Case study 01
BG Plumbing
Bathroom renovations
- Clicks
- 3,280
- Conversions
- 871
- Conv. rate
- 26.55%
- Cost / conv.
- A$36.33
SEO for plumbers who want the phone ringing without paying per click
Most plumbers get their best jobs from the map pack and the first three organic results, not from ads. We build the site, the suburb pages and the Google Business Profile that put you there, and we show you the calls it produces.
- No lock-in contracts
- Month to month
- Perth based, Australia wide
Plumbers · SEO
Why plumbing SEO is different
A blocked drain search at 6am is not a research project. The person wants a plumber in the next hour, in their suburb, who answers the phone. Google knows that, which is why plumbing results are dominated by the map pack and by sites with a page for the exact job and the exact area. A plumbing site with one services page and a homepage that says "all areas" is invisible for every search that matters.
Plumbing SEO comes down to three things: a Google Business Profile that is complete, reviewed and categorised correctly; a site with a page per service (blocked drains, hot water, leak detection, gas) and a page per suburb you actually work in; and enough real content on those pages that Google believes you do the work there. Backlinks help, but for a local plumber they are a distant fourth.
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Plumbers · SEO
What we do for plumbers
01
Local SEO
Google Business Profile set up or cleaned up: categories, services, service area, photos of your vans and your work, and a review flow your customers will actually use. This is where most of the calls come from and it is the first thing we fix.
02
Site structure
Service pages as parents, suburb pages as children, every page linked to the ones around it. We have built this at scale: one Sydney plumbing client has 191 suburb and service pages, each written from a researched fact sheet for that suburb so none of them read as a template.
03
Content that is true
Pages about the drains, pipes, housing stock and water pressure in the suburbs you serve. Not padding. Google can tell the difference and so can the reader.
04
Technical
Speed, mobile layout, schema (LocalBusiness with your licence number, Service, FAQ), sitemap, redirects. Boring, necessary, done once properly.
05
Reporting
Calls and form fills from organic traffic, tracked separately from ads so you know which one is paying. Danny builds this on every account.
If you want calls this week while the SEO builds, Google Ads campaigns for plumbers runs alongside it; most of our plumbing clients run both.
Plumbers · SEO
How it works
Month one is research and structure: what your area searches, what your competitors rank for, which suburbs are worth a page. Months two and three are build: the pages, the profile, the schema. From month four it is content, reviews and the Search Console checks that tell us what to do next. Plumbing SEO takes six to twelve months to pay properly; we will tell you that on the first call rather than selling you a quick fix. The site it all sits on matters too; see websites for plumbers.
Plumbers · results
Results
Trades and service businesses, mostly. The discipline is the same for industrial: find the searches that convert, own them, and stop paying for the rest.
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Case study 02
Suburban Splits
Air conditioning
- Clicks
- 14,621
- Conversions
- 3,180
- Conv. rate
- 21.74%
- Cost / conv.
- A$28.64
Case study 03
Phil Haddock Painting
Painting
- Spend
- A$29,499
- Conversions
- 772
- Conv. rate
- 18.67%
- Cost / conv.
- A$38.21
Case study 04
2 Brothers Roller Shutters
Roller shutters
- Clicks
- 17,767
- Conversions
- 2,047
- Conv. rate
- 6.60%
- Cost / conv.
- A$30.52
Case study 05
Papas Plumbing
Plumbing
- Clicks
- 5,660
- Conversions
- 511
- Conv. rate
- 8.42%
- Cost / conv.
- A$52.14
Case study 06
Everlast Painting
Painting campaign
- Clicks
- 12,985
- Conversions
- 1,277
- Conv. rate
- 9.69%
- Cost / conv.
- A$63.43
Case study 07
Applied Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy
- Clicks
- 5,182
- Conversions
- 619
- Conv. rate
- 11.87%
- Cost / conv.
- A$44.23
Case study 08
Hypaforma Podiatry
Podiatry
- Clicks
- 4,820
- Conversions
- 489
- Conv. rate
- 9.61%
- Cost / conv.
- A$50.49
Case study 09
Certified Pest Management
Pest control
- Spend
- A$9,446
- Conversions
- 226
- Conv. rate
- 12.71%
- Cost / conv.
- A$41.80
Case study 10
Perth Power Wash
Pressure cleaning
- Clicks
- 1,474
- Conversions
- 163
- Conv. rate
- 10.98%
- Cost / conv.
- A$35.92
Case study 11
Complete Roof Plumbing
Roofing and gutters
- Clicks
- 5,494
- Conversions
- 704
- Conv. rate
- 12.80%
- Cost / conv.
- A$54.40
Case study 12
Elite Gutter Guards
Gutter guards
- Spend
- A$7,379
- Conversions
- 111
- Conv. rate
- 10.35%
- Cost / conv.
- A$66.48
Case study 13
Pressure Cleaning Perth
Pressure cleaning
- Clicks
- 1,022
- Conversions
- 115
- Conv. rate
- 10.76%
- Cost / conv.
- A$68.40
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Plumbers · SEO
Why plumbers pick us
We have built more plumbing sites than any other trade. We know what a plumber's search demand looks like in a given metro, we have a suburb page method that survives Google's template filters, and we do not lock you in: month to month, pause whenever you like. Need the rest of the picture? Our plumber marketing page covers ads, Meta and the website together, and the marketing for tradies hub covers every trade we work with.
Also see
Same service, other trades: SEO for electricians and SEO for pest control.
FAQ
FAQs
How long does SEO take for a plumber?
Map pack improvements from a cleaned up Google Business Profile often show within four to eight weeks. Organic rankings for service and suburb pages take three to six months to start and six to twelve months to mature. Anyone promising page one in thirty days is selling ads, not SEO.
What is local SEO for plumbers?
Everything that gets you into the map pack: a complete Google Business Profile, consistent name, address and phone across directories, reviews with replies, photos, and a website that confirms the services and areas the profile claims. For a plumber it is the highest return part of SEO.
Do plumbers need suburb pages?
If you want to rank for plumber plus suburb searches, yes, and those are the searches with the clearest intent. The catch is that suburb pages have to be real: different content per suburb, written from facts about the area, not one template with the name swapped. Google filters the template version.
Is SEO or Google Ads better for plumbers?
Ads work from day one and stop the day you stop paying. SEO takes months and keeps working. Most plumbing businesses need both: ads for emergency and high value jobs now, SEO to bring the cost per job down over time.
How much does plumber SEO cost?
SEO starts from $750 a month. We quote a flat monthly fee on the first call, no lock-in. The cost should be judged against what a blocked drain or hot water job is worth to you; one extra job a week usually covers it.
Final word
Leave it to us. Want to know what plumbing searches look like in your area?
Twenty minute call, we show you the numbers.
Contact
Drop us a line.
Send a quick note. We'll get back same day, usually within an hour. No automated replies, no sales sequence, just Garo.
- Emailhello@onlinecreativedudes.com
- Phone0424 180 755
- Hours8:30–5pm AWST · but I'm checking emails 24/7
- BasedPerth / Remote AU
Always happy to chat.