Paid Media for Roofing Contractors
Roofing has some of the highest click costs in local search and some of the longest decision cycles. Winning means qualifying earlier, separating storm demand from planned replacement, and tracking revenue that closes weeks after the click.
What makes roofing advertising different
Click costs are high and competition is aggressive
Roofing routinely sits among the most expensive local search categories. A loose keyword list burns a month of budget in a week.
Storm demand distorts everything
After a hail or wind event, volume and competition both spike. Campaigns built for steady demand cannot respond fast enough.
Insurance and retail buyers behave differently
An insurance claim lead needs help with the process. A retail replacement buyer needs financing, materials, and warranty detail. One landing page cannot serve both well.
How these customers actually search
- Repair searches spike immediately after storms, replacement searches follow weeks later
- Material and system searches: metal, tile, shingle brand names, flat roof systems
- Insurance-related phrasing: 'roof claim denied', 'hail damage inspection'
- Free-inspection searches convert well but include a high share of curiosity leads
Where lead quality breaks down
- Homeowners looking for a free inspection with no intention to buy
- Renters and property managers without authority
- Small repair requests below your minimum job size
- Out-of-area leads from radius targeting after a regional storm
How we structure the campaigns
- Separate storm-response and evergreen replacement campaigns that can be turned on independently
- Minimum-job qualification built into ad copy and forms rather than discovered on site
- Material and roof-type ad groups so the ad matches what the searcher typed
- Geographic prioritization by neighborhood age and roof stock where data supports it
Tracking and conversion setup
- Offline conversion import so revenue is attributed to the campaign that produced the appointment, even weeks later
- Separate conversions for inspection requests, estimates delivered, and signed contracts
- Call tracking that survives the long gap between first call and contract
Landing page considerations
- Distinct pages for storm damage and planned replacement
- Financing terms, materials carried, and warranty structure stated in text
- Real project photography from your own jobs rather than stock roofs
Follow-up and answer rate
- Roofing decisions often take weeks; a single follow-up call is not a follow-up process
- Structured estimate follow-up cadence and re-engagement for aged estimates
- Retargeting for homeowners who requested an inspection but have not scheduled
What we typically run for roofing businesses
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