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HALSTEAD vs LSM:
$4,300/mo of everything, or $699/mo you own?

  • HALSTEAD: premium outdoor-living specialist — websites, SEO, Google Ads, video, branding; plans reportedly start at $4,300/month plus ad spend.
  • LSM: $699 / $1,499 / $2,450 per month, public, no setup fee, month-to-month, 7-day full money-back guarantee.
  • With LSM the Google Ads account, landing page, and call tracking are in YOUR name — kept forever, even after you cancel.
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The honest verdict

Beautiful work for outdoor living brands.
At six times the entry price.

Let me be straight with you: HALSTEAD is a genuine specialist. They work only with landscape, hardscape, pool, and outdoor-living businesses, and clients praise the operation — dedicated project managers, quarterly strategy calls, a 24/7 live reporting dashboard, real video and branding craft. For a high-end outdoor-living builder whose clients buy $150k backyards, that premium multi-channel machine can make sense.

The entry ticket is the thing: plans reportedly start at $4,300 per month plus ad spend. That buys the full bundle — website, SEO, ads, video, email — whether or not you need all of it yet. And as always with bundles, ask the ownership question before signing: if you leave, who keeps the website, the ad accounts, the video assets, the email list infrastructure?

Our entry ticket is $699 — and it buys the part that rings the phone: high-intent Google Ads in your account, with your landing page and your call tracking numbers, live in ~48 hours, month-to-month with a 7-day full money-back guarantee. Public pricing: $699 / $1,499 / $2,450 per month. Cancel anytime; the machine leaves with you.

HALSTEAD MediaLocal Service Mastery (LSM AI)
What it isPremium outdoor-living agency: websites, SEO, Google Ads, video, branding, email, reputationDone-for-you Google Ads + your own AI account manager, personally overseen by Lior
Published pricingReported from $4,300/month plus ad spend — confirm current plans with themPublic, on the page: $699 / $1,499 / $2,450 per month, no setup fee
ModelAll-channel bundle with dedicated project manager and quarterly strategy callsOne thing deep: owned high-intent Google Ads lead flow — no SEO retainers, no social posting
Who owns the ad account & websiteNot stated publicly — confirm in writing what you keep if you leaveYou. Your Google Ads account, landing page, and tracking numbers — forever
CommitmentNot published — ask for contract termsMonth-to-month. Cancel anytime. 7-day full money-back guarantee
Time to first callsFull-bundle onboarding (site, creative, campaigns) — ask for their timelineLive in ~48 hours after setup; you approve everything before launch
Best fitHigh-end outdoor living, pool, and landscape-design brands investing in premium creativeLandscapers and local trades that want the phone ringing without a $4k+/mo bundle
Reporting & oversight24/7 live dashboard, dedicated PM, quarterly strategy calls (client-reported)AI trained on 8,600+ real coaching sessions manages daily; Lior personally oversees every account

HALSTEAD Media details from public sources (halsteadmedia.com, agencylist.com) as of July 2026. Pricing and terms change — confirm directly with HALSTEAD Media. HALSTEAD® / HALSTEAD Media® are trademarks of their respective owners. Local Service Mastery is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by HALSTEAD Media. Comparison is based on publicly available information (halsteadmedia.com, agencylist.com) as of July 2026; features and pricing change — verify all details directly with the vendor.

Why this matters

Premium creative is a luxury. A ringing phone is a utility.

I’ve watched this movie for 15 years. An outdoor-living contractor falls in love with an agency’s portfolio — gorgeous drone footage, magazine-grade photography, a website that looks like a resort brochure. He signs the premium bundle. The work IS beautiful. But six months and $30,000 later, he’s measuring beauty, not booked consultations — because nobody separated the part that impresses from the part that rings.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: for a local landscape or hardscape company, most new revenue starts with one unglamorous event — a homeowner typing “paver patio contractor near me” and calling whoever shows up. You can capture that with an owned ad account and a landing page that loads fast and says the right things. The cinematic brand layer can come later, funded by real jobs.

So we sell the utility first: your Google Ads account, your landing page, your call tracking numbers — from $699/month, live in ~48 hours. Our AI 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. Buy the luxury when the utility is paying for it — and keep both in your name.

— 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.

🏗️

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.

💬

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.

🔒

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.

💸

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 HALSTEAD Media?

Not the whole bundle. HALSTEAD does websites, SEO, video, branding, and email alongside ads — we don’t do any of that. We do one thing deep: a high-intent Google Ads machine you own, watched daily by an AI account manager. If premium creative and a full-channel program matter more to your outdoor-living brand than owned lead flow at a fraction of the price, HALSTEAD may be your pick — we’ll tell you honestly on the call.

How much does HALSTEAD Media cost?

Public sources as of July 2026 report plans starting at $4,300 per month plus ad spend. Confirm current plans, contract length, and who owns the website, ad accounts, and creative assets if you leave. Our pricing is public: $699, $1,499, or $2,450 per month, no setup fee, month-to-month, 7-day full money-back guarantee.

Does LSM work for landscape design and outdoor living companies?

Yes — landscaping and outdoor-living trades are core LSM territory, including high-ticket design-build work. High-intent searches (“pool builder near me,” “patio contractor”) convert to consultation calls fast. 15–40 qualified calls per month typical in a medium market with a $1,000 ad budget — run the free estimate for your market.

Is a $4,300/month marketing bundle worth it for a landscaping company?

It can be — if you’re a high-end brand with the margin to fund brand-building AND the lead flow already handled. The mistake is buying the bundle to solve a lead problem. Leads come from high-intent search; that piece costs $699/month with us and lives in accounts you own. Start there, measure calls, then decide if the premium layer earns its keep.

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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