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Google Ads for pest control

A new pest control customer is not one job, it is a quarterly contract that pays for years. We build and manage Google Ads that fill your routes with recurring customers, with bidding that uses that math against competitors who never do it.

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Why Google for pest control

Recurring revenue changes the math

When ants hit the kitchen or a wasp nest shows up by the door, homeowners search and book the same day. Each of those customers is worth years of quarterly treatments, which means you can afford a higher cost per lead than any one-time-job business, and most local pest companies never press that advantage.

The trap is paying service-call prices for information searches. Half the pest traffic on Google is "how to get rid of ants" DIY research that never books anyone. Winning accounts separate the bookers from the browsers with tight keywords, ruthless negatives, and bids set to lifetime value instead of first-ticket value.

What we run

Built to fill recurring routes

Search

High-intent search

Pest, termite, rodent, and wasp terms in your service area, with copy that books same-day service instead of feeding DIY research.

LTV

Lifetime-value bidding

Bids set to what a quarterly customer is worth over years, not what one spray pays, so you win auctions competitors think are too rich.

Filtering

Negative keywords

DIY, product, and how-to searches cut hard, so budget goes to homeowners who want it handled, not homeowners with a spray bottle.

Seasonality

Season scaling

Ants, wasps, spiders, and mice each have a season. Spend scales up when the calls surge and pulls back when they do not.

Calls

Call and form tracking

Every call and quote form tied to its keyword, so you know exactly which searches turn into recurring contracts.

Reporting

Cost per new customer

Reporting on new recurring customers and their contract value, not clicks, so growth shows up in routes, not dashboards.

Why work with us

A real operator running your account

More than ten years in paid media, agency-side running thirty-plus accounts at once, and brand-side managing millions in ad spend at a 7X return. You get the senior operator, not a junior who has never spent real roofing budget.

Planning your pest control ad budget? Try our free Google Ads budget calculator and cost per lead calculator to see what your spend should produce.

How it works

Simple to start

1

Free ad account audit

We review your current ads or your market and show you where leads are leaking and where the opportunity is. No cost, no obligation.

2

Your custom plan

Search focus, target neighborhoods, what budget, and what a new recurring customer is worth to your pest control business over the life of the contract.

3

Launch and scale

We build, launch, and manage it, optimizing weekly and scaling with the season, with reporting tied to booked jobs.

Questions

Pest control ad questions, straight answers

How much should a pest control company spend on Google Ads?+

Most local pest companies do well starting around $1,500 to $5,000 a month in ad spend, separate from management. Because each new customer is usually a recurring quarterly contract, the payback compounds in a way one-time services never see.

What is a good cost per lead for pest control?+

Well-run pest search typically lands leads from tens to low hundreds of dollars. Against a contract worth $400 to $800 a year for years, that is strong math. We optimize to cost per new recurring customer, not cost per click.

Can you keep DIY searchers from wasting my budget?+

Yes, that is half the job in this vertical. Aggressive negative keyword lists cut the how-to and product searches, and the remaining budget concentrates on people who want a professional out this week.

Is pest control advertising seasonal?+

Very. Ant and wasp season, spider season, and fall mice each spike differently. We scale budget with those waves instead of spending flat all year, which alone often improves cost per customer noticeably.

Do I have to sign a long contract?+

No. Everything is month to month. All we ask is 30 days notice if you decide to cancel, so we can wind your campaigns down cleanly and you are never stuck paying for ad spend you did not plan for.

Free ad account audit

See how many new routes
your budget should be filling

A straight read on what's working, what's wasting money, and what we'd do differently. No cost, no obligation.