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A$1,758 across 3 creative-code axes, 7%+ CTR, zero sales

By Ryan Richardson · Published 8 October 2026

Across three internal ad-coding axes used on the same cold-traffic creative pool, the top-spending code on each axis cleared 7%+ click-through rate (hook-level A$605.42 at 7.40% CTR, outcome A$602.35 at 7.43%, offer A$550.82 at 7.61%). None of the three axes has a recorded purchase against it.

What these codes are

our creative-testing system tags ads on more than one axis at once: a hook-level code (how strong/specific the opening hook is), an outcome code (what result the ad promises), and an offer code (which specific offer variant runs). Because they tag the same underlying ad pool, the hook-level and outcome numbers below are close to each other, not two independent samples.

The exact wording behind each code (L1, O6, F1, and so on) wasn't in the pulled documents, so this page compares codes, not the copy behind them.

Results, hook-level

CodeAdsSpendImpressionsCTRLanding page viewsPurchases
L143A$605.4213,4237.40%1290
L44A$223.273,3395.12%450
L35A$46.471,1473.49%120

Results, outcome

CodeAdsSpendImpressionsCTRLanding page viewsPurchases
O642A$602.3513,3637.43%1290
O73A$222.953,3275.14%450
O36A$46.791,1593.45%120

Results, offer

CodeAdsSpendImpressionsCTRLanding page viewsPurchases
F148A$550.8212,3207.61%1060
F24A$324.345,5894.78%800

How sure to be about this

This is A$1,758.59 in combined top-code spend and zero sales attached to any of it. The pattern matches what this account shows on its other cold, pre-funnel creative tests: ads that earn a 5-7.61% CTR and a few hundred landing page views without converting a single one into a tracked purchase. That's a message-match or back-end problem to investigate, not a creative-quality problem; CTR this consistently strong across three separate codings says the creative was getting attention.

The numbers
ClaimValueSource
Hook-level L1 spend/ads/impressions/CTR/LPV/purchasesA$605.42 / 43 / 13,423 / 7.40% / 129 / 0Sixty Steps ad account, Meta Ads data
Hook-level L4 spend/ads/impressions/CTR/LPV/purchasesA$223.27 / 4 / 3,339 / 5.12% / 45 / 0Sixty Steps ad account, Meta Ads data
Hook-level L3 spend/ads/impressions/CTR/LPV/purchasesA$46.47 / 5 / 1,147 / 3.49% / 12 / 0Sixty Steps ad account, Meta Ads data
Outcome O6 spend/ads/impressions/CTR/LPV/purchasesA$602.35 / 42 / 13,363 / 7.43% / 129 / 0Sixty Steps ad account, Meta Ads data
Outcome O7 spend/ads/impressions/CTR/LPV/purchasesA$222.95 / 3 / 3,327 / 5.14% / 45 / 0Sixty Steps ad account, Meta Ads data
Outcome O3 spend/ads/impressions/CTR/LPV/purchasesA$46.79 / 6 / 1,159 / 3.45% / 12 / 0Sixty Steps ad account, Meta Ads data
Offer F1 spend/ads/impressions/CTR/LPV/purchasesA$550.82 / 48 / 12,320 / 7.61% / 106 / 0Sixty Steps ad account, Meta Ads data
Offer F2 spend/ads/impressions/CTR/LPV/purchasesA$324.34 / 4 / 5,589 / 4.78% / 80 / 0Sixty Steps ad account, Meta Ads data
This is the account's clearest 'high CTR, zero purchases' pattern across 3 coding axes on the same poolconfirmedSUMMARY.md, 'Top 5 robust findings' item 5
Combined spend across the three top-performing codes (L1, O6, F1)A$1,758.59 (A$605.42 + A$602.35 + A$550.82)Sixty Steps ad account, Meta Ads data
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