How Dirt Busters Built a Predictable Lead Engine Across Phoenix’s East Valley

Dirt Busters partnered with Blue Aspen Marketing to fix poor lead quality and inconsistent local visibility by improving how they show up on Google and focusing marketing efforts on jobs that actually turn into booked work.

Multi-channel growth focused on booked jobs — not vanity metrics.

Month-to-Month. No contracts. Performance earns retention.
300–450+
LEADS PER MONTH
100–225
ORGANIC LEADS MONTHLY
~24%
REVENUE GROWTH YoY
10+
CITIES RANKING ON PAGE 1

THE PROBLEM

Growth Was Happening — But It Wasn’t Predictable

“The phones were ringing, but not all the leads were worth chasing.”

Some inquiries turned into great jobs. Others were price shoppers, one-offs, or not a fit at all. The team was staying busy, but too much time was spent answering calls that never turned into real work.

“We weren’t showing up in the areas we wanted to grow.”

As Dirt Busters expanded into the East Valley, visibility became a real challenge. In cities like Queen Creek, San Tan Valley, Tempe, and Apache Junction, homeowners were searching — but competitors were showing up instead.

“Advertising spend didn’t match booked jobs.”

Money was going out every month on ads, but it wasn’t always clear which campaigns were bringing in serious homeowners versus one-time price shoppers.

“Reporting existed — but answers didn’t.”

There were numbers and dashboards, but they didn’t answer the most important question:
What’s actually driving booked cleanings?

That’s exactly where Dirt Busters started. Here’s what changed after we stepped in.
BEFORE

BLUE ASPEN MARKETING

  • Leads were coming in, but quality was inconsistent
  • Not showing up on Google in key East Valley cities
  • Too much reliance on paid ads with unclear results
  • Expansion into new service areas felt uncertain
  • Marketing efforts felt disconnected instead of intentional
AFTER

IMPLEMENTING OUR STRATEGY

  • Steady inbound leads across paid and organic channels
  • Stronger visibility on page one in multiple East Valley cities
  • Paid ads focused on homeowners ready to book cleaning services
  • Organic leads coming directly from new city-specific pages
  • Clear monthly reporting tied to real lead activity

How Leads Came In

FROM GOOGLE SEARCH & LOCAL LISTINGS

Organic search became a consistent secondary lead source after launching city-specific service pages.

Between August and December, new city and move-in cleaning pages began driving steady organic leads, with page-one visibility replacing markets where Dirt Busters previously didn’t show up at all.

RANKING WINS FROM EAST VALLEY SEO FOCUS

By focusing on house cleaning searches, Dirt Busters began showing up on page one in multiple East Valley cities where they wanted to grow.

These markets were previously invisible and are now driving real local demand.

GOOGLE ADS (PRIMARY LEAD DRIVER)

Google Ads served as the primary driver of consistent lead volume, keeping the phones ringing month over month.

Typical performance included 220–250 paid leads per month, conversion rates between 5%–11%, and a cost per lead commonly in the $30–$45 range.

Retargeting proved especially efficient, converting homeowners already familiar with Dirt Busters at the lowest cost.

FROM GOOGLE LOCAL SERVICES ADS

Local Services Ads provided a steady stream of high-intent phone calls from homeowners actively looking to book service.

Typical performance included 4–6 charged leads per month, strong visibility across Phoenix-area markets, and consistent support alongside Google Ads and organic search.

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Dirt Busters is a Phoenix-area residential house cleaning company serving homeowners across the East Valley and greater Phoenix metro. They specialize in recurring house cleaning, move-in cleaning, and residential cleaning for busy households.

As the business grew across multiple cities, having clearer marketing visibility and better lead quality became increasingly important.

Client Snapshot

INDUSTRY

Residential House Cleaning

PRIMARY SERVICES

Recurring house cleaning, move-in cleaning

SERVICE AREA

Phoenix Metro Area (East Valley focus)

COMPANY SIZE

Local service small business

WHAT WE IMPLEMENTED

Local SEO & Google Business Profile Optimization

  • Updated services and location signals so Dirt Busters showed up for the right local searches
  • Improved visibility across key East Valley Cities
  • Increased calls and messages coming directly from Google listings

City-Specific Service Page Builds (East Valley Focus)

  • Built individual service pages for priority East Valley cities
  • Matched page content to what homeowners were actively searching for
  • Created clear entry points for organic leads by city and service

Google Ads + Local Services Ads

  • Focused ad spend on homeowners ready to book cleaning services
  • Matched ads to the exact service being searched
  • Used retargeting to convert repeat visitors at the lowest cost
  • Captured high-intent phone calls from homeowners actively looking to book
  • Maintained strong visibility across Phoenix-area markets
  • Supported overall lead volume alongside search and organic traffic

Conversion-Focused Landing Pages

  • Directed paid and organic traffic to pages built to convert
  • Answered pricing, timing, and service questions upfront
  • Reduced wasted inquiries by pre-qualifying visitors

Lead Tracking & Attribution Cleanup

  • Cleaned up lead tracking across calls, forms, and messages
  • Identified which channels were actually driving booked jobs
  • Eliminated guesswork around marketing performance

Monthly Performance Reporting Tied to Real Leads

  • Delivered clear, easy-to-read monthly reports
  • Focused reporting on real lead activity, not vanity metrics
  • Used performance data to guide ongoing optimization

TIMELINE

FOUNDATION & CLARITY
We reviewed where leads were coming from, identified priority services and East Valley cities, and aligned marketing around booked jobs instead of surface-level metrics.
EAST VALLEY SEO BUILDOUT
City-specific house cleaning and move-in cleaning pages were launched to capture demand in markets where Dirt Busters hadn’t been showing up.
PAID MEDIA REFINEMENT
Google Ads were restructured to focus on high-intent searches, with retargeting layered in to improve lead quality and cost efficiency.
COMPOUNDING GROWTH
Organic visibility strengthened across multiple cities, paid performance stabilized, and lead volume became more predictable month over month.

WHY THIS WORKED

Built marketing around how homeowners actually search — by service and by city
Focused growth on East Valley markets Dirt Busters wanted to expand into
Prioritized lead quality over raw volume to reduce wasted follow-up
Used paid media to capture demand while SEO compounded results over time
Let organic and paid channels reinforce each other instead of competing
Cleaned up tracking so decisions matched what was happening on the phones
Optimized for consistency and predictability, not short-term spikes

Ready for More
Predictable, Better-Fit Leads?

If your cleaning business is getting plenty of inquiries but not the right ones — or you’re struggling to grow in specific cities — we can help.
Schedule a 1-hour virtual business audit, and we’ll show you what’s holding growth back, where leads are actually coming from, and what to focus on next.
Month-to-month. No contracts. Performance earns retention.