Contractors, trades and local service
Marketing for local service businesses that live on the phone.
When someone needs a mechanic, a roofer or an engineer, they search, look at the map and call. We make sure it's your phone that rings.
Where local service businesses lose calls.
- Not showing in the Google map for the neighborhoods you actually serve
- One services page instead of a page for each job and service area
- A slow mobile site with the phone number buried
- Few recent reviews, and no routine for asking happy customers
- Business name, phone and hours that don't match across Google, Yelp and directories
What the first 90 days look like.
Founder-led. I do the work myself, and you can see everything I ship.
- Google Business Profile rebuild: categories, services, photos, weekly posts and Q&A
- A page for each service and service area, with real local detail
- A fast mobile site with a sticky call button on every page
- A simple review-request routine your team will actually use
- Citation cleanup so your business details match everywhere
- Google Ads and Local Services Ads when the numbers make sense
Work we've done in this space.
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Local · Auto repair
Perry's Quality Auto
Mobile score 65 → 100
A family auto repair shop that has served Simi Valley since 1997. Great reviews, a slow site, and a page-two ranking for the one search that matters most.
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Home energy
Green Conception
3,000 keywords
Solar and roofing is one of the most competitive local searches in Los Angeles County. Green Conception needed to show up on Google and in the AI tools homeowners now ask first.
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Engineering · B2B
HJH Engineering
20-page site live
HJH Engineering's buyers are architects, developers and general contractors. The site had to read like a technical document, not a brochure.
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Four steps. No mystery.
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Free call
Thirty minutes on your business, what's working and what isn't.
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Real plan
If we're a fit, you get a plan sized to your budget and your capacity.
- 03
Ship the work
I run it myself. You get me on the phone and on email, not an account manager.
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Report and adjust
Plain-English reports on calls, leads and rankings. We cut what isn't working.
Common questions.
Do you work with contractors outside Los Angeles?
Yes. We're based in LA and know Southern California best, but the playbook works anywhere you have a real service area.
How fast can the Google map ranking improve?
Profile fixes and fresh reviews can move map rankings in weeks. Competitive searches usually take 60 to 90 days of steady work.
Do you run Local Services Ads?
Yes, when your trade qualifies and the cost per lead makes sense against your average job value.
I already get word-of-mouth. Why bother?
Word of mouth is great until a slow month. Search brings in the people who don't know anyone to ask, and they're ready to book.
What does it cost?
Most engagements run $2,000 to $3,000 a month, month to month, plus ad spend if you run ads. See the pricing page for details.