SepticByers Septic Service
9Xorganic traffic
91 to 799 visits a month
- more ranking keywords (36 to 395)
- 11X
- more ranking keywords (36 to 395)
- conversion rate
- 23.1%
- conversion rate
Honolulu digital marketing
A marketing agency for Honolulu businesses ready to win more work.
Build a Honolulu marketing plan around the jobs you want, with published service prices and a co-founder helping you choose where to start.
- Search and ads aimed at your services
- Call sources in your monthly report
- Phone answering connected to bookings
Google searches each month
What Honolulu searches for, by service
700
searches a month
- Web design370
- SEO250
- Digital marketing70
- PPC management10
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
Choose the work you want to grow
Honolulu marketing starts with your next job
Lithium Marketing connects search, websites and phone answering into a marketing plan for Honolulu service businesses. Residential remodelers account for 319 establishments in Honolulu County. If you sell project work, your plan needs room for photos and an estimate request; if you sell repairs, it needs a fast way to call.
A bigger advertising budget helps only after customers can understand your offer and reach you. We look at the jobs you want, the calls you receive and the gaps between them, then recommend the services that address those gaps. Lithium is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with a team in Portland, Bend and Seattle, working with every client by video.
Choose your starting point
Help customers find you, choose you and book
Your company can begin with a single service. The plan gives anything you add later the same job priorities and service area.
Get found for Honolulu jobsBuild search content around the Honolulu repairs or projects you sell, with local listings that make your coverage easy to check.Learn more Show the work behind your offerGive a homeowner comparing Honolulu contractors a reason to call through job photos, service details and an estimate form they can finish.Learn more Buy clicks inside your working areaTarget Honolulu service searches with ads that name the job, then judge campaigns by leads and the work your team books.Learn more Keep the booking movingHave an AI receptionist ask about the property and requested service before booking an appointment, with custom automation available for follow-up work.Learn more
Jobs people search for
Choose a service before choosing a channel
The phrase “landscaping honolulu” averages 210 searches a month. A company seeking maintenance accounts needs different copy from one selling garden installations. We separate the offers on the website and in ad targeting so customers can find the service they meant to hire.
Electrical work has its own demand: “electrician honolulu” records 480 monthly searches. That earns electrical services a place in the search plan, but your available crews and preferred jobs decide the emphasis. Plumbing and roofing businesses need the same discipline: promote work you can take, then compare the resulting calls with bookings.
| Search | Searches a month | Cost per click |
|---|---|---|
| marketing agency honolulu | 40 | $10.53 |
| digital marketing honolulu | 20 | not reported |
| digital marketing agency honolulu | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| plumber honolulu | 1,000 | $30.98 |
| garage door repair honolulu | 140 | $27.82 |
| pest control honolulu | 390 | $12.93 |
| roofing company honolulu | 320 | $5.33 |
| landscaping honolulu | 210 | $5.29 |
| electrician honolulu | 480 | $4.96 |
| hvac repair honolulu | 10 | not reported |
| water damage restoration honolulu | 40 | 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
- 220 to 5,300 Google reviews each
- Directories in the top 10
- Angi, Better Business Bureau, Thumbtack, Yelp
- AI Overview
- Not shown
- People also ask
- Shown
Source: one Google results page for “plumber honolulu”, as Google showed it to a searcher located in Honolulu. Search ad counts exclude sponsored local listings. Results shift by searcher and day.
Property and place
Give each customer the right way to hire you
In Urban Honolulu, owners occupy 48.9% of occupied homes. If you work with rental properties, explain how tenants, owners and property managers can request service. Carry that distinction through the form and phone questions so your team knows whom to contact for approval.
Honolulu sits on Oahu’s southeast coast. Start the campaign with the neighborhoods and towns your crews serve, and use the same coverage in your site copy, ads and receptionist instructions. A broad “Hawaii” offer can leave a caller guessing which island you mean.
- residents (2025 estimate)
- 341,868
- residents (2025 estimate)
- population change, 2020 to 2025
- -2.6%
- population change, 2020 to 2025
- housing units
- 157,303
- housing units
- of occupied homes owner-occupied
- 48.9%
- of occupied homes owner-occupied
- of homes built before 1980
- 65.4%
- of homes built before 1980
- median home value
- $843,400
- median home value
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 population estimates, ACS 2020–2024 and 2023 County Business Patterns.
Selling your experience
Make the reason to choose you visible
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning businesses total 249 establishments in Honolulu County. Your experience with a particular job should be easy to find before a customer calls: show the work, explain the service and publish the hours your team can honor.
A recognizable company name helps, but it cannot carry the whole sale. We use the details you can back up, such as finished projects and customer reviews, to explain why someone should hire you. Your monthly results then guide which services deserve more promotion.
County Business Patterns
Trade and home service businesses in Honolulu County
Establishments by industry, 2023
- Residential remodelers319
- Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors249
- Electrical contractors234
- Landscaping services155
- New home builders110
- Painting contractors84
- Roofing contractors63
- Excavation and site preparation contractors39
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS establishment counts).
Spend in the right order
Build a Honolulu plan your team can use
The first decision is where customers are dropping out between finding your business and booking the work.
1
Choose the jobs to promote
Tell us which services earn their place on your schedule and where your crews can go. We use those priorities to set the website and campaign scope.
2
Check the customer’s experience
We inspect the site on a phone, follow the quote form and review how incoming calls get answered. Those checks reveal what needs attention before more traffic arrives.
3
Connect spending to lead reports
Call and form tracking show which channels produce contacts. Your team supplies booking feedback so we can distinguish busy phones from work worth pursuing.
4
Add the next service with a purpose
SEO, ads, a website rebuild or phone answering should solve a named problem. We review the results with you before recommending a broader program.
A service business program
Byers put its website, SEO and Google Ads with Lithium
A new website was part of Lithium’s work for Byers Septic Service, along with SEO and Google Ads. The case gives you a way to examine a broader marketing program before choosing your own services. For an owner’s perspective, hear Daniel Busby describe the jobs Lithium helped bring to Willard Power Vac, which cleans air ducts, dryer vents and chimneys.
Septic“Lithium Marketing has been amazing for our business. They have greatly increased our web traffic and helped us land hundreds of jobs. Before we started using Lithium we were sitting on page 8 in google. We are now sitting in the top spots in all the areas we do work.”
Daniel BusbyPresident, Willard Power VacBrowse Hawaii markets
Compare the places your business serves
Your marketing coverage should follow where you take jobs. For Oahu work beyond Honolulu, browse Kailua, Pearl City and Waipahu; Hilo belongs to the island of Hawaii and needs its own coverage decision. The Hawaii guide links the remaining cities.
Pricing
Plan your Honolulu marketing spend by service
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
Deciding what to hire a marketing agency to do
Still curious?
Call (503) 766-5964 or email [email protected].
How do I choose between more traffic and a better website?
Look at what happens to the visitors you already receive. If customers struggle to find your service, contact button or job photos, fix that experience first. If the site explains your work well and leads get answered, search and advertising may be the next investment. We examine both before recommending a package.
Can a small Honolulu service company hire you?
A small company can start with a focused scope. Tell us how many jobs you can add and what they are worth to your business. That helps us recommend a service you can support financially and operationally, without asking you to fund promotion for work you have no room to take.
What does a combined marketing program cost?
The cost depends on the services you select. Websites typically cost $5,000, and SEO runs $1,300–$3,000 a month. Google Ads starts from $500 a month in management, plus ad spend. The AI receptionist is $179 a month; custom automation gets a separate quote after a free discovery call.
Who handles our account once work begins?
Allison McKenney is your day-to-day account manager, and a co-founder leads strategy calls. Bring questions about leads, job mix or crew capacity to those discussions. We use your feedback alongside the reporting to decide what to change, with meetings held by video.
What commitment does the marketing agreement require?
The usual agreement begins with six months and continues month to month with 30 days’ notice. Most services follow that structure; AI reception has no contract and can be canceled anytime. Your proposal identifies the services, costs and responsibilities before you authorize work.
Free action plan
Choose your next Honolulu marketing investment with us
Where does getting a job booked become difficult for your business? Include that problem and your website address when you request the free plan. Discuss the spending priorities with a co-founder during a short video call.
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
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