Painting contractor marketing in the US
Christian Olson runs one marketing system for painting companies at $997 a month per location. It puts you on Google Maps, keeps your Google profile and reviews working, and gives you a website that books estimates. It also answers the calls you miss and runs your lead list, paid ads and social media.
Christian owns a painting business himself. You sign no contract, pay no setup fee, and share no leads with other painters. Everything is live within 7 days of your approval, or you get your money back.
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What painters say about lead sellers and agenciesFive complaints painting contractors post on Reddit's r/paint and on PaintTalk, and how marketing for painters should answer each one.
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Paying a lead service for jobs that never come
What painters say"Took two years for them to spend that budget about 12 jobs and closed 3 ... company said I should get 5 leads a week never happen."A painter on r/paint, about a pre-paid lead service
How the plan answers itYou aren't buying leads, so there's no budget for anyone to burn through. Each month's report shows your calls, texts, leads and map rank, and the system is live within 7 days of your approval or you get your money back.
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Price shoppers who want the cheapest painter
What painters say"The paid leads tend to be people that are just price shopping too."A painter on r/paint who prices at the mid to high end
How the plan answers itHomeowners find your painting company on Google, read your reviews and look at photos of your finished rooms before they call. They've already seen your work, so the call starts with the job, not the lowest number.
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Lead prices that climb with every painter in town
What painters say"Thumbtack is expensive by us. The more contractors in your area, the more expensive the credits are."A painter on PaintTalk
How the plan answers itThe price is $997 a month per location and per trade, locked for life on the day you start. A new painter moving into your area doesn't change what you pay, and nobody else bids on your calls.
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Lead sites showing up above your painting company
What painters say"What's really getting under my skin is that they are dominating all the local search results."A painter on PaintTalk, about Thumbtack
How the plan answers itThe Google Maps work goes into your own profile and your own website, so a homeowner who searches for a painter finds your company by name. Nobody honest promises the top spot, and your monthly report shows where you rank.
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Dropping the brush to call every lead back first
What painters say"It becomes a full time job to follow up with them and drop what you're doing when a lead comes in to be the first to talk to them."A painter on r/paint, about paid lead services
How the plan answers itYou keep painting while the call gets answered. The homeowner's name, address and the rooms or siding they want painted get taken down, they get a text back, and the estimate visit can be booked.
Painting contractor marketing questions, answered first
How do I get more leads for my painting business?
Get found where homeowners look for a painter.Most search Google, read your Google profile and open your website before they ask for a quote. Christian Olson sets up all seven pieces together, from Google Maps ranking to an answered phone, so each of those searches has a way to become a booked estimate.
How much do painting leads cost?
It depends on the lead site, and the price climbs with competition.One painter on PaintTalk says Thumbtack credits cost more the more contractors there are in the area. Christian Olson sells no leads. One plan at $997 a month per location covers the whole system, and the calls it brings are yours alone.
Are my painting leads shared with other painters?
No.Christian Olson doesn't sell leads, so no other painting company sees yours or bids on them. Every call, text and form on your lead list came to your own Google profile, website or ads.
Am I locked into a contract?
No contract.Christian Olson charges $997 a month per location and per trade, with no setup fee. You can cancel in any month, which keeps your risk to one month of the plan.
One interior painting quote request, start to finishAt 7:12 PM, a homeowner with a move-in date next month searches for a painter to quote the inside of the house. Here's where each piece of the plan picks up the job.
- 7:12 PM
They search "house painters near me" and your painting company shows on the map. Maps ranking
- 7:15 PM
They open your Google profile and scroll through recent reviews and photos of rooms you've painted. Google profile
- 7:19 PM
They tap through to your website. The interior painting page names the towns you cover and puts your number and a book button at the top. Website
- 7:24 PM
They call while you're washing out rollers at the end of a job. The call gets answered, and their name, address and the rooms they want painted get taken down. Phone answered
- 7:25 PM
A text from your business confirms it, and the quote request lands on your lead list. Lead list
- 7:26 PM
The estimate visit is booked for Thursday morning.
- Two weeks on
The rooms are painted before move-in. A review request goes out, and the next homeowner who searches reads that review. Reviews
The seven pieces, set up for a painting companyHomeowners collect several painting quotes before they pick one. Each piece is built to make yours the one they call back, and I run all seven as one system.
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Google Maps ranking, and showing up in AI answers
Every month, Google Maps SEO goes into your profile and your site, aimed at what homeowners type when they need a painter: "house painters near me", "interior painter" and "exterior house painting" with your town. That same work helps your painting company get named when someone asks ChatGPT or Google's AI answers who to hire.
I don't promise a ranking, because nobody honest can. My 9 years of experience and a full set of tools put the odds well in your favor, and you see your map rank in every monthly report.
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Your Google Business Profile and reviews
Your profile gets Painter as its main category, the one Google lists for painting companies, plus a second category such as Drywall contractor where you do that work. It carries your services, service area, hours and photos of finished rooms, trim and exteriors.
Homeowners worry about painters who skip coats, leave drips on the floors or stop answering texts. Reviews from their neighbors, requested after every job, show them how your crews finish. If your listing is service-area only, I help you move it to a real address.
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A painting website that books estimates
A fast site with a page for each kind of work you sell, from interiors and exteriors to cabinets, and the towns you cover. It can spell out your prep and how many coats your quote includes, the things homeowners check. Your number and a book button sit on every page, and every form lands on your lead list. More on contractor websites
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Your phone, answered and texted back
An AI receptionist picks up the calls you can't get to while you're cutting in trim or up on a ladder. It takes the homeowner's name, address and what they want painted, texts them back, and can book the estimate visit. Missed-call text back reaches anyone who hangs up first. More on missed-call text back
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One lead list for every call, text and form
Every quote request sits in one list, with the job and where it came from. Homeowners weighing three painting quotes often go quiet after the estimate, so follow-ups go out to them. The lead list works alongside the software you already run your painting business on.
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Paid ads, sent to a page built to book
Ads show your painting company to homeowners in your service area who are searching for a painter today. When exterior work slows in the cold months, the ads can lean on interior jobs instead. Each click lands on an ad landing page with your number and a book button, and each call from an ad goes on your lead list.
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Social media that shows your finished work
Your social media pages get regular posts of finished rooms, cabinets and house exteriors, with photos, plus a social hub page for your business. A homeowner checking you out sees the kitchen you painted last week instead of a page that went quiet two years ago.
I run a painting business too
I'm Christian Olson. I've helped local businesses get found on Google for 9 years, working from Clinton, Arkansas.
I own a painting business, along with a pressure washing business and a handyman business. A quote request that rings out while I'm on a job costs me the same as it costs you, and I deal with that every day.
I set up painting companies across the US myself, with no account manager between us. When you text me, I'm the one who answers.
One plan for your painting company: $997 a month
You pay $997 a month per location and per trade, and the rate you start at stays locked for life. All seven pieces come in the one plan.
Built free when you start: four pages worth $4,044 together, plus the setup of your AI receptionist.
- Website build$2,500
- Ad landing page$750
- Google booking page$497
- Social hub page$297
- AI receptionist setup$1,497
On top of the $997: texts, call minutes, emails and AI use, billed at cost as you use them.
One location is one business address, with about 15 miles around it. To reach more of your service area, add a location at the same locked rate. A pressure washing company you run beside your painting company is its own trade and its own plan. See the full pricing
Per location and per trade, price locked for life
- No contract, cancel any month
- No setup fee
- Calls answered and texted back within 48 hours
- Everything live within 7 days of your approval, or your money back
- A free month for each contractor you send who signs and stays 30 days
More questions painters ask
How do I get free painting leads?
Start with your Google Business Profile.The profile itself is free, and a Painter listing with recent reviews and photos of finished rooms brings calls you don't pay per lead for. Christian Olson sets it up and keeps it working inside the $997 plan, with a review request after every job.
I run a painting company and a pressure washing company. Do I need two plans?
Yes, a plan for each trade.Google treats each trade as its own business, so Christian Olson sets up each one as its own plan at $997 a month. Start with the trade that brings in the most money.
Can you guarantee my painting company ranks first on Google Maps?
No, and nobody honest can.What Christian Olson guarantees is that your system is live within 7 days of your approval, or you get your money back. His 9 years of experience and full set of tools put the odds well in your favor, and every monthly report shows your map rank.
What happens if I cancel?
Your Google profile, reviews and records stay yours.Christian Olson exports your Google Business Profile, reviews and customer records on request. The locked rate ends when you cancel, so coming back later means paying the current rate.
Start now, or book a 15-minute call first
Starting takes a few minutes: choose painting as your trade, choose your locations, then book the 15-minute call. If you want to talk it through first, book the call or text me.
You'll work with me directly, and I answer my own texts. Running a second trade as well? See every trade I work with.
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