Elite PPC Slack Communities For Paid Ads

I personally prefer Slack groups over LinkedIn or Reddit for chatting with other PPC professionals.

For whatever reason, the vibe on Slack is a lot more friendly & collaborative - There's no stupid PPC questions.

So I'm putting together a list of the best PPC slack communities that I've personally found helpful to level up my game.

It's actually very difficult to find good Slack communities for PPC marketers - But I personally did the legwork myself and spent HOURS trawling through all of them so that you don't have to.

Pro Tip: Don't try to join everything at once! Start with maybe r/PPC slack + The PPC.io Slack, then maybe add one general marketing community. The key is actually contributing valuable insights (not just asking questions) to build real relationships.

ROI Reality Check: If these communities help you keep just one $5k/month client through better insights, that's $60k/year. Most people treat these like casual help forums instead of business intelligence goldmines.

Here's some more detail on all of the Slack communities to help you decide which ones to join 👉

1) PPC.io - Slack Group

🔥 This is the Slack community that we personally moderate. Absolutely no spam allowed and highly vetted place to share Google ads strategies. 

• Massive focus on AI and paid ads 🤖 
• Always free to join
• Highly vetted - no spam and only elite people with elite contributions
• If you don't contribute you're out!

Apply by dropping us a message - Contact us

2) PPC Chat Slack

The PPC Chat Slack has been around for a long time and is heavily moderated, which we love!

There's usually different daily discussions, and they have a live Q&A within Slack every Tuesday which is cool.

• Access: Free
• Led by: Julie F. Bacchini and PPC industry veterans 
• Weekly live discussions every Tuesday

👉 Best for:

• Real-time platform intelligence: Members often share platform beta experiences and policy changes before official announcements
• Campaign troubleshooting at scale: Complex scenarios get multiple expert perspectives, revealing optimization approaches you hadn't considered
• Industry sentiment analysis: Track how the community reacts to platform changes to gauge broader market impact
• Networking with purpose: The weekly discussions create natural relationship-building opportunities with industry leaders

3) r/PPC Slack

r/PPC Slack is where people from the subreddit r/PPC go to chat! I actually really like this community - lots of daily active discussions across multiple ad platforms and everyone seems very helpful. The Reddit connection creates this cool feedback loop between public discussions and private strategy development.

👉 Why it's genuinely useful:

• Campaign strategy validation: Test strategic approaches with experienced people before presenting to clients (much better than winging it)
• Platform feature intelligence: Early adopters share beta testing experiences and what they've discovered works
• Client communication strategies: Learn how successful practitioners handle those awkward conversations and set realistic expectations
• Competitive analysis approaches: Members frequently share their methods for analyzing competitor strategies and positioning

Smart way to use it: Use the community to stress-test your client strategies before implementation. Present anonymized challenges to get multiple perspectives - reduces your risk while improving outcomes.

4) Paid Search Association (PSA) Slack

Despite being 100% free this one is actually also a highly vetted community!

With over 3,250 members, PSA Slack gives you enough volume for meaningful market analysis while still maintaining quality through decent moderation.

👉 Why paid search pros use this slack:

• Platform policy impact assessment: When privacy updates hit, track discussion volume and sentiment to predict how badly it'll disrupt the market
• Tool and vendor intelligence: Watch for organic mentions of platforms and services to spot emerging solutions before they become the new shiny thing everyone's using
• Hiring and salary intel: Agency hiring discussions reveal demand patterns and what people are actually paying
• Client challenge patterns: When the same problems keep coming up, that's a market opportunity for specialized services

Participation strategy: Share helpful stuff to build credibility, then use that relationship capital for private conversations about the complex challenges. Works way better than just asking questions.

5) Foxwell Founders Community

Foxwell Founders is incredibly premium, and at $600/month price tag you would expect it to be.

They have 400-500 people in the community, but you know if they're paying that kind of monthly fee, it's going to be incredibly good (to make people want to stay)

💰 What you actually get for the money:

• Enterprise-level strategy sharing: People managing million-dollar monthly budgets sharing what actually works at scale
• Cross-platform integration mastery: Deep discussions about coordinating Google Ads, Facebook, TikTok, and emerging platforms
• Performance Max optimization: Advanced strategies for Google's automated campaign types (stuff you won't find in help docs)
• Agency scaling intelligence: How successful agency owners structure operations, pricing, and client relationships

6) Online Geniuses Slack

Online Geniuses is probably the biggest active marketing Slack out there, and honestly, it's pretty well run for something with 50k people. Yeah, at $10/month it's not free, but they use that to keep out the tire-kickers and actually vet who joins. The result? Way less spam and generally higher quality discussions than you'd expect from a community this size.

Why PPC people should actually care: The sheer volume means someone's dealt with whatever weird client situation you're facing. But more importantly, you get intelligence from across the entire marketing ecosystem - which turns out to be super valuable for PPC strategy.

Specific advantages for PPC marketers:

• Cross-channel attribution insights: SEO and content people share how they track attribution, which often reveals gaps in your PPC measurement setup
• Landing page optimization from CRO experts: These folks obsess over conversion rates in ways that directly improve your PPC Quality Scores and conversion performance
• Client communication strategies: Learn how other marketing disciplines handle scope creep, set expectations, and communicate value (surprisingly useful for PPC account management)
• Market expansion intelligence: Monitor what services other marketers are adding to spot opportunities for your agency
• Platform early warnings: When big changes hit (iOS updates, privacy stuff), you get perspectives from people managing other channels who might be affected differently

The networking reality: With 50k people, your random question might get lost. But if you consistently share valuable insights, the right people notice. I've seen PPC people in there land clients just by being helpful in discussions about attribution or conversion tracking.

Worth the $10/month? If you're running an agency or managing multiple clients, absolutely. The intelligence gathering alone pays for itself, plus the networking opportunities are legit.

Overwhelmed?

Look, I know I just threw a lot of community options at you, but here's the reality: start small and actually participate.

Your actual next steps (like, this week):

1. Apply for PPC.io - If you're cool I'll let you in! 
2. Join PPC Chat Slack - seriously, just do it. The Tuesday discussions alone are worth it, and it's free.
3. Sign up for PSA Slack - another free one with solid people. Between these two, you'll get most of the PPC intelligence you need.
4. Pick ONE general marketing community - I'd probably go with Online Geniuses ($10/month) if you want the full marketing perspective.
5. Don't join everything at once - you'll overwhelm yourself and end up participating in nothing. Better to be active in 2-3 communities than lurking in 10.

The participation reality check: These communities are only as valuable as you make them. If you just lurk and ask basic questions, you'll get basic value. But if you share insights, help people out, and actually contribute to discussions, you'll build real relationships that turn into business opportunities.