Ad Reality Checks challenges common assumptions around paid ads, ROAS, UGC, and scaling. Instead of tactical tips, this category focuses on why ads stop working, why performance drops over time, and why doing “more” often makes things worse. It’s designed for founders who want honest answers about what’s actually broken when ads don’t convert.
There’s a phase every growing brand enters that no dashboard warns you about. Ads are running.Spend is steady.Metrics don’t look alarming. But growth feels heavier than it used to. Not slower.Heavier. Every sale takes more effort.Every scale decision feels uncomfortable. Nothing is “broken,” yet nothing feels easy. The Invisible Shift Most Founders Miss Early on, ads do something important. They shape how people think about your brand. They answer basic questions in a customer’s head.Is this legit?Is this…
When brands start running paid ads, the first few weeks usually feel encouraging. Sales come in.Dashboards look healthy.There is confidence that growth has finally started. Then, quietly, things begin to slip. Performance drops.Costs rise.Results become unpredictable. This is when founders start searching for answers like“why paid ads stop working” or “ads working then suddenly stopped”. Almost every growing brand reaches this phase. What Most Brands Think Is Going Wrong The usual explanations show up quickly. The algorithm changed.The…
