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Google Ads Tracking Strategy

AmbiHouse

Paid search and conversion tracking for a timber frame home builder, set up from scratch. The client raised the budget based on the results.

Client
AmbiHouse, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Role
Google Ads & tracking lead
With
Seriously Good Studio
When
May – Oct 2026
Click-through rate, week by week
8.3% overall, peaking at 13.7%. About double the benchmark.
Weekly CTR Best week Home-services benchmark (3–5%)
5%
10%
15%
13.7%
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Clicks by device
4 in 5 clicks came from a phone
Mobile82%
Desktop16%
Tablet3%
That's why I flagged the site's 24-second mobile load time for the redesign.
Where budget was leaking
The searches I shut off
modular homes kildare€160
crafted homes ireland€109
my cabin / mycabin ie€47
best log cabin company ireland€22
Modular homes, competitors and log cabins, all blocked with negative keywords.

From the Google Ads account, Jul 13–Oct 27, 2026 (612 clicks, 7,369 impressions). Benchmark from my launch report.

The brief

AmbiHouse builds custom timber frame homes, and one signed project can be worth €400k or more. Every lead matters.

They had no paid search, tracking that didn't work, and no real way to tell where enquiries came from. The job: reach self-builders who already have plans, and prove what's working.

How it worked

Who we targeted
Self-builders with plans and planning permission
Wicklow South Dublin Kildare Wexford
What we blocked
40+ searches that would've wasted money
granny flats log cabins house extensions modular homes competitor brands
How we tracked it
Someone clicks the ad
Fills in the Typeform enquiry
GTM sends it back to Google Ads

What I did

01
Fixed the foundations

Set up Google Business Profile, GTM and GA4, and moved the enquiry form to an embedded Typeform.

02
Built the tracking

Conversion tracking from scratch, so every form submission reports back to Google Ads.

03
Launched the campaign

A Search campaign aimed at self-builders across four counties, with ad copy approved by the owner.

04
Cut the junk

40+ negative keywords to block competitor brands, granny flats, log cabins and extensions.

05
Kept tuning

Adjusted bidding and budget as data came in, and flagged the site's slow mobile load for the redesign.

The results

8.3%

CTR across the campaign, about double the 3–5% home-services benchmark

13.7%

best week (Sep 7)

€2.71

average cost per click, under the €3 target

1–3

enquiries a week from the form

↑ budget

the client raised ad spend based on results

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