Proofsource and Google Ads: paid search for the questions you lose
Proofsource already knows which buyer questions ChatGPT, Gemini and the other engines answer without naming you. With Google Ads, each of those lost questions can become a paid search campaign draft, created paused so nothing spends until you say so, with its status and spend synced back next to the fix that caused it.
| Lost question | Engine that skips you | Draft |
|---|---|---|
| best meeting notes app for sales teams | ChatGPT | Paused draft |
| Otter alternative with CRM sync | Gemini | Paused draft |
| AI note taker for Zoom | Perplexity | Paused draft |
Proofsource and Google Ads, in short
The facts, ready to quote.
- Stage
- Coming soon: opens to early-access workspaces first
- Connects with
- No sign-in or key from you: campaigns run on Proofsource's own Google Ads account, and you approve each campaign and its cap
- Where it shows
- Ads, under Campaigns, and the Ads card in the Integrations directory
- Safe by default
- Every campaign is created paused
Coming soon Coming soon means Google Ads campaigns open soon. You can already see the Ads screen and the Campaigns tab. Nothing spends money until you approve a campaign.
Why we love Google Ads
In the makers' own words, from their own pages. Proofsource builds on it, never around it.
Reach people already searching
Google search ads appear when someone types a term related to your keywords, so you meet buyers at the exact moment they are looking for what you offer.
From ads.google.comKeyword Planner takes the guesswork out
The free Keyword Planner generates keyword ideas, estimates bids and shows how keywords might perform, so budgets and bids rest on real numbers.
From ads.google.comGenerous learning for every advertiser
Google publishes a deep library of guides, best practices and success stories, from budget management to campaign setup, that helps newcomers run good campaigns.
From ads.google.comHow Proofsource uses Google Ads
Drafts paused Google Ads search campaigns from the buyer questions AI answers lose, then syncs their status and spend.
- Know
Find the questions you lose
Proofsource tracks the buyer questions your customers ask AI and flags the ones where engines name a competitor and skip you.
- Act
Draft the campaign
A paid search campaign is drafted around a lost question, with its budget and wording shown for your review, and created paused.
- Ship
Run it on your yes
Nothing is switched on until someone with the right role approves the campaign and its cap.
- Prove
Read status and spend
Proofsource syncs each campaign's status and spend back, labeled paid, so it is never mixed up with organic proof that AI names you.
How to join early access
Join early access
Ask for early access and we tell you when Google Ads opens. Drafts then appear on the Campaigns tab.
Look at Ads meanwhile
In Proofsource, open Ads and go to the Campaigns tab. The Ads card also sits in Integrations, under the directory.
Keep your own account untouched
Campaigns are created in Proofsource's own Google Ads account, so there is no sign-in or key for you to share.
Approve a draft
Open a drafted campaign, check the question, budget and wording, and approve it. Until then it stays paused.
What you unlock with Google Ads
Campaigns from lost questions
Each question AI answers without you becomes a draft search campaign.
Paused until you say yes
Every campaign is created paused, so nothing spends before approval.
Status and spend in one place
Campaign status and spend sync back beside the fix that caused them.
Always labeled Paid
Paid results are marked as paid and never counted as proof that AI names you.
Wording that matches the question
Ad wording starts from the exact buyer question, not a guessed keyword.
Approval first
Someone with the right role approves each campaign and its cap.
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Questions about Proofsource and Google Ads
What does Proofsource do in Google Ads?
It builds paid search campaign drafts from the buyer questions that AI answers lose, creates them paused, and then syncs each campaign's status and spend back into Proofsource. Nothing runs until you approve it.
Do I need to connect my own Google Ads account?
No. There is nothing for you to connect, because campaigns run on Proofsource's own Google Ads account. That means no sign-in, key or account access leaves your side.
What does Coming soon mean here?
The Ads screen is already in the app, and Google Ads campaigns open soon. Every campaign will still start paused and wait for your approval.
Will a campaign spend money without my approval?
No. Every campaign is created paused and shows its cap, and it waits for your yes. You can discard a draft at any time.
How is paid traffic kept apart from real AI visibility?
Everything bought is labeled Paid and is never counted as proof. Proof only comes from AI engines naming or citing you in their answers, which Proofsource checks separately.
How does this help my AI visibility?
Paid search covers a lost question while the fix that earns an organic mention is still in progress. Proofsource then re-asks the same question across the engines, up to 10 depending on plan: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek and Meta AI.
How do I turn it off?
Discard a draft or stop an approved campaign from the same Campaigns screen. Since you never connected an account, there is nothing to disconnect or revoke.
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