CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS

Contractor marketing built for California rules.

BlueSmith is based in the Fresno area and works with contractors in the Central Valley and the Bay Area. We build ads and booking around how this state licenses, permits, and prices home projects.

  • Shoots scheduled per project
  • Local client work
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At a glance

Who it’s for
Contractors who sell projects in California
Area served
Most of our work is in Fresno County, where we film in person, and around the Bay Area, where we schedule shoots for each project.
Trades that fit this market
  • remodeling
  • solar
  • adu building
  • hvac
  • windows & doors
  • pool building
Filming
Scheduled per project, with travel quoted first. BlueSmith has no office here.
What it costs
Ad spend is paid directly to Meta or Google, never through BlueSmith. Setup and monthly management are scoped on a strategy call after the free assessment.
THE LOCAL MARKET

What winning homeowners in California takes.

Your license number goes on every ad

Business and Professions Code §7030.5 requires your CSLB license number in all forms of advertising. That covers Facebook and Instagram ads and the pages they send homeowners to. We build it into every draft, so nothing goes live without it.

Solar sells on batteries now

The Net Billing Tariff, often called NEM 3.0, took effect in April 2023 and cut the credit new solar customers get for power sent back to the grid. The pitch moved toward storage and using your own power. Ads and calculators have to say that plainly or homeowners stop trusting the numbers.

ADUs became a planned project

State ADU laws that took effect in 2020 removed many local barriers to backyard units and garage conversions. Homeowners now research them for months before they call anyone. They book with the builder whose page explains the process before the first visit.

Title 24 is part of the sale

California’s Title 24 energy standards shape HVAC changeouts, window replacements, and new construction. Most homeowners don’t know the details until the estimate. Pages that cover permits and efficiency up front save your estimator a long first conversation.

WHAT WE BUILD AND RUN

The engine, tuned to California.

Attention × Offer × Sales × System. The same four parts, set to your service area and the jobs you want here.

RUN YOUR NUMBERS

What’s one more qualified California estimate worth?

Example numbers for a solar business. Change them to yours.

30%
25%
25%

Each lead is worth (revenue): $1,875

Each lead is worth (revenue)$1,875
Gross profit per lead
$563
Leads per signed job
16

$30,000 project, 30% margin, 25% of leads booked, 25% of estimates closed.

See what we’d build for these numbers

Starts with example numbers. Change them to yours. Arithmetic only, not a promise of results.

Open the full lead value calculator

PROOF

Real work. Right here.

Client work, shown with permission. Never stock footage.

Video ad · All American RenovationsWritten, filmed, and edited by BlueSmith for a Fresno remodeler.
Project showcase · All American RenovationsReal jobs on camera, cut for paid campaigns and project pages.

Read the full case study

AREAS WE SERVE

Around California.

Most of our work is in Fresno County, where we film in person, and around the Bay Area, where we schedule shoots for each project.

STRAIGHT ANSWERS

Questions we hear.

Do you film on location anywhere in California?

In the Fresno area we film in person on your job sites. Elsewhere in the state, including the Bay Area, shoots are scheduled per project and travel is quoted before anything is booked. We don’t have offices outside the Fresno area.

Do my ads need my CSLB license number?

Yes. Section 7030.5 of the Business and Professions Code requires it in all advertising, social ads included. We put it on your ads and your project pages. Questions about your own license status go to the CSLB.

Do you only work with California contractors?

California is home and where our current proof comes from: video ads for All American Renovations, a Fresno remodeler. We take on contractors elsewhere when the fit is right, with filming travel quoted.

How much should I spend on ads in California?

It depends on your trade, your service area, and how many jobs your crew can take. Ad spend is paid directly to Meta or Google, never through us. Start with what a signed job is worth to you, then use our ad budget calculator to size a test.

Do you guarantee a number of jobs?

No. Booked and signed jobs depend on your market, budget, offer, capacity, and how you close. We show the work we do and the results we can verify.

See what we’d build for your business.

Seven questions. Two minutes. See the one part of your engine holding your projects back.

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