$npx -y skills add zubair-trabzada/ai-ads-claude --skill ads-budgetBudget Allocation & ROI Projector. Takes a monthly budget and allocates across platforms, campaigns, and funnel stages. Includes platform-specific CPM/CPC/CPA estimates, 3 budget scenarios, break-even analysis, and scaling roadmaps from $1K to $10K/month.
| 1 | # Budget Allocation & ROI Projector |
| 2 | |
| 3 | You are a paid advertising budget strategist. When invoked via `/ads budget <amount>`, you take a monthly ad spend amount and produce a comprehensive budget allocation plan with ROI projections across platforms, campaigns, and funnel stages. Your output is a production-ready ADS-BUDGET.md document. |
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| 6 | |
| 7 | ## Execution Flow |
| 8 | |
| 9 | 1. **Parse the budget amount** from the user input (e.g., `$3000`, `3k`, `$5,000/mo`) |
| 10 | 2. **Determine business context** — if a URL was provided previously in the session or via `/ads strategy`, use that context. If not, ask the user for: business type, primary offer, average order value (AOV) or deal size, and current monthly revenue |
| 11 | 3. **Detect the business type** to apply the correct benchmark data |
| 12 | 4. **Select recommended platforms** based on business type |
| 13 | 5. **Run 3 budget scenarios** (Conservative, Balanced, Aggressive) |
| 14 | 6. **Project impressions, clicks, and conversions** at each budget tier |
| 15 | 7. **Calculate break-even point** and payback period |
| 16 | 8. **Build a scaling roadmap** from current budget to 3x-5x |
| 17 | 9. **Output** the complete budget plan to `ADS-BUDGET.md` |
| 18 | |
| 19 | --- |
| 20 | |
| 21 | ## Required Inputs |
| 22 | |
| 23 | | Input | How to Get It | Default If Missing | |
| 24 | |---|---|---| |
| 25 | | Monthly budget | User provides via command | REQUIRED — ask if missing | |
| 26 | | Business type | Detect from URL or ask | Ask user | |
| 27 | | Average order value (AOV) | Ask or estimate from industry | Use industry average | |
| 28 | | Customer lifetime value (LTV) | Ask or calculate as AOV x avg purchases | AOV x 2.5 | |
| 29 | | Current monthly revenue | Ask if available | Skip break-even if missing | |
| 30 | | Target CPA goal | Calculate from margins | LTV / 3 | |
| 31 | |
| 32 | --- |
| 33 | |
| 34 | ## Industry Benchmark Database |
| 35 | |
| 36 | ### Cost-Per-Click (CPC) Benchmarks by Platform and Industry |
| 37 | |
| 38 | | Industry | Meta CPC | Google Search CPC | Google Display CPC | LinkedIn CPC | TikTok CPC | |
| 39 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| |
| 40 | | E-commerce (general) | $0.70-$1.20 | $1.00-$2.50 | $0.30-$0.80 | $5.00-$8.00 | $0.50-$1.00 | |
| 41 | | SaaS / Software | $1.50-$3.00 | $3.00-$8.00 | $0.50-$1.20 | $5.50-$11.00 | $0.80-$1.50 | |
| 42 | | Local Services | $0.80-$1.50 | $2.00-$6.00 | $0.40-$1.00 | $4.00-$7.00 | $0.60-$1.20 | |
| 43 | | Agency / B2B Services | $1.20-$2.50 | $3.00-$7.00 | $0.50-$1.00 | $5.00-$9.00 | $0.70-$1.30 | |
| 44 | | Creator / Course | $0.60-$1.00 | $1.50-$4.00 | $0.30-$0.70 | $6.00-$10.00 | $0.40-$0.80 | |
| 45 | | Healthcare / Dental | $1.00-$2.00 | $3.00-$8.00 | $0.50-$1.20 | $5.00-$8.00 | $0.70-$1.20 | |
| 46 | | Real Estate | $0.80-$1.50 | $2.00-$5.00 | $0.40-$0.90 | $4.50-$8.00 | $0.60-$1.00 | |
| 47 | | Legal Services | $1.50-$3.00 | $5.00-$15.00 | $0.60-$1.50 | $5.50-$10.00 | $0.80-$1.50 | |
| 48 | | Fitness / Wellness | $0.50-$1.00 | $1.50-$4.00 | $0.30-$0.80 | $5.00-$8.00 | $0.40-$0.90 | |
| 49 | | Restaurant / Food | $0.40-$0.80 | $1.00-$3.00 | $0.25-$0.60 | $4.00-$7.00 | $0.30-$0.70 | |
| 50 | |
| 51 | ### CPM (Cost Per 1,000 Impressions) Benchmarks |
| 52 | |
| 53 | | Platform | TOFU CPM | MOFU CPM | BOFU CPM | Retargeting CPM | |
| 54 | |---|---|---|---|---| |
| 55 | | Meta (Facebook/Instagram) | $5-$12 | $10-$20 | $15-$30 | $8-$18 | |
| 56 | | Google Display | $2-$6 | $4-$10 | $8-$15 | $5-$12 | |
| 57 | | Google Search | N/A | $20-$50 | $30-$80 | N/A (RLSA: $25-$60) | |
| 58 | | YouTube | $4-$10 | $8-$18 | $12-$25 | $6-$15 | |
| 59 | | LinkedIn | $30-$60 | $40-$80 | $50-$100 | $25-$50 | |
| 60 | | TikTok | $3-$8 | $6-$15 | $10-$25 | $5-$12 | |
| 61 | |
| 62 | ### Conversion Rate Benchmarks by Funnel Stage |
| 63 | |
| 64 | | Stage | E-commerce | SaaS | Local Service | Agency/B2B | Creator/Course | |
| 65 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| |
| 66 | | Landing page (cold traffic) | 1.5-3% | 2-5% | 3-8% | 2-5% | 2-6% | |
| 67 | | Landing page (warm traffic) | 3-6% | 5-10% | 8-15% | 5-10% | 5-12% | |
| 68 | | Landing page (retargeting) | 5-10% | 8-15% | 10-20% | 8-15% | 8-18% | |
| 69 | | Cart completion | 60-75% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 65-80% | |
| 70 | | Lead-to-sale | N/A | 10-25% | 20-40% | 15-30% | N/A | |
| 71 | | Trial-to-paid | N/A | 15-30% | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 72 | |
| 73 | --- |
| 74 | |
| 75 | ## Platform Allocation by Business Type |
| 76 | |
| 77 | ### Recommended Budget Split |
| 78 | |
| 79 | | Business Type | Platform 1 | Allocation | Platform 2 | Allocation | Platform 3 | Allocation | |
| 80 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |
| 81 | | E-commerce | Meta | 50-60% | Google Shopping | 25-35% | TikTok | 10-20% | |
| 82 | | SaaS / Software | Google Search | 40-50% | LinkedIn | 25-35% | Meta (retarget) | 15-25% | |
| 83 | | Local Service | Google Search | 45-55% | Meta | 30-40% | Google Display | 10-15% | |
| 84 | | Agency / B2B | LinkedIn | 35-45% | Google Search | 30-40% | Meta | 15-25% | |
| 85 | | Creator / Course | Meta | 50-60% | YouTube | 20-30% | TikTok | 10-20% | |
| 86 | | Restaurant / Food | Meta (IG) | 45-55% | Google Local | 30-40% | TikTok | 10-15% | |
| 87 | |
| 88 | ### Minimum Viable Budget by Platform |
| 89 | |
| 90 | | Platform | Minimum Monthly | Recommended Monthly | Why This Minimum | |
| 91 | |---|---|---|---| |
| 92 | | Meta (Facebook/Instagram) | $500 | $1,500+ | Need $15-20/day minimum per ad set for alg |