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Digital marketing for New Orleans trades

A marketing agency helping New Orleans turn searches into calls.

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  • Website and search planned together
  • Ad reports measured in leads
  • Phone answering for missed calls

Google searches each month

What New Orleans searches for, by service

4,580

searches a month

  • SEO
    3,030
  • Web design
    1,000
  • Digital marketing
    540
  • PPC management
    10

Source: Google Ads keyword data, average monthly U.S. searches. "Under 10" = below Google’s reporting floor.

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2010Lithium Marketing, established in 2010
$10M+Over $10 million in Google ad spend managed

Businesses we’ve worked with

  • Willard Power Vac
  • Sarkinen Plumbing
  • Robinson Restoration
  • Town & Country Glass
  • Dixie Glass
  • Byers Septic Service
  • F&W Fence Co.
  • Drake’s 7 Dees
  • Rickabaugh Construction
  • Hillsview Building
  • Dozer Dave
  • Mt. Hood Pro Painting
  • On-Target Landscape
  • Atiyeh Bros Carpet
  • Lovett
  • Westmore Construction
  • Northwest New Homes
  • Porter Sealcoating & Paving
  • RescueHero Restoration
  • Panda Plumbing
  • Biermann Plumbing & Heating
  • Ballistic Junk Removal
  • Smart Doors LLC
  • Peak Performance Roofing
  • Deluxe Heating & Cooling
  • Lifetime Exteriors
  • Bruce Johnson Construction
  • Madrone Painting
  • Smart Tree Service
  • Premier Gutter Cover
  • NW Pacific Electric
  • Universal HVAC
  • Lenny Martin Painting
  • Next Level Decks & Exteriors
  • Prodan Construction
  • Smooth Rollin’ Sealcoating and Paving
  • Lovett Restoration
  • Greenlight Titles
  • G.W. Hartley IV
  • Advanced Coatings
  • Thomson Equipment
  • MyADU

Spend with a purpose

New Orleans marketing that follows the job

Lithium Marketing connects web design, SEO, advertising and phone answering to help New Orleans service businesses win more work. Residential remodelers account for 84 establishments in Orleans Parish. To give a buyer a reason to choose your company, the photos in your ads, the services on your website and the answers on the phone need to support the same offer.

A roofing company may need more estimate requests; an electrician may need callers to find a service it already sells. We look at where customers drop out before recommending another expense. Lithium is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with a team in Portland, Bend and Seattle, working with every client by video.

Choose where to start

Make the next investment solve a customer problem

These services can be purchased separately. Use the New Orleans guides to see what each one changes between a search and a booked appointment.

Get found for your workA homeowner comparing New Orleans contractors needs service pages and a Google profile that explain why your business belongs on their shortlist.Learn more Show buyers the job you can doPut your New Orleans project photos beside descriptions of the work, with a quote request that customers can finish on a phone.Learn more Buy searches with a budget you can judgeCompare New Orleans click costs with campaign leads and your booking feedback before putting more money into paid search.Learn more Keep the phone part of the planWhen a New Orleans customer calls about the work you advertise, AI reception can answer service questions and arrange the next step.Learn more

Property owners and managers

Make it easy to hire you for the right property

New Orleans has 195,552 housing units. Your site should explain the property types you serve and show work on them, so a buyer can judge your experience before asking for a visit. A repair company can show a completed fix; a remodeler can explain an entire project.

Owner-occupied homes make up 51.2% of occupied housing in New Orleans. If you also serve rental properties, say how tenants and property managers can request work and who must authorize it. Carry that distinction through your forms and phone questions so staff can arrange the next step.

residents (2025 estimate)
362,154
residents (2025 estimate)
population change, 2020 to 2025
-5.7%
population change, 2020 to 2025
housing units
195,552
housing units
of occupied homes owner-occupied
51.2%
of occupied homes owner-occupied
of homes built before 1980
73.7%
of homes built before 1980
median home value
$315,700
median home value

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 population estimates, ACS 2020–2024 and 2023 County Business Patterns.

The Orleans Parish market

Sell the differences a buyer can recognize

Landscaping services number 39 establishments in Orleans Parish. Maintenance, planting and construction can all appear under a broad trade label, so your marketing should name the services you sell and show the finished work. We make those distinctions visible in search copy and on the website.

There are 41 electrical contractors in Orleans Parish. For an electrician, photographs and explanations of completed upgrades can help a homeowner compare experience. Across trades, we ask for the details that make your work different before writing another claim about quality.

County Business Patterns

Trade and home service businesses in Orleans Parish

Establishments by industry, 2023

  • Residential remodelers
    84
  • Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors
    41
  • Electrical contractors
    41
  • Landscaping services
    39
  • New home builders
    34
  • Painting contractors
    11
  • Excavation and site preparation contractors
    10
  • Roofing contractors
    8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS establishment counts).

A coordinated program

Find the break between interest and a booking

We choose the order of work from your website, current leads and the jobs you want next.

1

Review the leads you already receive

We examine your site, listings and advertising alongside the calls your staff describes. You identify which jobs you want more of and which requests waste time.

2

Give the buyer a convincing page

We improve the service explanation, project photos and contact options where customers hesitate. If a rebuild is needed, you see that scope before committing.

3

Bring more people to that offer

Organic search work and paid campaigns target the services you chose. Tracking shows calls and form leads by source so spending decisions have a basis.

4

Close gaps at the phone

If calls go unanswered, we discuss managed AI reception. Booking feedback then helps us improve the offer, targeting or follow-up work.

A service business example

Sarkinen’s results across website, SEO and advertising

Read the Sarkinen Plumbing case to see how we report on a marketing program for a Portland-area plumber. Lithium’s work covered the website build, organic SEO and Google Ads campaigns. For an owner’s account of working with our team, hear from garden center owner Drake Snodgrass of Drake’s 7 Dees.

Search visibility report ranking sarkinenplumbing.com first among local plumbing competitorsPlumbing

Sarkinen Plumbing

2Xleads

on the same budget

search visibility
3.75X
search visibility
ads conversion rate
27.37%
ads conversion rate
Read the case study
“Lithium has moved us to page 1 in Google search organically. Prior to working with them we spent a huge part of our marketing budget on paid search. Website redesign was a great experience.”
Drake SnodgrassDrake SnodgrassDrake’s 7 Dees

Planning beyond the city

Compare another market before adding it

Explore the guides for Metairie, Kenner and Baton Rouge in Louisiana, or Gulfport, Biloxi and Hattiesburg in Mississippi. The Louisiana directory connects the statewide options; choose locations that fit your service area before expanding your marketing.

Pricing

Budget for the work your New Orleans business needs

Lithium publishes a typical price for four of its five services, and AI automation is quoted after a free discovery call. Your proposal depends on scope, competition and ad spend.

Conversion web design

$5,000

typical project

Larger sites with more pages or integrations get a fixed proposal after a 30-minute discovery call. Six to nine weeks from kickoff to launch.

SEO

$1,300–$3,000

per month

Typical local SEO retainer, scoped against your revenue per lead.

Google Ads management

From $500

per month

Plus ad spend. Typical: $500–$1,500 a month in management, plus ad spend of $2,000–$5,000 a month.

AI receptionist

$179

per month

Fully managed. No contracts, cancel anytime. Live in days.

AI automation

Scoped

after discovery

Clear, upfront pricing after a free discovery call. Custom builds typically take 1–2 weeks.

Optional hosting and maintenance: $99/month. Secure private hosting on a dedicated high-speed server, daily backups, software and security updates, and basic website changes are all included. Most clients choose this option to keep their new website updated and running smoothly; it is not required.

Our usual service agreement starts with six months, then continues month to month with 30 days’ cancellation notice. Your written agreement sets the final terms. The AI receptionist has no contract.

  • You own your domain, hosting account and website
  • Six-month starting term
  • We guarantee the work, not a ranking
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FAQ

Decisions before you hire a marketing agency

DJ Van Zanten

Still curious?

Call (503) 766-5964 or email [email protected].

Can you handle web design and SEO as one New Orleans project?

We can plan the website and SEO work together, so the build includes the pages and structure your search strategy needs. You receive a defined website scope and a separate monthly SEO scope. That keeps the launch work and ongoing search work clear when you compare the proposal.

How do we decide what marketing to pay for first?

Look at where a willing customer gets stuck. We review your current site and leads with you, then recommend the service that addresses that problem. A functioning website may need stronger search visibility; a business already receiving calls may need better phone coverage before more advertising.

What should a small service business budget for Lithium?

A website is typically $5,000, and SEO costs $1,300–$3,000 a month. Google Ads management starts from $500 a month, plus ad spend. AI reception is $179 a month; custom automation gets a separate quote. Your plan can begin with a single service, based on the jobs and budget you discuss with us.

What commitment comes with a marketing program?

The usual agreement begins with six months and continues month to month with 30 days’ notice after that. The AI receptionist has no contract. We explain the terms for each service you choose before work starts, so a combined plan does not leave you guessing about separate commitments.

Who helps us when a campaign needs a change?

Allison McKenney is your account manager for day-to-day questions, and a co-founder handles strategy. Bring changes in your services, job capacity or booking results to the team. Those details help us decide when the website, ads or phone answers need to change.

Free action plan

Choose your next New Orleans marketing investment with us

Unsure which part of your marketing needs attention? Bring a website link and examples of requests that failed to become bookings. Your short video call with a co-founder turns those problems into priorities for a free marketing plan.

What we’ll cover

  • What’s working (and what isn’t) in your current marketing
  • Site and funnel gaps that are costing you leads
  • Local SEO and paid traffic opportunities
  • Simple tracking and KPIs to measure success
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