Canadian owned & operated
MARKETING BUILT FOR LOCAL PAINTERS
We help painting companies across Vancouver and Canada book more interior, exterior and cabinet jobs, with websites, Google profiles, ads and follow-up that turn a click into a booked estimate.
40+ five-star Google reviews 100+ contractors servedThe reality
Why good painters lose estimates to worse ones
Homeowners can't judge your brushwork from a Google search. They judge everything else.
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Every painter's website looks the same
A roller, a colour swatch and "quality workmanship". When nothing sets you apart, homeowners pick the cheapest quote or the first one to call back.
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Clicks cost more than any other trade
LocaliQ's median painting click is $18.82 CAD, the highest in home services. Sending those clicks to a homepage that talks about everything burns the budget.
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No proof of the finish
The finish is what people are buying. Without before and after photos of your own jobs, you're asking them to trust a promise.
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Slow replies to estimate requests
People request two or three painting quotes at once. The first painter to reply and book a visit usually wins, not the best one.
Beyond The Brush fixed all four before spending a dollar on ads.
Before 
After Case study · Beyond The Brush Painters
From website launch to 8 booked jobs in just 20 days
- 8jobs booked from Google Ads
- 20days from website launch
- 7Xreturn on ad spend
A new Vancouver painting company with no brand. We built the logo, cards and a website with a page for every service and real before and after photos, then pointed Google Ads at the matching pages. In the 20 days after launch: 6 interior jobs, 1 exterior and 1 cabinet refinishing, at a 7X return on the ads.
I'm very happy with service from Debut Marketing. Evan is very professional, responsive, and has been great helping grow my painting business online. I really appreciate their communication and the effort they put into our marketing. Highly recommend!
What we build
How we market a painting company
Each one is a Debut service, set up for painters. Open any of them for prices and what's included.
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Website DesignA page per service
Interior, exterior, cabinet refinishing, decks and fences, stratas and commercial. Each one ranks and converts on its own.
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Google AdsGoogle Ads by service
Separate campaigns for the work you want most, with interior running year round and exterior timed to the dry season.
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AI AutomationReviews after every job
An automatic review request when the job is done, so recent five-star reviews keep coming.
See our AI Automation service
Also in the plan
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Before and after Your own photos in sliders and galleries. It's the most convincing thing a painter can show. Website Design -
Facebook and Instagram Show finished rooms and exteriors to homeowners in your area before they start comparing quotes. Facebook Ads -
Instant replies Every estimate request gets a text in seconds and a booking link, so you're first, every time. AI Automation
Timing
A painter's year in BC
- January to March
Interior season
Rain keeps exteriors on hold. Push interiors, cabinets and strata hallways, and book spring exteriors early.
- April to June
Exterior bookings
Homeowners start planning exteriors. The painters with ads and reviews running now fill June to September.
- July to September
Dry-season exteriors
Peak exterior months. Keep reviews coming and show finished homes on social media.
- October to December
Back inside
Holiday-ready interiors, move-outs and strata work. Lower ad competition on interior searches.
Where to start
Most painters start with the Scaling Package
Beyond The Brush booked 8 jobs in 20 days with Google Ads pointed at the right pages. It's Google and Facebook ads, landing pages and instant replies, from $1,000 a month in management.
Reviews
What Sunny says
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I'm very happy with service from Debut Marketing. Evan is very professional, responsive, and has been great helping grow my painting business online. I really appreciate their communication and the effort they put into our marketing. Highly recommend!
Sunny H. Beyond The Brush Painters
Is this for you?
For painters who want to be booked, not busy chasing quotes
You're a good fit if
- You do clean work and can prove it with photos
- You can take on more estimates than you get now
- You want interior work through the wet months
- You'll ask every customer for a review
We're not a fit if
- You want to compete on being the cheapest
- You can't follow up on estimate requests the same day
Straight answers
Painter marketing questions
Can't see your question? Send it with the form below or call 604-626-3100. We reply within 24 hours.
Worth reading first
How much does a painting lead cost on Google Ads?
Our typical figure for painting is $193 a lead from Google search ads, the median across every published source we found plus our own campaigns. About 42 in 100 contractor leads book, so plan on roughly $460 in ad spend per booked job. The full table by trade is in our Google Ads cost per lead guide.
Should painters use Facebook ads or Google Ads?
Google Ads catch people already searching for a painter. Facebook shows your finished work to people who haven't started looking. Most painters do best with Google first and Facebook to fill the calendar ahead of the season.
How do I get more exterior jobs?
Start advertising exteriors in April, before the dry season fills up, with a dedicated exterior page full of your own finished homes. Exterior searches spike when the weather turns.
How do I stop getting tire-kickers?
Show a starting price or price range, use photos that show the quality you charge for, and ask two or three qualifying questions in your instant reply. It filters out the bargain hunters before you drive out.
Do I need a new logo to advertise?
Not always. But if your brand looks homemade, the click you paid $13 for often leaves. Beyond The Brush built the brand first, and it paid off. See logos and branding.
Do you work with other finishing trades?
Yes. Painters often share customers with renovators and flooring companies, and a homeowner who repaints often redoes the floors too. We market all three. See every trade we work with.
Get started
Get more painting jobs
Tell us what you paint, where, and what a typical job is worth.
- We reply within 24 hours.
- We check how you show up for painting searches in your area.
- You get a plan and a price. If we can't help, we'll say so.
- 604-626-3100
- info@debutmarketing.ca
- Vancouver, BC. Working with contractors across Canada.
P.S. Most painters start with the Scaling Package. Tell us what you do and we'll tell you honestly if it fits.
Thank you! We'll be in touch within 24 hours.