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Growth systems for home service contractors with real ticket sizes.
WynterIX builds growth systems for home service contractors whose jobs start around $4,000: roofing, foundation repair, windows, siding, HVAC replacement, and remodeling. You can run your own search and automation program on your own site, or partner on a WynterIX-owned property in a market closed to your competitors.
What the home services search market looks like now
Search for a high-ticket trade in almost any metro and the pattern repeats. National brands, franchise networks, and lead directories hold many of the organic results, meaning the unpaid listings below the ads. The local contractors who do rank there usually got there on years of links and reviews.
Buyers behave differently on big jobs. A homeowner replacing a roof or repairing a foundation compares several contractors, reads their sites side by side, and calls more than one. The contractor who answers first, with a site that answers the buyer's questions plainly, usually gets the appointment.
AI answers are the newest layer. Google's AI Overviews, the AI-written summaries above the results, and assistants such as ChatGPT are starting to name contractors when a buyer asks who to call. Being named there takes the same things as ranking: consistent business facts, clear service pages, and outside sources that confirm both.
We run that work as one program. SEO is ranking in Google's classic results. AEO, answer engine optimization, is being the direct answer in snippets and voice assistants. GEO, generative engine optimization, is being cited inside AI answers.
Two ways to work with us
Most firms offer contractors one model. We offer two, and we will tell you which one fits once we have looked at your market.
Your own site and program
- Your website, search presence, and automations, owned by you at the end of the term.
- GLACIER for search visibility, or PERMAFROST for the full client acquisition system.
- Best when you want a brand that compounds and you plan to hold your market for years.
An Exclusive Market Partnership
- WynterIX builds, owns, and ranks a property for one service in one metro.
- Every call and form from it goes to you, and to no one else.
- Best when you want inbound demand without the build cost, and you accept that we keep the property.
The first path is described on client acquisition systems. The second is described on exclusive market partnerships, including the written lead policy that defines a qualified lead. Floors and terms for both are published on pricing.
The trades we focus on
We work in trades where one job pays for the acquisition cost of the next several. These are the categories we screen and build for.
- Roofing, replacement and major repair.
- Foundation and structural repair.
- Window and door replacement.
- Siding.
- HVAC replacement.
- Kitchen and bath remodeling.
- Impact and hurricane windows.
- Pool resurfacing.
- Commercial roofing.
We have screened hundreds of markets across these trades for demand, competition, and ticket size. We do not publish which markets are open. A trade that is not on the list can still fit if the jobs start around $4,000 and someone answers the phone.
Speed to lead is the whole game
Speed to lead is the time between a buyer's first call or form and your first real response. On a big job the buyer is calling several contractors at once. The first credible answer usually books the estimate, and a missed call on a Saturday is often a lost job.
- Missed-call response: a missed call gets a text back within moments, with a way to book.
- Instant qualification: every form is checked against your service area, job type, and job size.
- Booking: qualified buyers are offered estimate times from your own calendar.
- Follow-up: sequences run until the buyer books or says no.
Where it fits, an AI voice agent answers after hours and on overflow, qualifies the caller, and hands anything complex to your team. We decline it where it would hurt your reputation. Everything is built on your own accounts, as described on AI automation.
None of this replaces your office. It makes sure no buyer waits while your crew is on a roof.
What to expect, and when
MONTH 1
Foundations
Technical fixes, tracking, content architecture, first builds.
MEASURABLE: Crawl health, indexation, baseline citations
MONTHS 2 TO 3
Activation
Pages live, entity and schema work, first AI citations, first ranking movement on long-tail terms.
MEASURABLE: Impressions, first page-two and page-one entries, first AI mentions
MONTHS 4 TO 6
Compounding
Head terms move, citation share grows, automation is fully wired, leads are attributed.
MEASURABLE: Qualified leads per month and cost per qualified lead
MONTHS 7 TO 12
Defend and expand
New markets, new service lines, more of what worked.
MEASURABLE: Growth against the month six baseline
For your own program, month one fixes the site and wires tracking, so every call and form is tied to the page that produced it. Movement on long-tail terms, the longer and more specific searches, usually starts in months two to three. Head terms, such as the trade plus the metro, move in the compounding phase.
Partnerships run on a different clock. We offer a property to a partner only once it already produces inbound demand, so the first leads arrive in the first weeks, and volume grows as the property matures.
Frequently asked
Which cities do you work in?
We work across the United States, market by market. We have screened hundreds of markets and do not publish which ones are open. Apply, or check a specific market, and we will tell you plainly whether it is available.
Should I run my own program or take a partnership?
Run your own program if you want an asset you own and plan to build a brand for years. Take a partnership if you want inbound calls without paying for a build, knowing that we keep the property. The two can also run side by side in different markets.
How big do my jobs need to be?
Roughly $4,000 and up. Below that, the cost of premium acquisition rarely pays back. Commercial work and larger remodels fit well.
How are exclusive leads different from marketplace leads?
A marketplace sells the same inquiry to several contractors, who then race to the phone. A partnership sends every call from one property to one contractor, and the market is closed to anyone else. A written lead policy defines what counts and what is credited.
Do you run paid ads?
No. Paid ads are not a WynterIX service line. We build the organic search, AI visibility, and automation that keep producing after an ad budget stops.
Do I need a new website first?
Not always. If your site is slow or unclear, we will say so, and a FROST website build can come first. If it is sound, a GLACIER or PERMAFROST program works on what you already have.
Apply, or check whether your market is open.
Apply for your own program, or check a market for an Exclusive Market Partnership. We reply within one business day.