Beyond The Brush Painters
From website launch to 8 booked jobs in just 20 days
We built Sunny a brand and website from scratch, then switched on Google Ads: 6 interior, 1 exterior and 1 cabinet job, and a 7X return on the ads.
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LOCAL CONTRACTOR MARKETING SERVICES
Your website, your brand, your Google rankings and your ads, built by one team so they work together. Most clients start with one of two packages. Every service is also available on its own.
40+ five-star Google reviews 100+ contractors servedQuick answer
What does a contractor marketing agency do?
A contractor marketing agency gets a trade business found, trusted and booked. That means a website with a page for every service and town, a brand that looks established, a Google Business Profile and local SEO that put you in the map pack, ads on Google and Facebook when you need work fast, and follow-up systems that answer every lead. A good one measures all of it in booked jobs, not clicks.
The reality
Four vendors, zero accountability
A website guy, a logo from a contest site, an ad agency and a nephew who posts on Facebook. Sound familiar?
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Nothing matches
The ad promises one thing, the website says another, the truck looks like a different company. Homeowners notice, even if they can't say why.
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Everyone blames someone else
The ad agency says the website doesn't convert. The web designer says the ads send bad traffic. You're stuck refereeing.
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Nobody measures jobs
Each vendor reports on their own piece. Nobody can tell you what a booked job actually cost.
We build every piece to fit together, and we answer for the result.
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Which package fits?
| Foundation Package | Scaling Package | |
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| For | Contractors who need to look established online | Contractors with the crew to take on more work |
| What you get | Website, logo and brand kit, business cards, Google Business Profile | Google and Facebook ads, landing pages, automated replies, weekly changes |
| Price | $3,500 one time, well under our normal prices, minus credit for what you have | $1,500 a month management, plus ad budget (Starter: $1,000 a month) |
| How to start | Apply. Not every contractor gets in | See the Scaling Package |
Get set up
Look like the company you are
Get found
Show up when people search
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Local SEO Get into the Google map pack and stay there. -
Google Business Profile Your listing in the map pack, set up properly and kept active. -
AEO and GEO Get named when homeowners ask ChatGPT or Google AI who to hire. -
Marketing cost guide What all of this costs, from the published prices of 69 agencies.
Get leads
Fill the schedule
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Google Ads Search ads and Local Services Ads for the jobs and towns you want, judged by booked jobs. -
Facebook ads Facebook and Instagram ads on the same retainer as Google, with video shot for you if you need it. -
Lead generation Google and Facebook together, with landing pages and an instant reply to every lead. -
AI automation Instant replies, follow-ups and review requests so no lead waits.
Results
Three contractors, three starting points
A painter who needed everything, a builder who needed to rank, and a pool builder who had outgrown a template site.
T City Developments
From #97 to #4 for "Vancouver duplex builders" in 30 days
A new brand and website from our Foundation Package, then local SEO and a review system. Page 10 of Google to the top 5 in a month.
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Kiwi Custom Construction
80% more website traffic in the first 3 months
An old template site replaced with a full website: a page for every service and a scroll animation that builds a pool as you scroll.
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Our promise to you
Treat every dollar like it's ours
I started Debut running ads for realtors, developers and builders. The contractors I met on those jobs taught me something: they can smell a sales pitch from across the site, and they remember who wasted their money.
So here's how we work. We tell you what will and won't pay off before you spend anything. We measure everything in booked jobs, not clicks. If something isn't working, you hear it from us first, along with what we're changing. And our prices are on this website, so you know what things cost before we ever talk.
Evan StriemerFounder, Debut Marketing
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What contractors say
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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 -
Debut made us a great website and got our construction company ranking locally. Couldn't be happier with the results
Tommy Singh T City Developments -
Evan did a great job on our website and offered lots of wonderful advice and tips on how to promote website traffic, and improve our business. I would not hesitate to recommend him for all your website needs. We are extremely satisfied and pleased with the work Debut has done for us.
Dan Phillips Kiwi Custom Construction
Straight answers
Questions about working with Debut
Where should I start?
If you don't have a website, a logo and a Google profile that all look like one professional company, start with the Foundation Package. If you do, and you can take on more work, the Scaling Package adds the ads.
Can I hire you for just one thing?
Yes. Every service is available on its own. We'll tell you honestly if one piece won't work without another, like ads pointed at a website that can't turn visits into calls.
Do you only work in Vancouver?
No. We're based in Vancouver and work with contractors across Canada, with a lot of our clients on Vancouver Island and in the Okanagan.
Which trades do you work with?
Painters, roofers, builders, concrete, flooring, landscaping, plumbing, electrical, HVAC and more. See the trades we serve.
How do I know it's working?
Every month you see calls, forms, rankings and, most important, booked jobs, with what we changed and what we're trying next.
Get started
Not sure where to start?
Tell us what you have now and what you want more of. We'll point you to the right starting point, even if it's not us.
- We reply within 24 hours.
- On a short call we look at what you have and what you want.
- You get a straight recommendation and a price.
- 604-626-3100
- info@debutmarketing.ca
- Vancouver, BC. Working with contractors across Canada.
P.S. Our prices are on our service pages, so you know the numbers before we ever talk.
Thank you! We'll be in touch within 24 hours.