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Package and Ads Management Fee Calculator for HVAC & Plumbing Companies

Pick the work you want off your plate and enter your ad budget. The calculator matches you to the package that covers it and shows your monthly fee for pay-per-click, Local Services Ads and Meta ads management, plus your total investment

Real package prices, not a range
Ad spend shown separately, because you pay the platforms directly
Every package includes tracking on booked revenue
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Package and fee calculator

Work Out Your Package and Monthly Fee

Tick the work you want handled and add your ad budget. Your match and your monthly total update as you go

Step 1

What do you want handled

Step 2

Your monthly ad budget

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Paid directly to the ad platforms, so you see exactly what they charge
Not sure? Suggest a budget from your annual revenue
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Pick a goal and we fill in the monthly budget: that share of your yearly revenue, spread over 12 months
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Pick what you want handled

Choose one or more, and the package that covers it shows up here with the price and your monthly total

Your match

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Package price
Setup fee$0
Monthly fee to Forward First Media
Total monthly investment

Get My Plan See everything included

No setup fees on any package. Ad spend starts at $2,000 a month on each ad platform you run. Ads management covers up to $5,000 a month in ad spend; above that, 15% of the additional spend is added to the monthly fee. Every plan is scoped to your market on a free strategy call.

How our fees work

How Our Package and Ads Management Fees Work

One published monthly price per package. Ad spend is separate and paid to the platforms, and ad spend above $5,000 a month is the only thing that changes the fee

One monthly package price

Every package has one published monthly price, from $997 for Revenue Builder to $5,997 for Growth Engine. It covers the work, the tracking and the reporting

Ad spend goes to the platforms

Your ad budget is paid directly to Google, Bing or Meta, so you always see exactly what the platforms charge

The first $5,000 is managed in the price

Ads management covers up to $5,000 a month in ad spend at no extra cost on every package that runs ads

15% on ad spend above $5,000

Above $5,000 a month, 15% of the additional spend is added to the monthly fee, so the fee grows only when your campaigns do

No setup fees

Ad accounts, landing pages, tracking and the website are built as part of the monthly price, on every package

$2,000 minimum per ad platform

Ad spend starts at $2,000 a month on each platform you run. Local Dominator runs no ads, so it has no minimum

Worked example

Growth Accelerator with $8,000 a month in ad spend

The first $5,000 of spend is managed within the package price. The other $3,000 adds 15%, which is $450

Growth Accelerator package$3,497
15% of the $3,000 above $5,000$450
Monthly fee to Forward First Media$3,947
Ad spend, paid to Google, Bing and Meta$8,000
Total monthly investment$11,947
Packages

The Three Full Packages

The three full packages, side by side. Revenue Builder sits below them at $997 a month for Google or Meta ads only

Why PPC

Why Home Service Companies Invest in PPC Management

Paid search puts your company in front of homeowners who are searching for the work right now

Instant visibility

With PPC, your business can appear at the top of search results almost immediately, helping you gain quick visibility and attract high-intent traffic right away

Precise targeting

Your ads show for the services and towns you choose, and negative keywords cut the searches that will never book work

Measurable results

Every call and form is tracked to the keyword that produced it and the revenue it booked, so you know what your ad spend returns

What happens next

Got Your Package, Now Get the Plan

The calculator gives you the price. The strategy call gives you the plan: what is leaking today, which services are worth pushing in your market, and what to expect in the first 90 days

We review your market first

A strategist looks at your market, website and current ads before the call

You keep the roadmap

You leave with the roadmap whether you hire us or not

No pressure

No contracts discussed until you have seen the numbers

FAQ

Questions We Get Asked About Package Pricing and Ads Management Fees

Straight answers to the questions owners ask us before they hire us

Pay-per-click management starts at $997 a month with Revenue Builder: Google, which runs Google Search Ads and also includes Google Local Services Ads. Microsoft Ads come with Growth Accelerator and Growth Engine. On every package that runs ads, management covers up to $5,000 a month in ad spend, and 15% of any spend above that is added to the monthly fee. Ad spend itself is paid directly to the platforms.

Yes, though they are a separate channel from pay-per-click. Revenue Builder: Meta runs Facebook and Instagram ads for $997 a month, and Growth Accelerator and Growth Engine include them. The same $5,000 management threshold and 15% above it apply.

Only above $5,000 a month. Up to $5,000 in ad spend is managed within the package price. Above that, 15% of the additional spend is added to the monthly fee, so $8,000 a month in spend adds $450.

No. Ad spend is paid directly to Google, Bing or Meta, so you always see exactly what the platforms charge. Your strategist recommends a starting budget for your market on your strategy call.

No. There are no setup fees on any of our packages. The ad accounts, landing pages, tracking and website are built as part of the monthly price.

$2,000 a month on each ad platform you run, paid directly to the platform, plus the management fee. Local Dominator runs no ads, so it has no ad minimum.

Start from what you can afford to invest for the growth you want. The calculator can suggest a monthly budget from your annual revenue at 10%, 15% or 20%, and your strategist checks it against the search volume and competition in your service area.

Yes, and most shops do. Each package is the next rung: Revenue Builder for calls in weeks, Local Dominator for rankings you own, Growth Accelerator for both, Growth Engine when you are ready to work your customer list too.

Yes, in Local Dominator, Growth Accelerator and Growth Engine. Revenue Builder includes hosted landing pages for your ads instead of a full website.

The monthly package price does not. What changes is the ad budget we recommend and how fast we can cover your service area.

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