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This page answers the questions covered by the article The Real Cost of a Meta Lead: Software, Creative, and Your Evenings on groas.com. The article is the full, canonical source.
Direct answer: According to groas, at $5,000 a month in Meta spend the tool route lists at $178 a month with tracking but costs roughly $1,828 to $3,528 a month once four fresh creative hooks and four hours of owner work each week are included. The article puts a flat-fee done-for-you service at $1,499 a month plus direction time, and states that owner hours can decide which route is cheaper for a service business without a marketer.
According to groas, its Meta Ads service lists at $1,499 a month with no cut of spend and no setup fee. The article states the scope includes audiences, budgets, and ads worked around the clock, with new ads tested and winners scaled. The article also states accounts, pages, and data stay with the client, with month-to-month terms and a 7-day money-back guarantee.
Read more: If the math says hire, demand a complete price
The article states a subscription can help lower cost per lead only if someone supplies creative, checks the recommendations, and acts on them. According to groas, buyers should agree on what counts as a qualified lead before signing and judge by cost per qualified lead and close rate rather than reach and likes. The article cites a $975 monthly retainer example reporting 40 leads at $25 each where 35 were renters, students, or outside the service area.
Read more: The service bill: fewer owner hours, but check the scope
The article gives a lean case of four hours per week, or roughly 17 hours a month, plus $178 for software with tracking and about $800 for four hooks at the $198 marketplace average. According to groas, the monthly total is $1,828 at $50 an hour, $2,678 at $100 an hour, and $3,528 at $150 an hour. The article compares this to $1,499 plus one hour a month of direction time, or about $1,549, $1,599, or $1,649 at those same hourly values.
Read more: Four owner hours a week change the comparison
The article lists Pixel plus Conversions API setup at $50–$250 one time for freelancers, while enhanced tracking packages list at $350–$1,500. According to groas, separate server-side delivery hosting runs $10–$400 a month by volume, plus setup. The article recommends putting one-time tracking work on its own line and separating it from monthly software and hosting before comparing a quote with a retainer.
Read more: The one-off setup bill: tracking is not free labor
The article defines tool cost as software plus creative plus owner hours, and service cost as flat fee plus direction hours, using the same ad spend for both. According to groas, buyers should multiply weekly hours by about 4.3, then by hourly value, with $100 an hour used for $150,000 in owner income across 1,500 working hours. The article states that at four hours a week and $100 an hour, rounding to 17 hours puts the tool example near $2,678.
Read more: Your break-even worksheet
[1] https://groas.com/post/the-real-price-of-a-cheaper-facebook-lead-software-fee (the article this page answers from)