LHCM vs Hiring an In-House Marketer
A single in-house hire vs a specialist team built for outdoor living contractors. Here is the honest math.
Book Your Free 15-Minute Discovery CallHiring an in-house marketer means a salary, benefits, software subscriptions, and the time to recruit, train, and manage them. One person also brings one skill set, while modern contractor marketing needs SEO, paid ads, web, creative, and tracking working together.
Landscape & Hardscape Contractor Marketing gives you a full specialist team that already knows the outdoor living trade, for less than the cost of a single senior hire, with no recruiting or management overhead.
Compare Us to Other Options
Side-by-side comparison
| Landscape & Hardscape Contractor Marketing | Hiring an In-House Marketer | |
|---|---|---|
| Skill coverage | Full team: SEO, ads, web, creative, tracking. | One person, one or two core skills. |
| Total cost | One predictable monthly program. | Salary plus benefits, tools, and overhead. |
| Ramp time | Strategies running in days, not months. | Recruit, hire, onboard, then learn your trade. |
| Industry knowledge | Specialized in outdoor living contractors. | Usually general marketing, learns your niche on your time. |
| Risk | Month to month after an initial 6 months. | Salaried commitment regardless of results. |
| Tools included | Enterprise stack included. | You buy and maintain the software. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it cheaper to hire a marketer or use an agency?
For most contractors, a specialist team costs less than a single senior in-house hire once you add benefits, software, and management time, and you get a wider range of skills.
What about control?
You keep full strategic control. We operate as your outsourced marketing department, reporting to you, without the overhead of a payroll hire.
How fast can you start producing results?
Campaigns can be running within days, and paid channels usually produce leads within one to two weeks. A new hire typically takes months to recruit and ramp.
Can I start with you and hire in-house later?
Yes. Many contractors use us to build the system, then bring someone in-house to help manage it as they scale.
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SEO, paid ads, or full market domination, built for contractors ready to scale.
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