Plumbing, Google Ads & CRO

4.5x ROAS in 90 Days: Rebuilding Google Ads for a Plumbing Contractor

How we restructured an unmanaged Google Ads account, cut cost per booked job 39%, and lifted landing page conversion from 4.1% to 9.3% — all within 90 days.

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Campaign Details
Client Plumbing Contractor Client
Industry Plumbing
Location USA (National)
Timeline 90 Days
Services Google Ads, CRO, Appointment Setting
4.5x
ROAS Achieved
39%
Cost Per Booked Job Reduction
9.3%
Landing Page Conversion (from 4.1%)
146%
Emergency Call Volume Increase
Plumbing contractor Google Ads case study — Web Pinnacles
The short answer

This plumbing contractor achieved a 4.5x return on ad spend within 90 days after Web Pinnacles restructured their Google Ads account, splitting emergency and scheduled-service intent into separate campaigns. The rebuild included dedicated landing pages and call tracking, so every dollar of spend was measured against booked jobs, not just clicks.

Project Overview

Project Overview

This plumbing contractor client runs both emergency and scheduled residential plumbing service across a single metro market. Google Ads was already live, but running as one unsegmented campaign with no call tracking and a landing page that wasn't built to convert emergency callers or scheduled-service homeowners differently.

The account needed a full restructure: campaigns split by service and urgency, call tracking wired to every keyword, and a landing page rebuilt around the specific way homeowners search for a plumber — either right now, or for a scheduled job.

Key Challenges
One unsegmented campaign covering both emergency and scheduled service intent
No call tracking — no way to tell which keyword produced a booked job
Landing page converting at 4.1%, not built for click-to-call behaviour
High form abandonment, especially from mobile emergency searchers
No automated follow-up on leads that didn't book on first contact
The Objective

What We Set Out to Achieve

Build a Google Ads account and landing page structure that separates emergency plumbing intent from scheduled-service intent, wire in call tracking end to end, and connect every booked job to appointment-setting follow-up. The focus was not just clicks — but calls that turn into booked jobs.

Split campaigns by emergency vs. scheduled service intent
Wire in call tracking so every booked job traces to its keyword
Rebuild the landing page around click-to-call behaviour
Add appointment setting so no lead goes unfollowed
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Strategy 01

Google Ads Restructure by Service & Urgency

The first priority was splitting one unsegmented campaign into service- and urgency-specific structure before any optimisation work could begin. We separated emergency plumbing intent from scheduled-service intent, wired dynamic call tracking to every keyword, restructured ad copy around each intent type, and applied a weekly negative keyword review from day one.

Split campaigns into emergency vs. scheduled service intent
Wired dynamic call tracking to every keyword and ad group
Rewrote ad copy around each specific intent type
Added a weekly negative keyword review to eliminate wasted spend
Applied location-segmented bidding across the service area
Results Achieved
39%
Reduction in cost per booked job
4.5x
ROAS within 90 days
146%
Increase in emergency call volume
Strategy 02

Landing Page & Conversion Rate Optimisation

Clicks alone don't book jobs. We overhauled the landing page to match exactly what a homeowner searching for a plumber needs in the moment — a phone number above the fold for emergency searchers, and a simple quote form for scheduled-service searchers. Mobile load speed and click-to-call placement were the two biggest levers.

Rebuilt the landing page with a phone-first layout for emergency searches
Aligned ad messaging with landing page copy for higher relevance
Simplified the quote-request form to reduce abandonment
Improved mobile load speed and click-to-call placement
Set up GA4 conversion tracking for call-to-booking visibility
Results Achieved
9.3%
Landing page conversion rate, up from 4.1%
69%
Increase in click-to-call conversions
31%
Reduction in bounce rate
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Strategy 03

Appointment Setting & CRM Automation

Better ads and a better landing page mean nothing if a call goes unanswered. We connected every lead to a GoHighLevel CRM pipeline with instant SMS follow-up, missed-call text-back, and dedicated appointment setters qualifying and booking jobs directly into the dispatcher calendar.

Built a GoHighLevel CRM pipeline for every inbound call and form fill
Deployed missed-call text-back so no after-hours lead was lost
Assigned dedicated setters to qualify and book jobs directly
Added automated reminders to reduce missed appointments
Reduced average response time to under 2 minutes
Results Achieved
430
Qualified plumbing appointments booked
74%
Booking rate on qualified leads
-37%
Reduction in missed appointments
Final Results

The Numbers That Matter

580+
Plumbing service calls generated in 90 days
4.5x
ROAS on Google Ads campaigns
39%
Reduction in cost per booked job
146%
Increase in emergency call volume
9.3%
Landing page conversion, up from 4.1%
430
Qualified appointments booked
74%
Booking rate on qualified leads
-37%
Reduction in missed appointments
Conclusion

Takeaway & Business Impact

This project demonstrates how splitting a plumbing account by service urgency, rebuilding the landing page around click-to-call behaviour, and connecting every lead to appointment setting can rapidly reduce cost per booked job without increasing ad spend. The results were not built on a bigger budget, but on structural precision: matching campaign structure, landing page, and follow-up speed to how a homeowner actually searches for a plumber. The system is scalable and repeatable across service areas.

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