Sink or Swim Marketing

#1 digital marketing agency for service-businesses & trades in Ireland

Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland
built for booked jobs.

Sink or Swim Marketing is a digital marketing agency in Ireland helping trades and local service businesses generate more calls, enquiries and booked jobs through Google Ads, SEO, website design and lead tracking. Every euro tracked. Every lead counted. No vague reports, no long contracts.

★★★★★ Rated 5/5 on Google & Trustpilot · Certified Google Partner

EVERY
LEAD
TRACKED
📞 New call · 2 min agoExterior repaint quote - Google Ads, "painters near me"
📝 Form fill · 14 min agoRewire enquiry - Google organic, service page
💬 WhatsApp · 31 min agoTree removal - Google Maps profile
✅ Job booked · 1 hr ago€1,400 paving job - lead cost €36
This is what your marketing should look like: every enquiry visible, every source known.
440+Online ads launched
2000+Articles & pages published
129+Projects Completed
5★Trustpilot & Google rated
Brands who trust us
Sound familiar?

Most local businesses don't have a marketing problem. They have a leads problem.systems problem.follow-up problem.

If you're relying on referrals, paying for clicks that don't turn into calls, or watching competitors show above you on Google - we help you fix the full journey: search visibility, website conversion, lead tracking and follow-up.

Enquiries that come in waves, then dry up
Ad spend with nothing to show for it
Competitors ranking above you on Google
Leads that never turn into booked jobs
No idea which marketing is actually working
Reports full of jargon instead of results
SERVICES
What we do

Digital marketing services for local businesses in Ireland - built to make your phone ring.

As a digital marketing company in Ireland, we focus on the channels local businesses actually depend on: Google Search, Google Maps, paid ads, conversion-focused websites and clear lead tracking.

Google Ads Management

Google Ads management in Ireland and the US, built specifically for trades and home services. Tight keyword targeting, call tracking on every campaign, weekly optimisation - so your budget goes to booked jobs, not wasted clicks.

→ leads in week one
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SEO Services

Local SEO in Ireland that gets you found for the "near me" searches that actually convert. On-page content, technical fixes, link building and Google Business Profile optimisation - done properly and reported monthly.

→ rank where buyers look
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Website Design

Website design in Ireland with one priority: making it effortless for customers to call you. Fast, mobile-first builds with clear calls-to-action, designed to support your ads and SEO. Hosting and maintenance handled.

→ visitors become enquiries
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Lead Generation

A lead generation agency approach - landing pages, follow-up automation and reporting that shows exactly what each lead cost and where it came from. Calls, forms and WhatsApp enquiries, all tracked to their source.

→ a pipeline, not luck
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Also looking for Social Media Marketing, Content Writing or Fully Managed Advertising? We do those too - they support the four services above rather than replace them.

FORECAST
Lead forecast calculator

What could your budget
actually produce?

Drag the sliders to see how budget, cost per lead, close rate and job value work together. It’s the same maths we walk through on every strategy call.

Free planning tool

Lead Forecast Calculator

Estimate what better tracking, stronger conversion and cleaner targeting could mean for your monthly pipeline.

33estimated leads
10estimated jobs
€7.5kpotential revenue
5.0xrevenue to ad spend

This is a simple planning estimate, not a guarantee. The real numbers depend on your market, offer, tracking, landing page, close rate and competition.

Get a Real Lead Forecast →

TRADES
Who we help

Marketing for trades and
local service businesses.

We work with businesses that rely on calls, enquiries and booked appointments - not likes and impressions. Pick your trade to see what your customers are searching right now.

📞 Calls tracked📝 Forms tracked💬 WhatsApp tracked
Sink or Swim Marketing, based in Greystones, Co. Wicklow
An Irish agency, not a faceless one

Based in Greystones, Wicklow.
Trusted in two International markets.

Sink or Swim Marketing is a digital marketing agency based in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, working with Irish business owners across the country - and with selected clients across the United States.

When you work with us, you work directly with the people building your campaigns. No account-manager layer, no outsourced black box - just tracked leads, plain-English reports and budget that goes where the results are. From Google Business Profile and Google Maps visibility to paid campaigns, we cover the full local search journey.

How it works

From first call to first booked Job
in under 21 days.

Week 1

Audit & game plan

We dig into your market, competitors and current setup, then show you exactly where the leads are and what they'll cost.

Weeks 2-3

Build & launch

Campaigns, tracking and landing pages built and live. Every call and form tagged to its source from day one.

Ongoing

Optimise & scale

Weekly tuning, monthly plain-English reports, and budget moved to whatever is producing the cheapest booked jobs.

The result

A pipeline you can rely on

The phone rings, the diary fills, and you can see exactly what every booked job cost to win - so scaling up becomes a decision, not a gamble.

From first call to first booked job in under 21 days - Sink or Swim Marketing process
PROOF
Client results

What We Achieved For Our Clients
In Numbers

Exterior house repaint completed by a painting contractor client in the USA
Painting contractor · USA
+212%

Problem: website visitors weren't turning into enquiries.

Service: website redesign, tightened conversion actions and more engaging content.

Result: +212% increase in customer form submissions.

Read full case study →
Tree surgeon crew clearing a garden in Cork, Ireland
Tree surgeon · Cork
#1

Problem: invisible on Google for core services.

Service: local SEO, content and Google Business Profile.

Result: #1 local rankings and steady year-round enquiries.

Read full case study →
Philip Alain of Clare Dog Training Ireland with two dogs
Dog Training · Clare
10x

Problem: a great local reputation, but no predictable online pipeline.

Service: new website, Google Ads and full lead tracking.

Result: 10x return on ad spend for Clare Dog Training.

Read full case study →

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In their words

Trusted by owners
who watch every euro.

Real feedback from business owners who wanted clearer marketing, better visibility, and plain-English communication.

5.0
Client-focused delivery Clear reporting · tracked leads · practical strategy
Tracked leads
Plain-English reports
Budget focused on results
Direct communication
SEO Visibility ★★★★★

“My business improved dramatically in just a couple of weeks and I’m now number one on Google.”

#1 ranking improvement reported
Communication ★★★★★

“Attentive and forward thinking. Monthly meetings easily scheduled and informative.”

Monthly meetings and clear updates
Website Delivery ★★★★★

“Their team truly understood our vision and brought it to life. Five stars all the way!”

5★ vision brought to life
Marketing should feel measurable, not mysterious. See what is working, what leads cost, and where your budget is going.
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Common questions

Straight answers, before you even call.

Look for an agency that tracks results rather than just reporting activity. The best digital marketing agency for you is one that shows you exactly what each lead costs, works month-to-month so they have to keep earning your business, and speaks to you in plain English instead of jargon. Ask any agency how they measure a “result” – if the answer isn’t tied to leads or revenue, keep looking.

Most of our trades and home-service clients invest €750-€2,500 per month in ad spend, plus a management fee. On your free strategy call we’ll estimate your cost per lead based on your industry and area before you commit to anything.

Our core digital marketing services in Ireland are Google Ads management, SEO, website design and build, and lead generation with full call and form tracking. We also handle Google Business Profile optimisation, conversion-focused landing pages, and monthly reporting. Most clients start with the one or two channels that will move the needle fastest, then expand from there.

It varies by service and ambition, but most of our trades and local-service clients invest between €750 and €2,500 per month in ad spend, plus a management fee. There’s no long contract and no setup fee to get started. On a free strategy call we’ll give you a realistic estimate for your industry and area before you commit to anything.

For local SEO in Ireland, meaningful movement typically shows in 3-6 months, with strong positions in 6-12 months depending on competition. We report rankings, traffic and – most importantly – enquiries every month so you can see the trend yourself.

Yes – alongside our Irish clients we manage campaigns for selected contractors and service businesses across the United States.

No. We work month to month. We’d rather keep your business by delivering leads than by locking you in.

We work directly with the people building your campaigns – no account-manager layer and no outsourced black box. Every call and form is tracked to its source, reports are in plain English, and budget moves to whatever is producing the cheapest booked jobs. We’d rather show you a tracked lead than a screenshot of impressions.

Every campaign gets call tracking and form tracking from day one. Your monthly report shows each lead and the exact campaign, keyword or page that produced it – no guesswork.

Trades and local services: painters, electricians, tree surgeons, landscapers and paving, flooring, dentists and clinics, plus selected e-commerce brands. If we don’t think we can get you results, we’ll tell you on the first call.

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