Brushpage vs an SEO agency
An SEO or marketing agency works to bring you more visitors with ads, content and ongoing optimization. Today Brushpage does not run ads or do that work; optional add-ons are planned. It turns the people who already find you, through your Google Business Profile, Nextdoor and referrals, into booked estimates with a site and a booking link.
Two different problems
More people finding you is a marketing problem. Agencies work on it with ads, content and local SEO.
More of the people who already find you booking is a conversion problem. Many homeowners who find a painter online never call, especially in the evening. A booking link catches the ones who would rather book than phone. That is the one thing Brushpage does.
Side by side
| Brushpage | SEO or marketing agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Turn existing demand into booked estimates. | Create more demand: ads, content, rankings. |
| Google Ads | Not yet; planned as an optional add-on. | Often included or offered. |
| Following up on quotes | Included: we follow up with the homeowner in your name after you send a quote. | Sometimes part of a marketing package. |
| Google reviews | Included: a one-tap Google review request after a job. | Often offered as an add-on. |
| Town-by-town pages | Included: each town you serve gets its own page with local details, linked from your site. | Common part of local SEO. |
| Price | $249 a month, no contract. | Usually higher, and often a longer commitment. Ask for the scope in writing. |
| First step | A booking link on your site, Google profile and Facebook. | An audit and a campaign. |
How homeowners find a Brushpage site
Homeowners find your site through what already brings you work: your Google Business Profile Book button, your website and its town pages, Facebook, Nextdoor and your email signature, plus one-tap Google review requests that help you show up in local search. Each link is tagged, so your monthly report shows which source each booking came from. We do not run ads today.
What you can see
The booking form asks homeowners how they found you, including “I’m a past customer”. The monthly report shows bookings by source, with past customers shown separately from new leads, plus call taps on your site, quotes sent and jobs won, and you get a CSV export of every request. Requests you mark “Not a real request” are left out of the counts.
Choose an agency if
- You want to grow beyond the work you already get, and have a budget for ads and content.
- You want someone to manage your online presence full time.
Choose Brushpage if
- You already get inquiries from Google, Nextdoor or referrals and want more of them to turn into estimates.
- You want a clear, low monthly cost and nothing to manage.
Today Brushpage is a website and booking link, with quote follow-ups and review requests included. Google Business Profile upkeep and Google or Facebook ads are planned as optional add-ons and are not available yet. Tell us what you would use.
A booking link is a sensible first fix either way, and it works alongside anything an agency does later.
Common questions
Does Brushpage run Google Ads?
Not yet. Today Brushpage is a website and booking link, with quote follow-ups and Google review requests included, that turn the visitors you already get into booked estimates. Google and Facebook ads are planned as an optional add-on. Tell us what you would use.
How do homeowners find a Brushpage site?
Homeowners find your site through what already brings you work: your Google Business Profile Book button, your website and its town pages, Facebook, Nextdoor and your email signature, plus one-tap Google review requests that help you show up in local search. Each link is tagged, so your monthly report shows which source each booking came from.
What reporting do I get?
The booking form asks homeowners how they found you, including “I’m a past customer”. The monthly report shows bookings by source, with past customers shown separately from new leads, plus call taps on your site, quotes sent and jobs won, and you get a CSV export of every request. Requests you mark “Not a real request” are left out of the counts.
Does Brushpage offer marketing services?
Included in the $249: a page for every town you serve; we follow up on quotes in your name; one-tap Google review requests after a job; and a monthly report of estimates booked, quotes sent and jobs won. Google Business Profile upkeep and Google or Facebook ads are planned as optional add-ons and are not available yet. Tell us what you would use.
Will Brushpage improve my Google ranking?
Not directly. The site names your services and the towns you serve, which helps. Brushpage does not run an SEO campaign, but each town you serve gets its own page on your site, with local details and a booking button.
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Want a website and one booking link? $249/month, no setup fee, no contract. Pay nothing until your site is live. Fewer than 2 booked estimates in your first 60 days? We refund both months.
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