Your Most Valuable Asset
Costs Nothing.
A Google Business Profile is free, it belongs to your business, and for most local contractors it produces leads at a lower cost than any paid channel. It is the single highest-leverage thing an owner can fix themselves this week — and the one most likely to be sitting half-finished.
Packages from $500/mo. The website we build is yours to keep.
Google Business Profile is the free listing that places a contractor in Google Maps and the local map pack. Rankings are driven by relevance, distance, and prominence — influenced by complete categories and services, consistent name, address and phone, review volume and recency, photos, and regular posts.
Own It or Rent It
What You Keep
When You Stop Paying.
This is the only question that matters when comparing marketing channels. Everything on the left is an asset that stays with your business. Everything on the right disappears with your next invoice.
✓ You Own This
- ✓ A profile tied to your business, not an agency
- ✓ Reviews that live on your listing permanently
- ✓ Map pack visibility with no cost per click
- ✓ Photos and posts you control
✗ You Rent This
- ✗ Local Services Ads placement above the pack
- ✗ Directory listings on marketplaces you do not control
Build the channels you keep.
We build and run owned marketing for home-service contractors starting at $500/mo. From the Black tier up, the custom website is free — and it is yours, whether you stay with us or not.
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Questions
Frequently Asked
How do I rank higher on Google Maps? +
Google weighs relevance, distance, and prominence. You cannot change distance, so focus on the others: complete every category and service field, keep your name, address and phone identical everywhere, earn reviews steadily rather than in bursts, add photos regularly, and post updates.
How much does a Google Business Profile cost? +
Nothing. Claiming, verifying, and running the profile is free. The only real cost is the time to keep it current, or paying someone to do that. Any service charging you a fee simply to have a profile is charging for management, not for access.
Can I pay Google to rank higher in the map pack? +
No. The three organic map pack slots cannot be bought. You can buy Local Services Ads placement above the pack, which is a separate paid unit. The organic positions are earned through relevance, distance, and prominence.
Stop renting your lead flow.
Contractor Bear builds the channels you own — a website on your domain, a Google Business Profile you control, and rankings that keep working between invoices. From $500/mo, and you keep the site either way.