Public Evidence Lab / Dossier O-2548
Collected sample: 14 independent content items across 2 source families. Known publication dates: 2026-08-09 — 2026-11-02.
First seen 2026-08-09 · Last updated 2026-11-10 · Recalculated daily
These observations describe collected samples, not platform-wide prevalence; they cannot establish whether a problem is widespread or accelerating. Collection scope changed on 09-16 and 09-27; monthly counts must not be read as trends.
Post title: What has changed with Google Ads? The ads are getting worse.
Have costs actually gone up? If we earn $1,000, we…
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Post title: Anyone use G2 for Ads?
We're spending a good amount in Google ads and not…
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Post title: Any mechanics out there who struggle to get costumers?
I’m spending about £11 a day on Google Ads and eve…
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Post title: Losing money on Ads but haven't even made a single sale. Help me.
Losing money on Ads but haven't even made a single…
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Post title: Do ads actually work for home service companies?
I am a landscaper and have invested about $10k int…
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Post title: Recovering today... Looks better?
(Spending $10k / call funnel) Curious to know how …
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Post title: Só eu tô travado?
Sou afiliado e, de lá pra cá, minhas campanhas sim…
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Post title: Need help with contractor advertising
The roofing company is (I’m emberrased to say) at …
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Post title: Service based biz - Google ads - Help! $3.5 click turns into $200 sale!
But, as of last 2 weeks, I'm breaking even, if tha…
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Post title: Are Google Local Service Ads actually worth it for plumbers?
I’ve tried Google pay-per-click ads, but honestly …
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What this evidence does not show yet
This dossier already carries first-hand payment evidence. What it still cannot tell you: market size, how reachable these people are, or what it costs to acquire them.
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Scoring summary
Evidence confidence = strength × evidence volume × source diversity × payment × competition × trend × 10. Counts use independent content items; only first-hand pain, current spend, explicit willingness to pay and concrete feature requests affect the score. Repeated posts by one author are discounted. Scoring and status changes follow deterministic rules.
“Payment-backed” means first-hand payment evidence exists in the record. It does not mean the business is worth building. “Fading” is a recency tag shown alongside any evidence level, not a lower level. Read the full methodology.