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Suffolk County HVAC: $189 → $74 cost per qualified install lead

A Suffolk County HVAC contractor was paying $189 per qualified install lead during summer peak. We rebuilt the HVAC website, restructured Google Ads around install intent and built town-level SEO across Brookhaven, Islip and Smithtown.

−61%

Cost per install lead

3.4×

Install booking rate

+212%

Emergency call volume

HVAC Website DevelopmentGoogle AdsLocal SEO

The Problem

A 14-tech HVAC company in Islip, NY was running flat all year — emergency calls in summer, dead phones in shoulder seasons. Cost per qualified install lead hit $189 during peak. Website had no separate landing experiences for AC install, furnace install, or heat pump retrofits, and 0 town-level SEO across Suffolk.

Budget Parameters

HVAC website rebuild: $5,400 one-time. SEO retainer: $2,200/mo. Google Ads management: $1,500/mo. Media spend: $8,500/mo. 90-day total: $16,500 + media.

Technical Steps Executed

  1. 1

    Built 3 dedicated landing experiences: AC install, furnace install, heat pump retrofit — each with financing CTA, instant-quote form and Suffolk-specific rebate language (PSEG Long Island incentives).

  2. 2

    Shipped LocalBusiness + HVACBusiness + FAQPage schema with areaServed across 9 Suffolk towns and explicit knowsAbout for AC, furnace, heat pump, ductless and indoor air quality.

  3. 3

    Restructured Google Ads from 2 generic campaigns into 5 SKAGs: AC repair emergency, AC install, furnace repair, furnace install, heat pump. Phrase + exact only, geofenced to Suffolk ZIPs.

  4. 4

    Built 9 town-level HVAC pages (Islip, Brookhaven, Smithtown, Babylon, Huntington, Riverhead, Southampton, East Hampton, Patchogue) each with town-specific proof and embedded GBP map.

  5. 5

    Added call-only campaigns for emergency keywords with a 60-second qualification threshold and offline conversion import from the dispatch CRM.

Week-Over-Week Timeline

WhenActionResult
Week 1-2Site rebuild + 3 service landing pagesForm conversion 3.1% → 7.8%
Week 3-4Ads SKAG restructure + Suffolk geofencingCPC down 31%
Week 69 town pages live + GBP weekly postsMap Pack in 6 towns
Week 9Heat pump campaign launched for PSEG rebate intent$3,200 avg install ticket from heat pump leads
Week 13Stabilized at new baselineCost per install lead: $74, 3.4× booking rate

Outcome

Cost per qualified install lead dropped from $189 to $74 (61% reduction). Install booking rate tripled. Emergency call volume up 212% year-over-year. Heat pump revenue — previously zero — became a $52k Q1 line item driven entirely by PSEG rebate–intent traffic.

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