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How much ad spend are you wasting?

Drag six sliders and watch the estimate move live. You get the monthly waste figure, the leak behind each dollar, a realistic target CAC, and the fixes in priority order. Full result on screen, no email.

Rough numbers are fine. Drag, or click a value to typeLive
Example numbers, not a benchmark. See what a leaky account looks like before you type your own.

Estimated wasted spend

$0

Drag the sliders to see your estimate move.

Creative volume
Visit-to-lead
Account freshness
Monthly ad spend
Visit-to-lead conversion rate
Cost per customer (CAC)
Revenue per new customer (optional)

90-day or first-year, whichever you trust. Leave at skip if you do not know. We do not invent this number.

Active creatives per campaign
Months the account has run

Instant · No email needed to see the result · Estimate only

Questions

Calculator, explained.

How is the wasted spend estimated?
It is a transparent estimate, not a live account pull. We compare your inputs against the working floors we use to read an account, not a measured industry average: at least five active creatives per campaign (a leak floor, not a Meta Advantage+ volume target), a visit-to-lead rate around three percent, and a freshness penalty that starts at six months and rises through 24. Where you fall short of a floor, we estimate the share of spend that gap typically costs and show the dollar amount per leak. Total waste is capped at 45%, so a broken strategy is not dressed up as an efficiency problem. High spend plus one tired creative is named as one contradiction, not three separate leaks. And a rate that clears the three percent floor but sits under four percent still shows as a remaining gap, not a pass.
Is this a guarantee?
No. It is a directional estimate to size the opportunity from the numbers you enter. Your real number depends on your account, offer, and market. Book an audit and we will check your actual data.
What if I do not know my CAC, or it is above the slider?
Use your best guess. Drag the CAC slider to roughly what a new customer costs you today, or click the number and type the exact figure, including amounts above the slider range. If you also know what a new customer is worth, add that optional field and we will show the ratio next to the waste.
What does the optional customer-value field do?
Nothing, unless you type a number. We do not invent lifetime value. When you enter 90-day or first-year revenue per new customer, we show value-to-CAC and how much customer value the wasted spend represents. We do not annualize it, and the ratio uses revenue, not gross profit.
Do I need to pay, or give an email?
Neither. The full breakdown, every leak and the target CAC all render on screen without an email address. If you want a copy, there is an option at the end to have the printable report emailed to you, and that is the only reason we ask.

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