Roofing SEO and marketing for roofing companies

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One page for every roofing job

A roofing company sells several different jobs to several different people. Leak repair is urgent and small. Full replacement is planned and large. Commercial flat roofs, metal, tile, gutters and inspections each have their own searches. A roofing website that lists all of them on one page answers none of them well. Give each job you want more of its own page: what the work involves, the materials you use, photos of your own jobs, and the questions homeowners ask you on the roof.

• Roof repair and leak repair
• Roof replacement
• Each roofing material you install
• Commercial and flat roofing, if you do it
• Gutters, skylights and other add-ons you sell
• Inspections and storm damage assessments

Google’s guidance favors helpful content created to benefit people, and its spam policies name keyword stuffing and doorway pages, such as near-identical pages for each city, as practices to avoid. A roofing page that genuinely helps someone decide between repair and replacement does both jobs: it helps the reader and it gives Google something worth showing. Our guide to contractor SEO covers the method.

Storm searches, handled honestly

After a storm, homeowners in its path need roofers, and plenty of companies want their calls. The roofers who earn trust in those weeks are the ones whose websites already explain storm damage clearly, whose Google listings show a real local business, and who answer the phone. Build the storm damage page before you need it. Describe what you inspect and how you document it, and leave the insurance decisions to the insurer and the homeowner: never promise a claim outcome on your site or in an ad.

Show the roofs, not just the shingles

Roofing photos are hard to take and easy to get wrong. A close-up of shingles tells a homeowner nothing about you. Show finished roofs from the street, from the yard and, where it is safe, from above, and describe each job: the house, the problem, the material and what you replaced or repaired. Before and after views from the same spot work well. Keep house numbers and street signs out unless the owner agrees, and never post another company’s roof as yours.

Inspection photos are useful too, because they show homeowners what you look for and how you report it, but treat them with care. A photo of damage on a customer’s roof belongs to that customer’s job file. If you use one on your website to explain what a problem looks like, ask permission and remove anything that identifies the home.

Your Google Business Profile

For many roofing searches the map comes first. Google says local results are mainly based on relevance, distance and popularity, and that there is no way to pay for a better local ranking. Keep your profile complete and accurate: your real business name with no keywords added, the most specific category that fits, your real address with your service areas added, your hours and your own photos. One profile per real location. The page on local SEO for contractors goes through each field.

Reviews without shortcuts

Roofers get offered review shortcuts like any trade. Turn them down. Google’s Maps policy bans paid reviews, incentives in exchange for any review, and asking only happy customers. The FTC’s Consumer Reviews and Testimonials Rule bans fake reviews and incentives conditioned on a positive or negative sentiment, and courts may impose civil penalties for knowing violations. Ask every customer for an honest review when the job is done, and offer nothing for it.

Paid search for roofers

Search ads let a roofing company appear for the jobs it wants, in the places it works, on a daily budget it controls. Point each ad at the matching page: a repair ad at the repair page, a replacement ad at the replacement page. Google’s Quality Score includes landing page experience, so the page matters as much as the ad. Local Services Ads are another option, where you pay for leads rather than clicks; eligibility depends on trade and area, so check it in Google’s sign-up. Read Google Ads for contractors for how they compare.

Choosing a roofing marketing agency

Many agencies sell roofing SEO. Ask each one for examples of previous work, its experience in roofing and in your area, how it measures success and whether it will share every change it makes to your site: the questions Google itself suggests. Make sure your website, Google Business Profile and ad accounts stay in your company’s name. And walk away from anyone who promises a position on Google or a special relationship with it. Our guide to choosing a contractor marketing agency has the full checklist.

Questions owners ask