How do I advertise my small local business on Facebook and Google?
Pick one offer, show it to people within the distance your customers really travel, and judge the ads on bookings, not likes. With Run My Ads you connect your own ad accounts, tell Ados your service, your area and your hours, and it builds a Google search campaign for people looking for what you do nearby and a Facebook and Instagram campaign with your own photos. You approve each ad, and bookings go to your calendar or CRM.
How much should a local business spend on Facebook ads to start?
Base it on what a new customer is worth to you over repeat visits, how many new customers you can serve each week, and how small your real trade area is. Start with one offer in a tight radius, set a daily budget you can hold for a few weeks so the ads can learn, and judge it on bookings and customers, not reach or likes. Raise spend only on the ads that bring customers through the door. Ad spend is paid to Meta or Google from your own ad account.
What Run My Ads itself costs: Autopilot is $49 every 30 days; Done For You is $997 every 30 days plus a one-time $297 setup. Ad spend is on top and is not a Run My Ads fee. Big Spender: a custom plan for big budgets, priced on a call. Book one at runmyads.com/intro. See pricing
Is there an AI that runs ads for a salon or auto repair shop?
Yes. Ados, the AI in Run My Ads, plans, writes and runs Google, Facebook and Instagram ads for salons, auto shops, groomers, tutors and other local businesses, inside the spend limit you set. It reports which ads bring bookings, and you can ask your own AI assistant, such as Claude or ChatGPT, how the ads are doing once your account is connected.
Is boosting a Facebook post the same as running an ad campaign?
No. A boosted post spreads one post to more people, usually judged on likes, while a campaign has a goal, such as bookings, a set area and audience, and ads built for that goal. Ados builds campaigns around the booking or visit you want and reports what each ad brought in, which a boost does not.
Can I use customer reviews in my local business ads?
Yes, if they are real, unedited in meaning and used with permission. Made-up reviews, reviews written by staff or reviews changed to sound better break FTC rules and platform rules. Ados only uses review quotes you supply and confirm, and never invents star ratings or customer stories.