Lead Generation

Lead Generation for Contractors: Rent Your Leads or Own Them

Every lead channel is either rent or equity. Here's the cost-per-booked-job math behind marketplaces, LSA, and SEO — and a 90-day plan to stop depending on lead sellers.

Plumbing Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Booked Job

Angi, Thumbtack, LSAs, Google Ads, the map pack, and the repeat-business channel most shops ignore — every way plumbers get leads, ranked by what a booked job actually costs.

Landscaping Leads: How to Get Clients on the Streets You Already Serve

Five lawns on one street beat five lawns across town. Here's how to generate landscaping leads with route density at the center — door hangers, yard signs, Nextdoor, Google, commercial contracts, and the honest math on lead marketplaces.

Moving Company Leads: How to Fill Your Calendar When Nobody Is a Repeat Customer

Movers don't get repeat business — the average customer moves once and disappears. Here's an honest look at lead brokers, marketplaces, partnerships, and the owned channels that make moving company leads cheaper every year instead of more expensive.

Appliance Repair Lead Costs: What You Can Pay Before the Job Loses Money

Appliance repair is urgent but low-ticket, which makes per-lead math unforgiving. Here's what actually pencils out: brand + appliance SEO, warranty networks, GBP, LSAs — and when marketplaces lose you money.

Pest Control Leads: Why Plan Customers Change All the Math

A quarterly-plan customer is worth years of revenue, and that changes what you can afford to pay for pest control leads. Here's every channel ranked through the lifetime-value lens — including an honest look at door-to-door.

Roofing Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Signed Job

An honest map of every way a roofing company gets leads — marketplaces, storm canvassing, insurance work, manufacturer certifications, LSAs, and SEO — with real 2026 cost ranges and the cost-per-signed-job math at roofing ticket sizes.

How to Get AC Repair Leads: 8 Ways That Actually Work (Ranked by Cost)

An honest rundown of every way an HVAC company can get AC repair leads — from lead marketplaces to SEO — with real 2026 cost ranges and when each one actually makes sense.

How to Stop Paying for Leads on Thumbtack and Angi

A practical guide for contractors who want to break free from expensive lead marketplaces and build their own lead generation engine.

Deck Building Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Signed Job

An honest map of every way a deck builder gets leads: marketplaces, LSAs, composite-decking contractor networks, home shows, and SEO, with real 2026 cost ranges and the cost-per-signed-job math at deck ticket sizes.

Junk Removal Lead Costs: What Every Channel Charges in 2026

Junk removal leads run $10–$40 on shared marketplaces and around $53 on Local Services Ads — but the sticker price is the wrong number. Here's what each channel really costs per booked job at junk-hauling ticket sizes.

Painter Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Signed Job

Painting leads cost $20 to $45 on Thumbtack and about $45 on Local Services Ads in 2026, but the sticker price is the wrong number for a trade where every homeowner gets three quotes. Here is what each channel really costs per signed job at a $3,177 exterior and a $2,021 interior, and the order to build them in.

Tree Service Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Booked Removal

Tree service leads cost about $51 on Local Services Ads and $25 to $75 on the marketplaces in 2026, and the customer is buying reassurance more than a price. Here is what each channel really costs per booked job at a $750 average removal, why the storm list beats all of them, and the order to build them in.

Handyman Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Booked Visit

Handyman leads cost $12 to $28 on Thumbtack, $15 to $40 on Angi and about $42 on Local Services Ads in 2026, which sounds cheap until you divide by a $180 to $650 visit. Here is what each channel really costs per booked visit, why the repeat household is the only lead that pencils, and the order to build them in.

Pressure Washing Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Booked Job

Pressure washing leads cost about $41 on Local Services Ads and $25 to $75 on the marketplaces in 2026, against a $200 to $600 house wash and a $100 to $300 driveway. Here is what each channel really costs per booked job, why the street you just cleaned beats all of them, and the order to build them in.

Cleaning Company Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Recurring Slot

House cleaning leads are the cheapest in home services, $8 to $20 on Thumbtack and about $40 on Local Services Ads in 2026, and almost none of them are worth buying for a one-time clean. Here is what each channel really costs per recurring slot worth $2,800 to $6,000 a year, and the order to build them in.

Lawn Care Leads: Every Channel Ranked by What a Recurring Customer Costs

Lawn care leads are priced by the job on Thumbtack and Angi, by the season on GreenPal and LawnStarter, and by the click on Google. Ranked by the cost of a weekly customer worth $1,450 a season, with 2026 prices and sources, and the one channel that is free.

Commercial Cleaning Leads: Why the Contracts Are Walked and Bid, With 2026 Prices

Commercial cleaning has no Local Services Ads category, no Angi, and a Thumbtack that sells house cleaning. The contracts come from a walk-in, a bid portal, a property manager, or a search ad at $15 a click. Every channel priced against a $4,800-a-month office contract, with sources.

Window Cleaning Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Route Stop, Not Cost Per Lead

Window cleaning leads run $20 to $50 on Local Services Ads and $25 to $75 on the marketplaces in 2026, against a $150 to $450 house that books once a year. The lead that matters is the storefront at $40 a visit for years, and it is not sold by anyone: it is won on a weekday morning with a flyer. Every channel priced, September 8, 2026, against both customers.

Carpet Cleaning Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Booked Job at a $125 Minimum

Carpet cleaning leads cost about $42 on Local Services Ads and $25 to $75 on the marketplaces in 2026, against a $182 average job and a customer the coupon mailers have trained to expect $99. The lead that pencils is the whole house in September, the property manager's turnover, and the text to last year's customer. Every channel priced, September 8, 2026.

Mobile Detailing Leads: The Cheapest Clicks in Home Services, Ranked by Cost Per Booked Package

Mobile detailing has the cheapest clicks in home services, $2.68 for "car detailing near me" in 2026, and a $158 basic package that cannot carry a marketplace lead. The leads that pencil are the transformation clip, the office park where twenty cars share a lot, and the $7.54 click pointed at a $900 to $2,500 ceramic coating. Every channel priced, September 8, 2026.

Gutter Cleaning Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Booked House in an Eight-Week Season

Gutter cleaning leads cost $25 to $80 on Local Services Ads in the fall and $15.03 a click on Search in 2026, against a $168 average job in a season that is eight weeks long. The lead that pencils is the one booked in September, the neighbour of every job, and last year's customer. Every channel priced, September 8, 2026, against the October peak.

Christmas Light Installation Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Booked Roofline, Sold in September

Christmas light installation leads cost $7.23 to $7.56 a click in September 2026 and far more in the November auction, against a $444 average install that rebooks for five years if you own the lights. There is no Local Services Ads category. The leads that pencil are the lit display house, the summer trade's customer list, and the early-bird ad. Every channel priced, September 8, 2026.

Snow Removal Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Signed Contract, Not Cost Per Storm

Snow removal leads cost $3.46 to $4.32 a click in 2026, the cheapest in home services, and the lead worth having is a $350 to $600 seasonal contract signed in October, not a $30 to $75 push from a January storm. Local Services Ads has a category; it is for the first-storm week. Every channel priced, September 8, 2026, against the contract and the push.

Trash Can Cleaning Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Subscriber on One Pickup Route

Trash can cleaning has no Local Services Ads category, no marketplace that sells a quarterly subscriber, and the cheapest consumer clicks in home services at $3.36 to $3.56 in 2026. The lead that matters is a household on the pickup route you already drive, at $99 a quarter for years. Every channel priced, September 8, 2026, against the subscription and the route.

Pool Cleaning Leads: Every Channel Ranked by Cost Per Route Stop at $200 a Month

Pool cleaning leads run about $14.83 to $16.03 a click on Search and about $53 on Local Services Ads in 2026, against a customer who pays $150 to $300 a month for years and a route where the next pool is worth more if it is next door. Every channel priced, September 8, 2026, against the monthly account and the street it is on.

Air Duct Cleaning Leads: The Most Expensive Click in Cleaning, Ranked Against the $49 Coupon

Air duct cleaning has no Local Services Ads category and the most expensive Search click in cleaning at $24.89 in 2026, against a $300 to $600 job in a trade where every customer expects a bait-and-switch. The leads that pencil come from HVAC companies, realtors and a published price; the ones that do not come from a coupon. Every channel priced, September 8, 2026.