Roofing lead generation: how to get more roofing leads you can win

How do roofing companies get leads?

From seven main sources. The first three cost little but take steady work; the rest cost money per click, per lead or per hour on the doors.

Most roofers need a mix. The aim over time is to get more of your work from the sources you own, so a quiet month on paid channels doesn't empty the diary. Our roofing marketing plan covers the full set-up step by step.

Should roofers buy leads or generate their own?

Buy leads while your own sources grow, and judge them by cost per signed job, not cost per lead. Your own Google profile, reviews and pages keep bringing work after you stop paying; bought leads stop the day the budget does.

• Shared leads: the same homeowner may go to several roofers at once. The cheapest lead can be the most expensive job if you rarely win it.
• Exclusive leads: cost more per lead but only you get the contact. Ask how the provider generates them and whether you can return bad ones.
• Check the small print: minimum spend, contract length, how disputes over fake or wrong numbers work.
• Track every source in a simple sheet: leads, inspections, quotes sent, jobs signed, revenue.

If you're weighing a lead site, our breakdown of what Angi leads cost shows how the pricing works in the US. UK roofers will meet Checkatrade and MyBuilder, and Australian roofers hipages; ask each the same questions about sharing, bad leads and contracts.

How much do roofers pay per lead?

It varies too much by town, season, job type and provider for one honest figure, so work out your own: divide what you spent on a source by the jobs it brought in. A lead source that costs more per lead can still be cheaper per signed roof.

• Local Services Ads (US and UK) charge per lead, not per click. One US agency, 99 Calls, puts the median roofing lead at about $98, from 12 of its own client sites, so treat that as a rough guide. Google told some advertisers that from 1 October 2026 missed calls during business hours can be charged as leads when the caller stays on the line for more than 20 seconds; follow-up calls within 15 days are charged only once.
• Search ads charge per click, so the real cost depends on how many callers your page turns into inspections.
• Pay-per-lead sites set their own prices by trade and area; get them in writing before you start.

Our Local Services Ads guide covers what Google charges for and how to dispute bad leads. To compare sources side by side, use the free calculator below, then divide by your close rate to see cost per job.

How do Google reviews turn into roofing leads?

Reviews help you show up and get chosen. Google says more reviews and positive ratings can help a business's local ranking, and homeowners comparing roofers read them before they call. The median roofer in our study got 4.2 new Google reviews a month, the lowest of the four trades we measured, so each one counts.

• Ask every customer the same way, on the day the job is finished, with a direct link by text. Past customers are leads too: a short check-in after a big storm reminds them who to call.
• Google's policy on rating manipulation rules out asking only happy customers, offering anything in return, setting staff review targets and asking for specific content such as a team member's name. Ask everyone, the same way, for an honest review.
• Reply to every review, including complaints, with an offer to come back and look. A calm reply to a bad review is read by every future lead.
• For the ranking side, including the words homeowners use in reviews, see roofing SEO and the Google map pack.

How fast should a roofer follow up a lead?

As fast as you can, and in working hours within minutes. Homeowners often contact several roofers, and a lead that waits until the evening has often booked someone else. With Local Services Ads, an unanswered call may now cost you the lead fee as well as the job.

1. Answer calls, or send an automatic text the moment a call is missed so the homeowner knows you'll call back.
2. Book the inspection on the first call or text, with a time window.
3. Send the quote in writing after the inspection, with photos of what you found.
4. Follow up twice over the next two weeks, then once a month for replacement quotes, which homeowners take time over.

Is door-knocking or cold calling for roofing leads legal?

Yes in all three countries, within rules. The main ones cover when and how you can approach people, the right to cancel a deal signed at the home, and calling numbers on a do-not-call list. This is a summary, not legal advice; city, state and council rules can add more, such as solicitor permits in some US towns.

What should a roofer track to know which leads pay?

Track signed jobs and revenue by source each month. Everything else explains why that number moved.

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