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Home Remodeling — Brooklyn

Brooklyn remodeler: 4 → 22 qualified project inquiries / month

A boutique Brooklyn home remodeling company was generating 4 qualified project inquiries per month — most from referrals. We rebuilt the portfolio site for SEO, ranked them across 6 Brooklyn neighborhoods and got cited in ChatGPT for 'best Brooklyn home remodeler'.

+450%

Qualified project inquiries / mo

$48k

Avg. project value from SEO leads

Top-3

ChatGPT citation for Brooklyn remodeling

Remodeling Website DevelopmentLocal SEOAI Search Visibility

The Problem

A 9-person Brooklyn remodeling firm specializing in brownstone kitchen and bath renovations was averaging 4 qualified inquiries per month — almost entirely from referrals. Site was a Squarespace portfolio with no service pages, no schema and zero presence in AI search results for 'Brooklyn brownstone remodeler' or 'Park Slope kitchen renovation'.

Budget Parameters

Remodeling website rebuild: $7,200 one-time. SEO + GEO retainer: $3,400/mo. Content production: $1,600/mo. 6-month total: $37,200. No paid media.

Technical Steps Executed

  1. 1

    Rebuilt the site with neighborhood-targeted service pages: Park Slope, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Bedford-Stuyvesant — each with brownstone-specific permitting language and before/after galleries.

  2. 2

    Shipped LocalBusiness, HomeAndConstructionBusiness, FAQPage and Project schema with sameAs to Houzz, Instagram and Brooklyn-specific industry associations.

  3. 3

    Published 14 question-led articles structured for AI extraction: 'how much does a Park Slope brownstone kitchen remodel cost', 'Brooklyn brownstone permit timeline', 'best layouts for narrow Brooklyn kitchens'.

  4. 4

    Earned 22 unanchored brand mentions across r/Brooklyn, r/HomeImprovement, Brooklyn Eagle blog comments and 4 NYC remodeling podcast show notes.

  5. 5

    Built a comparison hub: 'Brooklyn remodeling companies compared' with structured pricing tables — the format Perplexity and Gemini extract verbatim.

Week-Over-Week Timeline

WhenActionResult
Month 1Site rebuild + 6 neighborhood pagesIndexed in 3 weeks, first Park Slope ranking month 1
Month 2Schema + first 6 articles + Houzz integrationMap Pack visible in 2 neighborhoods
Month 3AI citation push (Reddit + forums + podcasts)First Perplexity citation
Month 4-5Comparison hub + 8 more articlesChatGPT top-3 for 'Brooklyn brownstone remodeler'
Month 6Stabilized + email follow-up automation22 qualified inquiries, $48k avg project

Outcome

Qualified project inquiries grew from 4 to 22 per month — a 450% lift with zero paid spend. Average project value on SEO-sourced leads runs $48k vs. $31k on referrals. The brand is now cited in the top 3 ChatGPT responses for 'best Brooklyn home remodeler' and 'Park Slope kitchen renovation contractor'.

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