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Trades Meta ads · Sydney owned

Facebook ads for tradies,
built around quotes and booked jobs.

We run Facebook ads for plumbers, electricians, builders, roofers, landscapers, painters, air conditioning and cleaning businesses across Australia: quote requests, click-to-call ads, before-and-after retargeting, seasonal pushes and recruitment. It all runs from your own Meta ad account, Instagram included, on one flat weekly fee.

Fake leads filtered
No lock-in
Your audiences stay yours
4.8/5 on Google · 120+ clients
$100 /week + GST
Billed monthly at $440 incl. GST, however many services you advertise. Your ad budget is paid straight to Meta.
  • Quote request and click-to-call campaigns
  • Before-and-after retargeting
  • Seasonal pushes for your trade
  • Fake and junk leads filtered
  • Leads tagged by campaign and suburb
  • Facebook and Instagram, one ad account
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Campaign map

Facebook ads for tradies:
a campaign map for your trade.

Five campaigns cover most of what a trade business needs from Meta. Each has its own audience, creative, offer and number to judge it by.

Quote requests

Planned work · Quote requests from homeowners in your service area.

Audience
Homeowners and property owners in your service area, set by location, plus people who visited your service pages.
Creative
Real photos and short clips of your jobs, your team and your ute, with the trade and the area named in the first line.
Offer
A quote, through an instant form that asks for the suburb, job type and timeframe.
Judge it by
Cost per quoted job, not cost per form.

Calls

Urgent work · Calls from people with no hot water or a leak today.

Audience
People close enough for you to get there on the day, in the hours you take urgent work.
Creative
Plain ads that name the problem and the area, such as a burst pipe or a hot water system that has failed.
Offer
Tap to call, with the ad running only when someone can pick up.
Judge it by
Answered calls, not taps on the button.

Before-and-after retargeting

Still deciding · Staying in front of people who have already looked at you.

Audience
People who visited your site or watched your job videos.
Creative
Before-and-after photos and short walk-throughs of finished jobs, shared with the customer’s permission.
Offer
A quote when they’re ready, with your reviews and licence details in view.
Judge it by
Quote requests from these audiences, over weeks rather than days.

Seasonal pushes

Before the busy period · Air conditioning Facebook ads before summer, roofing Facebook ads before storm season and landscaping Facebook ads in spring.

Audience
Homeowners in your service area, widened or narrowed to match the work you can take on.
Creative
The seasonal job on show: a service before the heat, gutters cleared before the storms, a garden ready for spring.
Offer
Book before the rush, through the same short form or a call.
Judge it by
Booked jobs in the season against the budget spent.

Apprentice and tradie recruitment

Growing the team · Conversations with apprentices and qualified tradies.

Audience
Broad audiences around your base and people who visited your careers page. Meta’s employment category may apply.
Creative
The boss on video about the work and the training, with real photos of the crew.
Offer
A quick chat rather than a long application form.
Judge it by
Cost per qualified conversation booked.

Planning framework, not a results claim. Most trades start with quote requests and calls, then add the rest once tracking is proven.

The rules

Licence numbers and
lead quality.

Two things hold a tradie’s ads together: the licence details your state asks for, and leads that are real people with real jobs.

Licence rules are set state by state, so we use your details exactly as they appear on your licence, and check the page the ad links to as well. Recruitment ads have a rule of their own: according to Meta’s Special Ad Category documentation, the employment category is mandatory for ads reaching the US, Canada or Europe, and advertisers reaching other regions can opt in or out. We leave age and gender open on job ads either way. General information, not legal advice. Check your state’s rules with your regulator or legal adviser.

  • New South WalesThe NSW Government’s guidance on building trade ads says you can’t advertise residential building work over $5,000, or specialist work of any value such as plumbing, electrical wiring or air conditioning, without a current contractor licence. The licensee’s name and licence number must be shown in all advertising.
  • QueenslandThe QBCC’s advertising guidance says a licensee’s ads must show the name they’re licensed under, state they’re licensed under the QBCC Act and give the licence number, easily legible and reasonably prominent. It lists social media pages as advertising, and a trading name must sit beside the licence name.
  • VictoriaUnder section 169H of the Building Act 1993, a registered building practitioner’s ad offering domestic building work must state the name they’re registered under and their registration number. The Building Regulations 2018 add that both must be clearly legible.
  • Higher-intent formsMeta’s higher intent instant forms add a review screen so people confirm their details before sending. They only run in mobile Facebook and Instagram feeds, so we test them against the standard form.
  • Qualifying questionsSuburb, job type and timeframe on the form, so people outside your area or nowhere near ready drop out before they reach your phone.
  • Phone number verificationMeta’s phone verification sends a one-time code that people must enter before the form goes through, which Meta says filters out spam bots and other fake leads. A landline can’t pass it, so we weigh that up for your customers.
  • Leads checked against booked jobsYou tell us which leads became quotes and jobs. Campaigns that bring empty forms lose budget to the ones that bring work.
What's Included

What we run for
your trade business.

Every campaign on the map, for one flat $100/week + GST. Facebook ads for electricians and Facebook ads for builders run the same way as Facebook ads for plumbers, and Instagram placements come from the same account under that fee.

Campaign Plan for Your Service Area
Most trades start with quote requests and calls, then add the rest once tracking is proven. Budgets, suburbs and job types are set on the strategy call.
Creative from Your Jobs
Your own job photos and short clips, before-and-after carousels, 9:16 videos for Reels and Stories, and first lines that name the trade and the area.
Forms That Screen Out Tyre-Kickers
Instant forms and quote pages tested side by side, with questions about the suburb, job type and timeframe so weak enquiries drop out.
Tracking & Lead Routing
The Meta Pixel on your site, and leads sent to your phone, inbox or CRM, tagged by campaign and suburb, so you can call back while the job is still open.
Reporting by Booked Job
Weekly reports by campaign, plus a monthly review. Tell us which leads turned into quotes and jobs, and we move budget towards the ads that bring them.
Lead handling

Tradie lead generation
that reaches your phone fast.

A quote request left until Friday can end up with the next tradie on the list. The ads are only half the job.

The map sits inside our Meta ads management service, so the same campaign manager runs every campaign on it. Facebook advertising for tradies works best when quote, call and retargeting campaigns share one set of audiences, which is why we don’t split them across suppliers.

  • Instant form or your quote pageInstant forms open inside Facebook and Instagram, so more people finish them. Your quote page gives more context but loses some people on the way. We usually test both, adding questions about the suburb, job type and timeframe.
  • To your phone or CRM, fastLeads can flow from Meta to your phone, inbox or CRM, tagged by campaign and suburb, so someone calls while the job is still open. The Meta Pixel on your site tracks page enquiries the same way.
  • Follow-up that respects the Spam ActFollow-up texts and emails to new leads need consent, your identity and a working opt-out. The ACMA’s spam guidance also says unsubscribe requests must be actioned within five working days.
What it costs

Flat-fee Facebook
advertising for tradies.

Management is $100 a week + GST, billed monthly at $440 including GST, and it isn’t tied to how many jobs you advertise or what you spend. Instagram placements run from the same account under that fee.

Ad budget is paid by your business straight to Meta, from $20 a day. Rates for every service are on flat monthly prices for ads and social.

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How a trade account runs with Humming Web

  • Management fee: $100 a week + GST, flat
  • Ad budget: paid to Meta by you, from $20 a day
  • Setup fee: none
  • Reporting: weekly, by campaign, plus a monthly review
  • Ownership: ad account, pages, audiences and creative stay with your business
  • Notice: month to month, 7 days before the next billing date

Paying for leads that never answer the phone?

Tell us your trade and service area. We’ll send back the two campaigns we’d start with and a daily budget. No lock-in if you go ahead.

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Proof

Quote and lead campaigns
close to the trades.

We don’t have a case study for every trade, and we won’t invent one. Richards Quality Projects is a decking and outdoor construction business, the closest match to the quote campaign on this page. North Coast Water Tanks sells water tanks rather than a trade service, and ran instant forms to homeowners from a standing start. More in our client case studies.

Results for these clients, not averages or a forecast for your business.

What our clients say

“Humming Web completely transformed how we approach Facebook and Instagram advertising. Before working with them our ad spend felt like money down the drain, high cost per lead, low quality enquiries, and no real transparency from our previous agency.”
Craig R.Sydney, NSW
“I'd tried two other agencies before Humming Web. This is the first time my Meta Ads have actually made me money. Transparent, fast to respond, and genuinely care about results. 5.2× ROAS in month two. Can't recommend enough.”
David K.Melbourne, VIC
“Finally an agency that speaks plain English. Weekly reports tell us exactly what's working — no vanity metrics, no jargon. Leads are up 3× compared to what we were getting before. Direct line to the campaign manager is a game changer.”
James M.Perth, WA
“Switched from a large agency where we were just another account number. The difference is night and day. Humming Web actually understand our business, suggest new ideas, and are proactive. Results have been consistent and improving each month.”
Priya N.Sydney, NSW

Facebook ads for tradies questions.

Do Facebook ads work for tradies?

They can, when the ads reach homeowners in your service area, the offer is clear and someone answers the phone. Facebook ads for plumbers, electricians and builders tend to suit planned jobs and people who aren't searching yet, while urgent work leans on click-to-call ads and Google. We can't promise a number of leads or a cost per lead, because your trade, area, budget and offer all change the result. Our client case studies show what real accounts did, with the spend included.

How much do Facebook ads cost for tradies?

With us there are two costs. Management is $100 a week + GST, billed monthly, and it isn't tied to your ad spend. The ad budget is paid straight to Meta by you, from $20 a day. There's no setup fee, and it runs month to month with 7 days' notice. Budget needs grow with your service area and how many job types you promote at once.

Should tradies use an instant form or send people to a website?

We usually test both. Instant forms open inside Facebook and Instagram, so more people finish them. A quote page gives more context, such as your reviews and past jobs, but loses some people on the way. Either way we ask for the suburb, job type and timeframe, then judge each by cost per quoted job rather than cost per form. Our guide to lead forms and landing pages for tradies goes through the trade-offs.

How do you stop fake leads from Facebook ads?

We cut them down in layers: Meta's higher intent forms with a review screen, qualifying questions on suburb, job type and timeframe, and Meta's phone number verification, which sends a one-time code before the form goes through. Then we check leads against the jobs you actually quoted and booked, and move budget away from the ads that bring empty forms. No filter catches every junk lead, and stricter forms usually mean fewer leads overall. More in our guide to stopping fake leads.

Can you target only my service area?

Mostly, yes. We choose locations by town, region or a radius around your base, based on where you actually want the work. Meta's location help says that can include people who live there, recently visited or often visit, and that complete accuracy isn't guaranteed. So we also ask for the suburb on the form, which lets you turn down jobs outside your area before you call.

Do I need photos or videos of my jobs?

They help a lot, and they don't need to be polished. Phone photos and short clips of real jobs, your team and your ute usually feel more honest than stock images. Before-and-after shots work well for retargeting, as long as the customer is happy for you to share them. If you don't have many yet, we start with what you've got and tell you what to capture on your next few jobs.

How fast will I get leads after launch?

We can't promise a date or a number. Some accounts see enquiries soon after the ads go live, and others take longer. New ad sets start in a learning phase while Meta works out who to show them to. Meta says an ad set becomes learning limited when it's unlikely to get about 50 optimisation events in the week after its last significant edit, which can happen on a small budget. That isn't a penalty, but it does mean results take longer to settle, so we keep the campaign structure simple and judge it over weeks.

Do you run Google Ads for tradies too?

Yes. Google Ads management is a separate service from the same team. Google catches people searching for a trade right now, while Facebook reaches homeowners before they search. Many tradies run both, so one set of lead data decides where the money goes. Prices for every service are on our pricing page.

What happens to my audiences if I stop?

They stay with your business. Custom audiences, lead form data, campaign history and every ad we made sit in your own Meta ad account and Business Manager. Give 7 days' notice before your next billing date and we hand everything over with no exit fee.

Trades Meta ads · $100/week + GST · no lock-in

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for your trade.

Answer a few questions about your trade and the area you work in. We’ll come back with the campaigns we’d run first, the creative each needs and a sensible daily budget.

No lock-in
No setup fee
Instagram included
Trades Meta ads
$100 /week + GST
Billed monthly at $440 incl. GST, however many services you advertise. Your ad budget is paid straight to Meta.
  • Every campaign on the map, one flat fee
  • Your campaign manager, directly
  • No setup fee, no cut of your spend
  • No lock-in contract
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