How do you keep financial ads from getting rejected?

I review every campaign before launch against the financial-advertising policies of the platform it will run on — creative, claims, disclosures, and landing page. I also monitor policy changes while campaigns run. I can't guarantee approval (nobody can), but rejection-driven downtime is exactly what this process exists to prevent.

Which brands do you work with?

I lead with financial publishing and newsletters, investor and trading education, and crypto/DeFi education — that's where my case studies come from. I also work with a small number of direct-response and subscription brands outside finance (Vimeo, It's Today Media).

How quickly will I see results?

I optimize for growth that survives policy reviews, not short spikes that end in a suspension. Timing depends on your campaigns and what the audit reveals.

I price on scope: channels, spend level, and how much funnel work is included. You'll get exact pricing on the strategy call — no obligation, and no pricing games after.

Who will actually run my campaigns?

Me. I'm Lyndon Hector — I managed $10.94M+ in ad spend at Agora Financial, and I buy and optimize your media directly.

I've had an ad account suspended. Can you help?

Yes — that's a common starting point. Agora lost Google Ads in 2017 and I rebuilt growth on Facebook and native. On the strategy call I'll look at what triggered the enforcement and whether the account, or a diversification plan, is the right first move.

Lyndon Hector

Founder, Translucid Consulting

Paid media for financial brands

I scale financial brands with paid ads that get approved.

I'm Lyndon Hector. I buy media across Google, Meta, YouTube, and native for financial publishers and investor-education brands — and I review every campaign against platform financial-advertising policies before launch, so growth doesn't start with a rejection notice.

Ad spend managedAgora Financial: $10.94M+
Revenue generatedAgora Financial: $100M+
ROASDeFi education offer: 312%
Years buying media: 9+

Book a strategy call See the results

I'll review your current ads, flag policy risks, and map your next scaling move. No obligation.

Lyndon Hector smiling at his desk in a navy blazer — Lyndon HectorFounder, Translucid Consulting

Fortune Magazine · Business media / subscriptions

Cost per acquisition, 120 days: −71%

From $140 to $40 · $942K+ ad spend managed

Read the Fortune Magazine case study

Brands I've run paid media for:

Results

Numbers, not promises

Full breakdowns — spend, revenue, and what I changed — on each case-study page.

Financial publishing

Brownstone Research

SpaceX IPO offer, Facebook + Revcontent, 2026

I scaled a pre-IPO tech offer with bid-capped Facebook campaigns and native advertorials, buying customers under the allowable while spend climbed.

Read the Brownstone Research case study

Ad spend, Facebook + native: $2.08M+

Facebook spend in 26 days: $606K
CPAvs. $400 allowable: $378.58

Read the Brownstone Research case study

Financial publishing

Agora Financial

Media buying at Agora Financial, 2017–2020

I took over media buying after a Google Ads ban and rebuilt growth across Facebook and native.

Revenue generated: $100M+

Ad spend managed: $10.94M+
Average ROAS: 3.2x

Read the Agora Financial case study

DeFi education

Decentralized Masters

A YouTube campaign that wasn't returning down-funnel. I turned it into the growth engine in 90 days.

ROAS: 312%

Revenuefrom $1.48M ad spend: $4.64M
Cost per qualified calldown from $800: $400–$600

Read the Decentralized Masters case study

Crypto trading education

Real Trading Research

I split a high-ticket crypto offer across Meta and Google so no single platform could stall growth.

Revenue: $5.24M

ROAS: 2.03x
Qualified sales calls: 2,757

Read the Real Trading Research case study

Business media / subscriptions

Fortune Magazine

I rebuilt tracking and creative, then scaled spend while acquisition got cheaper, not dearer.

Cost per acquisitionfrom $140 to $40 in 120 days: −71%

Ad spend managed: $942K+

Read the Fortune Magazine case study

Beyond finance

I lead with financial brands. Direct-response and subscription offers in other categories get the same system:

Run a subscription or direct-response brand outside finance? I take a small number of these on. Book a strategy call and tell me where it's stuck.

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Cover of the Facebook Media Buying Playbook, Part 1: Scaling

Free playbook

The Facebook system behind $1.35M+ in spend

Not ready for a call? Get the playbook I used to scale a financial offer to $606K in 26 days at 5% under the target CPA.

The bid-cap CBO structure that only lets proven creative spend
Single-variable ABO tests and the kill rules I use
The promotion ladder from test to scale
Hook recipe for financial offers, with the compliance layer built in

Services

What I do

Three services. One goal: profitable, policy-clean acquisition for your offer.

Paid media management

I buy and optimize your campaigns day to day across Google, Meta, YouTube, and native (Taboola, Outbrain, and similar).

Campaign build and budget scaling · Creative testing · Audience expansion · Platform diversification

Funnel & conversion optimization

I tighten the landing pages, VSLs, and booking flows your ads point at so spend turns into subscribers and qualified calls.

Landing page and VSL review · Offer and CTA testing · Call-booking funnel optimization

Tracking, attribution & campaign review

Know which platform and creative produced revenue — not just clicks.

GA4 and Hyros attribution setup · Cross-platform revenue reporting · Pre-launch policy review · Ongoing policy monitoring

I lead with financial publishing, investor and trading education, and crypto and DeFi education. I also take on direct-response and subscription brands beyond finance, including Vimeo and It's Today Media.

Why not a generalist agency? I learned financial ad policies at Agora Financial, including working through a platform ban, and that review is built into my launch process.

Explore service details →

How it works

From audit to scale in three steps

01
Audit (week 1)
I review your ads, landing pages, and tracking. This is what the strategy call covers first.
You get: Policy-risk findings, where CPA is leaking, and the fastest scaling opportunity.
02
Rebuild & launch
I rebuild your campaigns around the audit, with tracking and starting budgets set to learn fast without wasting spend.
You get: Campaigns built around reviewed creative angles and clean tracking.
03
Optimize & scale
I test creative and audiences systematically, then raise budgets methodically.
You get: A systematic creative and audience testing process.

The founder

The media buyer behind Agora's $100M+ run

I'm Lyndon Hector, founder of Translucid Consulting. From 2017 to 2020 I bought media at Agora Financial — $10.94M+ in spend, $100M+ in revenue, and campaigns like James Altucher's Crypto Masterclass scaled from $5K to $20K+ a day.

Lyndon Hector speaking at a whiteboard — Lyndon Hector at the whiteboard.

When Google banned Agora's ads in 2017, I helped move that spend to Facebook and native and keep it profitable. Translucid Consulting is that playbook, run by me for other financial brands and, selectively, direct-response and subscription brands beyond finance. Policy review is built into my launch process because I've seen what a suspension costs.

Experience: 9+ years buying media
At Agora Financial: $10.94M+ managed

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Testimonials

What clients and colleagues say

“We just weren't seeing the ROI down funnel and had slowly shifted almost 90% of our spend to Facebook. Within 60 days, Translucid had taken 35% of the spend to Google ads with a ROAS of over 4, which translated to millions of dollars in extra revenue.”

Jamie Zeller

Former Digital Marketing Manager, Decentralized Finance

“Whenever challenges arose — platform changes, ad account issues, or rising costs — [Lyndon] quickly pivoted to new traffic sources… When ad costs spiked on one platform, he seamlessly shifted budgets to maintain performance. …if you need someone who can adapt fast and scale campaigns profitably, he's the person you want on your team.”

Brad Kuhn

Former Marketing Manager, St. Paul Research / Agora Financial

“Lyndon's … expertise invigorate[s] our paid media platforms… [He has] notably enhanced online traffic, user engagement, [and] subscription conversions … for Fortune.”

Niya Sinckler

Director of Subscription Marketing, Fortune Magazine

“Lyndon's strategic insights … [were] key in consistently driving results for us. … I highly recommend Translucid … Be prepared for … more conversions as they scale your campaigns to 5+ figures a day.”

Christian Byrd

Director of Marketing, Innovation Direct Group (insurance & debt lead generation)

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Thirty minutes with me. I'll review your current campaigns, flag policy risks, and show you where I'd scale first. If there's no fit, I'll tell you on the call.

Lyndon Hector
Former senior media buyer, Agora Financial. $10.94M+ in ad spend managed there.