Seven specific red flags in Google Ads agency pricing that signal misaligned incentives, hidden costs, and wasted budget. This guide explains exactly why percentage-of-spend fees, minimum spend requirements, long contracts, bundled services, vague SLAs, vanity reporting, and excessive setup charges cost advertisers money, and shows what transparent autonomous management pricing looks like instead.
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