# What Should You Do if Paid Ads Don’t Work? \| Ep\. \#821

**URL:** https://www.singlegrain.com/episodes/marketing-school/what-should-you-do-if-paid-ads-dont-work-ep-821/  
**Published:** 2018-10-30  
**Author:** Selena Templeton  
**Summary:** In episode \#821, we discuss what you should do if paid ads aren’t working\. Tune in to hear how you can fix this failure\. We have committed to throwing a FREE\.\.\.  

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In episode #821, we discuss what you should do if paid ads aren’t working. Tune in to hear how you can fix this failure.

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**TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:**

- \[00:27\] Today’s Topic: _What Should You Do if Paid Ads Don’t Work?_
- \[00:34\] People keep running ads that aren’t working. You don’t need to cut the ads, just pause them.
- \[01:01\] Just because you spend money, doesn’t guarantee revenue.
- \[01:30\] Back at Treehouse, Eric paused ads when he first got there.
- \[01:50\] Pausing campaigns allows you to look at the data and determine what the issues are.
- \[02:30\] If you are constantly spending, you won’t have time to reflect and ask the right questions.
- \[03:20\] If your ads aren’t working, use [SEMRush](https://www.semrush.com/) and see what your competition is bidding on.
- \[03:50\] This will give you an idea about what your direction should be.
- \[04:40\] In most cases, you should be retargeting.
- \[04:55\] Facebook recently gave you the ability to compare your ads to competitors.
- \[05:15\] If your Facebook ads stall out, change your ad and messaging.
- \[05:30\] People have banner blindness.
- \[05:36\] that’s all for today!
- \[05:42\] Go [here](http://marketingschool.io/stats) to see how many downloads the show is getting. Also rate and review to help us meet our goal of 1 Million downloads per month. Hopefully, we’ll see you at the live event in L.A.!

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