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$1M → $2M a month in revenue, doubled

Ranked for 1 of 19 searches in April. By August, 13 of 19 and #1 for 6, with a $350,000 week.

Trade
General contracting
Area
Fort Myers + Cape Coral, FL
Time
6 months · Apr to Sep 2026
Source
Owner reported
How our SEO works

Before they came to us.

A site Google barely showed: 1 of 19 searches, none at #1.

Before HardHat LaunchA general contractor, Fort Myers + Cape Coral, FL3problems.
Every one fixed below.
1 of 19Old site Google ignored1 of 19 searches ranked, and that one was their own name.See the free website
Word of mouthReferrals only$1M a month, almost all word of mouth.
0 at #1Invisible in their own towns0 searches at #1.

How we got them to #1.

Here are the services we ran for them.

  1. Built and live Apr 3: fast, built for the phone, a clear page for every service.

    See the free website
  2. A page for every service and every town: investment remodels, build to rent, new builds and multi-family. Google went from 1 page of theirs to 112.

    See how we build pages
  3. Built out: categories, services, photos and posts, so the map knows exactly what they do.

    See how we set up profiles
  4. A review ask after every finished job.

    • A review ask after every finished job
    • 31 reviews in July, 38 by October
    • Rating 4.6 to 4.7
    See the HHL CRM
  5. Ranks, calls and leads, every month, on one board.

    See how we track it

What happened.

The searches they now own, Google’s own numbers, and the money.

From this client’s real campaign. To keep them confidential, we don’t show their name, logo, exact ads or exact offer here. These are real: we keep every internal note, number and screenshot, and we walk you through them live on a confidential call. Ask us for the real numbers

01

Rankings

#1 for 6 searches, 13 of 19 ranked.

Rank reports, Jun 11 and Aug 3 2026 · website results, 19 tracked searches

02

Traffic

Impressions 1,915 to 8,456 a month. Visits 37 to 215.

Google Search ConsoleInspect any URL in “https://ourclient.com/”OC
Performance on Search results Export
Impressions times Google showed themClicks times someone clicked to their site×4.4 impressions, May to Sep
03

Money

A $350,000 week, and $1M to $2M a month.

Bulletproof reporting.

Every number, from the first click to the money in the bank, tracked in their HHL CRM.

See how we track it
Beckett Colee

These numbers are REAL.

“I take pride in that. When I first started, I could not share, collect or produce results like these. Every number on these pages is tracked and comes from our clients’ own reports. Real information they shared with us, because we believe in transparency.”

Beckett Colee Founder, HardHat Launch

How long it took.

10 weeksfrom the first rank check to #1 on Google

  1. Apr 3: New site live

    1 of 19 searches ranked. Only their own name.

  2. Jun 11: First page-1 rankings

    #1 for 5 searches, 11 of 19 ranked.

  3. Jun 23: Moved to GHL hosting

    The site moved, the rankings held.

  4. Aug 3: #1 for 6

    13 of 19 searches ranked, 10 on page 1.

  5. Sep: A $350,000 week

    Their best week, owner reported.

  1. Apr 3New site live

    1 of 19 searches ranked. Only their own name.

  2. Jun 11First page-1 rankings

    #1 for 5 searches, 11 of 19 ranked.

  3. Jun 23Moved to GHL hosting

    The site moved, the rankings held.

  4. Aug 3#1 for 6

    13 of 19 searches ranked, 10 on page 1.

  5. SepA $350,000 week

    Their best week, owner reported.

Every date is a real one.

In their words.

“I wish I used you two years ago.”

The ownerOwner, general contractor · Fort MyersFrom a text.

What it ran on.

The same services you can start with. Every client starts on the free website and the HHL CRM.

SEO & Google

Show up when people nearby search for what you do.

  • Your Google profile, done right
  • A page for every job, in every town
  • A rank report every month
See how it works

Our free website offer

A custom website, built for you. $0 to build, yours to keep.

  • Built to turn visits into calls
  • Unlimited changes
  • Yours, even if you leave
See how it works

Our free HHL CRM offer

Every lead, call and text in one place, and it follows up for you.

  • Every lead answered in seconds
  • Estimates + invoices that chase themselves
  • Jobs, crews and tasks in one place
See how it works