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Pay per lead
6 guidesBuy exclusive enquiries, manage follow-up and understand the results.
Pay per lead for contractors
Start with the service: exclusive enquiries, covered ad spend and your team’s responsibilities.
Exclusive vs. shared contractor leads
Understand exclusivity, territory boundaries and what to ask a lead provider.
How to measure pay-per-lead results
Connect enquiries, estimates and won jobs to judge the full cost of a campaign.
When can a contractor lead be replaced?
Separate wrong numbers, duplicates and out-of-area leads from unanswered calls.
Buy contractor leads or run your own ads?
Compare time, ad funding, account ownership and the follow-up each approach needs.
A pay-per-lead follow-up workflow
Give each enquiry an owner, a next step and a clear handover between your team.
Pay per appointment
3 guidesKnow what gets booked, what you pay for and how to measure attendance.
Pay per appointment for contractors
How human setters qualify and book homeowners, with payment for attended visits.
What makes an appointment qualified?
Review the homeowner, project, area and budget checks behind a suitable estimate.
How to measure appointment results
Track bookings, attendance, fee credits and sales as separate outcomes.
Advertising & partnerships
3 guidesCompare your options and understand who manages the campaign.
Performance-based marketing for contractors
Understand covered ad spend, payment triggers, campaign risk and working responsibilities.
Pay per lead vs. pay per appointment
Compare the two handovers and choose the service your team can support.
Facebook ads for contractors
Plan the offer, campaign, homeowner form and follow-up before you spend.
Marketing by trade
3 guidesPractical plans for coatings, painting and permanent outdoor lighting.
Epoxy & concrete coating marketing
Build a plan around suitable coating projects, from enquiries to estimates and sold jobs.
Painting contractor marketing
Plan channels, project examples and quote follow-up for interior and exterior work.
Permanent lighting marketing
Connect your project gallery, year-round and holiday messaging to estimate enquiries.
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How we create our guides.
Published by Land More Calls for coatings, painting and permanent lighting business owners. We also offer the marketing services discussed here, so our guides explain LMC’s approach alongside broader buying and planning advice.
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