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SEO & PPC for Trades. Turning Searches Into Booked Jobs

ForgeSpark helps local trades businesses such as plumbers, electricians, gas engineers, roofers and much more, generate more inbound leads through Google SEO and paid ads. We focus on building foundations around best practices to acquire high quality leads for your business.

30-minute call. No pitch deck. Just an honest conversation about where you are and what we can do to help.

What we focus on

Local SEO
Visibility on Google Maps, organic search, and GBP. This is where many customers actually start looking.
Ads Based On Intent
Paid ads built around buyer intent, not impressions. Budget directed toward people ready to book.
SEO & PPC To Scale
Once foundations are in place, we'd work on building your technical and content SEO to scale, whilst supporting with paid ads continuously

You've Tried Digital Marketing Before?
What Likely Went Wrong

Paid for SEO, saw nothing move You'll get clear monthly reporting showing what's ranking, how many enquiries came in, and where they came from.
Ran Google Ads, burned through budget We build the ad and the landing page together, so the people who click are the ones who actually want the job done.
Chased leads from aggregators Every enquiry we generate goes to you alone, never shared with other companies first.
Your last agency was not responsive You'll always know who's working on your account and how to reach them directly.
Signed a long contract before seeing results You stay because it's working, not because you're locked into a long contract.
Can't tell what's actually working Every enquiry is tracked back to its source, so you know exactly what's bringing the calls in.

Built on What Works. Updated as Search Evolves

We focus on the fundamentals that hold up over time. The right local signals, a site built to convert, campaigns tied to real intent. Focus on those key points, and results build steadily instead of disappearing the moment the work stops.

Search keeps changing, so we keep adjusting how we apply the fundamentals, not chasing every trend, but not standing still either.

SEO in particular takes months before it shows up as real lead volume. We say so upfront, and keep you updated at every stage. We also only work with a small number of non-competing businesses in each trade and area.

01

High-impact actions first

We start with the moves that matter most — GBP optimisation, citation clean-up, campaign structure. Get the foundation right, and everything built on top of it holds up.

02

Transparent, results-focused reporting

From there, you see it working. Every month: calls, leads, cost per acquisition, and what we're doing next — no vanity metrics, just what matters to your business.

03

Adaptive strategy

That reporting feeds the strategy. Seasonality, new service areas, shifts in competition. We adjust as things change, rather than running a fixed plan regardless of what's actually happening.

04

One point of contact

Throughout all of it, you're talking to the person actually doing the work, not an account manager relaying messages.

Two Channels.
One Coordinated Strategy.

SEO builds durable visibility over time. Paid ads give you a more immediate, controllable source of leads. Together, they cover your pipeline from discovery through to decision.

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)

Improve your visibility where customers look. Google Maps, AI Overviews, and organic searches in your service area.
A longer-term investment that builds over time.

  • Google Business Profile optimisation & management
  • Local citation building and cleanup
  • On-page SEO optimisation/creation for your core service pages
  • Service area targeting and structured data
  • Technical SEO audits
  • Competitor gap analysis and local ranking strategy

PPC (Paid Ads)

Google Ads campaigns built around buyer intent, paired with landing pages designed to convert. A more controllable source of leads, with clear visibility on what you're spending and why.

  • Google Search & Local Services Ad campaigns
  • Landing pages built to convert
  • Keyword targeting around high-intent buyer terms
  • Call tracking and lead attribution
  • Ongoing bid management and negative keyword work
  • Reporting tied to calls and cost per lead

A Clear Process.
No Surprises.

Month 1
01

Discovery & Audit

We look at your current visibility, competitors, ad history, and site. You get a straight assessment, where the gaps are and where we'd focus first.

Month 2
02

Foundation

We address the highest-priority fixes such as; GBP, citations, on-page basics, landing pages.
First campaigns go live. We begin tracking what's working from day one.

Month 3
03

Refine & Build

Campaigns are tightened based on real data. SEO work targets your highest-value services. Organic visibility begins to build as the groundwork takes hold.

Ongoing Growth
04

Optimise & Compound

Monthly strategy reviews, seasonal adjustments, competitive monitoring. We keep refining based on what the data tells us, that's how the work compounds over time.

Straight Answers.

It depends on the channel. Paid ads can generate activity relatively quickly once campaigns are properly configured — though results vary based on budget, local competition, and how well the landing page converts. SEO is a longer-term investment: ranking improvements in local UK search typically take several months before they translate into consistent lead volume. We'll be clear about realistic timelines from the start, and we track progress carefully so you always know where things stand.

That's a fair question, and it's exactly why we start with an audit. The most common reasons things don't work: landing pages that don't convert, broad keyword targeting that wastes budget on the wrong searches, or an SEO approach built around content volume rather than local ranking signals. We focus specifically on home service businesses in local markets. We'll share an honest view of what we think went wrong and what we'd approach differently — before you commit to anything.

You can start with one. If you need leads sooner and have a budget to work with, paid ads give you more control in the short term. If you're thinking longer term and want results that aren't dependent on ongoing ad spend, SEO is the better foundation. Many businesses eventually run both — they work well together — but we'll give you an honest recommendation based on your situation rather than push you into both from the start.

We don't publish fixed packages because the right scope depends on your market, competition, and goals. Pricing is transparent with no hidden fees, and you'll always know exactly what your budget is going toward. We go through this clearly in the discovery call and won't waste your time if the numbers don't work on either side.

We work on a rolling monthly basis after an initial period to give the strategy time to take hold — SEO in particular needs a runway before it shows meaningful results. You won't be locked into 12 months before we've demonstrated anything. We think retention should come from the work, not the paperwork.

Minimal day-to-day involvement. Typically a short monthly check-in to go through performance and flag anything coming up — new services, seasonal changes, etc. We handle the strategy, execution, and reporting. We'll ask for your input when it matters, but we won't be sending you a task list every week.

Let's Talk About
Your Pipeline.

Book a 30-minute discovery call. We'll look at your current setup, ask the right questions, and give you an honest view of where the gaps are and how we'd approach them. No obligation.

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