What Google Ads Does for Pest Control
Pest control has two completely different customer types on Google: people with an urgent infestation who need someone today and people planning a routine termite inspection. Generic campaigns that treat both the same way produce poor results for both.
I build pest control campaigns with urgency-based campaign separation. Emergency cockroach and rodent call-outs run in a different campaign from annual termite inspections. Different intent, different bids, different landing pages.
Why Pest Control Businesses Struggle with Google Ads
Mixing emergency infestations and planned recurring treatments in a single campaign is the most common problem I see in pest control accounts. The keywords overlap enough that Google blends them together, and you end up with bids too low for emergency searches and too high for planned work.
Broad informational searches, things like 'cockroach facts' or 'how to get rid of ants', attract people looking for DIY solutions, not professionals. Without an extensive negative keyword list, these searches consume real budget.
- Emergency call-outs and recurring treatments in a single campaign with blended bids
- Broad informational searches draining budget from genuine hire-intent queries
- Seasonal spike campaigns that burn out before demand actually peaks
- No tracking to identify which services are generating profitable leads
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How I Structure Pest Control Google Ads Campaigns
I separate termite inspections, general pest treatments and emergency infestations into distinct campaigns. Each has different keywords, different conversion paths and different cost-per-lead targets.
Seasonal budget management is built into the campaign plan from day one. I increase budgets during high-demand summer periods when cockroach and ant activity spikes, and use quieter months to run targeted termite inspection campaigns.
- Termite, general pest and emergency infestation campaigns in separate structures
- Seasonal budget increases for summer high-demand periods
- Negative keyword lists excluding DIY and informational pest searches
- Call and form conversion tracking across all service types
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What Is Included in a Pest Control Google Ads Campaign
I handle keyword research with intent-based filtering, ad copywriting per service type, conversion landing pages, call tracking, GA4 setup and a 12-month seasonal budget plan.
Service-type campaign separation from day one
Termite inspections, general pest treatments and emergency infestations run as separate campaigns with their own budgets, because a termite job and a one-off spray are worth very different amounts.
Call-only ads available for emergency infestation campaigns
For urgent infestations the phone number sits in the ad itself, so the click is the call. It suits the searches where nobody is going to read a page first.
12-month seasonal budget plan for demand management
Pest demand is strongly seasonal. The year is mapped in advance so the budget climbs into the summer peak and holds a sensible base through the quiet months, instead of running flat and missing both.
Conversion landing pages per service with hire-intent copy
Each service gets a page written for someone ready to book, with the treatment explained plainly, the phone number high on mobile, and a short enquiry form.
Negative keyword lists built before campaign launch
Identification searches, DIY treatments and general information queries are excluded before the first dollar is spent. They are a large share of pest search volume and none of it books a job.
Weekly reporting by service type and cost per lead
Termite, general pest and emergency work are reported separately every week, with cost per lead for each, so the profitable services can be funded and the rest reconsidered.
Not sure Google Ads is the right move for pest control?
Then I will say so on the call. I would rather turn the work down than take a budget that was never going to return.
Why Pest Control Businesses Work with Me
I run Google Ads for trades only. I know the pest control keyword landscape, the seasonal demand patterns across Australian markets and how to structure campaigns that produce results for both urgent call-outs and planned recurring work.
Month-to-month contracts. No lock-in. Your account and your data.
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Google Premier Partner accreditation, held by J-Digital Pty Ltd
Why choose Jordan Pizzica for pest control Google Ads
Any agency will take on pest control. The difference is whether they already know how your customers search before they start spending your budget.
Experience with pest control
Most agenciesLearns the trade on your budget, from a keyword template built for another industry.
Tradie Ads Expert150+ Australian trade businesses run, 11,800+ leads generated.
Who actually runs the account
Most agenciesA junior account manager holding a dozen unrelated industries at once.
Tradie Ads ExpertJordan Pizzica builds it and runs it. One person, trade businesses only.
What the reporting shows
Most agenciesClicks, impressions and a conversion count that treats a wrong number as a win.
Tradie Ads ExpertCall tracking on every number, so you see which ad produced which booked job.
Who owns the assets
Most agenciesThe agency keeps the account and the pages. Leaving means starting over.
Tradie Ads ExpertYour ad account, tracking and landing pages stay in your name from day one.
What keeps you there
Most agenciesA lock-in contract and a retainer that bills whether the phone rings or not.
Tradie Ads ExpertNothing. No lock-in, no retainer.
How you reach the person running it
Most agenciesA ticket queue, and a new account manager every time someone moves on.
Tradie Ads ExpertOne number, and Jordan Pizzica is still the person on the account next month.
Pest Control campaigns, city by city
The same trade competes against a different number of advertisers in each market, so the budget and the bid strategy follow the city as well as the trade.