Plumbing contractors: where you're missing in AI search and Maps.
When customers search "24 hour plumber near me" or "water heater repair [city]", the Maps 3-pack and the AI summary decide who gets the call before anyone scrolls. We diagnose where you're missing and hand you the ranked fix list in 5 business days.
Book a 10-minute fit callPlumbing contractors compete in a denser pool than most realize. Customers searching "24 hour plumber near me" or "water heater repair [city]" get a three-name list from Google Maps and a one-name recommendation from ChatGPT — long before they click anything.
The audit shows you which queries you're missing, the competitors who own them, and the fixes that move you onto the list.
What's in the audit
Three reports built for plumbing companies, delivered in 5 business days.
AI Search Visibility Report
We test 30+ emergency and replacement plumbing queries in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini — including "24 hour plumber near me", "water heater repair [city]", "emergency plumber [city]" — and show you who the models recommend. Then we hand you the fix list.
Backlink Gap Snapshot
We pull the top-ranking plumbing companies for your target queries and identify the high-authority sites linking to them but not you — trade associations, local home-services directories, and city/utility partner pages worth pursuing.
Google Business Profile Scorecard
We score your GBP against the three strongest plumbing companies in your city across service categories, service area, photos, review velocity, posts, Q&A, emergency-hours flag. Fixes ranked by lift.
If we don't find at least one fix worth more than the audit, you don't pay.
$999 flat fee. No retainer, no upsell. A 30-minute walkthrough call is included. If the findings aren't worth acting on, refund the audit. We've never had to.
Who's behind ShowUpSEO
I'm Levi. I run ShowUpSEO out of DFW. The same visibility playbook moves the needle across local service verticals — HVAC, law, med spa, dental, plumbing, electrical, roofing, real estate, auto, chiropractic. Diagnosis, not execution. Audits delivered remotely.
No agency overhead. No retainer lock-in. One audit at a time.
Common visibility gaps for plumbing companies
Five patterns we see repeatedly when AI assistants and Google Maps skip a plumbing company.
After-hours emergency searches
"Burst pipe" and "no hot water" calls don't shop — they pick the first plausible result. Maps 3-pack position and the AI assistant's top recommendation decide who gets the call. Most shops have never checked their visibility at 11pm or on a Sunday.
Service-tier confusion in AI responses
AI engines collapse "drain cleaning", "leak repair", and "repipe" into generic "plumber" answers unless your site separates them with dedicated pages. High-ticket repipe and water-heater jobs go to shops with treatment-specific landing pages.
Maps 3-pack churn from category mismatch
Picking the wrong primary GBP category — "Plumber" vs "Plumbing supply store" vs "Drainage service" — drops you out of the relevant pack. The audit identifies whether the category, service area radius, and service listings are configured for your actual job mix.
Review velocity gap on commercial bids
Property managers running "best commercial plumber [city]" want shops with 200+ recent reviews. Most residential-focused plumbers have 60 reviews from 2022. The scorecard ranks the velocity gap and the fastest review-flow fixes.
No service-area pages for AI to ground on
Without city-, neighborhood-, or ZIP-level pages on your site, AI assistants have nothing to cite when someone asks "best plumber near [city]". The audit identifies which service-area pages move the most queries first.
Frequently asked
Will this work for residential or commercial plumbing?
Both. The query patterns differ — residential leans Maps and AI chat, commercial leans branded organic and review counts — but the audit covers each.
What happens on the call?
Ten minutes. I ask about your service area, top job types, and your closest competitor. If it's a fit I send a payment link.
How long until I get the report?
Five business days from payment. A 30-minute walkthrough call is included.
Do you implement the fixes?
Diagnosis, not execution. The fix list is written so your dispatcher, office manager, or agency can act on it.
Plumbing audits by city
DFW headquarters; audits delivered remotely nationwide. Same audit, localized to the competitive set in your city.
Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas County
Tarrant County
Denton County
Rockwall County
Ellis County
Parker County
Johnson County
Wise County
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
See where your plumbing company stands.
One call, ten minutes, no pitch deck.
Book a 10-minute fit call