# Google Local Services Ads

> Google Local Services Ads at ellul.ai: £295, a fixed price agreed in writing before work starts, never charged by the hour. A trade or local service in a category Google offers these ads for.

- Price: £295 (one-off)
- Time: 2 to 3 days, then Google's checks
- Page: https://ellul.ai/services/local-services-ads

## What is included
- Local Services Ads profile set up with services and areas
- Licence, insurance and ID documents gathered for Google
- Budget, hours and job types set to match your capacity
- Shown how to report poor leads to Google and reply quickly

## What other providers charge
2 comparable published prices read; too few for a median. Every price with its source: https://ellul.ai/services/local-services-ads/readings.json

## How many people are asking for it
38 posts on Reddit asked to hire someone for Google local services ads between November 2025 and November 2026, 20 of them in the last 90 days, most on r/PPC, r/googleads, r/LawFirm.

## Paid separately, at cost
- Google's charge for each valid lead, paid to Google directly

## What the buyer supplies
- Licence, insurance and ID documents for the business and its owner
- Your service areas, job types, opening hours and weekly budget
- A billing account with Google, in your business's name

## What the price does not cover
- Google decides verification and the badge; the fee covers the setup, not the outcome
- Only in the categories and areas Google offers these ads
- Lead volume and cost are set by Google and your budget; none are promised

## Rules that apply
- In the UK, Google offers Local Services Ads nationwide for trades such as plumbers, electricians, roofers and cleaners, and for lawyers and estate agents in Greater London only. Source: [Google Local Services Help: Getting started with Local Services Ads, United Kingdom](https://support.google.com/localservices/answer/6224841?hl=en-GB&co=GENIE.CountryCode%3DGB)
- Google charges for each valid lead and does not charge for leads it decides are invalid or low quality at first contact; it says lead credits are not available to advertisers in EMEA. Source: [Google Local Services Help: How leads work](https://support.google.com/localservices/answer/7195435?hl=en)

## A cheaper way to do it
- A business can sign up for Local Services Ads itself online through Google's Get started option, or contact Google's sales team for help creating the account. Source: [Google Local Services Help: Getting started with Local Services Ads, United Kingdom](https://support.google.com/localservices/answer/6224841?hl=en-GB&co=GENIE.CountryCode%3DGB)

Get a written fixed quote: https://ellul.ai/services/local-services-ads#quote