Ruben van der Drift
Certified Facebook Ads & Google Ads Expert | Meta | Adwords | PPC
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#1,104
of 28,921 agencies on Upwork by lifetime earnings, and #3 in Media Buying.
- #1,103iTechFive$103 ahead
- #1,104Ruben van der Driftthis agency
- #1,105Sirion Developers$627 behind
Total earned
$529K
lifetime, as published
Jobs
114
contracts to date
Hours
1,700
billed hourly
Job Success
99%
JSS
Hourly rate
$75–$150/hr
min. project $5,000+
Index Score
71
#2517 overall
Insights
How these are computed- Run-rate, measured
- pending
- Needs two observations at least 14 days apart. Our next read of this page turns this on. Nothing is extrapolated from a single contract.
- Lifetime pace
- $170K/yr estimate
- Lifetime earnings divided by years on Upwork. A floor on historical pace, not a forecast.
- Earnings per job
- $4.6K
- Average contract value to date.
- Recent earnings, per Upwork
- $200K
- The "recent" figure Upwork attaches to the directory card, with 695 recent hours. Upwork does not publish the window, so it is shown as its number, not ours.
- Realised hourly
- $311/hr
- Total earned over billed hours. Fixed-price work inflates it; compare with the rate card.
Index Score breakdown71/100
Scale 32.7/40Quality 19.8/20Trust 0/15Momentum 12/15Team 6.5/10
Observation history
Every read of the public page. Last observed Oct 30, 2026 (live read).
| Observed | Earned | Δ | Jobs | JSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $529K | 114 | 99% |
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About
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Top 1% on Upwork – Meta Ads & Google Ads expert – Performance marketing partner for established, scalable businesses since 2015. I plan, build, and personally manage paid advertising campaigns (Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads, Google Ads, YouTube Ads, TikTok Ads, LinkedIn Ads, and more) that generate qualified leads, appointments, sales, and revenue. ✅ Top Rated Plus and ranked among the top 1% on Upwork, with $1M+ earned on the platform ✅ 1,000+ businesses supported across 40+ countries since 2015 ✅ Campaign budgets ranging from $500 to $500,000 per month ✅ Hundreds of five-star reviews ✅ MBA in Marketing, native-level English, 10+ years in performance marketing ↪︎ HOW I WORK Successful paid advertising takes more than managing an ad account. Before scaling anything, I analyze the full customer journey: your offer and positioning, market demand, target audiences, competitors, campaign structure, advertising creatives, landing pages, conversion tracking and attribution, lead quality, and unit economics such as CPA, ROAS, and revenue. From there, I take responsibility for the complete process: audit, strategy, campaign setup, creative testing, daily optimization, reporting, and scaling. I optimize toward business outcomes like qualified leads, sales, and revenue, not vanity metrics. ↪︎ WHAT I MANAGE • Meta Ads: Paid social strategy, Facebook ad campaigns, Instagram ad campaigns, Meta Pixel setup, and everything else needed for performance • Google Ads: Search, Google Shopping, Performance Max, Display, and YouTube Ads, including ongoing Google Ads account management • Media buying and PPC campaign setup & management across additional platforms, such as LinkedIn Ads and TikTok Ads • Conversion tracking with Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and Google Tag Manager (GTM) • Sales funnels, landing pages, conversion rate optimization, CRM integrations, and marketing automation using tools such as GoHighLevel, Zapier, ManyChat, Pipedrive, HubSpot, and more • Clear, honest reporting through Looker Studio, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Hyros, and/or Triple Whale, focused on what actually drives growth ↪︎ SEE IF YOU QUALIFY I take on a limited number of clients, and I evaluate every opportunity before accepting it: the business, the offer, the market, current traction, budget, and growth potential. I only say yes when I see a realistic opportunity to make a meaningful difference. To see if we are a fit, send me a short message covering: your business and offer, current revenue stage and traction, the platforms you are using or want to use, your monthly advertising budget, your goals, and your biggest current challenge. If there is a strong mutual fit, the next step is a strategy call where I outline exactly how I would approach your campaigns.Read more
Skills
Facebook Ads ManagerTikTok MarketingPaid MediaMeta PixelYouTube AdsGoogle AdsLinkedIn Campaign ManagerMedia BuyingInstagram Ad CampaignPPC Campaign Setup & ManagementGoogle Ads Account ManagementSearch Engine MarketingFacebook Ad CampaignSocial Media AdvertisingFacebook Advertising
Agency facts
- Team size
- 11-50
- Teams on Upwork
- 1
- Founded
- Not published
- Member since
- Sep 2023
- Last contract
- Oct 2026
- Owner
- Ruben V.
- Client focus
- Large business, Medium business, Very small business, Small business
- Members in
- Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United States, Spain
- Languages
- Not published
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#3 in Media Buying
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#36 in SEM
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#57 in Google Advertising
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#197 in United States
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