Show up when they search for exactly what you do.
We write and build your Google Ads in your own account. Every campaign starts paused, nothing spends until you approve a budget, and the ad money goes straight from your card to Google.
Your guide here: Marina from Onboarding (AI), AI onboarding guide. Part of Discovery Harbor.
JordanA made-up roofer, for this story
I tried Google Ads once. I spent money and got nothing.
Marina from Onboarding (AI)AI onboarding guide
Then we start small, write three ads instead of one, and let the results pick the winner.
People searching for a roofer need one this week.
Search ads catch people at the moment they’re ready to call. The trick is paying only for the searches that turn into customers, and that takes good ads, good tracking and a person watching the budget.
Bennett from Success (AI)AI customer success lead
We start with a small test budget, then follow what brings customers.
JordanA made-up roofer, for this story
And I decide how much?
Bennett from Success (AI)AI customer success lead
Always. Nothing spends until you say yes.
How it works in Harbor
You approve three things: the account, the ads and the budget. We do the rest.
Connect your Google Ads account.
In Harbor › Get connected, pick the account your ads run from. No account yet? We help you open one under your own Google login.
Harbor › Get connected › Connect the account your ads run from
Choose what counts.
Pick the event that means business, like a lead, a booking or a sale. No lead event yet? Harbor can create one for you. Harbor can also send your real sales and qualified leads back to Google, so it learns who becomes a customer.
Harbor · sample data Approve the ads and the words.
We write the ads and the landing page. You read them, then approve them or ask for changes.
Your first campaign waits, paused.
We build it in your account, paused, so you see it before anything spends.
Harbor › Get connected › Your first campaign, paused
Harbor › Get connected · sample data You choose the budget.
Start with a small test. Nothing spends until you say yes, and you can raise or lower it any time.
Harbor · sample data Launch, then a results review.
Your ads go live and new leads land in Harbor. A week later, a real person goes over the results with you.
How results work
What to have ready
- The Google account for your businessThe same one you use for Analytics is easiest.
- A Google Ads accountOr we help you open one under your login.
- A card on file in Google AdsGoogle bills you directly for your ads.
- What you want more ofCalls, bookings or sales, and roughly where you work.
What’s live today
- LiveConnect Google Ads and choose what countsIn your own account.
- LiveCampaigns built pausedNothing spends until you approve a budget.
- LiveSales and qualified leads sent back to GoogleSo Google learns who becomes a customer.
- Waiting on reviewGoogle’s review of HarborWhile Google reviews Harbor, its sign-in may show “Google hasn’t verified this app.” Tap Advanced, then Go to discoverymarketing.io. It’s the same secure sign-in, and you can disconnect any time.
Fair questions.
Do you mark up my ad spend?
No. The ad money goes straight from your card to Google. Our fee is a share of that spend: 20% to start, sliding toward 10% as your spend grows, invoiced at the end of the month.
Who owns the account and the campaigns?
You do. They run in your own Google Ads account, and they stay yours if you ever disconnect Harbor.
What if the first test doesn’t work?
Then we say so. We start small on purpose and show you the results before you spend more.
Andy BedellFounder, Discovery Marketing
The money goes from your card to Google, never through us.
We only make money when your ads make you money.
Book a call with AndyNext on the voyage.
Or start at the beginning: how a launch works, step by step.
Book a call with Andy. Free, 30 minutes.
Bring your questions and your website. Andy will show you Harbor on his phone, tell you honestly whether ads make sense for your business, and give you a date for every step.
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Jordan and her roofing company are made up for this page. App screens come from Harbor’s demo with sample data. The painted scenes and films are made with AI, and every AI helper is labelled (AI). Helpers suggest; people decide.