About

The marketer contractors call after the agency let them down.

I am Zack. I do home service marketing the way it should have been done the first time you paid for it: one accountable person, real focus, and results you can measure in booked jobs. No account managers, no handoffs, no reports full of numbers that never become work.

★★★★★ 4.8 from 16 Google reviews · Brainz Magazine Executive Contributor
How I got here

I am the reformed version of the thing that burns contractors.

I did not come up in the trades. I came up chasing marketing that did not produce. MLM and make-money-online programs first, then social media management and video editing where I could not show a client real ROI, with clients I genuinely could not get results for. It bothered me. So I clawed out of all of it and rebuilt everything around one thing: only doing the marketing that produces tangible, trackable results tied to actual revenue.

That is why I relate to a contractor who got burned by an agency. Not because I held a wrench, though I did spend years in service work and I know blue-collar pressure, but because I lived the same overpromise-and-underdeliver world they did, from the inside. I watched marketing done the wrong way fail real people, including my earlier self. I am the reformed version of the exact thing that screws contractors, and I built this business to be its opposite.

Zachary Hoppaugh, founder of Zachary Hoppaugh LLC, home service marketing in Allentown, PA
What I actually believe

The opposite of the agency that burned you.

One person

You talk to me. I do the work.

No account manager relay, no ticket system, no junior team learning on your dime. The person who sells you is the person building and running your marketing. That is the whole thing.

You own it

Your assets, in your name

Your website, your domain, your content, your Google profile. Yours from day one, unconditionally. No agency holding your business hostage to keep you paying.

Results, not reports

Measured in booked jobs

I do not pad a report with impressions and reach. I tell you how many calls and booked jobs your marketing produced, in plain language, because that is the only number that pays you.

Home services only

I know your business

HVAC, plumbing, roofing, the trades. I understand the margins, the seasons, and how a homeowner actually decides who to call. Focus beats being a generalist.

Small roster

No competing clients

I keep the client list short on purpose. If I am working with you, I am not marketing the company across town against you. You get real attention, not a spot in a queue.

Honest timelines

No page-one-in-30-days lies

SEO takes 3 to 6 months to build real momentum. Ads move faster. I will tell you the truth about what to expect, because overpromising is how you got burned last time.

The recognition that matters less

Credentials are nice. A ringing phone is better.

For what it is worth, the work has been recognized: I am an Executive Contributor at Brainz Magazine, writing about marketing for home service businesses. But I will be honest with you, awards do not pay your bills. The recognition I actually care about is a contractor texting me that they had to hire another crew because they could not keep up with the work coming in. That is the scoreboard. Everything I build is pointed at it.

  • Brainz Magazine Executive Contributor
  • Serving the Lehigh Valley and contractors nationwide
  • Home service contractors only, intentionally small roster
  • Rebuilt around only doing what produces results
What clients say

4.8 stars across 16 Google reviews.

★★★★★
Working with Zack was one of the best things I could have done for my business. His creative content has significantly increased my leads, and the conversations and brainstorm sessions have been just as instrumental in my business's growth. Can't recommend enough.
Daniel Ferenchak · Google review
★★★★★
Zachary did a phenomenal job on my website. My goal was to gain added SEO, which he achieved, and as a result more organic traffic came to my real estate website. Thank you for the quickness on delivery, he completed it in about a week.
Barrington Virgo · Real estate · Google Local Guide
★★★★★
Zack helped me build not only a website but a tool. This helps me stay organized on a daily basis... I couldn't have envisioned what I wanted more accurately than what he was able to deliver. I would recommend Zack for your project in a heartbeat.
Matthew Hicks · Solar, Lehigh Valley · Google review
★★★★★
I had an amazing experience working with Zack on my website and marketing. From start to finish, everything was handled.
Jose Juarez Ocotoxtle · Google review
Common questions

Straight answers.

Is it really just you?

Yes. I build the website, run the SEO, manage the ads, and set up the automation myself. The person you talk to is the person doing the work. I keep the roster small on purpose, because the moment I start hiring junior staff and account managers, I become the exact thing contractors come to me to escape.

Why home service contractors only?

Because focus beats being a generalist. I know how a homeowner picks a contractor, how seasonality hits each trade, and what a real booked job is worth. Spreading into e-commerce or random small business would make me worse at the one thing I am good at, which is getting contractors booked.

Where are you based, and do you work outside the Lehigh Valley?

I serve contractors across the Lehigh Valley, but the work is remote-friendly and I have active clients across the country. Local roots, national reach. Your market being competitive is an advantage, not a barrier.

Want a marketer you can actually hold accountable?

Start with a free audit. I will show you where your current marketing is leaving booked jobs on the table, then we get on a 20-minute call. You talk to me, the whole time.

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Home services only. You own everything we build. (610) 936-8112