---
title: "David, Founder & CEO @ groas: groas Blog (page 4)"
description: "Articles by David, Founder & CEO @ groas, on Google Ads, AI search and getting cited by AI assistants. Page 4 of 9."
url: "https://groas.com/author/david/page/4"
image: "https://groas.com/og/groas.jpg"
---

# David

![David](https://groas.com/media/blog/363be9ad5255816654dac065d01bf1c6063110b400bb38cc199570267232027c.jpg)

Founder & CEO @ groas

- [All Blogs](https://groas.com/blog)
- [Google Ads Best Practices](https://groas.com/category/google-ads-best-practices)
- [AI For Google Ads](https://groas.com/category/ai-for-google-ads)
- [Google Ads News](https://groas.com/category/google-ads-news)

* [![Cover image for: What It Costs to Get Cited in Google AI Overviews: The Bill Beyond Tracking](https://groas.com/media/blog/7c8050e9beb43aa09f6a341f1ac4a4456ffa3c809acca759e8b589ebd84df9a7.png)](https://groas.com/post/what-it-actually-costs-to-get-cited-in-g)
  ## [What It Costs to Get Cited in Google AI Overviews: The Bill Beyond Tracking](https://groas.com/post/what-it-actually-costs-to-get-cited-in-g)
  [October 4, 2026 • 10 min read](https://groas.com/post/what-it-actually-costs-to-get-cited-in-g)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/what-it-actually-costs-to-get-cited-in-g)
* [![Cover image for: AI Overview Tools Ranked by What They Actually Do](https://groas.com/media/blog/581834dd00896d55b85ab0a7e26372e85233d6e30b8bf6ac0d8bac04e7e06327.png)](https://groas.com/post/ai-overview-tools-ranked-by-one-question)
  ## [AI Overview Tools Ranked by What They Actually Do](https://groas.com/post/ai-overview-tools-ranked-by-one-question)
  [October 4, 2026 • 11 min read](https://groas.com/post/ai-overview-tools-ranked-by-one-question)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/ai-overview-tools-ranked-by-one-question)
* [![Cover image for: 11,793 AI Bot Hits on Our Homepage. Only 2,219 Were Verified.](https://groas.com/media/blog/b07d0708ff7677bfc11cce449f1f520141deb8dff63fe8a59be4cc1779cc9995.png)](https://groas.com/post/we-logged-30-days-of-ai-bots-on-our-own)
  ## [11,793 AI Bot Hits on Our Homepage. Only 2,219 Were Verified.](https://groas.com/post/we-logged-30-days-of-ai-bots-on-our-own)
  [October 4, 2026 • 10 min read](https://groas.com/post/we-logged-30-days-of-ai-bots-on-our-own)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/we-logged-30-days-of-ai-bots-on-our-own)
* [![Cover image for: One Person, Three Hours a Week, Under $100 a Month: An AI Visibility Playbook](https://groas.com/media/blog/3c161ea0021051c9cc8cbfd661c6f7cc716c54a8ef289c08a7c45337366c5759.png)](https://groas.com/post/one-person-three-hours-a-week-under-100)
  ## [One Person, Three Hours a Week, Under $100 a Month: An AI Visibility Playbook](https://groas.com/post/one-person-three-hours-a-week-under-100)
  [October 4, 2026 • 10 min read](https://groas.com/post/one-person-three-hours-a-week-under-100)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/one-person-three-hours-a-week-under-100)
* [![Cover image for: AI Visibility Dashboards Will Be Free by 2027: Five Predictions for AEO](https://groas.com/media/blog/de09ede5998e2f0261660fd4c30356b7a97ddc5fc69bf644c14e633b263f4992.png)](https://groas.com/post/ai-visibility-dashboards-will-be-free-by)
  ## [AI Visibility Dashboards Will Be Free by 2027: Five Predictions for AEO](https://groas.com/post/ai-visibility-dashboards-will-be-free-by)
  [October 4, 2026 • 9 min read](https://groas.com/post/ai-visibility-dashboards-will-be-free-by)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/ai-visibility-dashboards-will-be-free-by)
* [![Cover image for: Stop Rewriting for AI Citations. Check Whether Bots Can Read Your Page.](https://groas.com/media/blog/1b23298a75c6dcbc0a70b9b920576dbe5b2eaf10762bb38a1fd7fb3c9fd442f5.png)](https://groas.com/post/stop-rewriting-your-content-for-ai-your)
  ## [Stop Rewriting for AI Citations. Check Whether Bots Can Read Your Page.](https://groas.com/post/stop-rewriting-your-content-for-ai-your)
  [October 4, 2026 • 9 min read](https://groas.com/post/stop-rewriting-your-content-for-ai-your)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/stop-rewriting-your-content-for-ai-your)
* [![Cover image for: How to Measure AI Search Visibility Without Trusting One Screenshot](https://groas.com/media/blog/2068b7cd52a20da0d9718dd1747d2ba752a0a59786564d940bccb6324425a46c.png)](https://groas.com/post/how-to-measure-your-brand-s-visibility-i-2)
  ## [How to Measure AI Search Visibility Without Trusting One Screenshot](https://groas.com/post/how-to-measure-your-brand-s-visibility-i-2)
  [October 4, 2026 • 11 min read](https://groas.com/post/how-to-measure-your-brand-s-visibility-i-2)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/how-to-measure-your-brand-s-visibility-i-2)
* [![Cover image for: The 1 a.m. Spreadsheet Is Back: Agency AEO’s Manual-Work Trap](https://groas.com/media/blog/81109b2fc8bc35a118dd04ec81058cd2497426845214f1b3099b5ce9db261456.png)](https://groas.com/post/the-1am-spreadsheet-again-watching-agenc)
  ## [The 1 a.m. Spreadsheet Is Back: Agency AEO’s Manual-Work Trap](https://groas.com/post/the-1am-spreadsheet-again-watching-agenc)
  [October 4, 2026 • 9 min read](https://groas.com/post/the-1am-spreadsheet-again-watching-agenc)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/the-1am-spreadsheet-again-watching-agenc)
* [![Cover image for: Dentsu vs Tinuiti and Wpromote: Who Should Run Enterprise Search?](https://groas.com/media/blog/2687afb5a0463e5f2657a58514af80b719e897d86deef2af538d32793ac22de4.png)](https://groas.com/post/holding-company-or-independent-tinuiti-d)
  ## [Dentsu vs Tinuiti and Wpromote: Who Should Run Enterprise Search?](https://groas.com/post/holding-company-or-independent-tinuiti-d)
  [October 3, 2026 • 10 min read](https://groas.com/post/holding-company-or-independent-tinuiti-d)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/holding-company-or-independent-tinuiti-d)
* [![Cover image for: Google Ads Scripts Worth Keeping in 2026, and the Ones I Deleted](https://groas.com/media/blog/f72d3d670b0b013f40e1560da973c005f60013614b12b83c145ae928c1e2d202.png)](https://groas.com/post/google-ads-scripts-worth-pasting-in-2026)
  ## [Google Ads Scripts Worth Keeping in 2026, and the Ones I Deleted](https://groas.com/post/google-ads-scripts-worth-pasting-in-2026)
  [October 3, 2026 • 10 min read](https://groas.com/post/google-ads-scripts-worth-pasting-in-2026)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/google-ads-scripts-worth-pasting-in-2026)
* [![Cover image for: The Landing Page Swap That Tanked My Quality Score](https://groas.com/media/blog/36a0dfb364adf1843be41857a75e550dd291864131b4e5d06f0ba3e0416aa2c4.png)](https://groas.com/post/the-landing-page-nobody-told-me-about-ho)
  ## [The Landing Page Swap That Tanked My Quality Score](https://groas.com/post/the-landing-page-nobody-told-me-about-ho)
  [October 3, 2026 • 9 min read](https://groas.com/post/the-landing-page-nobody-told-me-about-ho)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/the-landing-page-nobody-told-me-about-ho)
* [![Cover image for: Tinuiti vs Wpromote: The Google Ads Test That Matters More Than Channel Breadth](https://groas.com/media/blog/0863d673cfba8b611a7e19aea0533ac099637e3811d29ff748e6cf06f13c48f0.png)](https://groas.com/post/tinuiti-vs-wpromote-for-complex-google-a)
  ## [Tinuiti vs Wpromote: The Google Ads Test That Matters More Than Channel Breadth](https://groas.com/post/tinuiti-vs-wpromote-for-complex-google-a)
  [October 3, 2026 • 11 min read](https://groas.com/post/tinuiti-vs-wpromote-for-complex-google-a)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/tinuiti-vs-wpromote-for-complex-google-a)
* [![Cover image for: $15k a Month, 60 Days, Form Fills Only: A Lead-Gen Playbook for AI Max and PMax](https://groas.com/media/blog/0cd6e8c82fbe066a918f044e804fba25e303436df51927c72c2e36a267be85fc.png)](https://groas.com/post/15k-a-month-60-days-form-fills-only-how)
  ## [$15k a Month, 60 Days, Form Fills Only: A Lead-Gen Playbook for AI Max and PMax](https://groas.com/post/15k-a-month-60-days-form-fills-only-how)
  [October 3, 2026 • 10 min read](https://groas.com/post/15k-a-month-60-days-form-fills-only-how)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/15k-a-month-60-days-form-fills-only-how)
* [![Cover image for: A Stalled Google Ads Account, $4,000 and 30 Days: Diagnose Before You Bid](https://groas.com/media/blog/82657b62ad9580455679a263564e6c3d13a6fe6ae914e96a1491e2495f91c1a0.png)](https://groas.com/post/you-inherited-a-google-ads-account-and-4)
  ## [A Stalled Google Ads Account, $4,000 and 30 Days: Diagnose Before You Bid](https://groas.com/post/you-inherited-a-google-ads-account-and-4)
  [October 3, 2026 • 9 min read](https://groas.com/post/you-inherited-a-google-ads-account-and-4)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/you-inherited-a-google-ads-account-and-4)
* [![Cover image for: Five Google Ads Scripts I’d Still Run in 2026—and Five I’d Retire](https://groas.com/media/blog/2f4d151731f7df242a43817e12e9ebaab2dff4f77ce7356b89af4f75c3676bd1.png)](https://groas.com/post/the-google-ads-scripts-i-d-still-copy-in)
  ## [Five Google Ads Scripts I’d Still Run in 2026—and Five I’d Retire](https://groas.com/post/the-google-ads-scripts-i-d-still-copy-in)
  [October 3, 2026 • 9 min read](https://groas.com/post/the-google-ads-scripts-i-d-still-copy-in)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/the-google-ads-scripts-i-d-still-copy-in)
* [![Cover image for: The Google Premier Partner Badge: A Teardown of Directive Consulting’s Pitch](https://groas.com/media/blog/074a242549ef0223e3f8572d30ed62b371ee1ad9d1deeae73d9570de1e6ce8f9.png)](https://groas.com/post/what-the-google-premier-partner-badge-ac)
  ## [The Google Premier Partner Badge: A Teardown of Directive Consulting’s Pitch](https://groas.com/post/what-the-google-premier-partner-badge-ac)
  [October 3, 2026 • 10 min read](https://groas.com/post/what-the-google-premier-partner-badge-ac)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/what-the-google-premier-partner-badge-ac)
* [![Cover image for: Your Google Ads Account Scored 34/100: The Free Grader’s Sales Notes](https://groas.com/media/blog/f04d981e6a633115fe0bd808cd9f2c6a17b8e3f89bdf2879b203b8222dd1fca8.png)](https://groas.com/post/congratulations-your-google-ads-account)
  ## [Your Google Ads Account Scored 34/100: The Free Grader’s Sales Notes](https://groas.com/post/congratulations-your-google-ads-account)
  [October 3, 2026 • 9 min read](https://groas.com/post/congratulations-your-google-ads-account)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/congratulations-your-google-ads-account)
* [![Cover image for: Discovery, Demand Gen and Performance Max: The Timeline Behind Google’s Campaign Consolidation](https://groas.com/media/blog/63f011028250da593b86dfdcf13186491c5e7bd244023d42d0f45909f6be9cd1.png)](https://groas.com/post/from-discovery-to-demand-gen-to-performa)
  ## [Discovery, Demand Gen and Performance Max: The Timeline Behind Google’s Campaign Consolidation](https://groas.com/post/from-discovery-to-demand-gen-to-performa)
  [October 3, 2026 • 9 min read](https://groas.com/post/from-discovery-to-demand-gen-to-performa)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/from-discovery-to-demand-gen-to-performa)
* [![Cover image for: A 400% ROAS Can Lose Money: What Beginners Get Wrong About CPA](https://groas.com/media/blog/51f1961aeeb9e55dedeba8f178642d5b90f6d7bd8e0544ce5f6d49a60a3aa0fa.png)](https://groas.com/post/roas-is-not-profit-what-beginners-get-wr)
  ## [A 400% ROAS Can Lose Money: What Beginners Get Wrong About CPA](https://groas.com/post/roas-is-not-profit-what-beginners-get-wr)
  [October 3, 2026 • 10 min read](https://groas.com/post/roas-is-not-profit-what-beginners-get-wr)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/roas-is-not-profit-what-beginners-get-wr)
* [![Cover image for: The ‘AI Google Ads Agency’ That Still Checks Your Account on Tuesdays](https://groas.com/media/blog/05b3f353e1965f93a22f0a0044978c42e0340c671803c6028e795f1655e6be02.png)](https://groas.com/post/your-ai-google-ads-agency-is-a-spreadshe)
  ## [The ‘AI Google Ads Agency’ That Still Checks Your Account on Tuesdays](https://groas.com/post/your-ai-google-ads-agency-is-a-spreadshe)
  [October 3, 2026 • 10 min read](https://groas.com/post/your-ai-google-ads-agency-is-a-spreadshe)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/your-ai-google-ads-agency-is-a-spreadshe)
* [![Cover image for: The Google Ads Automation Glossary: 21 Terms and the Traps Behind Them](https://groas.com/media/blog/342e8a9e966e162155472f4576b81f8b2f3ba3b168bc8a72d9961a27ec616264.png)](https://groas.com/post/the-google-ads-automation-glossary-targe)
  ## [The Google Ads Automation Glossary: 21 Terms and the Traps Behind Them](https://groas.com/post/the-google-ads-automation-glossary-targe)
  [October 3, 2026 • 11 min read](https://groas.com/post/the-google-ads-automation-glossary-targe)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/the-google-ads-automation-glossary-targe)
* [![Cover image for: Discovery to Demand Gen: A Postmortem of the Migration That Wasn’t a Rename](https://groas.com/media/blog/95e4bca6a17958ed18db864e488b5cde6e4e64f1791f1ec0788dc3947423bf59.png)](https://groas.com/post/postmortem-what-broke-when-google-turned)
  ## [Discovery to Demand Gen: A Postmortem of the Migration That Wasn’t a Rename](https://groas.com/post/postmortem-what-broke-when-google-turned)
  [October 3, 2026 • 9 min read](https://groas.com/post/postmortem-what-broke-when-google-turned)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/postmortem-what-broke-when-google-turned)
* [![Cover image for: To the Owner Paying $4,000 a Month for Flat Google Ads Results](https://groas.com/media/blog/f49764f42dbf427696918799a8a0f1f37f3b5f0f08ff641fb9da0916a9cb318a.png)](https://groas.com/post/to-the-owner-paying-4k-month-for-an-agen)
  ## [To the Owner Paying $4,000 a Month for Flat Google Ads Results](https://groas.com/post/to-the-owner-paying-4k-month-for-an-agen)
  [October 3, 2026 • 10 min read](https://groas.com/post/to-the-owner-paying-4k-month-for-an-agen)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/to-the-owner-paying-4k-month-for-an-agen)
* [![Cover image for: What WordStream Really Costs: Pricing, Contract Terms, and the Hours You Still Pay For](https://groas.com/media/blog/575c0c0898592edcf402329d40ec109e931a45a28ce718f0e5446df7572b42d3.png)](https://groas.com/post/what-wordstream-actually-costs-the-subsc)
  ## [What WordStream Really Costs: Pricing, Contract Terms, and the Hours You Still Pay For](https://groas.com/post/what-wordstream-actually-costs-the-subsc)
  [October 3, 2026 • 10 min read](https://groas.com/post/what-wordstream-actually-costs-the-subsc)

  [Written by David](https://groas.com/post/what-wordstream-actually-costs-the-subsc)

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