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PPC and Google Ads for Norfolk

A PPC agency for Norfolk trades pursuing more work.

Run Norfolk PPC campaigns with call tracking and reports on calls, leads and cost per lead, starting with the jobs you want.

  • Search terms reviewed for wasted spend
  • Ads matched to service landing pages
  • Campaign reports with lead costs
F&W Fence Co. website homepage for fence installation, supply and repair
4Xmore ranking keywords for F&W Fence Co. (190 to 745 keywords)
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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

Know what you are buying

See which leads your Norfolk ad budget brings in

Lithium Marketing plans Norfolk PPC campaigns around the work you want to sell and tracks the leads those campaigns produce. At $129.37, the average click for “garage door repair norfolk” deserves a close look at the service page and tracking before spending. A garage door company needs to know which requests the campaign generates and whether they become jobs.

The same spending discipline applies to a roofer, electrician or landscaper. We agree on the services to advertise, inspect the customer’s experience after the click and verify the conversion tracking. You get reporting in calls, leads and campaign average cost per lead. Your booking feedback helps us decide which campaigns deserve more budget.

Prepare without guessing

Let your Norfolk booking record set the ad calendar

July and August are Norfolk’s wettest months on average because of summer thunderstorms. If your records show a change in the work requested during those months, we can plan budgets and landing pages around that pattern. The offer must still match your services and the appointments your business can handle.

Norfolk’s highest-risk period for hurricanes and tropical storms is mid-August through the end of September. If you advertise weather-related property work, we check that the copy describes the service you provide and leaves damage decisions to your team. We agree on spending changes using your call history and the work your crews can take.

residents (2025 estimate)
231,013
residents (2025 estimate)
population change, 2020 to 2025
-3%
population change, 2020 to 2025
housing units
103,524
housing units
of occupied homes owner-occupied
46.3%
of occupied homes owner-occupied
of homes built before 1980
67.4%
of homes built before 1980
median home value
$289,900
median home value

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

Narrow the paid offer

Give Norfolk customers a reason to click your ad

There are 18 roofing contractor establishments in Norfolk. A roofing campaign should tell customers if it offers leak repair, replacement or another service you provide, then take them to that explanation. Negative keywords, which exclude unwanted search terms, help keep unrelated work out of the campaign.

Landscaping services represent 41 Norfolk establishments. If you want installation projects, maintenance wording can attract the wrong expectation even when it earns a click. We group the ads around your offer, review the resulting requests and adjust the terms and page where the message is unclear. A larger bid is only one possible change.

County Business Patterns

Trade and home service businesses in Norfolk city

Establishments by industry, 2023

  • Residential remodelers
    59
  • Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors
    57
  • Landscaping services
    41
  • Electrical contractors
    37
  • Roofing contractors
    18
  • New home builders
    18
  • Painting contractors
    16
  • Pest control companies
    12

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

An account you can evaluate

Launch Norfolk campaigns with the reporting in place

The setup makes spending visible; ongoing work uses the search terms and requests the account produces.

1

Agree on the lead you want

We review the jobs, coverage and customer actions the campaign should pursue. If you have a running account, we examine its history before proposing changes.

2

Verify the conversion records

We test call and form tracking so reports count customer contacts. The campaign report distinguishes calls and leads from other website activity.

3

Make the offer consistent

We write ads for the chosen services and pair them with matching landing pages. Target areas and excluded search terms keep the campaign aligned with your coverage and work.

4

Optimize, then compare with bookings

Optimization is daily for the first 30 days, then weekly. We review campaign average cost per lead with your feedback on booked work before recommending budget changes.

What every Google Ads account includes

The same eight parts go into every Google Ads account, wherever the business is.

See the full Google Ads service

  • Conversion tracking, properly wired
  • Landing pages per intent
  • Match types and negatives
  • Responsive search ads
  • Geo and audience targeting
  • Bid management
  • Remarketing
  • Looker Studio reporting

Read the complete client case

A PPC decision needs the website and search context

Website development and SEO accompanied the Google Ads program Lithium delivered to Sarkinen Plumbing in the Portland area. Consider that full scope when comparing the case with an advertising-only proposal. The quoted contractor is Dave Turin of Dozer Dave.

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
“I highly recommend Dj Van Zanten if you need any help with your website and your internet marketing.”
Dave TurinDave TurinDozer Dave

Choose the paid coverage

Consider each Virginia market before widening the ads

For campaigns reaching outside Norfolk, compare the PPC pages for Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Hampton, Suffolk, Newport News and Richmond. These Virginia city links and the state directory help you explore coverage; your service area determines the locations an account targets.

Published price

Separate the Norfolk ad budget from the management fee

From $500

per month in management

Management is separate from your ad spend. Typical: $500–$1,500 a month in management on $2,000–$5,000 a month in ad spend. No haggling, no hidden upsells.

FAQ

Working out the numbers before buying Norfolk PPC

DJ Van Zanten

Still curious?

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

What will I pay Lithium apart from the advertising budget?

The starting management fee is $500 a month, plus ad spend. Ad spend, the channels run and landing page work determine the fee for your account. Bring the current account and landing pages for review. We can then put a price on the proposed work and show you how it sits alongside the advertising budget.

How do we decide if expensive clicks are worth testing?

Start with the value of a booked job and the share of leads your team typically books. Those figures help establish a lead cost the business can support. We then compare campaign average cost per lead with your booking feedback. The decision rests on the campaign’s performance, not on the cheapest individual click.

What should my team tell you about incoming ad leads?

Tell us which requests became bookings, which were outside your services and which could not be reached. The campaign report shows calls, leads and cost per lead; your feedback explains the customer outcome behind that summary. Together they can point to a search term, landing page or spending decision that needs attention.

When can we evaluate the first calls from a campaign?

Initial results typically appear within the first week of running Google Ads. We can examine those early contacts, but deciding what to spend next also takes booking feedback. Tell us which leads became jobs and what those jobs were worth, so we can compare the campaign’s lead costs with the work it brought in.

Can we add another ad channel or change the service agreement?

Additional channels are proposed when there is a reason to test them, with their management scope agreed in advance. Lithium also runs Microsoft Ads and Meta advertising on Facebook and Instagram. A six-month initial agreement is usual; afterward, service renews monthly and requires 30 days’ notice to end. Review the proposal’s channel scope and terms before signing.

Free action plan

Request a free Norfolk PPC plan before you spend

Tell us your most profitable services, available capacity and what a booked job typically earns. Share your ad account if you have one. A co-founder will review the starting budget and tracking needs with you on a short video call.

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

Get my free action plan

Tell us a little about your business. Response within 24 hours.

  • 100% free, no obligation
  • Custom plan for your business
  • Response within 24 hours
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