How much do Google Ads cost for a small business?
Most small businesses we talk to in Phoenix and Denver are spending between $1,500 and $7,500 a month on Google Ads. The honest answer is that cost matters less than what you do with it. A poorly built $5,000 campaign loses to a tightly built $1,500 one every time, and we have seen both up close.
What different budgets actually buy
At $1,500 to $2,500 per month you can win in one or two service categories inside one city. Think roofing repairs in Mesa or emergency HVAC in Aurora. That is enough to drive 15 to 40 qualified leads if your landing page and call handling are solid.
At $3,000 to $5,000 you can cover multiple services and a wider radius, run remarketing, and start testing creative. This is where most established local businesses sit. Above $5,000 you start needing more accounts, more landing pages, and tighter conversion tracking, otherwise extra budget just funds bad clicks.
Where the money usually leaks
Three things eat budgets fast. Broad keywords that pull in tire kickers. Generic landing pages that send people back to your homepage. And no conversion tracking, so the bidding algorithm guesses. Fix those three and the same budget produces two to three times more booked work.
If you want a quick sanity check on what you should be spending and what your money is currently doing, we will pull a free audit and tell you straight. No deck, no fluff, just a list of what to keep, kill, and fix.
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