Paid search

PPC management that turns searches into results.

PPC management means running your Google Ads and Microsoft Ads so the right searches turn into calls, leads, sales and donations. We do it for businesses of every size, from local companies to national brands, and track what each campaign brings in and what it costs you.

We test your ad copy, sharpen your targeting and move budget toward the campaigns that pay off.

In-house since 2011 U.S. team Clients coast to coast 5.0 on Google
Why clients call us

Paying for ads without a clear answer on what they bring in?

If these sound familiar, your campaigns deserve a closer look. We review your search terms, targeting, landing pages, and tracking to see where your money is going and what needs attention.

  • Your budget is gone by noon, and you cannot tell what it produced.
  • You are paying for clicks from outside the areas you serve, or from people looking for something you do not offer.
  • You do not know what has been tested or changed since your campaigns launched.
  • You are paying for searches for your own name, but you do not know whether those ads bring in additional inquiries.
  • The ad promises one thing, and the landing page says another.
  • Your report shows impressions and clicks but not how many inquiries your ads produced or what each one cost.
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Every click is billed whether or not it brings anything in. The right searches, an ad that matches them and a landing page that follows through decide what you get back.
What you get

What your PPC plan includes.

Your PPC plan covers campaign structure, keywords, ad copy, landing pages and tracking. We manage your Google Ads and Microsoft Ads campaigns and adjust them as your goals, competition and results change. Paid social ads are part of our social media service. See how paid search fits for home service businesses, law firms and plumbing companies.

The structure

Campaign structure

We organize your account around what you sell and where you want to grow.

  • Campaigns organized around your goals and what you offer
  • Related keywords grouped so each search gets a matching ad
  • Match types chosen to fit each campaign's goal
  • Location targeting focused on the areas you want to reach
What gets cut

Keywords and negatives

We review the searches that trigger your ads and use negative keywords to block searches that do not fit your goals.

  • Search term reports read every month, not quarterly
  • Negative keyword lists updated as results come in
  • Exclusions based on your audience and campaign goals
  • More budget for searches that bring in relevant inquiries
Where the click lands

Ads and landing pages

We write ads that match what people are searching for and connect them to relevant landing pages. If you need a new page, we build it. See what our web design covers.

  • Ad copy written for each search, not one generic ad
  • The page matches the promise the ad just made
  • Assets, extensions and call buttons kept current
  • Ad copy and landing page variations tested over time
How you know it worked

Tracking and budget management

See what your ads produced and what each inquiry cost, in plain English.

  • Conversion tracking that counts inquiries, not clicks
  • Campaign reports that show where inquiries came from
  • Budget paced so it lasts the whole month
  • Recommended changes agreed with you first

Our own team handles all four, so you are not juggling separate vendors. The people who build your campaigns also write the ads, cut wasted searches and walk you through the results. See how a law firm measures cost per signed client

How Google sets ad position.

Your bid is only part of your ad position.

Google considers your bid, the quality of your ad and landing page, and other factors in each auction. A useful, relevant ad can appear above a competitor with a higher bid.

We go deeper on landing pages in our guide to matching landing pages to your ads.

Example search: same day repair near meHow Google ranks these ads

Search results, Sponsored
Google Ads Help: Ad Rank
BidRelevance 1First 2Second 3Third

Choose A, B, or C to compare advertisers.

How your bid, ad, and landing page work together.

Google weighs your bid and how relevant it judges the ad and landing page to be.

Google's Ad Rank explanation

Your bid YOU CONTROL THIS

Your bid is part of how Google sets your ad position. It is the lever everybody else pulls too.

Ad relevance YOU CONTROL THIS

How closely the ad answers the search. We group related keywords and write ads that address what those searchers need.

Landing page YOU CONTROL THIS

The page people reach after clicking your ad. We make sure it matches the offer, is easy to use, and gives people a clear next step.

Your report shows where the spend went and which searches produced inquiries.

We build tighter ad groups, match landing pages to ads, and block searches that are not right for your business. That work supports every campaign in your plan, in every market you sell to.

The process

How we build and manage your PPC campaigns.

We start by understanding your goals and reviewing what is already in place. Then we prepare your campaigns, set up tracking, and use the results to guide improvements.

  1. Step 1: Review your account and goals

    We discuss what you want to achieve and review any existing campaigns, including their costs and results. If you already have an ad account, we work in that account, and you keep ownership.

  2. Step 2: Set up campaigns and tracking

    We organize your campaigns, choose keywords, write the ads, and prepare the landing pages. We set up tracking to measure the actions that matter to you, such as inquiries, purchases, or donations. Tracking is in place before your ads run.

  3. Step 3: Launch and monitor

    Once your ads are running, we review the searches they appear for, how your budget is being spent, and the results being recorded. We block searches that do not fit and make changes once there is enough data to decide.

  4. Monthly

    Step 4: Improve campaigns and budget

    We use the results to refine your ads, landing pages, and budget. Your monthly report explains what changed, what we learned, and what we recommend next. Any change to your budget is your call.

Anyone can spend the budget. Spending it well is the job.

Clicks are the cost.
Inquiries are the point.

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Client case study

Paid search brought in 30% of this plumbing company's inquiries.

In the first quarter of 2026, paid search tied the Google Business Profile as this Southern California plumbing company's largest source of inquiries. Across all its marketing channels, the company booked 487 jobs that quarter.

The client

A Southern California plumbing company

Region
Southern California
Records
Client data, anonymized
Period
First quarter 2026

What the plumbing company booked

487

jobs booked across all marketing channels

Where the inquiries came from

  • Google Business Profile 30%
  • Paid search 30%
  • Organic search 18%
  • Everything else 22%

Paid search's contribution

30%

of all inquiries came from paid search

Google Business Profile and organic search accounted for another 48% of inquiries during the same quarter.

How it fits together

Where your ads can appear on Google.

Search ads can show on Google Search, on Google Maps and alongside AI Overviews. We set up your campaigns so they qualify for the placements that fit your goals. Here is how someone could find you and take the next step.

Look at your ad the way a customer sees it. Example: a local service business

However they find you

Make it easy to get
in touch with you.

Phone call
Contact form
Message

How to choose a PPC provider

Five questions to ask before hiring anyone to run your ads, including us.

Get clear answers before you commit.

Ask how your account will be managed, how budget decisions will be made, and how you will know what is working.

Your Company

What to expect

Search reviews
Which searches were excluded and why
Budget use
Where money was spent and what results were tracked
Account access
Who has access and what happens if you leave
Budget decisions
How changes are recommended and approved
Results by campaign
Which actions are tracked and what they cost
Launch readiness
What needs to be in place before ads run

ResultsBy campaignCalls, forms, purchases, donations and bookings, grouped by the campaign that produced each.

Searches excludedWith reasonsThe searches removed after reviewing where the budget went.

Search reviews Budget use

How will you reduce wasted spending?

We review the searches triggering your ads and exclude those that do not fit your goals. Your report explains what we changed and why.

Account access

Do I keep my account if we stop working together?

Yes. You keep your account, campaigns, and their history. You decide who has access.

Budget decisions

How do you decide where my budget goes?

We compare spending with the results each campaign records, then recommend where to make adjustments. We explain our reasoning and agree on budget changes with you first. Your ad budget and our management fee are quoted separately.

Results by campaign

What results will you track?

We agree on the actions that matter to your goals, such as inquiries, purchases, or donations. Your reports show the results we can track back to your campaigns and what they cost.

Launch readiness

What would make you tell me not to run ads?

If your landing pages or tracking are not ready, or your budget would not buy enough of the right searches, we tell you before any money is spent.

Decide who has time to manage your ads.

An employee with the time and experience to read search term reports is a real option. If you do not have one, a single team that builds the campaigns, cuts the waste, writes the ads and reports back covers more ground.

Get the essentials ready before launch.

Your ads, landing pages, and tracking should be ready to work together before a new campaign starts.

See where you stand before you spend another dollar on ads.

Compare your options

Three ways to run paid search.

Hire an agency, build an in-house team, or manage your own ads. The best fit depends on the skills and time available to you, and how much of the work you want to handle yourself.

What to compareJAWC Hiring in-house Doing it yourself
Who manages the campaigns Our own U.S. team, the same people every month Your employee or internal marketing team You, with outside help if you choose
Where questions go The people managing your campaigns Your employee or marketing team Platform support or advisers you choose
Ongoing work Keywords, ads, landing pages, tracking, and campaign changes Work assigned to your team, based on its skills and capacity You plan and carry out the work
Budget management We review search terms, spending, and results to recommend adjustments Your team handles the reviews and adjustments You monitor spending and decide what to change
Reporting We explain tracked results, costs, and recommended changes Your team prepares and explains the reports You review platform data and any reporting tools you choose
Who should own the account Your organization Your organization Your organization
Cost Ad spend plus a management fee, quoted separately Ad spend plus salary, employment costs and tools Ad spend plus your time
Your involvement Set priorities, approve recommendations, and review results with us Provide direction, tools, and support for your team Handle setup, ongoing management, and reporting

Whichever way you go, make sure you keep access to your account and can see what changed, what it cost, and what it brought in.

What you see every month

See where your ad budget went and what it brought in.

Your monthly plain-English report shows where your advertising budget went, which results we tracked, and what we changed. We explain what those numbers mean for your goals and what we recommend next.

Monthly campaign review

Your monthly PPC report

Budget
  • Spending by campaign
  • Tracked results and cost per result
  • Recommended budget adjustments
Searches
  • Search terms we reviewed
  • Irrelevant searches we excluded
  • Keywords to refine or test
Ads and pages
  • Ad copy we tested
  • Landing page performance
  • Changes we made and what we learned

Next month's priorities, agreed with you first.

See the tests, improvements, and budget adjustments we recommend, along with the reasons behind them.

Your report tracks the results that matter to you: inquiries, bookings, purchases or donations.

  • Inquiries
  • Bookings
  • Purchases
  • Donations

Understand where your budget goes.

Compare spending and tracked results across campaigns to see which areas deserve more attention.

See the work behind the results.

Review the ad copy we tested, the searches we excluded, and the landing page changes we made.

Know what we recommend next.

We explain the proposed changes and how they support your priorities.

Start here

See how visible your business is today, before you spend more on ads.

Get your free visibility report

Your quote

What PPC management costs.

Our management fee depends on how many campaigns you need and whether the pages your ads point to need work first.

Start with your free visibility report.
If you are already running ads, we will ask for access to review your campaigns before making recommendations about your account.

Where you advertise
The audience, locations and offers you want to advertise.
Competition
How many advertisers compete for those searches, and what a click costs.
Campaigns needed
How many campaigns and sets of ads it takes to cover them, and how many pages those ads send people to.
The pages behind your ads
Whether those pages need work before the ads start.

Let's talk about what you need.

We'll talk through your goals, look at any ads you already have, and recommend what to do next.

Before you run ads

Should you be running ads at all?

Sometimes the honest answer is no, and we will tell you so before you spend anything. If your landing pages or tracking are not ready, or the searches in your market will not bring the results you want, ads will spend your money proving that faster than anything else.

When it is yes, it is usually for one of three reasons: you need results now and cannot wait for SEO to build, you are launching something new or entering a new market, or your search rankings already bring in results and you want ads working alongside them.

Whether PPC is your only channel or one of several, every ad dollar has to justify its spend.

How our SEO service works
Before you hire

Questions about PPC management.

If you have a question we haven't answered here, give us a call. We'll explain your options and what you can expect.

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It depends on how many campaigns you need, how competitive your searches are, and whether your landing pages need work. Once we understand your goals and review any existing campaigns, we recommend a plan and quote it. Your ad budget is kept separate from the management fee.

We review search terms, targeting, bids, ad copy, spending, and tracking. We use what we find to refine your campaigns, exclude searches that do not fit, and recommend landing page improvements. Your plain-English report explains the work, the results we could track, and what we recommend next.

This PPC service covers Google Ads and Microsoft Ads. Facebook and Instagram advertising is handled through our social media service.

Yes. You can hire us to manage Google Ads without signing up for SEO or another service. We still review your landing pages and tracking because they affect how we run and measure your campaigns. If something else needs attention, we'll talk you through what we recommend and why.

Yes. We work inside your existing account and do not start a new one. We review your campaigns, tracking, and results before recommending changes, so we know what to keep, what to improve, and whether anything needs rebuilding.

Ad spend is the money you pay Google or Microsoft when someone clicks your ad. The management fee is what you pay us to plan, run, and improve the campaigns. They are quoted and reported separately, you keep control of the ad spend, and neither changes without your approval.

Ads can start showing once campaign setup, ad approval, and any account requirements are complete. Judging what works takes longer. It depends on how many searches and results your campaigns get, and how long people take to inquire, book, buy, or donate. We tell you what we can learn early and when there is enough data to judge the results.

We agree on what counts as a result for you, such as an inquiry, booking, purchase, or donation. We set up or review tracking for those actions, then report what we can measure alongside what the campaigns cost. If your goal is inquiries, your feedback on their quality tells us whether they come from the right people.

Google Ads can put you in front of people searching for what you offer as soon as your campaigns are running, and the results stop when the spending stops. SEO builds your visibility in unpaid search results over time and needs ongoing attention. The right starting point depends on your goals, website, current visibility, and budget, and many organizations use both.

Not always. If competitors bid on your name, an ad for your own name usually costs less than other clicks, and Google tends to rank it above theirs because it is more relevant to the search. If nobody else is bidding, that budget often does more on other searches. We decide with your account data.

Our own team does the work. We are based in the U.S. and founder-run since 2011. The people you speak with are the people responsible for the account.

Yes. The account belongs to you. If we stop working together, you keep your campaigns, account history, and keyword lists. That doesn't change when we connect it to our tools.

Free visibility report

See what is already working before you start running ads.

Tell us about your business, the areas you serve, and any ads you're currently running. We'll review where you stand and recommend what to do next.

Get your free visibility report

Your report is on its way.

We'll email it to you within two business days.

Rather talk it through first? Call us and we'll look at it together.

What we check

  • Where you rank on Google for the searches that matter
  • Whether you appear in the Google Maps pack
  • If AI answers mention your business or a competitor
  • How your reviews and profile compare locally
Call 800.974.1142

We'll discuss your goals, review any existing campaigns, and recommend the work that fits.

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