Pay for leads, not for clicks

Most advertising in a market the size of Hamilton County charges you whether or not anyone contacts you. Google Local Services Ads flip that. Your business appears at the very top of the results — above the map pack — with a Google-Guaranteed badge, and you're charged only when a homeowner in Chattanooga, East Ridge, Red Bank, or Soddy-Daisy actually calls or messages. For a busy home-service company, that's about the cleanest lead math there is.

Why the badge changes everything

That green Google-Guaranteed check is instant credibility. When a Hamilton County homeowner is comparing three companies they've never heard of, the verified one wins the call. We handle the setup that most contractors get wrong:

Passing Google's screening and license verification
Building the profile so your leads come in qualified, not junk
Disputing and crediting bad leads so you're not paying for them
Tuning your service areas across the county for the best return

LSA works best with a foundation under it

Ads get you calls today; Local SEO makes them cheaper tomorrow. We optimize your Google Business Profile and website so you also earn free map-pack visibility, and our automated review system keeps the star rating that LSA leads check before dialing.

Don't get left out of the AI answer

As more Chattanooga-area homeowners ask AI assistants for a recommendation, we make sure your name is in that conversation too, working alongside your paid placement.

We're a Tennessee-based agency that gets Hamilton County contractors found, and everything we build is yours to keep — no lead reselling, no hostage accounts. Our plans run $495 to $3,495 a month, and most contractors choose Full Visibility at $1,695. Set up a quick strategy call to see if LSA fits your business.

Mike Carleton, founder of Forty-Second Street

“When you call Forty-Second Street, you talk to the people who actually do the work — not a call center. I've spent 30+ years building brands, and our standard is simple: if it doesn't make your phone ring, it isn't done.”

Mike Carleton· Founder, Forty-Second Street

What exactly is Google Local Services Ads?

It's Google's pay-per-lead ad format that shows your business at the top of results with a Google-Guaranteed badge, so you're charged only when someone contacts you.

Do you serve contractors across all of Hamilton County?

Yes — Chattanooga, East Ridge, Red Bank, Signal Mountain, Soddy-Daisy, Collegedale, and the surrounding communities.

What if I get a junk lead?

We help dispute leads that don't qualify so Google credits them back, keeping your cost-per-lead honest.

Is LSA enough on its own?

It's a fast start, but it works best paired with Local SEO and reviews, which lower your long-term lead cost. We build all three.

Which trades do you work with?

HVAC, plumbing, roofing, electrical, and remodeling contractors.

Are you local to Chattanooga?

We're a Tennessee-based agency and we work with Hamilton County contractors statewide — you get a partner who knows the Tennessee market.

More for Hamilton County

Local pages: Cities we serve in Hamilton County: Chattanooga, Collegedale, Signal Mountain

Guides: Home Service Marketing: The 2026 Playbook for East Tennessee Contractors · Every Question East Tennessee Contractors Ask About Marketing

By trade: HVAC marketing · Plumber marketing · Roofing marketing · Electrician marketing

Monthly marketing plans

SEO and AI search plans from $495 a month.

Every plan is built so Google can rank you and ChatGPT can recommend you. Pick the level that fits where you are now. You can move up or down any month.

Get on the map

Presence

$495 /mo

Best for getting found on Google Maps in your home town.

Google Business Profile management
Website hosting, updates and monitoring
On-page SEO upkeep on your key pages
Monthly AI search visibility check
Plain-English report, first Monday of every month

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Start ranking

Local Growth

$895 /mo

Best for passing the one or two competitors above you.

Everything in Presence
2 SEO blog posts a month
Service page optimization
Review request system
Keyword and map rank tracking

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Full Visibility

$1,695 /mo

Best for contractors who want Google and AI to name them first.

Everything in Local Growth
4 SEO blog posts a month
Citations and directory listings included
City pages as you expand
AI search build-out: schema, FAQs, llms.txt
Quarterly strategy and coaching session
Monthly video walkthrough of your results

Book my call →

Multi-city

Regional Visibility

$2,495 /mo

Best for service areas that cover several cities or counties.

Everything in Full Visibility
6 SEO blog posts a month
More city pages every month
Multi-location Google profiles

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Own the market

Market Leadership

$3,495 /mo

Best for owning your trade across the whole region.

Everything in Regional
8 SEO blog posts a month
Up to 4 to 6 city pages a month
Senior strategist on your account
Priority turnaround

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Month to month from day oneNo long-term contractYou own everything: site, domain, accounts, filesPrice in writing before we start

Want the phone ringing faster while SEO builds? Add Google Ads, Local Services Ads or Meta Ads to any plan. Not sure which plan fits? Book a free 30-minute call and we will tell you straight.

Before you book

What actually happens on the call

No deck, no discovery questionnaire, no contract talk unless you bring it up. Thirty minutes on a screen share, and you keep everything we find.

We search for you the way a homeowner would

Live, on the screen, while you watch — Google, the Map Pack, Local Services Ads, and ChatGPT. The same searches a local homeowner runs at 9pm with a dead water heater.
We show you who is showing up instead of you

Named competitors, the exact searches they own, and the specific reason they are ahead — review count, profile completeness, ad position, or schema. Usually it is one or two fixable things.
You leave with the findings in writing

A short written summary of the gaps and what it would take to close them. If we are not the right fit, you keep it and hand it to whoever is.

What we will not do: put you on a mailing list, call you repeatedly, or ask you to sign anything on the first call. If there is no fit, we will say so on the call and give you the twenty minutes back.

Our process

The Visibility System™

Five stages, run in order. Every engagement follows the same path, so you always know what we are working on and why.

Stage 01
Position
We find the wedge — the trades, neighborhoods, and job types where you can realistically win in your market — instead of fighting everyone for everything.
Stage 02
Authority
Reviews, your Google Business Profile, and the trust signals that decide who gets the call when two contractors look the same on screen.
Stage 03
Content
Pages built around what homeowners here actually type and ask out loud, written so Google and AI assistants can both use them as the answer.
Stage 04
Structure
Schema, site speed, and clean technical foundations, so the machines reading your business get it right the first time.
Stage 05
Presence
Local Services Ads, the Map Pack, and AI answers running together, so you show up wherever the search starts — and every result is reported in booked calls.

See where you stand Free · 30 minutes · findings are yours either way

No cost, no obligation

See exactly where local homeowners can’t find you

Pick a time below. We will run your business through the searches your customers actually use and show you the gaps live.

Where you rank in the local Map Pack today, and who is above you
Whether ChatGPT and Google’s AI Overviews name you at all
What your Google Business Profile is missing
The one or two fixes that would move you the most, in writing

Would rather just talk? Call 865-382-7007.

Everything stays in your name. Your website, domain, Google profile, reviews, and ad account — yours to keep, whether or not we ever work together. We do not resell shared leads.

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We Go Deepest on the Trades

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Google Local Services Ads for Hamilton County Contractors

Pay for leads, not for clicks

Why the badge changes everything

LSA works best with a foundation under it

Don't get left out of the AI answer

What exactly is Google Local Services Ads?

Do you serve contractors across all of Hamilton County?

What if I get a junk lead?

Is LSA enough on its own?

Which trades do you work with?

Are you local to Chattanooga?

More for Hamilton County

SEO and AI search plans from $495 a month.

Presence

Local Growth

Full Visibility

Regional Visibility

Market Leadership

What actually happens on the call

We search for you the way a homeowner would

We show you who is showing up instead of you

You leave with the findings in writing

The Visibility System™

Position

Authority

Content

Structure

Presence

trust 42ST to be found first.

See exactly where local homeowners can’t find you

Find out what's costing you jobs.

The software that keeps a local business running

Four simple steps to a phone that rings.

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