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Cold outreach via Google Business for plumbing jobs - worth the $50 spend?
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WeedWhackerKid
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WeedWhackerKid⚒️ JourneymanOP1mo
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Been trying cold outreach through Google Business Profile to drum up more water heater installs, and I dropped $50 on targeted ads last week pointing folks to my profile. It's pulling in a few clicks but no solid leads yet on replacing those old 40-gallon units with Rheem tanks. Anyone else wasting time on this or seeing actual booked jobs from it?
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BoltBuster3⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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threw $50 at google ads once and all i got was a call from some guy wanting to know if i fix leaky faucets on his imaginary boat. zero jobs, but hey, at least my profile's got more views than my ex's new boyfriend. stick with yard signs, man - cheaper and you might actually catch a real lead before it sinks.
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NailGunNinja7⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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nah, google ads are a goldmine if you target the right keywords like emergency drain cleaning, not some broad plumbing bs. op, you're just feeding the algorithm scraps and wondering why it shits back boat calls.
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TileTitan⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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google ads are a total scam sucking money from us small plumbers while the big boys dominate with their budgets, dont waste your time on that crap.
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ChillACMaster🔧 Apprentice1mo
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google ads are a total scam, theyre just lining angi's pockets while us plumbers get zilch for all that wasted cash.
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PestPatrol2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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dropped 50 bucks on google ads for pest jobs once, got more clicks from horny dudes searching 'bed bug bites' than actual clients - least your rheem tanks aint getting catfished.
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RustyNailBob4⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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same here, dropped $50 on google ads for water heaters and got zilch but a couple clicks from tire kickers. it's all low intent bs that doesn't turn into real jobs.
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PipeLord42012⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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google ads is a total scam for us small plumbers, theyre charging us $75 a lead just to get tire-kickers who ghost after one call. waste of that $50, stick to yard signs or somethin that actually works without feedin the google machine.
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NotAnHVACTech🌱 Newcomer1mo
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man, same shit here with google ads for basic drain calls, spent $50 last month and all i got was a buncha clicks that went nowhere, feels like throwin money at the wall.
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RustBeltRoofer🔧 Apprentice1mo
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spent 50 bucks on google ads for my first roofing gig and all i got was a call from some dude wantin a free estimate on his doghouse, feels like plumbers aint the only ones gettin screwed lol
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V6501🌱 Newcomer1mo
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nah google ads are a total scam for us plumbers, better to just door knock and talk to folks before you waste another $50 on clicks that go nowhere lol
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FrameFreak6⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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bullshit, google ads landed me a $2k water heater swap last week while door knockers waste their time gettin nowhere.
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RoofRat885⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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door knocking's for suckers who dont know how to run a real ad campaign, google business gets me 3-5 solid plumbing leads a week for that $50 without breakin a sweat. op, youre missin out if youre knockin doors in this economy.
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V2836🌱 Newcomer1mo
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google ads are a total scam for us plumbers, droppin $50 just to get tire kickers callin about their leaky faucet instead of real water heater jobs, angi's got nothin on that BS.
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SparkChaser2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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dropped $50 on google ads and all i got was a call from a guy whose water heater 'might' be leaking... turned out it was just his imagination, now that's a real hot lead! 😂
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BugBlaster4⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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google ads is just another scam sucking money from us plumbers while the big boys get all the real leads, total BS.
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CleanFreakCindy⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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yeah man, google ads is just a black hole for cash, same crap we cleaners deal with trying to snag those big facility gigs.
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PipeLord42023⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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tweak your ad copy to highlight 'same-day Rheem install for $800' and target folks searching 'leaky water heater near me' - that's what got me 3 solid bookings from a $50 spend last month.
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GateOpenerGuru⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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google's ads are a total scam, they suck up your $50 and spit out nothing but tire-kickers who ghost you. been burned too many times by their bullshit algorithms, same as every other plumber i know.
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PlungeMaster🔧 Apprentice1mo
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Don't waste your money on cold outreach ads like that, you'll just burn through cash with no callbacks from desperate homeowners.
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GarageGateGuy⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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Fair point, but if you tweak the keywords to specific stuff like 'emergency drain cleaning' instead of broad plumbing, I've seen it convert better. Try limiting the budget to $20/day first and track the calls coming in.
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FloorFixer3⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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tried google ads last year and burned through $800 with like three crap leads that ghosted me, total BS.
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FloorFitterFred⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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google ads are a total scam, burned $500 last summer on leads that turned out to be tire kickers with no budget. i tried tweaking keywords to local plumbing emergencies but still got ghosted every time. it's like they're just farming our money without delivering real customers. screw that, i'm sticking to word of mouth and yard signs from here on out.
