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Solo HVAC Contractor · $1,200/mo ad spend

You Set Up Google Ads From a YouTube Tutorial. Now You're Paying $200+ Per Lead and Can't Tell Which Calls Came From Ads.

You're on job sites from 7am to 5pm. 'Marketing' means spending 20 minutes staring at Google Ads on your phone, getting confused, and closing it. You know you're wasting money but you don't know how to fix it — and you don't have 10 hours a week to figure it out.

Industry benchmarks

The numbers in your market

$0

Average CPC (HVAC)

Emergency keywords command premium pricing

$0

Cost per lead (HVAC)

With proper call tracking and geo targeting

0%

Close rate (phone leads)

For service-area targeted search campaigns

0x

Seasonal swing

Summer peaks require budget pacing strategies

The problem

Sound familiar?

You have one campaign with 40 keywords — half are broad match

You set up Google Ads following a YouTube tutorial. Keywords like 'HVAC' (too broad) sit next to 'AC repair Katy TX' (good). You're paying for clicks that will never turn into service calls.

No call tracking — you count calls manually on your phone

You get about 80 clicks/month and estimate 3-5 calls, but you aren't sure which came from Google Ads, your yard sign, or Nextdoor. Your landing page is your homepage that your nephew built.

Your CPL is probably $200+ but you don't actually know

At $8-12 per click and no conversion tracking, your cost per lead could be $200, $400, or infinite. You have no way to measure it because nothing is connected.

Slow season means no calls and pure cash flow panic

Summer is feast, winter is famine. You don't have seasonal campaign strategies or budget pacing — when calls drop, you just stare at the dashboard hoping something changes.

From the community

Real voices, real frustration

I have a small HVAC firm. Would paid ads be profitable?
Reddit r/PPC
Never hire someone off Fiverr for Google Ads. They probably just did a really crappy job.
Reddit r/PPC
Most HVAC companies I've worked with run Google Ads but can't tell if they're actually profitable.
Reddit r/PPC

You're a 10/10 HVAC technician running a 2/10 Google Ads account. The fix isn't learning marketing — it's installing a system that runs while you're on job sites.

The transformation

What changes when you have a system

Calls per week

3-5 (can't verify source)8-10 tracked from Google Ads

Cost per lead

$200+ (estimated)$60-90 (tracked with CallRail)

Campaign setup time

20 min on phone, confused2-3 hours one-time, then 30 min/week

Annual revenue

$320K$500K+ with consistent lead flow

This is for you if

  • You run an HVAC or home services business
  • You're spending $500+/month on Google Ads with no tracking
  • You set up campaigns yourself from YouTube and know something's wrong
  • You need more calls but only have 2-3 hours/week for marketing
  • You want to hit $500K+ revenue and hire your next tech

This is NOT for you if

  • You haven't started your HVAC business yet
  • You're looking for someone to manage your ads for you
  • You want results without implementing the system yourself

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