Search and Maps (owned)
Your site, your listing and your reviews bring calls without a per-lead fee. They build slowly and last, which is why our Denver search engine optimization work comes first for most plans.
RankGuarantee™
Local landing pages built in volume, for every city you serve.
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Included in all Organic Growth plansFree in every Organic Growth plan $1,495/moOrganic Growth
SEO, Google Maps, and AI search (GEO) working as one plan.
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Includes RankGuarantee™ + a custom websiteRankGuarantee™ + website included $895/moPaid Ads
Google, Bing & Meta campaigns managed end-to-end for fast leads.
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Get results in days, not monthsResults in days, not monthsThe word lead covers a ringing phone, a form fill, a map direction request and a stranger on a marketplace whose contact details were sold to three companies at once. Only some of those are worth paying for. GetPhound is an online marketing company, and our lead generation marketing for Denver businesses builds channels you own: search, Google Maps, paid search, Meta Ads (Facebook and Instagram) and a website that turns visits into calls. We do not sell leads, we are not a marketplace and we do not resell anyone's contact details. The fee is flat, from $495 a month for RankGuarantee™ or from $895 a month for paid ads management, with no setup fee and no contract.
Defining the lead
A plumber needs a call from a homeowner with a leak, a dentist needs a booked new patient, a personal injury firm needs a signed case, and a software firm in the Denver Tech Center needs a meeting with a decision maker. Counting form fills across those businesses would be meaningless. We start the work by writing down, with you, what a good lead looks like for your trade, what disqualifies one and what the lead is worth, because every channel decision afterward depends on those three answers.
Then we count in layers: contacts, qualified contacts, booked jobs and, where you can share it, revenue. Most owners who feel they get poor leads are really looking at a lot of contacts and no layer behind them. A report that shows calls, forms and booked work separately is the first useful thing a lead generation plan produces.
Who buys in this city
| Sector | Workers | Share of workers |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 62,131 | 14.9 percent |
| Health care and social assistance | 52,548 | 12.6 percent |
| Education | 37,392 | 9 percent |
| Retail trade | 35,396 | 8.5 percent |
| Construction | 28,325 | 6.8 percent |
| Accommodation and food services | 27,296 | 6.6 percent |
Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2018-2022), workers by industry.
Reading the sectors
Professional, scientific and technical services employ 14.9 percent of Denver workers, the largest slice, and health care and social assistance follows at 12.6. Education adds 9 percent, retail 8.5, construction 6.8 and accommodation and food services 6.6. An owner selling to households faces a market of renters and homeowners in 78 official neighborhoods, but an owner selling to businesses faces offices clustered in places like the 17th Street financial district, the Denver Tech Center and the Anschutz Medical Campus.
That split changes the channel. Households tend to search, check reviews and call, so organic and map visibility and paid search lead the plan. Business buyers search too, but they read a site more carefully, compare options and may take weeks, so lead generation for them leans on pages that answer procurement questions and on follow-up that keeps a conversation moving. We choose the first channel from who the buyer is, not from a template.
What good looks like
| Business | A good lead is | A weak lead is | First number to track |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumber | A homeowner describing a specific leak or fixture and ready to book | A price shopper asking about a part or a job outside your area | Calls answered within a minute |
| Roofer | A property owner with visible damage or an age concern in your service area | A renter, or a request for a one-line price | Estimates booked |
| Dentist | A new patient who matches an insurance you accept | A person asking about a service you do not offer | New patient appointments |
| Personal injury lawyer | A recent injury with another party at fault | A claim outside your state, or an old matter | Consultations booked |
| Real estate agent | A buyer or seller with a timeline and a district in mind | A browser with no timeline | Showing or listing meetings |
| Solar installer | A homeowner with a usable roof and a utility bill to compare | A renter, or a roof with heavy shade | Site assessments booked |
Starting definitions to adapt. Your own jobs, prices and capacity decide the final version.
The proof a lead checks
| Maps search | Mid-pack listing: reviews | Top-quartile listing: reviews | Typical star rating | Listings that have a website | Listings with under 10 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumber | 250 | 1,700 | 4.9 | 95 of 100 | 10 of 100 |
| Roofing contractor | 120 | 450 | 4.9 | 100 of 100 | 0 of 100 |
| Electrician | 25 | 100 | 4.9 | 90 of 100 | 10 of 100 |
| HVAC | 140 | 350 | 4.7 | 90 of 100 | 10 of 100 |
| Pest control | 350 | 700 | 4.8 | 85 of 100 | 30 of 100 |
| Solar installer | 70 | 250 | 4.8 | 100 of 100 | 15 of 100 |
Our November 12, 2026 sweep of Denver map results, merged across three phrasings per trade. A dated reading; expect review totals to climb.
Reading the bar
In our November 2026 snapshot the typical Denver plumber listing had about 250 reviews and a strong one had about 1,700. HVAC sat at 140 and 350, pest control at 350 and 700, roofing at 120 and 450, solar at 70 and 250, and electricians at 25 and 100. Pest control had 30 of every 100 listings under ten reviews, and electricians 10. A business sitting at the bottom of a category is not invisible, but a lead who compares it to a neighbor with hundreds of reviews has a reason to call the neighbor.
Lead generation therefore includes review work: asking happy customers at the right moment, replying to every review and correcting profile details. These are slow, cheap and permanent, and they raise the share of leads that become calls from every other channel. Our Denver local SEO page explains the process in detail at the Google Maps and local SEO page.
When leads show up
| Service | Hottest two months | Coolest two months | Hottest month against a normal one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar installer | October, August | December, February | 1.2 times an average month |
| Real estate agent | August, April | December, February | 1.2 times an average month |
| Moving company | June, July | November, December | 1.2 times an average month |
| Pest control | July, August | February, December | 1.4 times an average month |
A year of relative Denver search interest per trade, read in November 2026. Each multiplier compares a trade with its own typical month.
Speed to lead
Pest control searches rose most in July and August, at about 1.38 times an average month, while solar peaked in October and August near 1.2 and real estate in August and April near 1.18. Movers ran about 1.17 in June and July. In the peak months a business gets more contacts than it can answer, and the lead that waits two hours is often a lead that called someone else. Speed to lead is a staffing and routing problem, and we flag it before we raise a budget.
That can mean a simple fix: a text-back for missed calls, forms that notify two people instead of one, a calendar link on the thank-you page and a rule for who answers after hours. Denver numbers come in three area codes, 303, 720 and 983, so we also set up call tracking that records which channel rang. We would rather fix the answering process than buy more leads for it to lose.
Owned or rented
Organic
Your site, your listing and your reviews bring calls without a per-lead fee. They build slowly and last, which is why our Denver search engine optimization work comes first for most plans.
Google Ads and Bing
Fast and controllable. The account belongs to you, but the traffic stops when spend stops.
Facebook and Instagram
Good for reminders, seasonal offers and retargeting. Lead forms need quick follow-up.
Third-party lead sites
Contact details are often sent to several competitors at once, the platform owns the customer relationship and prices can change. We do not sell leads and do not run marketplaces.
How we run a lead plan
We write down what a good lead is for your trade, the area you serve and what a new customer is worth.
Call tracking, form tracking and a booked-work column go in before the first campaign. We test them ourselves.
Households tend to start with Maps and search, businesses with pages that answer buying questions. We choose, and explain why.
We review who answers, how quickly and what happens after hours, because that is where most leads leak.
A plain report shows contacts, qualified contacts and booked work by channel, and one decision for the next month.
Pricing
Owner questions
No. We do not sell leads, share lists or run a marketplace. We build and manage the channels that bring customers to you: search, Maps, paid ads and a website that converts, and the leads belong to you from the first call.
Our fees are flat. RankGuarantee™ starts at $495 a month with 25 landing pages, Organic Growth plans run $1,495, $2,495 and $3,495, and paid ads management is $895, $1,595 or $2,295 depending on platforms, with ad spend separate. There is no setup fee and no contract.
The difference is the measurement. Lead gen marketing is judged by calls, forms and booked work, not impressions or clicks. We set up tracking so each lead is tied to its channel and we report on the work that results.
Often because the definition of a good lead was never written down, or because the wrong searches and places are drawing contacts. We review the search terms, the locations and the form questions, then rebuild what counts as a lead.
As fast as your team can manage, and we would aim for minutes. Our snapshot shows demand climbing sharply in some months, and the business that answers first often wins. We set up text-back and notification rules to help.
Sometimes, as a short-term supplement. The tradeoff is that you rent the customer, may compete with several firms for the same contact and have little control over price. We prefer channels you own, and we are glad to compare numbers with you.
For households, we often start with Maps and search work and add paid search to cover busy months. For urgent trades with crowded auctions, paid search can start first while the organic work matures. We decide from your service and the page one results we see.
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Get in Touch
Tell us the job you want, the area you serve, what a new customer is worth and how fast your team can answer the phone. We will reply with the channels we would test and a flat monthly fee. Ring 610-825-4363 or email hello@getphound.com.
