Case Study — Landscaping Contractor

Portland Green Pros: Beating Regional Chains With 30 Qualified Landscaping Leads a Month

A 4-person landscaping crew with 10 years of craft and zero digital presence in one of the Pacific Northwest's most saturated outdoor service markets. In 30 days, RankWeld put them in the top-3 Map Pack across Portland Metro and made them the most-reviewed local landscaper in their service area.

280%

More Quote Requests

Before: 8/month

30

Monthly Landscaping Leads

Before: 8

$72K

New Contracts (30 Days)

Before: $0 digital

4.9★

Google Rating

Before: 6 reviews

The Challenge

Outcompeted by Regional Chains With Massive Marketing Budgets

Portland Green Pros had 10 years of landscape craftsmanship and a loyal referral base — but zero digital presence in a market dominated by Pacific Landscape Management, Luscher Farms, and large franchise chains. When homeowners searched for landscapers, they found regional chains backed by six-figure advertising budgets. Portland Green Pros didn't appear anywhere on the first three pages of Google.

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No Google Business Profile — invisible to 1,400+ monthly 'landscaping Portland OR' searches

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8 quote requests/month, all from word-of-mouth referrals with no digital attribution

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Regional chains (Pacific Landscape Management) dominated every landscaping keyword in Portland Metro

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Only 6 Google reviews — homeowners chose services with 200+ reviews over unknown local crews

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Losing an estimated $80K–$120K/month in uncaptured work to better-marketed competitors

Professional landscaping contractor crew installing garden beds at a Portland Oregon residential property

The Timeline

30 Days to a Fully Booked Landscaping Schedule

Week 1–2

Landscaping Visibility Launch

  • Google Business Profile fully optimized — 10+ service categories covering lawn care, garden design, hardscaping, irrigation, and seasonal cleanup
  • Keyword research — 'landscaping Portland OR' (1,400/mo), 'landscape design near me' (900/mo), 32 long-tail targets including neighborhood modifiers (Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Gresham, Hillsboro)
  • Google Ads campaign launched targeting homeowners searching for spring cleanup, garden renovation, and outdoor living installs
  • Dedicated landing pages built for lawn maintenance, residential garden design, hardscaping and pavers, irrigation systems, and seasonal cleanup services
Week 3

Map Pack Entry

  • Ranked in top-3 Map Pack for 'landscaping company Portland' — previously invisible behind large regional chains like Pacific Landscape Management
  • First 18 Google reviews collected via post-job SMS automation sent within 24 hours of project completion
  • NAP citations corrected and built across 40+ directories including Yelp, Houzz, Angi, HomeAdvisor, Thumbtack, and Lawn Love
  • Competitor gap analysis: identified 22 keywords where regional landscaping brands ranked with weak local content signals
Week 4 (30 Days)

Fully Booked Through Summer

  • 30 landscaping quote requests/month — crew schedule booked 6 weeks out for the first time in company history
  • 4.9-star Google rating with 38 reviews — outranking Pacific Landscape Management for local residential searches
  • $72,000 in new landscaping contracts attributed to digital channels in first 30 days
  • 280% increase in quote requests vs. pre-campaign baseline of 8/month from referrals only

What We Built

A Landscaping Lead Machine That Beats Regional Chains

Landscaping Google Ads

High-intent campaigns targeting 'landscaping Portland OR', 'garden design near me', 'hardscaping contractor Portland', and spring cleanup searches. Average CPC $9.40. Every quote request tracked to a keyword and ad group.

Google Business Profile Blitz

Full GBP build in 48 hours — 10+ service categories covering lawn care, garden design, hardscaping, irrigation, and seasonal services. 28 geo-tagged project photos, Q&A seeding about seasonal maintenance plans. Top-3 Map Pack ranking in 19 days.

Review Automation

Post-job SMS review request sent automatically 24 hours after each project completion. 38 verified Google reviews in 30 days, 4.9-star average — outscoring Pacific Landscape Management for local residential searches.

Service Landing Pages

Dedicated conversion pages for lawn maintenance, residential garden design, hardscaping and pavers, irrigation systems, and fall/spring seasonal cleanup — each targeting 3-5 high-intent keywords with Portland neighborhood modifiers.

Citation & Directory Cleanup

NAP inconsistencies corrected and listings built across 40+ directories including Yelp, Houzz, Angi, HomeAdvisor, Thumbtack, and Lawn Love. Consistent signals pushed Map Pack rank within 3 weeks.

Regional Chain Displacement

Identified 22 keywords where Pacific Landscape Management ranked with weak local content signals. Targeted GBP posts, project photos, and neighborhood-level landing pages displaced them from top-3 on 15 of those terms within the first month.

Industry & Location

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