Contractor's Choice AI
Case Study — Roofing

3x call volume. $0 ad spend. 6 months.

How a roofing contractor eliminated $4K/month in Google Ads and tripled their inbound calls with our done-for-you Google Maps SEO system.

THE NUMBERS
Monthly inbound calls
34112+
+229%
Map pack keywords
111+
+1,000%
Google reviews
1567
+347%
Monthly ad spend
$4,000$0
Eliminated
Cost per lead
$118$0
Organic only
Annual savings
$48K+
Ad budget freed
THE CHALLENGE

$4K/month in ads. 34 calls. Feast-or-famine.

This roofing contractor was spending $4,000/month on Google Ads and getting 34 calls — many of which were unqualified or shared leads. Their Google Business Profile had only 15 reviews, no service listings, and was ranking on page 2 for most roofing keywords.

Storm season was their only reliable pipeline. The rest of the year was unpredictable. They needed a system that generated consistent, qualified inbound calls without the ad dependency.

THE TIMELINE

6 months from ad-dependent to organically dominant.

Month 1
Audit & Strategy

100-point audit revealed 16 high-intent roofing keywords. GBP had wrong categories, no service listings, and only 15 reviews. Competitor analysis showed 3 roofers dominating with better profiles.

Month 2–3
Foundation Building

Complete GBP overhaul — roofing services, storm damage categories, project photos, and emergency availability. Built 50+ citations. Launched aggressive review generation campaign.

Month 4
First Rankings

'Roof repair [city]' entered top 5. Review count hit 38. Google Ads paused for test — organic calls held steady. Client saved $4K in ad spend.

Month 5
Map Pack Breakthrough

Top 3 for 6 keywords including 'roofing contractor near me'. Inbound calls hit 78/month — already 2x the baseline. Ads permanently cancelled.

Month 6
Full Domination

Top 3 for 11 keywords. 112+ monthly inbound calls. Storm damage keywords ranking just in time for storm season. Pipeline fully organic.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

What made the difference.

Storm damage keywords were untapped gold — zero local competitors optimizing for them
Review generation was the #1 trust builder — reviews tripled in 4 months
Pausing ads in month 4 proved organic was carrying the load
Before/after project photos on GBP increased profile engagement 3x
Citation consistency across roofing directories accelerated ranking velocity

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