RestorationRobinson Restoration
26Xorganic traffic
79 to 2,200+ visits a month, SEO only
- organic visits a month
- 79 → 2,200+
- organic visits a month
- top-3 rankings
- 120
- top-3 rankings
Marketing for Chesapeake service businesses
A digital marketing agency helping Chesapeake businesses win more work.
Build a stronger flow of Chesapeake service calls with marketing priorities set by a co-founder and prices you can review before hiring.
- Service pages written for your buyers
- Campaign reports showing lead costs
- Phone answering that books appointments
Google searches each month
What Chesapeake searches for, by service
120
searches a month
- SEO50
- Web design40
- Digital marketing30
Source: Google Ads keyword data, average monthly U.S. searches. "Under 10" = below Google’s reporting floor.
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2010Lithium Marketing, established in 2010
$10M+Over $10 million in Google ad spend managed
Businesses
we’ve worked with
Businesses we’ve worked with
- Willard Power Vac
- Sarkinen Plumbing
- Robinson Restoration
- Town & Country Glass
- Dixie Glass
- Byers Septic Service
- F&W Fence Co.
- Drake’s 7 Dees
- Rickabaugh Construction
- Hillsview Building
- Dozer Dave
- Mt. Hood Pro Painting
- On-Target Landscape
- Atiyeh Bros Carpet
- Lovett
- Westmore Construction
- Northwest New Homes
- Porter Sealcoating & Paving
- RescueHero Restoration
- Panda Plumbing
- Biermann Plumbing & Heating
- Ballistic Junk Removal
- Smart Doors LLC
- Peak Performance Roofing
- Deluxe Heating & Cooling
- Lifetime Exteriors
- Bruce Johnson Construction
- Madrone Painting
- Smart Tree Service
- Premier Gutter Cover
- NW Pacific Electric
- Universal HVAC
- Lenny Martin Painting
- Next Level Decks & Exteriors
- Prodan Construction
- Smooth Rollin’ Sealcoating and Paving
- Lovett Restoration
- Greenlight Titles
- G.W. Hartley IV
- Advanced Coatings
- Thomson Equipment
- MyADU
Decide what deserves your budget
Make Chesapeake marketing earn its place in your business
Lithium Marketing connects search, websites and phone answering around the jobs a Chesapeake service business wants to book. Chesapeake has 255,332 residents, but you don't need to sell every service to the whole city. We start with the work your crews do well, the areas they cover and the gaps in your schedule.
A business pursuing large project estimates needs a different starting plan from an electrician missing repair calls. We look at how customers find you, what they see on your site and what happens when they contact you. Lithium is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with a team in Portland, Bend and Seattle, working with every client by video.
Choose the work that solves the problem
Connect customer demand to a business ready to take the job
These services address different parts of getting hired; the free plan explains which ones your business needs now.
Be found for your servicesChesapeake treatment, repair and project searches need detailed answers backed by accurate business listings.Learn more Help customers choose youShow the work you have done on Chesapeake properties and explain what a customer can expect when requesting an estimate.Learn more Buy attention selectivelyTest paid searches against your available crew capacity and the amount a booked job leaves after labor and materials.Learn more Keep calls moving toward bookingsGive callers answers about your Chesapeake coverage and appointment options while your team is working on jobs.Learn more
Customer demand
Look at the job searches before choosing a marketing package
The phrase “pest control chesapeake” attracts about 1,300 searches a month. A pest company should explain its individual treatments where those customers can find them, then make requesting service easy. A single list of pests buried on a homepage leaves too much for the caller to work out.
For plumbing, about 720 monthly searches name “plumber chesapeake”. The decision is how to win and handle those opportunities: improve search visibility if customers cannot find you, improve the website if visits stall, or address unanswered calls if the phone is already ringing. More advertising makes sense when the business can handle the response.
| Search | Searches a month | Cost per click |
|---|---|---|
| digital marketing agency chesapeake | 10 | not reported |
| digital marketing chesapeake | 10 | not reported |
| marketing agency chesapeake | 10 | not reported |
Source: Google Ads keyword data, average monthly U.S. searches. "Under 10" = below Google’s reporting floor.
| Search | Searches a month | Cost per click |
|---|---|---|
| garage door repair chesapeake | 210 | $60.20 |
| plumber chesapeake | 720 | $43.52 |
| roofing company chesapeake | 210 | $41.82 |
| hvac repair chesapeake | 170 | $36.56 |
| electrician chesapeake | 320 | $34.04 |
| pest control chesapeake | 1,300 | $28.78 |
| landscaping chesapeake | 320 | $9.36 |
| water damage restoration chesapeake | 110 | not reported |
Source: Google Ads keyword data, average monthly U.S. searches. "Under 10" = below Google’s reporting floor.
- Map Pack
- The first thing on the page
- Search ads
- None recorded
- Local listing reviews
- 221 to 1,000 Google reviews each
- Directories in the top 10
- Better Business Bureau, Facebook, Thumbtack, Yelp
- AI Overview
- Not shown
- People also ask
- Not shown
Source: one Google results page for “plumber chesapeake”, as Google showed it to a searcher located in Chesapeake. Search ad counts exclude sponsored local listings. Results shift by searcher and day.
Who and where you serve
Keep the promise consistent across a large city
Homeowners occupy 74.4% of occupied housing in Chesapeake city. Explain the decisions an owner makes before hiring: what the service includes, how an estimate works and how you protect the property while working. Those answers should agree across your website, ads and phone responses.
Chesapeake covers about 338.5 square miles of land. A broad city target is a starting point, not your dispatch policy. Tell us where your crews take jobs so the advertising boundaries, service descriptions and receptionist's coverage answers reflect the same territory.
- residents (2025 estimate)
- 255,332
- residents (2025 estimate)
- population change, 2020 to 2025
- +2.4%
- population change, 2020 to 2025
- housing units
- 96,816
- housing units
- of occupied homes owner-occupied
- 74.4%
- of occupied homes owner-occupied
- of homes built before 1980
- 31.7%
- of homes built before 1980
- median home value
- $378,400
- median home value
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 population estimates, ACS 2020–2024 and 2023 County Business Patterns.
Give buyers a reason to remember you
Your trade sets the questions the marketing must answer
Landscaping services account for 107 establishments in Chesapeake city. If that is your trade, show the difference between ongoing maintenance and a larger installation, with photographs of your own work. Customers should recognize the service they need before they send a request.
Electrical contractors number 83 in Chesapeake city. For a repair business, accurate hours and an easy call button matter; for a company pursuing larger installations, project descriptions can do more of the selling. We choose the content around your offer, then review which requests lead to work.
County Business Patterns
Trade and home service businesses in Chesapeake city
Establishments by industry, 2023
- Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors127
- Landscaping services107
- Residential remodelers88
- Electrical contractors83
- New home builders51
- Painting contractors35
- Pest control companies24
- Excavation and site preparation contractors22
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS establishment counts).
A plan with a business reason behind it
Choose, connect and measure your marketing work
Bring the current setup, including anything that already works. The recommendation should explain what each change is meant to accomplish.
1
Agree on the work you want
Tell us which services you want to grow and how much room your crews have. We use that to choose the customers and locations worth pursuing.
2
Inspect the journey to a booking
We review your search presence, website and call handling. A tracking check helps distinguish a shortage of traffic from a problem turning interest into appointments.
3
Set the scope and connect the parts
The proposal names the services, costs and responsibilities. Pages, campaigns and reception use consistent service information so customers hear the same promise throughout.
4
Use booking feedback to choose the next move
You tell us which leads became jobs and which missed the mark. We compare that feedback with source and campaign reporting before recommending more spending.
A service business example
Restoration results built on a website and SEO
For Robinson Restoration, Lithium delivered a website and SEO; its case reports the organic search gains. The accompanying recommendation is Matt Johnson's, from his time running On-Target Landscape.
Restoration“Lithium Marketing is awesome to work with and the results you’ll get are outstanding. Once I started working with them I saw increase in my online presence and my sales increased too. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for help with marketing!”
Matt JohnsonOn-Target LandscapePlanning outside Chesapeake
Compare the markets on your service list
If you also want work in Norfolk, Virginia Beach or Suffolk, explore their marketing pages here. Hampton, Newport News and Richmond have separate pages too; the Virginia directory lets you continue through the state.
Pricing
Put a price beside each part of your marketing plan
Lithium publishes a typical price for four of its five services, and AI automation is quoted after a free discovery call. Your proposal depends on scope, competition and ad spend.
Conversion web design
$5,000
typical project
Larger sites with more pages or integrations get a fixed proposal after a 30-minute discovery call. Six to nine weeks from kickoff to launch.
SEO
$1,300–$3,000
per month
Typical local SEO retainer, scoped against your revenue per lead.
Google Ads management
From $500
per month
Plus ad spend. Typical: $500–$1,500 a month in management, plus ad spend of $2,000–$5,000 a month.
AI receptionist
$179
per month
Fully managed. No contracts, cancel anytime. Live in days.
AI automation
Scoped
after discovery
Clear, upfront pricing after a free discovery call. Custom builds typically take 1–2 weeks.
Optional hosting and maintenance: $99/month. Secure private hosting on a dedicated high-speed server, daily backups, software and security updates, and basic website changes are all included. Most clients choose this option to keep their new website updated and running smoothly; it is not required.
Our usual service agreement starts with six months, then continues month to month with 30 days’ cancellation notice. Your written agreement sets the final terms. The AI receptionist has no contract.
- You own your domain, hosting account and website
- Six-month starting term
- We guarantee the work, not a ranking
FAQ
Decisions to make before hiring a Chesapeake marketing agency
Still curious?
Call (503) 766-5964 or email [email protected].
Can I hire Lithium while keeping a website that already works?
A working website can stay part of the plan. We inspect its mobile experience, service content and tracking before recommending a rebuild. You can hire us for SEO, advertising or reception on its own when that addresses the problem you want solved.
How do you decide if marketing is affordable for my business?
We compare the proposed cost with the work you can take on and what those jobs leave after expenses. A high invoice total alone is not enough; labor, materials and your close rate matter. The recommendation should fit that calculation before you increase your budget.
Will I have one person to contact about the work?
Allison McKenney is your account manager for day-to-day questions, and a co-founder handles strategy calls. Send the service information, campaign questions or customer feedback to your contact so changes can be coordinated across the work you have hired us to do.
What commitment comes with a combined marketing plan?
The usual agreement begins with six months, followed by monthly service with 30 days' notice. AI reception has no contract. We explain the terms for each selected service in the proposal, including any website project or separately scoped automation work.
What should I bring if I cannot tell which marketing is working?
Bring your website address, access to any advertising reports and examples of jobs you want more of. If tracking is incomplete, we identify what needs measuring. You do not need to reconstruct every past lead before we can recommend a starting scope.
Free action plan
Choose your next marketing investment with a free Chesapeake plan
Tell us where you have room for more work and what you currently spend to attract it. Your free plan starts with a short video call: a co-founder helps you decide which marketing investment belongs first.
What we’ll cover
- What’s working (and what isn’t) in your current marketing
- Site and funnel gaps that are costing you leads
- Local SEO and paid traffic opportunities
- Simple tracking and KPIs to measure success
(503) 766-5964
[email protected]
2000 NE 42nd Ave Ste D Unit 2370, Portland, OR 97213
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