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Google Ads & Local Services AdsBuy leads without burning cash

How to run paid search and LSA for a home-service company: what to budget, how to structure campaigns, and how to tell profitable clicks from expensive noise.

11 free lessons · 2 modules

Choose between Google Ads, LSA, and social ads
Set budgets tied to your real cost per booked job
Lower wasted spend and cost per click

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Google Ads for Service Businesses

Topic Hub · Beginner

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What you'll be able to do

  • Choose between Google Ads, LSA, and social ads
  • Set budgets tied to your real cost per booked job
  • Lower wasted spend and cost per click
  • Know when to pause, scale, or rebuild a campaign

Module 1 — Understand how it works

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The fundamentals, in plain English, before you spend a dollar.

  1. Lesson 1 · Topic Hub · Beginner

    Google Ads for Service Businesses

    How to run profitable Google Ads for contractors — budget, Quality Score, cost per lead benchmarks, and the LSA vs Search decision.

  2. Lesson 2 · Topic Hub · Beginner

    Local Services Ads (LSA) for Service Businesses

    How Local Services Ads work, what they cost, and how to earn the Google Guaranteed badge that dominates the top of the page.

  3. Lesson 3 · Question · Beginner

    What are Local Service Ads and are they worth it?

    How Google's Local Service Ads (LSA) work, what they cost, and which trades win most with them.

  4. Lesson 4 · Question · Beginner

    What is a good cost per lead for home services?

    Cost per lead benchmarks by trade — HVAC, plumbing, roofing, remodeling, cleaning, lawn care, and pest control.

  5. Lesson 5 · Topic Hub · Beginner

    Meta Ads for Service Businesses

    When Meta ads work for contractors, when they don't, and the 3 creative formats that produce booked jobs.

Module 3 — Build it this month

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Step-by-step guides and checklists you can run with your own team.

  1. Lesson 6 · Guide · Intermediate

    Google Ads for HVAC Companies: Stop Wasting Your Budget

    The campaign structure, seasonal bidding, and conversion tracking that turn Google Ads into a profitable HVAC lead engine — instead of a monthly money pit.

  2. Lesson 7 · Guide · Intermediate

    Google Ads for Plumbers: Stop Wasting Your Budget

    The campaign structure, keyword strategy, and conversion tracking that turn Google Ads into a profitable plumbing lead engine instead of a money pit.

  3. Lesson 8 · Guide · Intermediate

    Cleaning Services Marketing: The Complete Owner's Guide

    The complete marketing playbook for cleaning companies — local SEO, Google Ads, email, reviews, and referrals built into one system.

  4. Lesson 9 · Guide · Intermediate

    Fencing Company Google Ads That Book Real Estimates

    Stop burning ad budget on tire-kickers. Campaign structure that books real fencing estimates.

  5. Lesson 10 · Guide · Intermediate

    Fencing Marketing: The Complete Owner's Guide

    The complete marketing playbook for fencing companies — local SEO, Google Ads, email, reviews, and referrals built into one system.

  6. Lesson 11 · Guide · Intermediate

    Flooring Google Ads That Book In-Home Estimates

    Stop wasting Google Ads on the wrong flooring keywords. Campaign structure that books in-home estimates.