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Pay per lead marketing agency

A marketing agency paid per lead you approve, not per month.

Not a shared-lead marketplace: every lead is yours alone. We build the website, the local SEO and the Business Profile at cost. Every call and quote request lands in your ledger with the recording attached, you approve the real ones, and that is all you pay for.

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Approved-Lead Guarantee: Reject any lead within 7 days, one tap. Your first 3 leads are free. $490 setup, $99 a month. One partner per trade per city.

  • +368%

    more quote requests a month

    Aria Glass · JotForm · first 12 months vs last 12

  • $20 to $85

    per approved lead, published by trade before you sign

    RankMeHi partner terms, confirmed 27 Sep 2026

  • 10 / mo

    quote requests from a site whose owner closed the shop

    ICC Collision · JotForm · Apr – Aug 2026 average, after the business closed

The model

Pay per lead, properly defined.

In one lineRankMeHi is a pay-per-lead marketing agency for local service businesses: website, local SEO and Business Profile built at cost, billed from $20 per approved lead, first three free, one partner per trade per city.

Most agencies bill for activity: hours, posts, reports. Lead marketplaces bill for enquiries, but sell each one to several businesses and build nothing you keep. Pay per lead, as we run it, is the middle path: the agency builds an asset you own and is paid only when that asset produces a customer you accept.

The site is built at cost because we earn on the leads afterwards. That changes what gets built. Nobody is paid for a slider, a mission statement or a monthly PDF, so the site opens with the phone number, the service area and a short form, and every page is written around a job someone searches for.

The ledger is the contract. Each call is recorded with the legal notice and each form is logged with its source page. You have seven days to reject any line with one tap. Spam, sales calls, existing customers and anyone outside your area never reach the invoice.

How pay per lead works

You approve the lead. Then we bill it.

A retainer bills you whether the phone rings or not. Here you pay only for leads you approve, never shared, and the $99 a month covers hosting and call tracking only.
  1. 01

    We build the site at cost

    A custom Astro site, designed in Figma. Live within 21 days of getting your content and access, or the $490 setup is refunded. Then $99 a month for hosting and call tracking.

  2. 02

    Every call and form is tracked

    A tracking number, call recording with the legal notice, and a quote form. Each enquiry is logged with the page it came from.

  3. 03

    You approve every lead

    Each lead reaches your ledger within the hour, recording or form attached. Reject it within seven days with one tap, no reason needed. Spam, wrong numbers and sales calls are filtered out first.

  4. 04

    One invoice a month

    One line per approved lead, billed after the month ends. Your first three approved leads are free. You set a monthly cap before we start, and your per-lead price never changes mid-term.

A mechanic smiles while taking a customer call in his workshop
New call, 2 min 14 sExample

Lead timing varies by market. Until you approve a qualified lead, you pay nothing per lead.

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Two ways to pay

Two doors. The same site behind both.

Same design, same Astro build, same three people. Only two things differ: how you pay, and when the code becomes yours.
  • Our bet

    Pay-per-lead partner

    For a local service business that already gets some demand and wants the site to carry its own cost.

    $490 setup

    design included, then $99 a month plus from $20 per approved lead. First three approved leads free. Your exact lead price is set per trade before you sign.

    • Reject any lead in 7 days, one tap
    • Per-lead price fixed for the term
    • One partner per trade per city
    • The same five-page Astro site, designed in Figma, live within 21 days of getting your content, or the setup is refunded
    • Tracking number, call recording and a quote form that logs every enquiry
    • Business Profile pointed at the new site and kept current
    • New service and area pages, added as your leads show what converts
    • Code is yours free after 12 months or $3,000 in lead fees, whichever comes first; buy out earlier for $1,000
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  • Fixed-price project

    For a business that wants to own everything on launch day and pay nothing per lead, ever.

    from $2,490

    five pages, design included, no monthly fee

    • No per-lead billing
    • Ongoing growth optional, from $690 a month
    • Cancel any time
    • Design in Figma, or built from yours
    • Astro front end, edited in a CMS your team can use
    • Service pages written around real searches
    • Analytics and Search Console wired up at launch
    • Code, design files and analytics yours from day one
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Why the partner setup costs less: we build at cost and earn on the leads, so we keep improving the site after launch. Your domain, content, Business Profile and analytics are yours from day one under both doors. Per-lead prices are set per trade and city before you sign and do not change mid-term.

Compared

Four ways to buy leads. Only one puts the risk on us.

Bad months happen. Every model below can work; the difference is who pays when no leads come in.

  • Retainer agency

    You pay for
    Hours and reports, every month
    Exclusive
    Usually
    Who owns the site
    Yours, usually
    Your risk
    The same fee in a month with no leads
    Better for you if
    You want one team on ads, content and reports

  • Shared-lead marketplaces

    You pay for
    Every lead, sold to 3 to 5 competitors
    Exclusive
    No
    Who owns the site
    No site is built
    Your risk
    You race to call, and pay for leads that never answer
    Better for you if
    You need jobs this week and call back in minutes

  • Fixed-price web design

    You pay for
    The build, up front
    Exclusive
    n/a
    Who owns the site
    Yours from day one
    Your risk
    A great-looking site that produces nothing
    Better for you if
    You already get steady leads and need a better site

  • Pay-per-lead partner

    RankMeHi

    You pay for
    $490 setup, then only leads you approve; first three free
    Exclusive
    One per trade per city
    Who owns the site
    Yours free after 12 months or $3,000 in lead fees
    Your risk
    If the phone does not ring, we lose money, not you
    Better for you if
    You can take more jobs and answer the phone fast

Marketplace terms summarised from their public pricing pages in September 2026. Ownership under the partner deal: your domain, content, Business Profile and analytics are yours from day one; the code transfers free after twelve months or once $3,000 in lead fees has been paid, whichever comes first, or earlier for a $1,000 buyout.

Buyer's guide

9 questions to ask any lead provider before you pay.

Ask these of every agency, marketplace or call service, including us. A provider that will not answer one in writing has told you something.

  1. Question 1

    Is each lead sold to me only, or to other businesses too?

    A good answer
    A clear yes or no, in writing.
    Ours
    To you only. One partner per trade per city.

  2. Question 2

    What exactly counts as a billable lead?

    A good answer
    A written rule: minimum call length, service area, new customers only, duplicates excluded.
    Ours
    A new customer in your area asking about a service you offer, on a call over 60 seconds or a form describing a real job. Repeat contacts within 90 days are not billed.

  3. Question 3

    Can I reject a lead, and how long do I have?

    A good answer
    A rejection window in days, and no argument needed.
    Ours
    Seven days, one tap, no reason needed.

  4. Question 4

    Can I hear the call or read the form before I pay?

    A good answer
    Recordings and forms attached to every billed line.
    Ours
    Yes. Every lead is in your ledger within the hour with the recording or form attached.

  5. Question 5

    Is the price per lead published and fixed?

    A good answer
    A number per trade, not a bid that moves with demand or season.
    Ours
    Published by trade, from $20 to $85, and fixed for the term.

  6. Question 6

    Is there a minimum spend or a long contract?

    A good answer
    No minimum, a cap you control, and a plain way out.
    Ours
    No minimum lead count, a monthly cap you set, month to month after launch.

  7. Question 7

    Who owns the website, the number and the Business Profile if I leave?

    A good answer
    You, named in the agreement.
    Ours
    Domain, content, profile and analytics from day one; the code after 12 months or $3,000, or $1,000 any time.

  8. Question 8

    Where do the leads come from?

    A good answer
    Your own site and profile, so the asset keeps working for you.
    Ours
    Your own site, your Business Profile and the pages we build for your trade and city.

  9. Question 9

    Who do I talk to when something is wrong?

    A good answer
    The person who can fix it, not a ticket queue.
    Ours
    The three people who build your site. If rejections pass 30% in a month, we fix the targeting rather than argue.

Quick math

What would 20 more leads be worth, and what would they cost?

Use your own average job and close rate. The lead price is the one we publish for your trade, so the cost side is real. The revenue side is an illustration, not a forecast.
New jobs a month
8
New revenue a month
$3,600
You pay us
$1,034
17 billable leads × $55 + $99 hosting · 29% of the new revenue
You pay us 29%You keep 71%

Illustration only. Your close rate and job size are yours to set; the only numbers we supply are the $55 per approved plumbing lead, the first three free and the $99 a month.

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Who qualifies

Pay per lead only works for a specific kind of business.

Saying that up front saves both of us a call. If the partner deal is not a fit, the fixed-price project usually is.
  1. 01

    Local service businesses that already get some demand

    You run Google Ads or Local Services Ads, or your Business Profile has real reviews. The site turns that demand into calls; it cannot create demand from nothing.

  2. 02

    Someone answers the phone

    A lead is billed when it reaches you. If calls go to voicemail at two on a Tuesday afternoon, we both lose, so we check this before we sign.

  3. 03

    Jobs worth at least $1,000

    Collision repair, glass, roofing, HVAC, remodels, clinics, law. At that ticket a $20 to $85 lead is an easy yes and the numbers work for both sides.

  4. 04

    One business per trade per city

    Leads are exclusive, so we take one partner per trade in each city. If your city is taken we will say so, and the fixed-price project is still open.

In Orange County? ICC Collision in Santa Ana was one of ours. See how we run SEO for Orange County businesses, or read what a good SEO company in Costa Mesa should do before you hire one.

Why it is safe to try us

No retainer. No lock-in. No surprises.

We build the site at cost and earn on the leads, so the risk sits with us. These are the terms, as written in the partner agreement.

  • Live in 21 days or the setup is refunded

    Counted from the day we receive your content and access. If the site is not live by then, the $490 comes back.

  • First three leads free

    Your first three approved leads cost nothing, so you see real calls in the ledger before you pay for one.

  • Reject any lead with one tap

    Seven days to reject, no reason needed, with the recording or the form attached. Spam and wrong numbers never reach the invoice.

  • Your domain, content and profile from day one

    The domain, the content and the Business Profile are yours throughout. The code is yours after 12 months or $3,000 in lead fees, or for $1,000 any time.

What owners worry about

Every worry we hear, and the written term that answers it.

These are the objections trade owners raise on the first call. Each answer is a term in the partner agreement, not a promise on a sales page.
  1. 01

    “The leads will be junk.”

    Every call and form lands in your ledger with the recording or the form attached. You reject any lead with one tap within 7 days, no reason needed, and a rejected lead is never billed. Spam, sales calls, existing customers and anyone outside your area never reach the invoice.

  2. 02

    “I will pay before I know the quality.”

    Your first three approved leads are free. Billing starts on the fourth, so you judge the leads before you pay for one.

  3. 03

    “My leads will go to my competitors too.”

    One partner per trade per city. Every lead comes from your own site and profile and goes to you alone.

  4. 04

    “The price will creep up.”

    The price per lead is set for your trade before you sign and stays fixed for the term. Founding-partner prices are fixed for 24 months.

  5. 05

    “I will be locked in.”

    Month to month after launch, with a monthly cap you set before we start. Leads above the cap are delivered and not billed.

  6. 06

    “If I leave, I lose the website.”

    Your domain, content, Business Profile and analytics are yours from day one. The code is yours free after 12 months or $3,000 in lead fees, or for a $1,000 buyout at any time.

  7. 07

    “The launch will drag on for months.”

    Live within 21 days of receiving your content and access, or the $490 setup is refunded.

  8. 08

    “I will end up talking to an account manager.”

    You talk to the three people who build the site: Andrew (design), Mohammad (engineering and SEO) and Bita (content). There are no account managers.

Works best with

Published price per trade.

Each page says what the site has to contain for your customers, what counts as a lead and what we can honestly show.

Why we bill by the lead

We only get paid when your phone rings.

Every other line on this page follows from that sentence.
Manifesto

Most agencies get paid whether or not your phone rings. We asked what would happen if we did not.

The answer is a site we are willing to be paid on: designed to be trusted in three seconds, fast enough to keep the caller, readable by the AI they ask first.

Then the ledger: every call and form, with the recording attached, approved by you before it is billed.

Spam, wrong numbers and existing customers never reach the invoice. A slow month costs you $99 and nothing else.

If the phone does not ring, we lose money, not you. That is the bet, and it is why the site is built at cost.

Signed off on every project we take.

Jay Behi, RankMeHi

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Before you ask

The questions we hear first

Straight answers about billing, ownership and timing, then the build questions.

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First three approved leads free · One partner per trade per city · You own your domain and content from day one

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One partner per trade per city. Send your details and we reply with availability, the per-lead price and a free audit of your current site.
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  2. 2We review your current website and SEO foundation.
  3. 3We reply with the clearest next steps for your business.
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