Plumbing Inbound Free audit
Marketing for plumbing companies

Marketing for Plumbers That Answers More Calls and Books More Jobs.

We make sure your phone rings, gets answered day and night, and turns into trucks on the road. Reported in booked jobs, not clicks.

  • Built only for residential and light-commercial plumbing
  • 24/7 answering and missed-call text-back included, not upsold
  • Results matched to your ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro or Jobber data
Plumbing onlyMonth-to-monthYou own every accountReported in booked jobs
Plumber working on a kitchen sink drain with a flashlight and wrench

Free After-Hours Call Audit

We call your shop at 7 pm, Saturday morning and Sunday, and show you what a customer with a burst pipe hears. 30-minute review call.

No contract, no pitch deck. You keep the audit either way.

The numbers we build around

Plumbing is won on the phone, in the first hour.

These are the figures our system is designed around. We will publish our own client numbers when pilot accounts have 90 days of data.

70–80%

Share of plumbing calls that are urgent. The plumber who answers gets the job.

Source: BDR, via Simpro 2026

54%

Homeowners who research and hire a home-service pro within four hours.

Source: Scorpion via Homepros, cited by Simpro 2026

97%

Consumers who check reviews before choosing a local business.

Source: BrightLocal, via Simpro 2026

Industry figures, not client results. For results from our own work, see case studies.

Definition

What is plumbing marketing?

Plumbing marketing is the work of getting people with a plumbing problem to find your company, call you, and book a truck. Because most plumbing calls are urgent, it is measured in answered calls and booked jobs, not website traffic.

For most plumbers that means Local Service Ads and the map pack for urgent searches, a Google Business Profile with a steady stream of reviews, a website that makes calling easy, and a phone that is answered every time, including nights and weekends. A great ad that rings an unanswered phone is money spent on a competitor's job.

Smartphone on a truck dashboard lighting up with a call on a rainy night

How it works

The Ring-to-Truck system

Plumbing is an urgency business. Marketing that gets the phone to ring is half the job. The other half is making sure it gets answered and turns into a truck in a driveway.

  1. 1

    Found

    Show up first when the water heater fails or the basement floods: Local Service Ads, the map pack and search.

    LSA · Google Business Profile · SEO
  2. 2

    Answered

    Every call answered, 24/7, with a text-back for anyone who hangs up.

    Call tracking · 24/7 answering · text-back
  3. 3

    Booked & dispatched

    Emergencies go to your on-call tech. Everything else lands on the schedule.

    Booking · dispatch handoff
  4. 4

    Reviewed & repeated

    A review request after every job, and follow-up that brings customers back for the water heater next year.

    Reviews · repeat and referral

Who we serve

Built around how your shop makes money

An emergency shop, a drain and sewer specialist and a water-heater company need different marketing. We start from where your jobs and margin come from.

All segments →

Compare

Plumbing Inbound vs the usual options

Most plumbers have tried a generalist agency or bought shared leads. Here is how we differ.

Full comparison →
Plumbing InboundGeneralist agencyShared-lead service
Who it servesPlumbing companies onlyAny industryMany trades
How results are reportedAnswered calls, booked jobs, revenue influencedTraffic, rankings, clicksLeads delivered
24/7 answeringIncluded: answering, text-back, dispatch handoffRarelyNot included
Leads shared with competitorsNeverNoOften
Who owns the accountsYouOften the agencyThe lead service
ContractMonth-to-monthOften 6 to 12 monthsVaries
LSA managementWeekly disputes and responsivenessSometimesNo

No lock-in

Your accounts. Your data. Your call.

Agencies that own your Google Business Profile or tracking numbers own your phone. We don't work that way.

Who owns Plumbing Inbound →
  • Month-to-month. No annual contract. Stay because it works.
  • You own every account. Website, Google Business Profile, ad accounts, call tracking numbers and data are in your name.
  • One named strategist. The same person every month, who knows your trucks, your margins and your season.
  • Reporting in jobs. Answered calls, booked jobs and revenue influenced, matched to your ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro, Jobber or FieldEdge data.

Getting started

Your first conversation, in three steps

  1. 1

    Request the audit

    Two minutes on the form. Tell us your website and how many trucks you run.

  2. 2

    We call after hours

    Weeknight, Saturday and Sunday test calls, plus a look at your Google profile and LSA.

  3. 3

    Review call, 30 minutes

    We show you what a customer hears and the three fixes worth the most. You decide what happens next.

Frosted copper pipe with ice forming in a cold basement

Founding clients

Founding client program: 3 to 5 shops, one per service area

Our first clients get the full Growth scope at a reduced founding rate, market exclusivity in their area, and a seat in a weekly mastermind of home-service owners. In return, we ask to publish your results (anonymized if you prefer).

  • Market exclusivity: no other plumbing company in your area while you stay
  • Reduced founding rate, locked for as long as you remain a client
  • Optional weekly Home Services Mastermind to build your referral network
See the founding program

Free playbook

The After-Hours Playbook for Plumbers

How to answer, book and dispatch the 9 pm call, without hiring a night shift.

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FAQ

Straight answers, including price

How much does plumbing marketing cost?

Every engagement is quoted in writing after your free audit, based on your service area, number of locations and the channels you need, before any work starts. Every plan is month-to-month, and ad spend (including LSA leads) is paid directly from your own accounts. See how pricing works.

Do I have to sign a long-term contract?

No. Every plan is month-to-month. If you leave, your website, Google Business Profile, LSA and ad accounts, tracking numbers and data stay with you.

How fast will I get more calls?

Answering and text-back changes help in the first weeks, because you stop losing calls you already get. Local Service Ads usually produce calls within weeks of approval. Map-pack and organic gains typically take three to six months.

Is the 24/7 answering a person or AI?

Both. AI handles booking, intake and text-back; a person takes anything it cannot handle, and true emergencies always reach a person or your on-call tech.

Do you work with other plumbers in my area?

Founding clients get market exclusivity: while they stay, we take no other plumbing company in their service area. For everyone else, we limit competing shops per area and tell you on the audit call if we already work with someone you compete with. See the founding program.

What is the free audit, really?

We test-call your shop after hours and on the weekend, review your Google profile and LSA, and walk you through what we found on a 30-minute call. You keep the findings either way.

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Newsletter

Booked Jobs Weekly

One email a week for plumbing owners: LSA changes, call-handling ideas that work, and the season ahead (freeze warnings included). Unsubscribe anytime.

What happens when your phone rings at 9 pm?

Find out with a free After-Hours Call Audit. You keep the findings whether or not we work together.

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