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HOW WE COMPARE

How to choose a home-services marketing partner

Most agencies look identical on the sales call. The differences show up in the contract, the invoice, and what happens the day you try to leave. Here's how to compare, including how we stack up.

WHAT ACTUALLY MATTERS

Five questions separate the good partners from the expensive ones

After a decade serving home service companies (and years running a lawn care company before that), we've seen where marketing relationships go wrong. It's almost never the logo design. It's these five things: Can you see the pricing before the sales call? Can you leave without losing your website and phone numbers? Does the agency actually know your trade? Does their platform connect to the software that runs your business? And does that platform do anything (send quotes, chase follow-ups, mail your neighbors) or does it just draw charts about what already happened?

What to compareMarketing 180ScorpionRYNOTraditional Agency
Published pricing✓ Yes, on our website✕ Not published; $2,500–$6,000+/mo commonly reported✕ Not published; ~$2,000/mo starting point commonly citedVaries; usually a custom retainer quote
Contract length✓ Month-to-month✕ 12-month agreements typicalLonger commitments typicalVaries; 6–12 month retainers common
What you keep if you leave✓ Domain, content, data, reviews, tracking numbers, always yours (No-Hostage Guarantee)✕ Proprietary website platform; losing the site on exit is commonly reportedVaries by agreementWordPress sites are usually portable; quality varies
Niche focus✓ Home services onlyHVAC, plumbing, legal, and other verticalsHVAC, plumbing, electrical✕ Everyone, from restaurants to realtors
FSM integrations (Jobber, Service Autopilot, RealGreen, Sweep&Go)✓ Deep, two-wayServiceTitan-centricServiceTitan / Nexstar ecosystem✕ Rare
Automations that send quotes from field data✓ Yes: condition codes trigger measured, priced quotes✕ Attribution & reporting focus✕ Reporting focus✕ No
Instant online quoting✓ Address → measured → priced → accept & pay✕ Not a core offering✕ Not a core offering✕ Contact form
Neighborhood marketing (job done → neighbors quoted)✓ Built in: postcards or tech route sheets✕ No✕ No✕ No
Call AI on every call✓ Every call recorded, transcribed, summarized, rated✓ AI call features in RevenueMAXHuman listening on a portion of calls✕ Rarely offered
LSA feedback loop to Google✓ Rate, note & dispute every LSA lead from one screenLSA management offeredLSA management offered✕ Rarely offered
Budget pacing across platforms✓ Daily pacing across Google, LSA & MetaAI budget allocation within their platformStandard monthly management✕ Monthly check-ins typical
Mobile access & notifications✓ Full platform on your phone with real-time notifications (via HighLevel)Has an app; app-store reviews commonly cite login & update frustrations✕ Read-only web portal; no app, no notifications✕ Email a PDF
Who works your account✓ Owner-founded, senior team; you know their namesLarge organization; account-manager changes commonly reportedPooled account teamsDepends on the shop
Minimum size to be a good fit✓ No revenue minimum; built for SMBs and upTypically larger, multi-million-dollar shops$1M+ revenue ideal client✓ Any

THE DETAILED BREAKDOWNS

Head-to-head comparisons

Each page acknowledges what the other option does well, then shows exactly where the fit diverges, so you can make the call in one read.

M180 vs. Scorpion

The biggest name in home-services marketing vs. the platform built for home service companies. Pricing, contracts, and who each is really for.

M180 vs. RYNO

A respected HVAC/plumbing SEO shop vs. a platform that acts. Read-only reporting vs. quotes that send themselves.

M180 vs. Traditional Agencies

Local generalists and WordPress freelancers can be cheaper. Here's when that's fine, and when it quietly caps your growth.

THE HONEST GUIDE

Ten questions to ask any agency, including us

Print this. Take it into every sales call. A good partner answers all ten without flinching; a bad one changes the subject on the first three.

  What exactly happens to my website if I cancel?

  Do I keep my tracking phone numbers, the ones on my trucks and postcards?

  Where is your pricing published?

  What's the contract term, and what does cancellation take?

  Does your platform do anything, or does it just report?

  Who, by name, will work my account, and how often do those people change?

  How many clients do you serve in my exact trade?

  Do you integrate with my field software: Jobber, Service Autopilot, RealGreen, Sweep&Go?

  Can I get a full export of my data, leads, and content whenever I ask?

  How do you handle bad LSA leads? Do you dispute them and feed ratings back to Google?

KEEP DIGGING

See it for yourself

Comparisons are useful. Proof is better.

Results & Case Studies

How outdoor service companies grow when the follow-up never sleeps.

Marketing Automations

Condition codes → measured, priced, branded quotes → follow-up until booked.

Transparent Pricing

Every tier, published. No "book a call to find out what it costs."

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