Pay Per Lead Services in King County, WA for General Contractors

A King County homeowner can check you before they call you back. Washington's Department of Labor and Industries runs a public Verify tool that shows whether a contractor's registration is active and whether the bond and workers' comp are current, and state law requires your L&I registration number on every ad and every bid (Source: lni.wa.gov). As a general contractor you register with L&I, post a $30,000 continuous surety bond and carry general liability insurance. The research we hold shows no extra county licence on top of that, so the state record is the one owners look at. A lapsed registration is the first thing a careful owner will find, so we check it before we route anything.

Two kinds of owner, one county

King County's median home was built in 1983, and 55.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, 521,805 of 941,054 (Source: censusreporter.org). The averages hide a split. In Seattle and inner suburbs such as Burien, expect enquiries about older houses: a basement to finish into a legal unit, an attic to open up, a kitchen that has been patched for decades. On the Eastside, in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond and Sammamish, expect newer houses and larger projects: a full interior remodel or an addition planned around a work-from-home office. South county, from Renton and Kent down to Auburn and Federal Way, sits between the two, with repair work and owners updating a house to sell in the mix.

We set your campaign to the part of that split you actually want rather than the whole county.

What the ground does

King County's emergency managers put a 20% chance on a catastrophic Cascadia Subduction Zone or Seattle Fault earthquake in the next 50 years, warn that landslides can happen on any steep slope, and name the rivers in the south and east of the county as the highest flood risk (Source: kingcounty.gov). Each of those shows up in the enquiries. Owners of older houses ask about bolting a house to its foundation or bracing a cripple wall. Hillside owners call after a winter of soil movement has cracked a retaining wall or a slab. Valley owners near the rivers call after a high-water event with wet drywall and flooring.

The wet half of the year

Puget Sound lowlands get 32 to 35 inches of precipitation a year, with December and January the wettest (Source: wrcc-archive.dri.edu). Owners know exterior work and additions slip in that season, so the planning enquiries for spring builds come in through the winter, and the water-intrusion repair calls arrive at the same time.

Not passed on

The 419,249 renter households asking about repairs in units they do not own, owners who want a seismic estimate only for an insurance form, design-only enquiries with no budget, and single-trade jobs.

The Washington rule for a general contractor taking leads in King County: Washington requires all construction contractors to register with L&I; general contractors can perform most types of construction work and hire subcontractors in multiple specialties, and must post a $30,000 continuous surety bond and carry general liability insurance (Source: lni.wa.gov).

Worth knowing as a general contractor buying leads in King County: By law, when a Washington contractor advertises, solicits bids or offers to perform work, the L&I contractor registration number must be included; homeowners can check any business with L&I's Verify tool for active registration, bond and workers' comp status (Source: lni.wa.gov).

Leads go only to general contractors who can lawfully take the job in King County.

Places in King County the general contractor lead campaign covers, as the source lists them: Seattle, Bellevue, Kent, Renton, Federal Way, Kirkland, Auburn, Redmond, Sammamish, Burien (all listed as cities in King County).

County seat on the general contractor lead map for King County: Seattle.

The same pay per lead service for general contractors in the counties next to King County: General contractors in Pierce County, General contractors in Snohomish County, General contractors in Kitsap County.

Other trades we run leads for in King County: Locksmiths, Roofers, HVAC & Air Conditioning Companies, Plumbers, Mobile Mechanics, Painters, Exterminators & Pest Control, Property Management Companies.

King County is one of the 64 counties we cover for general contractors, and every one is listed on the General Contractors pay per lead index.