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Guides from Tarek's YouTube tutorials on ad API access, Claude Code for marketers, app review and agency automation.

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Shopify, Meta and Google App Review: A Field Guide to Approval

How to get a Shopify, Meta or Google OAuth app approved: what reviewers check, the screencast they want, which permissions to request and why apps get rejected.

Agency Operations · · 11 min readRead

Build vs Buy: When Agencies Should Replace SaaS With Own Tools

A practical build-vs-buy framework for agencies: which SaaS subscriptions to replace with your own tools, how to cost it honestly, and what never to build.

Agency Operations · · 10 min readRead

Automate Client Reporting Across Meta, Google and TikTok Ads

How agencies automate client reporting with the Meta, Google Ads and TikTok APIs: one schema, a nightly sync with a lookback window, and reports from one table.

Agency Operations · · 10 min readRead

Build a Custom Google Ads Reporting Dashboard With Claude Code

Build a multi-client Google Ads reporting dashboard with Claude Code: a real Next.js app with its own backend, Google login, live metrics and top products.

VideoClaude Code · · 7 min readRead

Manage Claude Code Skills With skillfish: Install, Sync, Share

How I manage Claude Code skills with skillfish: search, install, update and remove skills across Claude Code, Cursor and Copilot, and sync them across a team.

VideoClaude Code · · 7 min readRead

Claude Code in the Terminal: Setup Guide for Non-Developers

Why I use Claude Code from the terminal and how to set it up: one-line install, first session, /login, CLAUDE.md and the commands you'll actually use.

VideoClaude Code · · 7 min readRead

Google Ads API Access: The Complete 2026 Guide

Get Google Ads API access in 2026: Cloud project, consent screen, test users, OAuth client, refresh token, and Explorer or Basic access after the token sunset.

VideoAds APIs · · 11 min readRead

How to Get TikTok Marketing API Access (and Pass App Review)

How to get TikTok Marketing API access: register on the TikTok API for Business portal, create a developer app with only the scopes you need, and pass review.

VideoAds APIs · · 7 min readRead

Create Meta Ad Campaigns From an Excel Sheet With Python

Use Python and the Meta Marketing API to read an Excel sheet and create campaigns, ad sets, creatives and ads in bulk, paused and safe to review first.

VideoAds APIs · · 7 min readRead

Meta Marketing API Long-Lived Access Token: Step by Step

Get a Meta Marketing API access token that doesn't expire: create the app, set up Facebook Login for Business, generate a config ID and exchange the code.

VideoAds APIs · · 7 min readRead

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