Core Service · Gap Analysis

Find Every Dollar Wasted in Your Account — Before Spending Another One

Most accounts underperform for months before anyone figures out why. The Gap Analysis is a full 10-pillar diagnostic — delivered as a clear, prioritised report with specific campaigns, ad groups, and search terms named at every step.

10 pillars systematically evaluated
Named campaigns — no generic advice
48-hour delivery
Read-only access only
Get Your Gap Analysis
Sample Report Output
10-Pillar Account Scorecard
Traffic Quality Weak
Campaign Structure ← Fix First Critical
RSA Headlines Moderate
Bid Strategy Weak
Keyword Cannibalisation Critical
Negative Keywords Weak
Budget Distribution Moderate
Ad Extensions & Assets Good
The Framework

The 10-Pillar Diagnostic Framework

Every Gap Analysis covers all 10 pillars. Most businesses identify problems in at least 4. If you already know which ones apply — that's exactly the point.

PILLAR 01
Account Configuration
Are your goals, bidding signals, and account settings aligned to what your business needs?
PILLAR 02
Search Term Quality
What queries are actually triggering your ads? Broad match bleeds spend to irrelevant searches.
PILLAR 03
Negative Keyword Gaps
Which irrelevant terms are consuming budget with no block in place?
PILLAR 04
Campaign Structure
Are your campaigns competing against each other for the same audience?
PILLAR 05
Keyword Cannibalisation
Are multiple ad groups bidding on the same terms, splitting budget and confusing the algorithm?
PILLAR 06
RSA Headline Performance
Which headlines are Winners, Losers, or Zombies? Similar headlines never rotate.
PILLAR 07
Bid Strategy Alignment
Is your bidding objective matched to each campaign's actual goal?
PILLAR 08
Budget Distribution
Is the right share of budget going to the right campaigns?
PILLAR 09
Ad Extensions & Assets
Are you using all available SERP real estate?
PILLAR 10
Landing Page Alignment
Are the right search terms landing on the right pages?

Everything in the Report

A complete account diagnostic — not a template with your name in it. Every finding documented with specific campaigns, ad groups, search terms, and headlines named.

10-Pillar Account Diagnostic

Every pillar assessed with specific findings named — campaigns, ad groups, search terms, and headlines at every step. No generic observations.

Search Term Matrix

All search terms classified: STAR (keep), PROBLEM (review), DIAMOND (scale), REMOVE (negative). 30-day data minimum, 20+ clicks threshold.

RSA Headline Scoring

Every headline in the account scored Winner / Loser / Zombie with replacement copy suggestions for the weakest performers.

Bid Strategy Assessment

Each campaign's bidding strategy reviewed with recommended upgrade paths and rationale — matched to each campaign's actual conversion goal.

Prioritised Action Plan

Every finding mapped to a timing tag: IMMEDIATE / THIS MONTH / NEXT QUARTER. Fix the right things in the right order.

Delivered in 48 Hours

Full report delivered within 48 hours of receiving read-only account access. Walkthrough call and one revision round included.

3 Steps. 48 Hours.

A straightforward process with no surprises. Read-only access, full diagnostic, prioritised report.

01
Access

Grant read-only access to your Google Ads account via a Manager Account invite. No changes are ever made. You remain in full control of your account at all times.

02
Diagnostic

Full 10-pillar analysis of the account. Every finding documented with specific names — campaigns, ad groups, search terms, headlines. No generic observations.

03
Report

Prioritised report delivered within 48 hours. Walkthrough call included to walk through the findings and answer questions. One revision round included.

Is This Right for You?

Accounts that have stopped improving

When performance plateaus and internal changes aren't moving the needle, a fresh diagnostic often finds the ceiling. Most stalled accounts have 3–5 structural issues that compound over time.

Businesses switching from an agency

Understand exactly what was left behind before rebuilding. Most switching accounts have 3–5 structural issues carried over from the previous management. Find them before you start spending.

After a significant spend increase

Scaling budget into a broken structure amplifies the problems. The Gap Analysis finds them first — so you scale into a structure that can handle the budget, not one that wastes it.

Any account spending $5k+/month

At that level, structural inefficiencies cost real money every week. The report typically finds 20–40% in recoverable spend — often enough to pay for the diagnostic many times over within the first month of implementation.

What you'll walk away with

  • Named campaigns, ad groups, and keywords — not "consider reviewing your bid strategy"
  • The specific structural issues costing you the most — in priority order
  • A search term matrix classifying every term by intent and performance
  • RSA headline scores with replacement copy for the worst performers
  • A prioritised action plan you can hand to anyone to implement
  • Delivered within 48 hours of granting access

What Changes After a Gap Analysis

Numbers from actual accounts. Finding the problems is one thing — the report tells you exactly what to fix and in what order.

Gap Analysis · eCommerce
3.8× ROAS
Up from 1.9× — achieved within 90 days of implementing recommendations

Gap Analysis found $28k/month in wasted spend on broad match terms with zero conversion history. Restructured Performance Max asset groups by product category. Cannibalising Search campaigns identified and consolidated. ROAS improvement achieved within 90 days of implementing the prioritised action plan.

Wallpaper Brand — US & AU Markets
Gap Analysis · Lead Generation
$47 CPL
Down from $118 CPL on the same monthly budget

Four campaigns targeting the same keywords with different match types — competing against each other on every auction. Consolidated into one campaign with proper negative keyword architecture. Keyword cannibalisation was identified as the primary driver of inflated CPCs. CPL more than halved within 30 days.

Bathroom Renovation Lead Gen — Sydney

"We'd been with a large agency for two years and the 'Gap Analysis' they gave us was eight pages of screenshots. Rob's went 10 pillars deep and found three structural issues we'd had since the account launched. The campaign rebuild that followed dropped our CPL by 60%."

J
James T.
Shopify — Outdoor Equipment, Sydney

More Ways to Improve Your Account

Landing Page Audit
Identify conversion blockers on your landing pages before spending more on traffic.
Learn more
Product Feed Optimisation
Fix the feed issues that are quietly limiting your Shopping campaign reach and ROAS.
Learn more
AI-Ready Catalogue Audit
Find out how visible your products are to AI shopping agents and what to fix.
Learn more
AI Agents for Google Ads
Automated monitoring, anomaly detection, and reporting — running in the background.
Learn more

Let's Talk About
Your Project

Tell me what you're working on and what's frustrating you about the account. I'll get back to you within one business day.

No pressure to commit — if the Gap Analysis isn't the right starting point for your account, I'll tell you that too.

Email
contact@robsanders.com.au
Request a Gap Analysis
Fill in the details below and I'll be in touch within one business day.

No spam. No retainer commitments. Just a conversation.