Facebook and Instagram

Meta Ads training. Run your own Facebook and Instagram ads.

Claude does the heavy lifting. Trainers check your work.

Free for 7 daysFive ads made for youNo card neededLive calls included
Josh Berg, Meta Ads trainer Teddi Russell, Meta Ads trainer Kelvin Zhu, Meta Ads trainer Yesica Alfonso, Meta Ads trainer
Real trainers on live calls every week.
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Ads · The why

One ad for every stage

How we think about ads
Never heard of you
UnawareA story that earns the stop
Example notes-app ad
Problem awareName the problem better than they can
Example ad comparing power prices
Solution awareProof that your way works
Example product ad for salt
Product awareReviews, guarantees, the offer
Example ad: dinner, elevated
Most awareA clear offer and a reason to act now
Example offer ad
Ready to buy
Why Meta Ads

Why you should be on Meta.

Your customers are on Facebook and Instagram every day. When they start shopping for what you sell, Meta fills their feed with ads for it, and your ads and landing page tell it who to show yours to.

How it works

People shop around for what you sell.

Start looking for a new couch, a physio or a gym, and your feed fills with ads from every business that sells it. Meta finds people who are in the market right now and shows them ads for what they're after. Be one of those ads.

  • Catch people while they're comparing
  • Show up next to every competitor
  • You have real photos or video
  • Ads for every stage, from first look to ready to buy
Creative is the new targeting

Your ads are the targeting.

Meta doesn't need you to pick audiences any more. It reads your creative and works out who it's for. So you make an ad for every stage of awareness, and Meta shows each one to the people it's right for. Here are five of our own, one for each stage.

Unaware
Unaware ad: a sketch of going through the agency versus running it herself, asking which one is your business
A story that earns the stop, without selling anything.
Problem aware
Problem-aware ad: Josh and Teddi at a laptop, asking not sure what to change in your ads?
Name the problem better than they can.
Solution aware
Solution-aware ad: learn to run your own ads, the why, the how, and getting it done with AI
Education and proof that your way works.
Product aware
Product-aware ad: a five-star client review of Hedgehog's Meta ads training
Reviews, guarantees and the specific offer.
Most aware
Most-aware ad: seen our ads and held off? Fair enough. Free for 7 days, no card needed
A clear offer and a reason to act now.
What you'll learn

Five modules. Human-led, AI-assisted.

Short videos, 1 to 4 minutes each. Watch one, do it, move on.

  1. 1

    Strategy

    AI-assisted

    Who to reach, what to offer and what to spend. Your agents write up your plan.

    3 lessons
  2. 2

    Make your ads

    AI-assisted

    Your agents make your image and video ads. You choose what runs.

    5 lessons
  3. 3

    Make your landing pages

    AI-assisted

    Your agents build a simple page for your ads to send people to.

    5 lessons
  4. 4

    Build your campaigns

    AI-assisted

    We walk you through Ads Manager, click by click. Your agents draft the campaign.

    8 lessons
  5. 5

    Reporting and optimisation

    AI-assisted

    Your agents read your numbers each week. You make the call.

    5 lessons
See all 26 lessons

1Strategy

  1. Write your strategy AI3 min

    Your strategy agent writes the plan for your account, at your real budget.

  2. Read and challenge your strategy AIRead

    What a good plan looks like, and the questions to push back with.

  3. Lock it in AIRead

    Save it once, and every agent reads it before it makes anything.

2Make your ads

  1. How we think about ads2 min

    Why broad audiences work on Facebook and Instagram, and the five stages of awareness.

  2. Prepare your campaign angles AI3 min

    Use AI to find the angles worth testing for your business.

  3. Review your brief AI2 min

    Approve what's right and fix what's off before any ads get made.

  4. Make your ads AI2 min

    Turn your brief into image and video ads for every stage.

  5. Review your ads AI3 min

    Keep the strong ones, pick your hooks and cut what won't work.

3Make your landing pages

  1. Do you need a landing page?Read

    When your main website will do, and when a page for this campaign pays off.

  2. Write your code brief AI2 min

    Plan a landing page that matches your ads, or improve your own site.

  3. Build your page AI2 min

    Your agents build the whole page from your brief. No coding or designer needed.

  4. Edit your page AIRead

    Look at it and ask for changes in plain English. Your agents make them.

  5. Get your page live AI2 min

    Put your page online so your ads have somewhere to send people.

4Build your campaigns

  1. Find your way around3 min

    Campaigns, ad sets and ads: where everything lives in Ads Manager.

  2. Check your Pixel2 min

    Make sure the Meta Pixel counts your leads and sales properly.

  3. Build the campaign2 min

    Pick the right objective, name it and set your budget.

  4. Build the ad set3 min

    Your audience, age, placements and budget, set up the simple way.

  5. Build the ad3 min

    Add your images, primary text and headline, and switch off the extras.

  6. Build it with Claude AI3 min

    Or let your agents build the whole campaign in your account for you to check.

  7. Before you publish2 min

    A pre-launch checklist that catches the things that quietly waste money.

  8. After you publishRead

    Hands off while Meta learns, and what to watch in the first few days.

5Reporting and optimisation

  1. Set up your reporting view3 min

    The few numbers that matter: spend, results, cost per result, CTR and frequency.

  2. Dates and attribution3 min

    Why your results swing, and how to compare weeks fairly.

  3. Your weekly check-in with Claude AI2 min

    A ten-minute weekly report and the levers worth pulling.

  4. Your rules and rhythm AI3 min

    When to judge an ad, how much to change and when to leave it alone.

  5. The testers loop3 min

    Keep finding new winning ads without breaking the ones that work.

AI Done with your AI agents in Claude. The rest are in the ad platform, or the thinking behind it.

AI agents for the parts that matter Live group calls every week Answers within a day

Everything the Meta Ads course covers

  • Business Manager: ad accounts, pages and permissions
  • Meta Pixel and conversion tracking
  • Campaign objectives and structure
  • Ad sets: audiences, placements and budget
  • Campaign angles and creative briefs
  • Facebook and Instagram ads made with your AI agents
  • Landing pages for Meta traffic
  • Creative testing with the testers loop
  • Dates, attribution and reporting
  • Scaling what works, with a weekly rhythm
Your private Q&A · example
S
You · 9:12am
My cost per lead jumped from $18 to $41 this week. Should I turn the campaign off?
Kelvin Zhu, Meta Ads trainer
Kelvin · 11:40am
Leave it on. Turning it off resets the learning. Judge it on the week.
How we teach Meta

Habits that keep costs down.

  • 1Judge results week by week
  • 2Leave your ads switched on
  • 3Run 15 to 25 ads
  • 4Real photos beat stock
Meta Ads course or 1-1 coaching

Choose the right path for you.

Every path starts with 7 days to explore, free.

Start here

Self-paced

Learn at your own pace, with trainers on call.

$197 / month

Free for 7 days, then the full course and your AI agents unlock when you join. Join before they end and your first month is half price, $98.50. Cancel any time.

Explore free for 7 days
8 weeks, 1-1

Personalised 1-1

Six private sessions inside your own Meta ad account.

$5,950 + GST per channel

In 3 payments, or $5,450 + GST paid upfront.

See the 1-1 program
30+ people

Franchise & Network Training

For franchises and networks of 30+.

$500 per person

Groups of 30+, from $15,000 for 30. Your own private portal and live sessions.

See franchise training

Is this training right for you?

Answer 6 quick questions to see if training's the right fit for you.

What best describes your role?
How big is your marketing team?
Are you currently running Meta Ads?
What's your main goal?
What's your monthly marketing budget?
How do you feel about using AI like Claude in your marketing?
Last step: how can we get in touch with you?

Your result is on the next screen. We'll follow up with the right program for you.

✓
You're a great fit.

This training was built for teams like yours.

🎁 Free when you book: sample ads made for your business - and we'll show you how to make them yourself.

Free. 25 minutes. No obligation.

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✓
Your best fit: Self-paced.

Learn to run your own Meta and Google ads with short videos, your own AI marketing team and live calls with our trainers every week.

  • 7 days free
  • No card needed
  • 5 free ads for your business
Explore free for 7 days →

Then $197 a month. Join before your free week ends and your first month is half price.

For larger teams, we have a custom program.

Teams of 6+ typically need group sessions, role-specific training, and a tailored rollout. Tell us about your team and we'll put together a custom proposal.

✓ No obligation ✓ Response within 1 business day ✓ We'll tell you if we're not the right fit
Results

Teams running their own Meta Ads now.

“Invest the money and do it.”

  • Better quality leads
  • How simple it was
  • All this in one day
Tomislav Trbuhovich & VukAlpha Abilities · Allied health & NDIS
Personalised 1-1 · Meta0:44
Short lessons26 in all

1 to 4 minutes each, built in your own account.

Live group callsEvery week

Bring your account and your questions.

5.0on Google reviews

From the businesses we train.

Case study · Meta Ads

GluteGuard

Consumer health · Australia-wide

Their in-house team learned to run Meta Ads alongside Google Ads, growing reach and retargeting as the brand moved into national retail.

“Hedgehog's coaching and support has been vital in GluteGuard's growth.”Cass Green, Product Manager, GluteGuard
Read the GluteGuard story →
3,000+Pharmacies nationwide
In-houseTeam running Meta Ads
Josh and Teddi working through a Meta Ads account together
Your trainers

Real people, every week.

Josh, Teddi, Kelvin and Yesica run the live calls and answer your questions.

Josh Berg Teddi Russell Kelvin Zhu Yesica Alfonso
Live group calls every weekOptional private sessionsYour own private Q&A
Questions

Meta Ads training questions.

How much should I spend on Meta Ads?

Some teams spend as little as $500 a month, others much more. It's paid straight to Meta. Not sure? Use the calculator to see what your budget should bring in.

Is this a Facebook ads course or coaching?

Both. Meta runs ads on Facebook and Instagram from one place, so this Meta Ads course covers both. Self-paced is the step-by-step course with live calls. The Personalised 1-1 is Meta Ads coaching: a senior trainer works with you inside your own Business Manager for 8 weeks.

Do I need Meta Ads experience?

No. You start with how we think about ads, then make your first ads with the AI agents. If you already run Facebook ads, skip ahead to what you need.

Do I need a Business Manager already?

No. The Build your campaigns module starts with finding your way around Business Manager and checking your Pixel. If you already have one, you build in it, and on the 1-1 your coach looks over what's there first.

Do you run in-person Meta Ads classes in Melbourne?

No. We're based in Melbourne, and every lesson, live call and 1-1 session is online, so it works anywhere in Australia. You share your screen and work in your own Business Manager.

Should I start on Meta or Google?

Most teams start on Meta. Google suits urgent searches, like emergency plumbing.

What do I need for the AI agents?

A Claude Pro account, about $30 a month, connected to your own ad account.

How long until I run it myself?

On Self-paced, whenever you are ready. On 1-1, you run it yourself by week 8.

Your first Meta Ads module is one click away.

Your business name, email and website. Your portal opens straight away, and we make five ads for your business. The rest of each course and your AI agents unlock when you join.

Josh Berg, Meta Ads trainer Teddi Russell, Meta Ads trainer Kelvin Zhu, Meta Ads trainer
See you on a call.

Explore free for 7 daysNo card. Five free ads.

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