Topic - Paid Ads & Lead Gen

When paid search earns its place alongside organic, how the two compound when run together, and how to qualify for the Google Verified badge on Local Services Ads.

SEO vs Google Ads for Custom Home Builders

Why the usual answer does not apply to a trade with an eighteen month buying cycle, what each channel is genuinely good at, and the two situations where paid is clearly the right call.

Michael Santiago
Michael Santiago
Fullstack Developer & SEO

Your Marketing Agency Says Your Google Ads Are Working. But Are They?

Impressions and clicks are not customers. Here is the metric hierarchy from impressions to profit, why conversion tracking has to come first, how an agency can improve ad metrics while producing worse business results, and the five questions your PPC report should answer every month.

Michael Santiago
Michael Santiago
Fullstack Developer & SEO

What Is a Good Cost Per Lead for Home Service Companies?

Why published cost per lead benchmarks are useless, how to calculate the ceiling your own margins allow, and why cost per booked job is the number that should drive budget.

Michael Santiago
Michael Santiago
Fullstack Developer & SEO

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