Which AI tool runs ads for a SaaS startup?
Run My Ads does: its AI, Ados, plans, writes and runs Google search, YouTube, ChatGPT and Facebook and Instagram ads for software companies, inside the spend limit you set. It tracks a trial start or demo request as the result, and paying customers once your billing or sales data is connected, and you approve each ad before it runs. You can also ask your own AI assistant, such as Claude or ChatGPT, how the ads are doing once your account is connected.
How much should a SaaS company spend on Google ads to start?
Work it out from what a paying customer is worth to you over their first year, how many trials or demos it takes to win one, and how many demos your team can run. Start with the comparison and alternative searches that show buying intent, set a daily budget you can hold for a few weeks so the campaign can learn, and judge it on trials that activate, demos held and customers won, not clicks or raw sign-ups. Raise spend only on what turns into revenue. Ad spend is paid to each ad platform from your own ad accounts.
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
How do I track a trial sign-up or demo request as a conversion in Google ads?
Mark the moment that matters, a trial started or a demo booked, as the conversion, not a page view or a button click. With Run My Ads you connect your site and your CRM or billing tool so that event counts, and each ad is judged on real sign-ups and demos, and later on which of those became paying customers. Without it, Google optimizes toward clicks that look busy and never buy.
Can I run ads against a competitor's name for my software?
You can usually bid on a competitor's name as a search keyword, but you should not put their trademark in your ad text or claim things about them you cannot prove. A fair approach is an ad that says what your product does well for the person searching, on a page that explains switching. Ados writes those ads about your own product and leaves other brands' names out of the copy.
Do the special ad category rules apply to software ads?
Usually not. Meta's special ad categories cover housing, employment, financial products and services, and social or political issues, so a normal trial or demo ad for software is not one of them. They do apply if you advertise jobs at your company, and then the targeting limits for employment ads are required.