Google Ads for Tradesmen in Wales

Google Ads for Tradesmen Wales.
Fill Your Diary.
Stop Wasting Budget.

PPC for tradespeople across South Wales. Builders, plumbers, electricians, roofers, and all trades. BLACKdot manages Google Ads with no markup on ad spend, no long contracts, and plain English reporting every month. From £250/month.

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£0: Markup on ad spend
30 days: Notice to cancel
100%: Conversion tracking as standard

PPC for Tradespeople South Wales

Welsh tradespeople waste thousands on Google Ads every year.
Yours does not have to.

When a homeowner in Cardiff searches “plumber near me”, when a landlord in Swansea needs an electrician urgently, or when a Newport self-builder types “roofer Newport”, the ads at the top of the results page get the calls. Google Ads for tradesmen Wales is the fastest route from zero to enquiries.

The problem is that most trades accounts are set up badly and never properly looked after. Wrong keywords. No negative keyword list, so budget burns on DIY searches and people looking up competitors. Traffic sent straight to a homepage. No call tracking. I have audited tradespeople spending over £800 a month across Wales and getting almost nothing back. The issue is never the platform. It is the setup.

I manage Google Ads personally for a small number of Welsh tradespeople and trades businesses. Every decision is based on data. Every campaign has call tracking and conversion tracking in place before a single pound is spent. Every month you get a plain English report: what was spent, what it produced, and what I am doing next.

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The reality

Every click
costs money.

Without call tracking, tight keywords, and a proper negative list, you are paying for Welsh traffic that will never pick up the phone.

65%

of high intent searches result in an ad click

average return on Google Ads spend across industries

Day 1

your ads can appear in front of Welsh buyers from the moment they go live

No markup on ad spend. No long contracts. Google Ads built for Welsh tradespeople.

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What I Actually Do

Three ad formats that work for tradespeople

Google Ads is not one thing. Here is what each format does and which one is right for your trade in Wales.

Search Ads for Tradespeople

When a homeowner in Cardiff searches for an electrician, when a landlord in Swansea needs a plumber urgently, or when a developer in Newport is looking for a roofer, the ads at the top of the results page get the call. Search ads for tradesmen put your business in front of buyers at the exact moment they need you. You only pay when someone clicks. Built with tight keyword targeting and ad copy written for trades, they are the fastest way to fill your diary with qualified enquiries.

Right for

Builders, plumbers, electricians, roofers, gas engineers, decorators, joiners, and any tradesperson in Wales who wants to appear when local customers are actively searching.

Local Service Targeting

Tradespeople live and die by their local reputation and their local visibility. I structure campaigns around your actual service area, whether that is a single town, a county, or multiple locations across Wales. Bid adjustments are applied by location so your budget concentrates on the areas where you actually want more work. No budget wasted on clicks from outside your patch.

Right for

Tradespeople with a defined service area who want to dominate their local market rather than spread budget across too wide a geography.

Remarketing for Trades

Most people who visit a trades website will not call on the first visit. They are getting two or three quotes, comparing options, or waiting until the weekend to make a decision. Remarketing keeps your business visible while they decide, showing ads to people who have already looked at your site. For higher value jobs like extensions, bathroom fits, or rewires, it is one of the most cost effective ways to use ad budget.

Right for

Welsh tradespeople quoting for larger jobs, or anyone who wants to stay in front of warm prospects while they make their decision.

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Why Most Ads Fail

Wasted ad spend is not bad luck. It is bad setup.

Google Ads is the fastest way to get genuine trades enquiries flowing in Wales. When a homeowner in Cardiff needs a plumber, when a landlord in Swansea wants an electrician, or when a self-builder in Bridgend searches for a roofer, the ads at the top get the calls. The results below get nothing.

The problem is that most trades accounts are set up badly. Wrong keywords. No negative keyword list, so budget is burned on people looking for DIY advice or searching for your competitors by name. Traffic sent to a homepage instead of a page built to get calls. No conversion tracking, so no idea which ads are producing enquiries and which ones are burning through your daily budget. I have audited tradespeople spending over £800 a month across Wales and getting almost nothing back. Every time, the issue is not the platform. It is the setup.

Common mistakes I fix

Bidding on broad match keywords that attract the wrong traffic
No negative keyword list: paying for clicks that will never convert
Sending all ad traffic to the homepage instead of a relevant landing page
No conversion tracking: no idea if ads are generating real enquiries
Set-and-forget campaigns: never tested, never optimised

What I do instead

Tight keyword match types, a negative keyword list built before a campaign goes live, dedicated landing pages, and conversion tracking set up from day one. Every month I review the data and cut what's wasting budget.

Built on data, not assumptions.

Every bid adjustment, every keyword decision, every ad cut: backed by real performance data from your account.

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What You Get

No guesswork. No mystery.

Every Google Ads management retainer with BLACKdot includes the following as standard, across all plans.

Conversion tracking from day one

Before a campaign goes live, I set up tracking for calls, form submissions, and key page actions. You will know which clicks turned into real enquiries, not just which ads got a click.

Keyword research for your trade and area

I find the exact search terms Welsh customers use when they need a tradesperson like you. Not generic keywords. The actual phrases people type when they need a builder in Cardiff, a plumber in Newport, or a roofer in Bridgend.

Negative keyword management

Tradesmen are some of the most commonly wasted-on irrelevant searches in paid search. "How to fix a leak yourself." "DIY electrical work." "Free plumber." I build and maintain a thorough negative keyword list so your budget only reaches genuine buyers.

Data driven bid adjustments

Bids are reviewed and adjusted based on real performance data, not set once and left. How often depends on your plan: weekly on Starter, three times a week on Growth, daily on Authority.

Ad copy testing

Multiple ad variations tested against each other. The ones that get calls get more budget. The ones that do not get rewritten or cut. This runs continuously, not once at setup.

Monthly plain English reports

Every month you get a clear report: what was spent, what it produced, and what I am doing next. No dashboards full of numbers that do not connect to your diary.

Why BLACKdot

Why Welsh tradespeople choose us for Google Ads

South Wales based

I am not an overseas agency or a faceless operation. I work with trades businesses across Wales and understand the local search landscape, the local competition, and what Welsh homeowners and businesses type into Google when they need a tradesperson.

No markup on your ad spend

Your budget goes directly to Google. My management fee is my management fee, nothing else. Most agencies quietly mark up your ad spend. I do not, and I never will.

No long term contracts

An initial three month commitment so the campaigns have time to gather data. After that, 30 days notice. No 12 month lock ins, no exit penalties, no awkward conversations.

Conversion tracking as standard

Every account I manage has conversion tracking set up before anything goes live. Phone calls are often the most important conversion for tradespeople. I make sure every call that comes from your ads is tracked.

Plain English reporting

You run a trade. You do not have time to decipher a dashboard full of metrics that do not connect to your work. Every month: what was spent, what it produced, what is changing. In plain English.

10+ years experience

Over a decade running paid search campaigns across service businesses, trades, and SMEs across South Wales and beyond. I know the searches that produce enquiries for tradespeople and the ones that waste budget.

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How It Works

From brief to live campaigns

Research and setup

If you are already running ads, I audit the account first, finding exactly where budget is being wasted. If you are starting from scratch, I research your trade, your target area in Wales, and your local competitors. Conversion tracking is installed and tested before anything goes live.

Build and structure

I build your campaigns with the right keywords for your trade, the right match types, and a negative keyword list built from the research. Not a single pound is spent until the foundations are right.

Launch and watch

Campaigns go live and I watch closely in the first two weeks. Early data tells me what is converting and what is not. Bids are adjusted from the start, not after a month of wasted spend.

Report and improve

Every month you get a plain English report: what was spent, what it produced, and what is changing next. I track cost per lead, not just clicks, because clicks do not pay wages.

Conversion focused management, not vanity clicks.

Every plan includes call tracking, conversion reporting, and regular bid optimisation based on what is actually producing enquiries.

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Management Fees

Management fees, published upfront.

These are my management fees: what you pay me to build, run, and optimise your campaigns. Your ad spend is completely separate. You fund your Google Ads account directly and every penny goes to Google. No markup on your ad spend, ever. The Growth plan is where most Welsh tradespeople get the strongest results from day one.

Management from

£250/mo

One-off £350 setup fee, then monthly management. Ad spend is separate.

Prices published upfront. No quote forms, no sales calls just to find out what it costs.

Starter

£250/month

For Welsh tradespeople running a single campaign with a modest ad budget.

One campaign (Search)
Keyword research for your trade and service area
Negative keyword management
Conversion tracking setup
Bid adjustments based on performance: weekly
Monthly plain English report
Landing page recommendations
No long term contract after initial 3 months

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Google Ads without the agency spin.

Every decision is based on data. What is working gets more budget. What is not gets cut or changed. No guesswork.
You will see exactly where every pound of your ad spend went and what it produced. No mystery dashboards.
No markup on your ad spend. You pay Google directly. My management fee is fixed and published right here on this page.
Monthly reports in plain English: what was tested, what worked, what is being changed and why. Not a PDF of graphs.
No long contracts. Three months to prove it is working. After that, 30 days notice. You will never be handed to a junior account manager.

Agencies have overheads, account managers, and shareholders. I don't. You get the person who actually runs your campaigns, every time.

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£350 setup fee. Then from £250/month.
Cancel with 30 days notice.

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Common Questions

Things Welsh tradespeople usually ask

The setup fee is a one-off charge before monthly management begins. It covers keyword and competitor research for your specific trade and service area, building and structuring your campaigns, writing the initial ad copy, installing and testing conversion tracking including call tracking, and setting up monitoring. This is the work that determines whether your ads produce enquiries from day one. After the setup, it is the monthly management fee only.

For a service area covering a single town or city in Wales, I would suggest a minimum of £300 to £500 per month in ad spend. Competitive trades in Cardiff or Swansea carry a higher cost per click than smaller towns. If you are covering a wider area of South Wales, you will need a higher budget to maintain visibility across multiple locations. I will give you a clear recommendation once I understand your trade and where you want to work.

In most cases, it did not work because the account was not set up properly. Wrong keyword match types, no negative keywords, no conversion tracking, and budget being sent to a homepage that does not convert. The platform works. The setup was the problem. If you have a previous account, I will audit it and show you exactly what went wrong before recommending anything.

Yes. I work with builders, plumbers, electricians, gas engineers, roofers, decorators, joiners, plasterers, landscapers, and any other trade where customers search Google to find local services. Google Ads works well for any trade where the work is local, the enquiry starts with a search, and the job value justifies a cost per click.

No. Anyone who guarantees a specific return on Google Ads is either lying or selling you something. What I can guarantee is that your account will be set up correctly, your budget will not leak to irrelevant searches, and you will always know exactly where every pound went and what it produced. The results follow from the right foundations.

I work with tradespeople across the whole of Wales, though most of my clients are based in South Wales. If you serve customers across a wider area, including Mid Wales or North Wales, I can structure campaigns accordingly. Targeting and bid adjustments are set by location, so budget can be focused on the areas where you actually want more work.

Complete the picture

Tradespeople we work with often combine services.

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Google Ads for Tradesmen Wales.
Fill Your Diary.
Stop Wasting Budget.

Welsh tradespeople waste thousands on Google Ads every year.
Yours does not have to.