Home Services Marketing: Roofing, Pest Control, Curb Painting

Home services marketing looks different for a roofer, a pest control company, a millwork shop and a curb painting brand, but the same principles keep working. Here is what our home services case studies in New York, San Diego, Los Angeles and nationwide have taught us.

Home services businesses are some of the easiest to market and the easiest to market badly. The customer is searching right now, the job is high value, and the competition ranges from a one-van operation to a national franchise. Our home services case studies span roofing, pest control, millwork, building supply, renovation and curb address painting. Here is what they have in common, and where they differ.

Urgent services: roofing and pest control

Ascent Roofing in San Diego and Kilter Termite & Pest Control in Orange County both run paid search and paid social together. Search captures people who are already looking: a leak, a termite inspection, a pest problem. Social creates demand and retargets the people who clicked but did not call. The case-study headlines say it plainly: roofing leads from Meta and Google, month after month, and lead generation for Southern California termite and pest control. For the playbook, see Google Ads for home services companies.

Key takeaways

Roofing and pest control live on paid search plus paid social because they capture urgent demand and create seasonal demand.
Craft businesses like millwork and renovation win on social proof: real work, shown consistently.
New brands like curb painting need a brand, a clear website and an SEO foundation before ads.
Measure booked jobs, not just leads, and answer fast.

Craft businesses: millwork, renovation and building supply

When the product is craftsmanship, proof is the marketing. A&E Millwork in Maspeth shows custom NYC millwork one post at a time. A&E Brothers in Queens combines paid social and social media to turn renovation ads into booked estimates across Queens and Brooklyn. Arch Building Supply in College Point has a contractor-first brand, site and social presence. The pattern: show the real work, keep it consistent, make the estimate request easy and make sure the website looks as good as the job. See our lead generation guide for contractors.

New categories: curb address painting

Curb address painting is a niche most people have not heard of, which makes the brand and the website do double duty: they have to explain the service and earn trust. Los Angeles Curb Painters (website and brand), San Diego Curb Painters (website, brand and paid social) and United Curb Painters (website, SEO and brand, nationwide) show the sequence we recommend for a new service: brand and positioning first, a clear website second, SEO and paid social once the foundation is ready. See brand development.

What works across all of them

A fast, mobile-first website with the phone number and an estimate form above the fold.
Real photos of real jobs instead of stock images.
Google Business Profile and reviews kept current; see local listings management.
Call tracking and job tracking so budgets follow booked jobs.
Fast follow-up, because the first responder usually wins the job.

Frequently asked questions

Which channel should a home services business start with?

Usually the Google profile and paid search for high-intent demand, then paid social for seasonal and consideration-stage jobs.

Do you work with franchises or national brands?

We work with local and regional businesses and with brands built for national reach, like United Curb Painters.

Do you work outside NYC and San Diego?

Yes, including Los Angeles, Orange County and online or nationwide brands.

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Home Services Marketing Lessons From Roofing, Pest Control, Millwork and Curb Painting