Home Services & Trades — Case Study

$1.2M

revenue at roughly 9x ROAS

Focus Digital Builds a Million-Dollar Paid Search Engine for a National Trenchless Pipe Lining Company

A restructured Google Ads program becomes a measurable, compounding sales channel

01 — The starting line

A national trenchless pipe lining company engaged Focus Digital to turn Google Ads into a predictable, attributable sales engine for a niche, high-ticket service.

Paid search spend was not translating into efficient, measurable revenue, and the category is competitive with high-value conversions.

02 — The strategy

Phase 1: Account Restructure

Focus Digital rebuilt the Google Ads account, moving budget from Performance Max to Search and focusing on high-intent service terms.

Phase 2: Efficiency

Targeting and bidding were optimized for qualified, high-ticket demand, lifting the click-through rate to 7.45%, versus roughly 3% industry.

Phase 3: Scale

The program scaled into a million-dollar revenue channel, adding roughly $200K in return in the first five months of 2026.

03 — The ramp

~$200K
2026 Return YTD
First five months

04 — The payoff

Revenue from Google ads (2025)
$1.2M Against $128K spend
Net return (2025)
~$1.0M About 9x on spend
2026 return YTD
~$200K First five months
Google ads CTR
7.45% Versus ~3% industry

The campaign succeeded by restructuring paid search around high-intent demand. Google Ads became a million-dollar, measurable revenue channel returning roughly 9x on spend.

Key Success Factors

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