Top placement without the wasted clicks

Google Local Services Ads (LSA) run above everything else on the results page, carrying the Google-Guaranteed badge, and they don't charge per click. For a home-service company serving Tiptonville, Ridgely, and the Reelfoot Lake communities, that means your budget only moves when a genuine prospect calls or messages — not when a stray click wanders in.

Why pay-per-lead is built for a small county

Lake County is one of Tennessee's smallest and most rural markets, so every dollar has to work. LSA fits that reality: you're not funding clicks from far outside your service area, you're paying for actual leads from the towns you cover. It's one of the most efficient ways to keep a rural crew busy.

What we take off your plate

Run your Google-Guaranteed verification and background screening.
Set trades, hours, and a service area around Tiptonville and Reelfoot Lake.
Configure lead types so you get the jobs you want.
Dispute spam and wrong-number leads so you're not billed for junk.

Ads plus fundamentals win more

LSA gets you calls now, but a solid Google Business Profile, steady reviews, and local SEO make every lead convert better and keep calls coming between ad flights. We build them side by side.

In your name, judged by calls

The ad account, profile, and reviews all stay yours — no reselling leads, no hostage assets — and we measure booked calls, not clicks. Ask us anything about LSA on a free call.

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 are Local Services Ads?

Pay-per-lead ads at the very top of Google with a Google-Guaranteed badge. You pay when a real homeowner contacts you, not per click.

What if I get a junk lead?

Google allows disputes for spam and wrong numbers, and we file those on your behalf so you aren't paying for bad leads.

Does LSA cover all of Lake County?

Yes. We set your service area to Tiptonville, Ridgely, and the Reelfoot Lake communities.

Are you based in Lake County?

No, we're a Tennessee-based agency that specializes in getting county contractors found and booked.

How fast can leads start?

Once Google-Guaranteed verification clears, leads can begin within days.

What will it cost?

You set a lead budget; most contractors invest from a few hundred to a couple thousand a month. We help you size it.

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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

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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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Only Pay for Real Leads: Google LSA for Lake County Contractors

Top placement without the wasted clicks

Why pay-per-lead is built for a small county

What we take off your plate

Ads plus fundamentals win more

In your name, judged by calls

What are Local Services Ads?

What if I get a junk lead?

Does LSA cover all of Lake County?

Are you based in Lake County?

How fast can leads start?

What will it cost?

More for Lake 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

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