What should I spend on ads?
Punch in the jobs you want. See what to spend and what comes back.
No email. Nothing saved. Works for any trade.
Your result
Spend about
$1,500a month
Expected leads
30 a month
Expected jobs
1.5 a month · 18 a year
Cost per signed job
$1,000
Back per $1 spent
$60 in signed work
Ad spend goes straight to Google and Meta, on your card. Not to us. You can see every dollar.
How we got this
Jobs first. Then money.
Start with the work you want, not the budget you’re scared of. Four steps you can check on a napkin.
You want 18 jobs a year from ads. That’s 1.5 a month.
18 ÷ 12 = 1.5
1 in 20 ad leads signs. You need 30 a month.
1.5 ÷ 0.05 = 30
At about $50 a lead, that’s your spend.
30 × $50 = $1,500
Each job costs $1,000 in ads. It pays $60,000.
$60,000 ÷ $1,000 = $60
Cost per lead moves with your town, your trade and the season. The trade prices above are starting guesses, not data: use what you actually pay. Expect the first 60 days to cost more while the ads learn.
