Let me be straight with you: Scorpion is one of the biggest names in home-services marketing, and they earned it. Full tech platform, SEO, PPC, franchise-scale operations — clients on their own site talk about staying six years. If you’re a multi-location HVAC or pest-control brand that wants one vendor to run everything, they’re a legitimate option.
But here’s what the public reviews keep circling back to: nothing is priced on the page. Third-party reviewers report retainers from roughly $1,500 to $10,000+ per month, meaningful setup fees, and contracts that typically run 12–24 months. And the website they build you reportedly lives on Scorpion’s proprietary CMS — which means if you ever leave, the site doesn’t come with you.
We built LSM as the opposite bet. Pricing is on the page: $699, $1,499, or $2,450 per month. No setup fee, month-to-month, 7-day full money-back guarantee. And every piece — the Google Ads account, the landing page, the call tracking numbers — is opened in your name from day one. Cancel and you keep the whole machine.
| Scorpion | Local Service Mastery (LSM AI) | |
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| What it is | Full-stack home-services marketing platform: SEO, PPC, websites, CRM, analytics | Done-for-you Google Ads + your own AI account manager, personally overseen by Lior |
| Published pricing | Not published — custom quotes. Reviewers report ~$1,500–$10,000+/mo plus setup fees | Public, on the page: $699 / $1,499 / $2,450 per month. No setup fee |
| Minimum contract | Reviewers report 12–24 month terms — confirm before signing | Month-to-month. Cancel anytime. 7-day full money-back guarantee |
| Who owns the website they build | Reviewers report sites run on Scorpion’s proprietary CMS | You. Your landing page, portable, yours forever |
| Who owns the ad account | Ask Scorpion — their ownership stance isn’t published | You. Your Google Ads account, your name, full history |
| If you cancel | Reviewers describe starting over — the site and platform access go with the vendor | You keep everything — account, landing page, tracking numbers |
| Best-fit client | Larger and multi-location operators who want one vendor for everything | Owner-operated local service companies that want owned lead flow fast |
| Time to launch | Enterprise onboarding — ask for a timeline | You approve everything, live in ~48 hours after setup |
Scorpion details from public sources (scorpion.co, mybusinessflow.com, gorillawebtactics.com) as of July 2026. Pricing and terms change — confirm directly with Scorpion. Scorpion® is a trademark of its respective owner. Local Service Mastery is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Scorpion. Comparison is based on publicly available information (scorpion.co, mybusinessflow.com, gorillawebtactics.com) as of July 2026; features and pricing change — verify all details directly with the vendor.
I’ve watched this movie for 15 years. A plumbing company signs with a huge platform because the logo wall is impressive. Year one is fine. Then renewal comes, the price creeps, the account manager changes twice, and one day the owner asks the question nobody asked at signing: “If I leave, what do I actually keep?” Too often the answer is: not the website, not the campaigns, sometimes not even the tracking numbers.
That’s not a Scorpion-specific sin — it’s the enterprise-platform model. Dependency is the retention strategy. And for a $2M HVAC or pest-control company, paying enterprise retainers to rent your own lead flow is a rough trade.
So we run it differently. Your Google Ads account, your landing page, your call tracking — opened in your name, day one. Our AI, trained on 8,600+ real coaching sessions, manages it daily; I personally oversee it; 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. And if we ever stop earning it, you cancel and keep the machine. — Lior Vaknin, founder, Local Service Mastery
— Lior Vaknin, founder, Local Service Mastery
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Everything built inside your accounts. Owned by you.
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Growth
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| 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 month | 1/mo | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Cities covered | Start with 1 | Full area | Full area | Full area |
| Campaign duplication | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Support | Standard | Priority | Live | Dedicated |
| 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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The opposite of an agency. We build it inside your accounts. You own it all.
One city or your whole service area. The free audit tells you exactly what to expect in your market.
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.
Most clients are live within 48 hours. Your AI optimizes bids and keywords daily — results compound over time.
Built on 8,600+ real LSM coaching sessions. Trained in Lior's exact voice.
The moment you sign up, your LSM AI knows your plan, your city, your service. No setup call. No briefing a stranger.
Google Ads. Call tracking. Fraud protection. Your landing page. Built inside your accounts, step by step.
Before a single dollar is spent, your AI walks you through everything it built. You approve. Then it goes live.
Ask it anything, anytime. 8,600+ real LSM coaching answers. Available instantly.
The day you leave an agency, your Google Ads account, tracking numbers, and landing page are gone. You spent $30,000 building their asset.
Impressions. Clicks. CTR. Beautiful PDF every month. But when you ask how many jobs you closed — nobody has a straight answer.
You need answers now. A human account manager you can never reach isn't service — it's a subscription to uncertainty.
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
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.
Peace,
Lior Vaknin
Not service-for-service, no. Scorpion runs a full stack — SEO, websites, CRM tools, reputation, the works. We deliberately do one thing deep: a Google Ads lead machine you own, managed daily by AI with my oversight. We don’t do SEO retainers, social posting, or website redesign projects. If you genuinely need the all-in-one enterprise platform more than owned lead flow, Scorpion may be your pick — and we’ll tell you that on the call.
Scorpion doesn’t publish pricing — you get a custom quote. Third-party reviews as of July 2026 report retainers roughly $1,500–$10,000+ per month before ad spend, plus setup fees, on contracts commonly running 12–24 months. Confirm the real numbers and the exit terms with Scorpion before you sign. Our pricing is public: $699, $1,499, or $2,450 per month, no setup fee, month-to-month.
Yes — those are our home trades. 15 years, 500+ local service business owners coached, $20M+ client revenue across HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, pest control and more. The difference is scale-of-model, not trade: we’re built for the owner-operated company that wants calls this month and wants to own the asset, not for a 40-location franchise buying an enterprise platform.
Ask them directly and get it in writing — reviewers report Scorpion sites are built on their proprietary CMS, which typically means the site doesn’t transfer. That’s exactly the trap we built LSM to avoid: your landing page, your Google Ads account, and your call tracking numbers are created in your name from day one, so leaving us never means starting over.
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.
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.
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.
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.
No contract, ever. Every plan is month-to-month. Cancel anytime — if we stop earning your business, you should stop paying.
No problem. You can connect your existing accounts, or we set everything up fresh for you. Your call — you pick during onboarding.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Check your market, pick your plan, or grab 15 minutes with me. Let's get your phone ringing.
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