How does AI ad testing work?

Enter your client’s location and business type, and we build personas that mirror that neighborhood’s demographics. Paste the ad, and each persona reacts independently with verbatim feedback, objections, and a likelihood-to-act score, all in under 30 seconds. Personas are AI simulations built from Census data. They estimate likely response. They do not guarantee ad performance.

What types of ads can I test?

Anything with words: Facebook and Instagram ads, Google ads, emails, SMS, flyers, postcards, even radio scripts. If a customer can read it or hear it, your personas can react to it.

Is it really free to start?

Yes. You get 3 free simulations with no credit card required. Run a real client ad past real neighborhood personas, and only upgrade once you have seen what it catches.

How do agencies and freelancers use it?

Three ways. Run a prospect’s current ad before the pitch and walk in with a score, the objections, and a rewrite. Test your version against the client’s version to settle creative debates with data instead of opinions. And attach a PDF report to every campaign so clients see the work behind the copy.

Can I manage multiple clients in one account?

Yes. Add each client as its own location profile and it gets a persona panel built from that client’s market, so a roofer in Dallas and a salon in Austin each get their own audience. Starter covers 3 clients, Growth covers 10, and the Agency plan is unlimited with white-label reports.

AI ad testing for agencies & freelancers

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Marketing agencies and freelancers use LocalPersonas to test client ads against AI personas built from real Census data for each client's market, then hand over a report on how each persona is likely to react.

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3 free simulations ✦ No credit card ✦ Results in 30 seconds

Simulation · Phoenix, AZ · 3 of 12 personas

Personas built from real US Census neighborhood data

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Live demo · On loop

Watch a weak ad get caught in 30 seconds

One generic auto-shop ad, the kind clients send over every week. Three Seattle personas built from real Census neighborhood data. Zero client budget spent finding out it was likely to flop.

Step 1 — Paste your ad

Headline

Body

Simulation · Seattle, WA · 3 of 12 personas

Waiting for your ad

Personas are AI simulations built from Census data. They estimate likely response. They do not guarantee ad performance.

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Now try it on a client's ad

That was a demo. This is the real thing: 12 AI personas built from your client's neighborhood Census data, reacting to their ad in about 30 seconds.

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3 free simulations per month ✦ No credit card

Hyper-local personas per market

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From paste to full reactions

Free simulations, no card

Client ad spend to get a read

The math is brutal

One flopped launch can cost you the account.

Clients judge you by the first campaign that burns their budget. LocalPersonas tests creative against each client's real local audience before launch, so weak copy dies in your drafts, not in their ad account.

A persona panel per client

Enter a client’s city and business type and get AI customers built from that neighborhood’s Census demographics. A plumber in Tampa and a dentist in Denver each get their own audience.

Answers before the call

Paste ad copy or upload a creative and get persona reactions in under 30 seconds. Test three angles before the client meeting starts.

Scores clients understand

Every persona rates the ad 0–100 on likelihood to act. A number lands better in a client meeting than “trust me, this headline is stronger.”

Objections, verbatim

Personas explain in plain language why they would or wouldn’t respond. Drop the quotes straight into your creative rationale.

Client-ready reports

Export a PDF report per client per campaign, white-labeled on the Agency plan. The work behind the copy, ready to forward before anything goes live.

Creative Strategist

Stuck on a rewrite? The AI strategist fixes weak ads and explains the psychology behind what works in that client’s market, so you ship the fix, not just the diagnosis.

How it works

From client brief to tested draft in minutes

Add your client
Enter the client’s location, target market, and business type. We build personas from that actual neighborhood.
Paste the creative
Drop in the headline and body of any ad: Facebook, Google, email, SMS, or flyer.
Run the simulation
Up to 12 personas respond independently with honest reactions, objections, and 0–100 likelihood-to-act scores.
Send the tested version
Sharpen the copy with the AI strategist, export the report, and send the client the version that scored best with their local personas.

Built for client work

For people who answer to a client.

You don't need another dashboard. You need an answer the client will accept. Here's where LocalPersonas earns its keep.

New business

Win the pitch

Run the prospect’s current ad through their own local personas before the discovery call. Walk in with the score, the objections, and a rewrite.

PayoffA score, not a hunch

Client approvals

Settle the creative debate

Client loves their headline, you love yours? Test both. A 0–100 score from their own market ends the argument faster than a third round of revisions.

PayoffFewer revision rounds

Freelancers

Sell testing as a line item

Add pre-launch testing to every proposal. A report per campaign is a deliverable the client can see, and a reason to charge more than the next freelancer.

PayoffA billable deliverable

Who built it

Built by Mike Volkin, fractional CMO who has built and sold six companies.

More about Mike

Pricing

Pricing that scales with your client roster

Starter

$99/mo

3 clients
Unlimited simulations
Email support

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Growth

$249/mo

Everything in Starter
10 clients
Priority support
Brand Voice

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Agency

Custom

Unlimited clients
White-label reports
Account manager

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Start free: 3 simulations a month, no credit card

FAQ

Questions, answered straight

LocalPersonas is an AI ad-testing platform for marketing agencies and freelancers who run ads for local businesses. Paste a client’s ad and a panel of AI personas (3 on Free, 12 on paid plans), built from real US Census demographics for that client’s neighborhood, react with honest feedback and 0–100 likelihood-to-act scores before the client spends a dollar.

No pitch. Just a test.

Walk into your next client meeting with a test result

Agencies and freelancers use it to catch weak client ads before they run. 3 free simulations, no credit card needed.