Recurring revenue model

Build sites that rank.
Own the leads.
Collect every month.

LeadFolio builds niche websites in sectors like roofing, HVAC, and landscaping — optimizes them for local search — then rents the lead stream to service businesses at $500–$2,000/month.

$500–$2k per site / month
90%+ margin potential
Passive once ranked
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Organic traffic
+312/mo
Monthly rent
$1,500
The problem

Most service businesses are invisible online and bleeding money on bad ads.

93%
of searches start on Google

But most local contractors don't have a site that ranks. They're paying HomeAdvisor $75–$150 per lead — leads that also go to their competitors.

$4,800
avg annual wasted ad spend

Google Ads for local services are expensive and getting worse. A roofer in Chicago can pay $45 per click and still not convert. They need organic visibility — not paid slots.

10M+
US businesses lack a real website

There's a massive gap. Businesses that need leads can't build organic presence. Whoever builds those assets controls the lead flow — and charges for it.

The model

You're not selling time.
You're owning an asset.

Traditional marketing agencies sell hours. LeadFolio builds and ranks niche sites, then rents the lead stream back to businesses. You own the asset. You collect the rent.

Freelancing
  • Trades hours for dollars
  • Client owns everything
  • Income stops when you stop
  • Race to the bottom on scope
LeadFolio model
  • Build once, collect monthly
  • You own the ranked site
  • Passive after initial build
  • Scales without you working more
01
Pick a niche
Roofing, concrete, HVAC, tree service — sectors where service businesses have money and bad websites.
02
Build & rank
Create a tight, fast site optimized for local search. Target city + service keywords. Earn organic traffic.
03
Rent the leads
Approach 3–5 local contractors. Offer exclusive leads at $500–$2,000/month. Send free sample leads as proof.
04
Collect monthly
Each site = one rental contract. Repeat. Build a portfolio of sites generating $20k+ per month in recurring revenue.
The math

A realistic path to $20k/month

6 months
$6,000/mo
3 sites, averaging $2k/month each
3 sites × $500–$2k rent
12 months
$15,000/mo
8 sites, mixed rent levels
Scale to 8 as revenue reinvests
18–24 months
$20k–$40k/mo
10–20 site portfolio
Each new site adds $500–$2k/month

The barrier to start is low. Hosting is $35–80/month per site. No inventory. No employees. No permits. The only real cost is the time to build and rank.

Why this works now

The local SEO landscape changed.rThat created the opportunity.

AI Overviews ate the old rankings
Google's AI summaries now dominate searches. But they still cite real pages. The sites that write for humans and optimize for search still win. Generic AI content doesn't rank. Quality local content does.
Contractors can't do this themselves
Running ads and managing a website is a full-time job. Local service businesses want to do their trade — not become SEO experts. They need someone who speaks their language and solves their lead problem.
Google still sends high-intent traffic
"Emergency roof repair Chicago" is a $2,000–$15,000 job inquiry. Someone searching that isn't browsing — they're buying. Organic local traffic converts. It's just harder to get, which means fewer people compete for it.
The rental model is sticky
Once a contractor is getting 5–8 leads/month from your site, they won't cancel. You own the asset. You're providing consistent value. Contracts renew. It's not ad spend — it's their lead machine.
"
I built a social media site before Facebook. A cloud-based CRM before Salesforce. A CMS before HubSpot. And I'm still charging by the hour.
— Jeremiah Johnson, LeadFolio founder

The gap between knowing what's possible and building the system that captures it — that's where most people get stuck. LeadFolio is building the system.

One ranked site at a time. One rental contract at a time. A portfolio that generates real money while you sleep.