Comparing Builder Funnel? Read this first

Builder Funnel vs LSM:
Inbound funnel, or a phone that rings now?

  • Builder Funnel: 15 years in, inbound marketing for design-build remodelers and custom home builders — currently promoting a $15,000 digital marketing system offer.
  • LSM: $699 / $1,499 / $2,450 per month, public, no setup fee, month-to-month.
  • Everything LSM builds — Google Ads account, landing page, call tracking — is in YOUR name. Cancel anytime, keep it all.
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The honest verdict

A serious inbound shop for builders.
And a very different clock.

Let me be straight with you: Builder Funnel knows the remodeling and custom-home world. Fifteen years in, a claimed $200 million in client sales, case studies like “75 organic leads in 60 days,” and clients they say stay 4x longer than the average agency. If you’re a design-build firm that wants a content-and-inbound engine nurturing long-cycle projects, they’re a legitimate operator in that lane.

The lane is the thing. Inbound — content, SEO, email nurture — is a months-long compounding play, and their promoted entry point is a $15,000 digital marketing system (positioned as normally $60,000). Ongoing terms, contract length, and who owns the ad accounts and website aren’t spelled out publicly — ask for all of it in writing before you sign.

We run a different clock: high-intent Google Ads live in ~48 hours, in your Google Ads account, with your landing page and your call tracking numbers. $699, $1,499, or $2,450 per month — public, no setup fee, month-to-month, 7-day full money-back guarantee. If you cancel, the machine stays yours. Funnels are great. Owned calls are faster.

Builder FunnelLocal Service Mastery (LSM AI)
What it isInbound marketing + website design for remodelers and custom home buildersDone-for-you Google Ads + your own AI account manager, personally overseen by Lior
Published pricingPromoted offer: $15,000 digital marketing system (stated value $60,000); ongoing retainer terms not publishedPublic, on the page: $699 / $1,499 / $2,450 per month, no setup fee
Core engineInbound: content, SEO, email nurture — built for long sales cyclesHigh-intent Google Search — calls from people ready to hire now
Time to first leadsInbound timeline — typically months to compoundLive in ~48 hours after setup
Who owns the ad accountNot stated publicly — confirm in writingYou. Your Google Ads account, your name — forever
If you cancelConfirm what happens to the website, content, and any ad accountsYou keep everything — account, landing page, tracking numbers, campaign history
CommitmentNot published — ask for contract termsMonth-to-month. Cancel anytime. 7-day full money-back guarantee
Track record15 years; claims $200M in client sales; clients reportedly stay 4x longer than average15 years, 500+ local service business owners coached, $20M+ client revenue

Builder Funnel details from public sources (builderfunnel.com) as of July 2026. Pricing and terms change — confirm directly with Builder Funnel. Builder Funnel® is a trademark of its respective owner. Local Service Mastery is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Builder Funnel. Comparison is based on publicly available information (builderfunnel.com) as of July 2026; features and pricing change — verify all details directly with the vendor.

Why this matters

The funnel fills slowly. The phone can ring this week.

I’ve watched this movie for 15 years. A custom builder invests five figures in an inbound system — blog posts, lead magnets, nurture emails. It’s smart strategy for a 9-month sales cycle. But somewhere around month four, with the pipeline still warming up, he’s staring at a slow quarter wishing something — anything — made the phone ring this week.

Inbound isn’t wrong. It’s just half the machine. The other half is a person in your city typing “home addition contractor near me” into Google today, with budget and intent, choosing whoever shows up and answers. That call doesn’t need a funnel. It needs an ad, a landing page, and a tracked phone number — running.

We build that half, and we build it in your name: your Google Ads account, your landing page, your call tracking numbers, live in ~48 hours. Our AI — trained on 8,600+ real coaching sessions — manages bids daily, I personally oversee it, and you approve everything before it goes live. 15–40 qualified calls per month typical in a medium market with a $1,000 ad budget — run the free estimate for your market. Keep your funnel. Own your phone.

— Lior Vaknin, founder, Local Service Mastery

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— Lior Vaknin, founder, Local Service Mastery

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How LSM AI Works

The honest truth

Agency vs. owning it.

The agency model
  • $2,000–$5,000/month in fees just to manage your account
  • They own your Google Ads account — you start from zero when you leave
  • Random results. No explanation of why.
  • Zero visibility into what they're actually doing
The LSM way
  • From $699/month — less than one job is worth
  • Your Google Ads account. Your campaigns. Your data — always.
  • AI manages it daily. Full transparency — you see every decision.
  • Cancel anytime. Your campaigns stay yours forever.
Month-to-month · No contracts · Cancel anytime

Pick your plan.

Everything built inside your accounts. Owned by you.

Starter
$699/mo
Most popular
Growth
$1,499/mo
Pro
$3,500/mo
Enterprise
Custom
Book a call
Included in every plan
Google Ads campaign built for you
High-converting landing page
Call tracking setup
Competitor click blocking
Daily AI optimization & negative keywords
Monthly performance report
LSM AI manager — 24/7 Q&A on your account
Campaigns & coverage
New campaigns per month1/moUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
Cities coveredStart with 1Full areaFull areaFull area
Campaign duplication
Support & extras
SupportStandardPriorityLiveDedicated
Local SEO management
Facebook / Meta Ads management
ChatGPT Ads management
Full LSM training access
Weekly group coaching with Lior
White-label & custom solutions
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$699/mo
  • Included in every plan
  • Google Ads campaign built for you
  • High-converting landing page
  • Call tracking setup
  • Competitor click blocking
  • Daily AI optimization
  • Monthly performance report
  • LSM AI manager 24/7
  • Campaigns
  • 1 new campaign per month
  • Start with 1 city
  • Campaign duplication
  • Support
  • Standard support
Free · Real Google data · 60 seconds

How many calls can your market get?

Real numbers — pulled straight from Google Ads. Not an agency pitch. 🎯

$ /mo

No credit card  ·  No commitment  ·  We verify your details before showing results

The LSM way

How it works.

The opposite of an agency. We build it inside your accounts. You own it all.

1

Pick your plan

One city or your whole service area. The free audit tells you exactly what to expect in your market.

2

Your LSM AI builds everything

Your AI marketing manager builds your Google Ads, call tracking, fraud protection, and landing page — inside your accounts. You approve before a single dollar is spent.

3

Your phone starts ringing

Most clients are live within 48 hours. Your AI optimizes bids and keywords daily — results compound over time.

Google Ads campaign (your account) Call tracking setup Competitor click blocking High-converting landing page Daily bid & keyword optimization Monthly performance report You own every account, always Personal LSM AI manager 24/7 Q&A in Lior's voice 7-day money-back guarantee
Real client wins and results using LSM
Included in every plan

Your own AI account manager.

Built on 8,600+ real LSM coaching sessions. Trained in Lior's exact voice.

⚡ Powered by LSM AI · Trained on 8,600+ real LSM coaching sessions
🔐

It already knows everything about you

The moment you sign up, your LSM AI knows your plan, your city, your service. No setup call. No briefing a stranger.

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Builds your entire setup — while you watch

Google Ads. Call tracking. Fraud protection. Your landing page. Built inside your accounts, step by step.

Nothing goes live without your sign-off

Before a single dollar is spent, your AI walks you through everything it built. You approve. Then it goes live.

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On call 24/7 — in Lior's exact voice

Ask it anything, anytime. 8,600+ real LSM coaching answers. Available instantly.

claude
Membership verified — Growth plan · Dallas TX
Client profile loaded — HVAC, 3 cities
Building your Google Ads campaign…
Campaign created (PAUSED for review)
47 keywords added across 3 ad groups
3 responsive ads created
Setting up call tracking…
4 tracking numbers created
Call tracking installed on your site
Competitor click blocking active
Building landing page…
Site backed up · Page builder detected
Landing page live at dallas-hvac.yourdomain.com
Everything looks good. Budget: $75/day · Targeting: Dallas 25mi · Ready to go live?
You: Yes, turn it on.
Campaigns activated. Your phone should start ringing.
Real session · Google Ads + Call Tracking + Landing Page built in one go
Free · 2 minutes · No call required

See what your market can do.

Real estimate — pulled directly from Google's own data. Not a made-up projection. 🎯

No credit card  ·  No call  ·  Results in 30 seconds

If this sounds familiar…

You've been burned before.

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They own your accounts. Not you.

The day you leave an agency, your Google Ads account, tracking numbers, and landing page are gone. You spent $30,000 building their asset.

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The reports look great. The phone doesn't ring.

Impressions. Clicks. CTR. Beautiful PDF every month. But when you ask how many jobs you closed — nobody has a straight answer.

🤷

You ask a question. You get an email 48 hours later.

You need answers now. A human account manager you can never reach isn't service — it's a subscription to uncertainty.

Still got questions?

15 minutes with me. No pitch.

Not sure which plan fits your market? Book a free 15-minute call. I'll tell you honestly if I can help — and if I can't, I'll tell you that too.

— Lior

Lior Vaknin
Who's behind this

I'm Lior. 15 years making sure you never get locked out of your own marketing again.

I built Local Service Mastery because I watched too many great contractors get burned by agencies — overcharged, locked out, left with nothing. So I flipped the model: your accounts, your data, your asset. We build it. You own it.

500+owners coached
$20M+revenue generated
15+years in the game

Peace,
Lior Vaknin

Good questions

Questions,
answered.

Is LSM a replacement for Builder Funnel?

Not one-for-one. Builder Funnel’s craft is inbound — content, SEO, email nurture, websites — for long-cycle remodeling and custom-build sales. We don’t do SEO retainers, content programs, or website projects. We do one thing deep: a high-intent Google Ads lead machine you own. If long-cycle nurture matters more to you than immediate owned lead flow, they may be your pick — we’ll tell you that honestly on the call.

How much does Builder Funnel cost?

Their promoted entry offer as of July 2026 is a $15,000 digital marketing system, positioned as normally valued at $60,000. Ongoing retainer pricing and contract terms aren’t published — ask for the monthly number, term length, and account-ownership terms in writing. Our pricing is public: $699, $1,499, or $2,450 per month, no setup fee, month-to-month.

Does LSM work for home builders and remodelers?

Yes, with an honest note: custom builds and remodels have longer sales cycles than emergency trades, but high-intent searches (“kitchen remodel contractor,” “home addition builder”) still convert to real project calls. 15–40 qualified calls per month typical in a medium market with a $1,000 ad budget — run the free estimate for your market and I’ll tell you if your ticket size and city fit.

Can I run LSM’s Google Ads alongside an inbound program?

Absolutely — that’s often the right architecture. Inbound nurtures the 9-month buyers; our machine catches the ready-now searchers. And because our campaigns, landing page, and tracking numbers live in your accounts, adding or removing any other vendor never touches your lead flow.

Which plan should I pick?

Start with Starter if you want to get your phone ringing in one city and grow from there — one new campaign gets added each month. Go with Growth if you're ready to cover your full service area right away. Pro adds local SEO, Facebook Ads, and weekly coaching with me directly. If you're still not sure, run the free audit — it'll tell you what to expect in your market.

How fast will my ads go live?

Most clients are live within 48 hours of completing setup. Your LSM AI builds everything, you review and approve, then it goes live. The only exception is if Google requires advanced verification for your category (locksmith, garage door) — that's a direct process between you and Google, and we walk you through it.

What results can I expect?

Depends on your trade, your city, and your ad budget. The free audit gives you a real estimate pulled directly from Google's own Ads data — not a made-up projection. In a medium-to-large market with a $1,000/month ad budget, most clients get 15–40 qualified calls per month. Run the audit first to see what's realistic in your specific area.

Do I really own everything?

Yes. The Google Ads account, the call tracking numbers, the landing page — all built inside your accounts, in your name. If you ever cancel, you walk away with everything you paid to build. That's not a policy. That's the whole point.

Is there a contract?

No contract, ever. Every plan is month-to-month. Cancel anytime — if we stop earning your business, you should stop paying.

What if I already have my own call tracking or fraud protection?

No problem. You can connect your existing accounts, or we set everything up fresh for you. Your call — you pick during onboarding.

I'm a locksmith or garage door company. Anything I should know?

Yes — Google requires advanced verification for locksmith and garage door services before ads can run. We build your campaign and all your keywords, but you'll need to complete that verification with Google directly (we walk you through it). If for any reason you can't complete it, you're covered by our full 7-day refund.

Do you work with my trade?

We specialize in home and local services — HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, locksmith, garage door, pest control, carpet cleaning, water damage, tree service, and more. Run the free audit and you'll instantly see if we're a fit.

What exactly is my LSM AI account manager?

It's your personal AI marketing manager — trained on 8,600+ real LSM coaching sessions. Sign up and it's ready to go: builds your full campaign setup inside your accounts, reviews everything with you before anything goes live, and stays on 24/7 to answer any question about your campaigns, leads, or marketing strategy. In Lior's exact voice.

What's the 7-day money-back guarantee?

If you sign up and decide within 7 days that this isn't right for you — for any reason — you get a full refund. No hoops. We'd rather lose a bad fit early than keep a client who isn't seeing value.

Stop renting leads.

Check your market, pick your plan, or grab 15 minutes with me. Let's get your phone ringing.

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