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# PPC & Google Ads for Contractors — Calls From Day One


SEO builds your future; PPC pays for the present. Google Ads puts your company at the top of the results page the day campaigns launch — and for contractors, that top matters: **46% of clicks on a search results page go to the top three paid ads.** When a homeowner's pipe bursts, furnace dies, or ceiling stains after a storm, those three ads get the call.

## How Does PPC Work for Contractors?

You bid on the searches your customers type — "emergency plumber," "AC repair near me," "roof leak repair," "water damage restoration" — and pay only when someone clicks. The mechanics are simple; the profit lives in the management: bidding on high-intent searches, blocking the junk, and sending clicks to pages built to convert. That last mile is where most self-managed contractor accounts quietly burn budget.

## What Makes a Contractor Campaign Profitable?

- **Emergency-intent keywords** — "burst pipe repair" converts; "how to fix a pipe" doesn't. We build campaigns around buying intent for your trade, whether that's plumbing emergencies, HVAC replacements, roofing inspections, or restoration calls.
- **Negative keywords** — the invisible half of PPC. Blocking "DIY," "salary," "training," and parts searches keeps your budget on homeowners who hire.
- **Call-only and local formats** — emergency trades convert by phone, not form. Call-only ads skip the website entirely for searchers who just need a number.
- **Geo-targeting** — spend concentrated on your service area, weighted toward the cities with your margins.
- **Landing pages that match the ad** — message match and load speed set your Quality Score, which sets your real cost per click. [Web design](/services/web-design/) and PPC succeed or fail together.
- **Tracking to booked jobs** — call tracking and conversion reporting so every dollar traces to a phone call, and every phone call to a source.

## What Does Contractor PPC Cost?

Two numbers: ad spend (paid to Google) and management. Spend varies enormously by trade — scheduled-service clicks can run $15–$50, while emergency restoration clicks in Southern California reach $200+. The discipline is the same at every level: know your cost per booked job and your average ticket, and scale what's profitable. As proof of ceiling: one restoration client's campaigns turned **$360K in annual spend into $2.8M of year-one revenue.** Trade-specific budget math lives on [PPC for restoration contractors](/ppc-for-restoration-contractors/).

## Should You Run PPC and SEO Together?

Yes, and the sequencing matters. Ads produce calls in week one while [SEO](/services/seo/) builds rankings over months; contractors who show in both paid and organic results also win more clicks than either alone. As organic matures, ads narrow to the highest-value keywords and your blended cost per job falls. Add [Local Service Ads](/services/local-service-ads/) above both, and [Meta Ads](/services/meta-ads/) for demand generation, and you've covered every way a homeowner can find you — the full picture is in [digital marketing for contractors](/digital-marketing-for-contractors/).

## Why Have Us Run It?

Because we manage contractor accounts specifically — [plumbing](/industries/plumbing/), [HVAC](/industries/hvac/), [roofing](/industries/roofing/), [restoration](/industries/restoration/) — and the difference shows up in negatives lists, seasonal bid patterns, and after-hours call handling that generic account managers never build. Daily optimization, weekly reporting, no long-term contracts.

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