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Marketing for GCs who only want premium projects.

Remodels, additions, full builds. We position you for $50K+ projects, and filter out the price-shoppers who waste your estimator's time.

General Contractor-only specialists 90-day Top-3 Map Pack target Month-to-month, no lock-in
General Contractor marketing
We work with
General Contractor contractors
$1M+

Trusted by & built on the platforms that matter

What's broken

What's actually broken in general contractor marketing right now.

Three patterns we see in almost every general contractor account we audit.

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Problem 01

Your inbox fills with tire-kickers

Cheap lead-gen shops sell GC leads to 4–5 contractors at once. Your estimator spends a day on a $200K kitchen quote, then loses to the lowest bidder who never planned to use you.

We see this in nearly every general contractor audit
Problem 02

No portfolio = no premium positioning

Premium clients pick you off the project pages, not the homepage. Without rich, searchable project pages with real photos and city tags, you compete on price by default.

We see this in nearly every general contractor audit
Problem 03

The 6-month decision window is wasted

GC sales cycles run 3–9 months. Most agencies set up a contact form and stop there. The leads that don't convert in week one are lost without a nurture sequence.

We see this in nearly every general contractor audit
General Contractor contractors at work
From inside the trade
We've sat with general contractor owners. We know the work.
Why general contractor, specifically

We run general contractor marketing the way the trade actually works.

General Contractor has its own demand cycle, its own buyer behavior, its own high-margin job mix. We build every campaign around that, not a template carried over from another industry.

  • General Contractor-only campaign architecture (no template carry-overs from other industries)
  • Service-mix targeting tuned to your actual high-margin jobs
  • Spectrum Reach household data so we can target replacement-cycle homes
  • Monthly reporting that talks in calls and booked jobs, not impressions
Where you are right now

The general contractor playbook depends on revenue.

What works at $1M is different from what works at $5M. Quick guidance on where to focus first.

$1M – $2M

Build the foundation that ranks.

Most general contractor shops at this stage are leaving Map Pack calls on the table. Our focus: GBP rebuilt, citation cleanup, review velocity automation, and a site that actually converts. Then we layer in paid.

  • Local SEO Campaign (Map Pack target)
  • Site rebuild if performance is low
  • Consistent Review Engine
  • Conservative paid coverage
$2M and up

Scale across channels, without losing margin.

At $2M+, the local foundation is usually solid; the leak is paid. We layer Spectrum Reach household-targeted streaming, multi-engine search ads, and AI search visibility on top of the SEO base.

  • Spectrum Reach CTV / OTT (household-level)
  • Multi-engine paid search (Google + Bing + Yahoo)
  • AI search visibility (ChatGPT + GEO)
  • Multi-location architecture if you have crews in 3+ cities
Industry facts

The benchmark numbers behind general contractor marketing.

These are cited industry benchmarks, not promises. Real numbers swing hard by market: a top-10 metro behaves nothing like a tier-3 town, and competition, service area, and budget all move them. Treat every range here as a starting point we calibrate to your market on the strategy call. The source is pinned under each number so you can audit it.

Google Ads
8–20
qualified leads / month
Typical spend $3K–$6K / mo ad spend
Booked revenue $40K–$190K / mo booked
BG Collective, Google Ads Statistics for Remodelers in 2026 (https://www.bgcollective.com/solutions-lab/google-ads-remodeler-statistics-2026)
Local SEO (GBP)
10–25
calls / month from Google Business Profile
Typical spend $1.5K–$3K / mo retainer
Booked revenue $30K–$135K / mo booked
BrightLocal, Google My Business Insights Study (https://www.brightlocal.com/research/google-my-business-insights-study/)
Site SEO
8–20
qualified leads / month
Typical spend $1.5K–$3K / mo retainer
Booked revenue $25K–$95K / mo booked
WebFX, 2026 Home Services Marketing Benchmarks (https://www.webfx.com/blog/home-services/home-services-marketing-benchmarks/)
All channels together · $1M+ shop
Typical total spend
$6K–$12K / mo total spend
Combined booked revenue
$95K–$420K / mo booked

Average remodel and addition projects run $50K–$200K, so a few booked jobs a month adds up fast. Lead volume sits well below the emergency trades, and paid search, Local SEO, and site SEO all reach the same homeowners through one long research cycle, so this is total booked work across the program, not three separate pipelines added together.

What's working right now

What's actually moving the needle for general contractor clients in 2026.

From accounts we run today, not last year's playbook.

2026 Reviewed

Project-type lead funnels

Separate funnels for kitchens, additions, ADUs, and whole-house. Each gets its own portfolio gallery, FAQ, and qualifying questions tuned to that project's average ticket.

2026 Reviewed

Portfolio SEO with city + project tags

Each completed project gets a page that ranks for '[project type] + [city].' Real photos, real homeowner names (with permission), schema markup. The portfolio becomes the lead engine.

2026 Reviewed

Long-cycle email + retargeting nurture

Automated 6-month sequences that share project progress, design ideas, and trust content. Retargeting on Meta + Google so you stay top-of-mind through the research phase.

Case studies

Real general contractor clients. Real numbers.

See all case studies →
Real Google reviews · 5★ on Google
Bradley Redgate, Google reviewer
Bradley Redgate
★★★★★ · May 2026

Reliable service easy to communicate with would use them in the future

Kelly Kuechler, Google reviewer
Kelly Kuechler
★★★★★ · March 2026

Will at Service Line Pro has been amazing to work with. Anytime I reach out with questions, he responds immediately and takes care of whatever I need. He makes you feel like you are his only client! My website needed some updating, Will and his team re-built it for me at no charge. Just offered to do so I didn't ask. I’ve worked with several marketing people before to help build my brand and bring in more business but no one like Will. We get along very well and he always goes the extra mile. He graciously offered to do a ten day free trial to help my business become more visible to clients when searching for spa services on Google. Apparently I'm coming up “red” (not good) in most categories which means I’m not being seen. You can be the best at what you do but if nobody knows who you are? SEO services are super important but also costly so I’m excited to see what the free trial yields. I hope if I see the value during the trial period I can justify the cost. Thanks Will for all that you do!

Avance Imigra, Google reviewer
Avance Imigra
★★★★★ · March 2026

Your business is a reflection of your hard work and vision William, congratulations!!!

RS
Rachel Skelly
★★★★★ · March 2026

Will is very knowledgeable and will set you up for success. Highly recommend ServiceLine Pro.

Issac Turpin, Google reviewer
Issac Turpin
★★★★★ · March 2026 · Local Guide

Will has been amazing to work with. For being so young I’m super impressed with his knowledge but also his follow through. He really worked with us and got us back up and rolling!!!!! I highly recommend him but hopefully not too much because I need his full attention lol

Renee Coffman, Google reviewer
Renee Coffman
★★★★★ · March 2026 · Local Guide

Will Hamilton is an exceptional talent. Whether it's web design or commercial production, his work is consistently top-tier. On top of his technical skills, he is incredibly easy to collaborate with. Highly recommended!!

The playbook

The exact levers we pull on every general contractor account.

Not a deck, not a theory. The work that ships every cycle, in the order it ships, on every general contractor engagement.

Monthly reporting Single point of contact Month-to-month
  1. 01

    Premium positioning

    Your site, your reviews, your ads, all calibrated to attract $50K+ projects, not bathroom tile swaps.

  2. 02

    Project-type targeting

    Kitchens, additions, ADUs, full builds. Each gets its own funnel, its own portfolio, its own CPL.

  3. 03

    Portfolio-driven SEO

    Project pages that rank for 'kitchen remodel + city' and convert visitors into estimate requests.

  4. 04

    Estimator-ready leads

    Multi-step qualifying forms that filter price-shoppers before they hit your inbox. Your estimators get pre-qualified leads only.

  5. 05

    Trust at premium scale

    Master Builder, NARI, and BBB trust signals woven through copy. Insurance, bonding, licensing, not buried in the footer.

  6. 06

    Long sales-cycle nurture

    Email sequences for the 6-month decision window so you stay top-of-mind through the research phase.

Every channel

The full channel mix for general contractor, not just SEO and ads.

We run whatever the plan calls for. Most general contractor clients start with one or two channels and layer the rest as they scale.

General Contractor marketing

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