Operator-led paid media
$15M+ in paid ads. Personally placed.

Paid media placed by an operator,
not an agency.

Marketing feels like it sucks a lot of time. But you get to the other side once you've put the reps in. We've put the reps in for home services, specifically, so you get to skip a few rounds.

The operator behind the ads

A track record built in your category, not handed off to a junior.

#1 rep at one of the largest Home Services lead companies for 3 years. Then CMO of a Home Services company that grew from $4M to $22M and was acquired by private equity. Now placing ads for your category, your brand, directly.

$15M+
In paid Home Services ads, personally published
#1 / 3 yrs
Rep at one of the largest Home Services lead companies
$4M → $22M
CMO-led growth, ending in PE acquisition
A quick hello

Hi, I'm Jake, and I run Side Door Digital.

But enough about me. The interesting part of this conversation is your business, your offers, your funnel, and the questions you should be asking before you spend another dollar in market.

JH
Jake Holman, Founder & Operator
A few honest questions

How does your paid media program actually hold up?

If your gut is uneasy reading any of these, that's worth a 20-minute conversation.

01

How good is your lead magnet, really?

Is it doing the heavy lifting, or just sitting there? Are your funnels actually converting cold traffic, or quietly leaking it?

02

Are you leveraging reciprocity, or are your offers hollow?

The creatives that win this market give something real before they ask. The ones that don't get scrolled past.

03

What's your media buying framework?

How do you test? When do you kill an ad? When do you pour fuel on it? Or is it vibes?

04

What happens when the algorithm shifts?

And how are you keeping pace with AI changing the cost, format, and rules of paid acquisition every quarter?

05

What matters most?

Cost of marketing. Cost of acquisition. Cost per issued lead. Cost per demo. Net sale per lead issued. Knowing these is the whole game.

06

How are you handling rising CPMs?

Because they're going up. Forever. The only question is whether your unit economics are built to handle it.

The harsh reality: CPMs only go up.

That's not a trend. That's the structure of the auction. So how do you go to battle in this paid media market?

The answer isn't big teams.

It's 1-on-1, deep work, with a true partner.
What we offer

Pay-per-lead programs, built end-to-end.

You don't pay a retainer. You don't pay for impressions. You pay for the leads we deliver. Full stop.

Pay-per-lead programs

We build everything. You only pay per lead.

Creative, copy, landing page, funnel, targeting, tracking, all of it on us. We have a deep bench of offers, branded and unbranded, ready to deploy in your category.

We know this space is won in inches. 1000s of them, literally. Stacking little win after little win. That's the whole job.

Form-fill lead w/ TrustedForm Cert You pay
Inbound phone call (2 min duration) You pay
Monthly retainer $0
Impressions, clicks
(all the at-risk cash buys)
$0

Operator-built, not agency-fluffed

Every campaign is run by someone who has actually scaled a P&L in this industry, not a junior reading off a checklist.

You only pay per lead

Form fills and phone calls. Don't spend in the auction unless you've logged 10,000 hrs. I'm serious.

Branded & unbranded offers

A deep bench of creatives and offers. Branded for your company or unbranded to feed your funnel. Whichever fits.

Let's talk

Give us 20 minutes. We'll tell you straight whether we can help.

No deck. No discovery-call kabuki. Drop your details and we'll come back to you with a real perspective on your paid media, and whether a pay-per-lead program fits.

  • Form-fill lead w/ TrustedForm Cert
  • One operator, no account-team layer
  • Honest take, even if the answer is "not yet"
  • We'll respond as soon as I'm done updating this last campaign for your competitor...

Tell us about your business

Let's get the leads rolling.

Safe, secure & confidential.

Got it. Talk soon.

As soon as I'm done editing these campaigns, I'll call you back.