ADLEAK AUDIT / REPORT
Plumb Perfect (sample account)
SAMPLE / DEMO DATA — CLEARLY FICTIONAL · 2026-07-03 · 39 ROWS / 6 CAMPAIGNS
59
/ 100 ADWASTE
LEAKING
Higher means more of the analyzed budget is leaking: the score weighs confirmed waste against total spend, plus a discount-weighted penalty for spend whose conversion data cannot be trusted.
Total spend analyzed
$14,095
Estimated wasted spend
$5,064
≈ 39% OF MEASURABLE SPEND
Unverifiable spend
$1,180
SUSPECTED UNTRACKED CAMPAIGNS
Conversions
158
5,205 CLICKS
Median CPC
$2.83
Median cost / conv.
$86.06
Top leaks by dollars
Each row appears once, at its highest single-rule estimate — these are the first places to act.
01
Competitor Conquest (entire campaign)
Spent $1,180 across 5 rows with zero recorded conversions and zero conversion value. Likely missing or broken tracking. 1 of its rows also have a missing or weak final URL.
$1,180
02
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › plumber
Broad match converting at $440 per conversion vs the account median of $86.06 — $708 above the going rate.
$708
03
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › plumbing
Broad match converting at $640 per conversion vs the account median of $86.06 — $554 above the going rate.
$554
04
Plumbing Services — Broad › Geo › plumber near me
Broad match converting at $240 per conversion vs the account median of $86.06 — $462 above the going rate.
$462
05
Emergency Callout — Phrase › Emergency geo › emergency plumber downtown
Spent $380 over 62 clicks with zero conversions.
$380
06
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › cheap plumber
Spent $310 over 140 clicks with zero conversions.
$310
07
Water Heater Install › Water heaters › same day water heater
Spent $310 over 70 clicks with zero conversions.
$310
08
Emergency Callout — Phrase › Emergency geo › weekend emergency plumbing
Spent $290 over 48 clicks with zero conversions.
$290
Findings by rule
RULE / zero-conv
Spend with zero conversions
$3,135/ 14 FINDINGS
Keywords that spent at least $25 without a single recorded conversion, inside campaigns where tracking is provably working (other rows convert). This is the purest form of leak: paid clicks, no result.
- high
Emergency Callout — Phrase › Emergency geo › emergency plumber downtown
Spent $380 over 62 clicks with zero conversions.
$380
- high
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › cheap plumber
Spent $310 over 140 clicks with zero conversions.
$310
- high
Water Heater Install › Water heaters › same day water heater
Spent $310 over 70 clicks with zero conversions.
$310
- medium
Emergency Callout — Phrase › Emergency geo › weekend emergency plumbing
Spent $290 over 48 clicks with zero conversions.
$290
- medium
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › diy plumbing repair
Spent $270 over 155 clicks with zero conversions.
$270
- medium
Emergency Callout — Phrase › Emergency › sewage backup emergency
Spent $260 over 41 clicks with zero conversions.
$260
- medium
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › how to fix leaky faucet
Spent $230 over 150 clicks with zero conversions.
$230
- medium
Water Heater Install › Water heaters › water heater repair or replace
Spent $220 over 96 clicks with zero conversions.
$220
- medium
Emergency Callout — Phrase › Emergency › flooded basement help
Spent $210 over 44 clicks with zero conversions.
$210
- medium
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › plumbing jobs
Spent $190 over 110 clicks with zero conversions.
$190
- medium
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › plumbing supplies wholesale
Spent $160 over 75 clicks with zero conversions.
$160
- medium
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › water pipe types
Spent $120 over 85 clicks with zero conversions.
$120
+ 2 MORE IN THIS RULE
Recommended fix
Pause these keywords or move them into a tightly-themed ad group with their own ad copy and landing page. Re-enable only with a bid cap and a conversion target.
RULE / broad-waste
Broad-match waste
$3,529/ 12 FINDINGS
Broad-match keywords that either never converted or convert at 2.5x the account's median cost per conversion. Broad match buys the widest, least-qualified traffic — these rows show it.
- high
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › plumber
Broad match converting at $440 per conversion vs the account median of $86.06 — $708 above the going rate.
$708
- high
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › plumbing
Broad match converting at $640 per conversion vs the account median of $86.06 — $554 above the going rate.
$554
- high
Plumbing Services — Broad › Geo › plumber near me
Broad match converting at $240 per conversion vs the account median of $86.06 — $462 above the going rate.
$462
- high
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › cheap plumber
Broad match spent $310 (140 clicks) without converting once.
$310
- medium
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › diy plumbing repair
Broad match spent $270 (155 clicks) without converting once.
$270
- medium
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › how to fix leaky faucet
Broad match spent $230 (150 clicks) without converting once.
$230
- medium
Water Heater Install › Water heaters › water heater repair or replace
Broad match spent $220 (96 clicks) without converting once.
$220
- medium
Emergency Callout — Phrase › Emergency › flooded basement help
Broad match spent $210 (44 clicks) without converting once.
$210
- medium
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › plumbing jobs
Broad match spent $190 (110 clicks) without converting once.
$190
- medium
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › plumbing supplies wholesale
Broad match spent $160 (75 clicks) without converting once.
$160
- medium
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › water pipe types
Broad match spent $120 (85 clicks) without converting once.
$120
- low
Brand — Plumb Perfect › Brand offers › plumb perfect coupon
Broad match spent $95 (80 clicks) without converting once.
$95
Recommended fix
Mine the search-terms report for negatives, move proven winners to phrase/exact, and cap broad-match bids until each keyword earns its CPA.
RULE / high-cpc
High CPC, no conversions
$1,450/ 5 FINDINGS
Keywords paying at least 1.5across 8+ clicks with nothing to show for it. Premium clicks need premium outcomes.
- high
Emergency Callout — Phrase › Emergency geo › emergency plumber downtown
Paying $6.13 per click vs the account median of $2.83, across 62 clicks with zero conversions.
$380
- high
Water Heater Install › Water heaters › same day water heater
Paying $4.43 per click vs the account median of $2.83, across 70 clicks with zero conversions.
$310
- medium
Emergency Callout — Phrase › Emergency geo › weekend emergency plumbing
Paying $6.04 per click vs the account median of $2.83, across 48 clicks with zero conversions.
$290
- medium
Emergency Callout — Phrase › Emergency › sewage backup emergency
Paying $6.34 per click vs the account median of $2.83, across 41 clicks with zero conversions.
$260
- medium
Emergency Callout — Phrase › Emergency › flooded basement help
Paying $4.77 per click vs the account median of $2.83, across 44 clicks with zero conversions.
$210
Recommended fix
Drop to manual/capped bidding on these terms, test cheaper close-variant keywords, and check whether the ad rank premium is buying any real intent.
RULE / weak-lp
Weak or missing landing page
$775/ 7 FINDINGS
Rows sending paid traffic to no final URL, an insecure http:// page, or the bare homepage. A quarter of this spend is treated as leak — a deliberately conservative share.
- medium
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › plumber
This row sends paid traffic to the bare homepage. Counting 25% of its $880 spend as leak.
$220
- medium
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › plumbing
This row sends paid traffic to the bare homepage. Counting 25% of its $640 spend as leak.
$160
- medium
Water Heater Install › Water heaters › water heater replacement cost
This row sends traffic to an insecure page (http://plumbperfect.example/water-heaters). Counting 25% of its $480 spend as leak.
$120
- low
Water Heater Install › Water heaters › 50 gallon water heater installed
This row has no usable final URL. Counting 25% of its $340 spend as leak.
$85
- low
Water Heater Install › Water heaters › same day water heater
This row sends paid traffic to the bare homepage. Counting 25% of its $310 spend as leak.
$77.5
- low
Emergency Callout — Phrase › Emergency › sewage backup emergency
This row sends traffic to an insecure page (http://plumbperfect.example/emergency). Counting 25% of its $260 spend as leak.
$65
- low
Plumbing Services — Broad › General › plumbing jobs
This row sends paid traffic to the bare homepage. Counting 25% of its $190 spend as leak.
$47.5
Recommended fix
Give every ad group a dedicated https landing page that matches the keyword's intent. Never pay to send a specific search to a generic homepage.
RULE / no-tracking
Suspected missing conversion tracking
$1,180/ 1 FINDING
Campaigns that spent at least $100 with zero recorded conversions and zero conversion value across every row. Either the money produced nothing, or nothing is being measured — both need to stop.
- high
Competitor Conquest (entire campaign)
Spent $1,180 across 5 rows with zero recorded conversions and zero conversion value. Likely missing or broken tracking. 1 of its rows also have a missing or weak final URL.
$1,180
Recommended fix
Verify the conversion tag fires on this campaign's landing pages before spending another dollar. If tracking is confirmed working, treat all of this spend as waste and rebuild the campaign.
Fix in this order
01
Broad-match waste
Mine the search-terms report for negatives, move proven winners to phrase/exact, and cap broad-match bids until each keyword earns its CPA.
$3,529
02
Spend with zero conversions
Pause these keywords or move them into a tightly-themed ad group with their own ad copy and landing page. Re-enable only with a bid cap and a conversion target.
$3,135
03
High CPC, no conversions
Drop to manual/capped bidding on these terms, test cheaper close-variant keywords, and check whether the ad rank premium is buying any real intent.
$1,450
04
Suspected missing conversion tracking
Verify the conversion tag fires on this campaign's landing pages before spending another dollar. If tracking is confirmed working, treat all of this spend as waste and rebuild the campaign.
$1,180
05
Weak or missing landing page
Give every ad group a dedicated https landing page that matches the keyword's intent. Never pay to send a specific search to a generic homepage.
$775