiry numbers: what we found, with the numbers
  • A dated fix list built into your plan, and what to leave alone
  • A re-audit after 30 days: what changed since your audit
  • For businesses already running Meta ads. Upload your exports, about 10 minutes. No account access, no sales calls
  • If your audit doesn’t find at least three changes worth making, you get a full refund.
Start with the free quiz

Meta only for now. Offered in your check-up if you already run Meta ads. Bought the plan already? Add the audit later for A$250, the difference. It finds the problems and sets out the fixes; it can’t promise results.

Optional add-on

Monthly action list

A$49 a month, incl. GST

  • One price covers every plan you own
  • The changes to make each month because of what changed on Meta, Google or in ChatGPT ads, matched to your plans
  • Billed at checkout, then monthly. Pause or cancel any time

It’s a separate tick box at checkout, off unless you choose it. The plans work without it.

  • Secure checkout by Stripe. We never see or store your card details.
  • Arrives within one business day by private link, with a PDF.
  • Tax invoice emailed. Every price includes GST.
  • Not right? We fix it, replace it or refund you. Refund policy
  • Questions first? hello@offretainer.com. We reply within one business day.

Pay by Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay or Google Pay.

Your ad budget is paid to Meta, Google or OpenAI directly, never to us. A ChatGPT ads test needs at least A$350 (A$25 a day for 14 days).

Questions about the Google Ads plan

Do you run my Google Ads for me?

No. You run them yourself, in your own Google Ads account, from your plan. We never need access to it, and your ad budget is paid to Google directly.

Which campaign types does the plan use?

The ones that fit your business. Search for enquiries and appointments, for professional services, trades, salons and gyms. Google Shopping first, then Performance Max once there are enough sales, for online stores. Search and booking links for venues and accommodation.

How much should I spend on Google Ads?

Your plan works it out: how many clicks a day your budget buys at the expected cost per click for your industry, and what that’s enough for. If your budget is too thin to learn anything, the plan says so plainly and shows the monthly amount that would work.

I already run Google Ads. Is the plan still useful?

Yes. The quiz asks how you run them now, which conversions you count and whether Google’s recommendations are applied for you. Your plan marks the causes that fit your answers and sets out the changes, in order.

Is there an account audit for Google Ads?

Not yet. The account audit covers Meta ads only for now.

Is Off Retainer part of Google?

No. Google earns when you spend; your plan is measured against your own sales, bookings or signed clients.

The other plans

Same quiz, other channels.

  • Available

    Meta ads plan

    Facebook and Instagram

    Campaigns, ads, audiences and the settings to change on Facebook and Instagram, built from your margin, budget and goals.

    Your week 30 min

    Ad budget: Your choice, paid to Meta directly.

    About the Meta ads plan
  • New: a test plan

    ChatGPT ads test plan

    Ads below ChatGPT’s answers, a pilot in Australia

    A safe, fixed-budget test: tracking that sees the sale, a bid capped at your break-even cost per click, a stop rule, and how to judge it on your own sales.

    Your week 10 min, during the test

    Ad budget: At least A$350 for a 14-day test, paid to OpenAI directly.

    About the ChatGPT ads test plan

Find out what’s holding your Google Ads back.

Three minutes, free, worked out from your own answers. Your Google Ads plan is A$149 incl. GST if you want it.

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