City hub · Greater Melbourne

Melbourne marketing

Melbourne firms use HeyLead for Google Ads, search and a website aimed at the suburbs they serve.

We are a marketing team for local firms. We set up the ads and the pages for the places your crew can reach, then show you which ones booked the work.

  • check_circle One plan for each part of Melbourne, not one budget for the whole city
  • check_circle Apartment owners and outer-west house owners kept on separate pages
  • check_circle Results counted in booked jobs and new instructions, in A$

Who we work with

Who we work best with in Melbourne

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Property managers and sales agents with a clear patch, such as Boroondara sales or Wyndham rentals.

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Owners corporation managers who look after apartment buildings in Southbank, Docklands and the inner north and want to win more buildings.

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End of lease and office cleaners who can cover a group of suburbs by van in a working day.

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Plumbing, pest control and heating businesses that prefer fewer, closer jobs to chasing the whole metro area.

Focus industry

Where to start in Melbourne: Real Estate and Property

A plumber in Point Cook and a property manager in Kew share a city and almost nothing else. HeyLead plans each part of Melbourne on its own, so your budget goes where your team can work.

HeyLead is a marketing agency for owner-led Melbourne firms in property, cleaning, trades and private health. We run your search, ads and web pages for the suburbs you can staff. Then we report booked work in A$.

  • check_circle Your service area is named suburb by suburb, never as a promise to cover all of Victoria
  • check_circle realestate.com.au and Domain keep the people browsing listings, and we go after people searching for your service
  • check_circle Every figure is in A$, with GST at 10% shown separately

Google Maps

Greater Melbourne on the map

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The local picture

Marketing in Melbourne: what to know

Your market

What is different about Melbourne

Melbourne looks flat on a map and feels very different from one suburb to the next. In the west, Wyndham and Melton are full of new estates, and families there drive the Princes Freeway or take the Werribee train line to work.

Dandenong, in the south-east, is a big commercial and industrial hub with older homes and a mixed community. Merri-bek, in the inner north, is terraces, weatherboards and low-rise flats around Brunswick and Coburg.

Boroondara, in the east, has Federation and Edwardian streets in Kew, Hawthorn and Camberwell, and owners there often compare several firms before they call. The city keeps growing, with ABS figures showing more than 100,000 new residents in a recent year.

That means plenty of demand, spread thinly over a very large area. Agents are licensed through Consumer Affairs Victoria, and trades hold their own licences. Prices are in A$, with GST at 10%.

Your customers

How customers find you

Melbourne customers search the way they talk: a suburb plus a job. Think Dandenong plumber, Boroondara property manager or Wyndham end of lease cleaning. They look at the Google map results and star ratings, then call one or two firms.

We build for those searches. We skip broad city-wide terms that a crew based in Tarneit could never serve. A good lead is a landlord, seller or householder inside your area who phones or books a time.

Reports show booked jobs and new instructions, area by area, in A$. That tells you whether one area earned its budget before you spend in the next.

Our approach

How HeyLead runs it for you

We start with a call about where your crew or desk can reach in a normal working day. Usually that is one or two areas, and we switch the rest off.

Then we build a page for each suburb and each offer, and tidy your Google Business Profile (the free listing that shows on the map). Google Ads are set up by groups of postcodes, not one big circle.

Meta Ads then show your offer to people who visited your site but did not book. Calls and forms are tracked back to the suburb they came from. Each month you get a short report of jobs won and a suggestion for where to widen next.

Each channel has its own Melbourne page if you want more detail.

Building stock

apartments, weatherboard, and growth-corridor houses

Portals buyers still use

realestate.com.au, Domain

Proof on the page

Consumer Affairs Victoria for agents; licensed trades

Common mistakes

Common mistakes firms in Melbourne make

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One budget for all of Melbourne

A single city-wide budget sends clicks to Dandenong while your van is parked in Werribee. The dashboard looks busy, but your phone rings from suburbs you cannot reach. The cost of each booked job creeps up. A smaller map, with a separate budget for each area, fixes that.

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Leaving the local searches to the portals

realestate.com.au and Domain will always hold the people browsing listings. Local firms win the other searches, where someone types a suburb and a need. Good reviews and a page that talks about terraces, weatherboards or new estates, whichever you deal with, help you get the call. Portals rent you attention. Your own pages keep it.

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Flats and houses sent to the same form

An owners corporation in Docklands and a landlord in Truganina ask for very different things. Put both on one form and your enquiries get mixed up, so staff stop trusting the numbers. Separate pages keep the records clean and show which marketing brought in which job.

How it works

How we work with you, step by step

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    Choose your areas

    You tell us where your crew or desk can reach in a normal day. We pick the first area together, often Wyndham or the inner north. We write down what is left out, so nobody pays for clicks you cannot serve.

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    Give each service its own page

    Rentals, sales, building management, cleaning and trade work each get a page and their own form. A tenant leaving Brunswick and a seller in Kew ask different questions, so they never share a form.

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    Switch on the channels that fit

    Google Ads reach people who are ready to ring today. Suburb pages and map listings grow more slowly. Meta Ads remind people who looked and left. Every call and form carries its suburb into your report.

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    Read the report, then widen

    Each month you see booked work and new instructions by area, in A$. We add one suburb at a time when the numbers hold up. If an area is not earning its place, we pull its budget back.

Searches

What people search for

These are the searches your pages and ads are built around, and what each person is trying to do.

They search What they want
Melbourne property management A landlord or investor looking for a local manager
Boroondara real estate agents A seller comparing agents instead of browsing portals
Wyndham end of lease cleaning A renter with a handover date and a bond to protect
Dandenong plumber Someone with a job to book now, usually on a phone
Merri-bek pest control A householder in an older inner-north home who wants a treatment booked

Testimonials from HeyLead clients

Property, trades and cleaning firms we work with

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Our company 1800 CLEANER has worked with Martin for over two years now and we can attest he is one of the best. His technical knowledge in the SEO and online marketing space is second to none. But more importantly he cares. He listens and truly empathises with the client. The feeling of support that ensues is truly otherworldly. We have no hesitation in recommending him.

Michael Sweet

CEO, 1800 CLEANER

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I've worked with HeyLead for over a decade. There is no one else I'd trust with lead generation and IT. I've tried others, to my detriment. If you want someone who is dedicated and trustworthy, you couldn't pick someone better.

Andrew Woodruff

CEO, Woodruff Property Management

Other cities we cover

Same kind of programme, written for that market.

Marketing from $500 USD a month

Month to month, no commitment. One fee covers the pages, the search and ad work and the tracking. Ad spend is separate and stays in your own accounts.

Starting at

$500 USD per month

Free to cancel with 1 month's notice. Tell us what you sell and where. We come back with what the first month would fix.

Get a Free Audit

What $500 a month covers

  • Pages

    Included

    Pages built around the searches your buyers actually type.

  • Search and ads

    Included

    Search and ads aimed at people ready to enquire.

  • Tracking

    Included

    Calls, forms and bookings tagged to the search, ad or page behind them.

Our team

The same people on the audit and on the work

Martin writes every audit and takes the first call. The same team stays on the account. 160+ businesses since 2010.

Martin, Founder, strategy and audits

Martin

Founder, strategy and audits

Writes every audit and takes every first call. On your account from day one, running growth for SMEs since 2010.

Yoana, Social and app development

Yoana

Social and app development

Shapes social strategy and builds practical app experiences that turn attention into action.

Mike, SEO

Mike

SEO

Owns technical, local and content SEO so the right buyers find you when demand is highest.

Robert, Paid media

Robert

Paid media

Plans and manages paid search and social campaigns around qualified leads.

Elmer, Analytics

Elmer

Analytics

Connects tracking, attribution and reporting so decisions are based on revenue-quality data.

Dino, Design

Dino

Design

Creates clear brand and conversion-focused design across landing pages, campaigns and product experiences.

Certified and experienced

Certified where it matters. Accountable for the outcome.

Verified platform knowledge, 25+ years of hands-on experience, and an operating track record since 2010.

Google AdsCertified
Google AnalyticsCertified
Google Tag ManagerCertified
Operating since 2010Proven experience

FAQs

Questions about Melbourne

Straight answers about local coverage, campaigns, pages, and how we measure demand in Melbourne.

Where do you work in Melbourne, and do you have an office there? expand_more

We plan for any suburb in Greater Melbourne that you can serve. Wyndham, Melton, Dandenong, Merri-bek and Boroondara are the areas we map most often. HeyLead is an online team, so there is nothing to visit. We work with you by phone, video or WhatsApp, and your listing shows the service area you cover.

Is Geelong included in the Melbourne plan? expand_more

No. Geelong has its own hub and is planned separately. Melbourne plans stay inside Greater Melbourne.

Why not run the west and the inner north as one campaign? expand_more

Only if you staff both. Wyndham and Merri-bek are a long peak-hour drive apart, and the customers, homes and search words differ. Splitting them shows you which one pays.

Can we start with one suburb? expand_more

Yes, and it is often the smartest start. One area, one offer and one set of pages give you a clear result. Then you widen.

What happens in the first 30 days? expand_more

We audit your service area and set up tracking so calls and forms are tied to suburbs. We build a first set of pages and set your Google Ads by area. Meta Ads and more SEO pages come once the basics count properly.

What do you need from me to start? expand_more

Access to your Google Business Profile, your Google Ads account if you have one, and your website. We also need the suburbs you serve, your licence details where they apply, and how many jobs you can take in a week. That is enough for the first audit.

Which page should I read next? expand_more

Pick the channel closest to your problem: SEO, Google Ads, Meta Ads or web design. Or go to the page for your industry, such as property, cleaning, trades or private health. Most clients use two or three channels, and you can start with one.

Want more customers in Melbourne?

Tell us the areas you can serve. We will show you which searches are worth paying for and which pages you still need.