We build lead
generation systems
for local service businesses.
Through SEO, paid ads, and conversion-focused websites, we help businesses turn high-intent search traffic into real inbound leads. Focused, operator-led growth systems designed for measurable results — not vanity marketing.
Lead generation focus
Everything we build is tied to one outcome: qualified inbound leads for your business.
Clear scope
Transparent reporting, defined deliverables, and no messy handoffs.
Built for revenue
Every channel, page, and campaign is tied to a conversion outcome.
+312%
Avg lead growth, 12 mo
#1
Map pack target
30–90d
To first movement
Own the local map pack
#1
Map pack target
30–90d
To first movement
+312%
Avg lead growth, 12 mo
Every local search — your business, first.
Most competitors set up GBP once and hope. We actively manage the citation signals, review velocity, and local content that keeps you visible across every area you serve.
- GBP optimisation, citation signals, review velocity — systemised
- Map pack positions across the GTA service areas you care about
- Neighbourhood-specific landing pages that capture local intent
Proven outcomes.
Real results for service businesses across Canada, measured in leads, calls, and booked appointments.
+312%
Inbound calls
#1
Map pack — Toronto
Limo4All went from low local visibility to ranking for premium Toronto airport, corporate, and event transportation searches — driving 312% more inbound calls.
+312%
Inbound calls
#1
Map pack — Toronto
+228%
Booked service calls
-41%
Cost per lead
Maple Comfort turned heating, cooling, and plumbing searches into booked service calls with local SEO, GBP optimisation, and high-intent Google Ads.
+228%
Booked service calls
-41%
Cost per lead
+312%
Organic traffic
4×#1
Map pack positions
Six-location dental practice ranking #1 across every core keyword in Toronto. Booked out 8 weeks.
+312%
Organic traffic
4×#1
Map pack positions
4.2×
ROAS
-54%
Cost per booked job
Self-managed Google Ads account was bleeding money. Rebuilt from scratch — now their top lead channel.
4.2×
ROAS
-54%
Cost per booked job
+410%
Organic leads
40+
Page 1 rankings
Toronto litigation firm went from invisible to page 1 across 40+ high-intent legal search terms.
+410%
Organic leads
40+
Page 1 rankings
+215%
Estimate requests
-38%
Cost per lead
Premium outdoor landscaping company turned seasonal search demand into a steady estimate pipeline across garden design, lawn care, and hardscaping services.
+215%
Estimate requests
-38%
Cost per lead
Every service your business needs.
One senior team.
No vendor juggling. No account manager hand-offs. All six service areas under one roof.
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Services
Six channels. One team. No hand-offs.
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Dominate your local market — map pack, GBP, every nearby search.
We build the citation infrastructure, review velocity, and neighbourhood-level content that keeps you at #1 in the map pack — not just during a campaign, but permanently.
Your Business
Service Business · Open now
+312%
Lead growth
14 wks
Avg. to pack
+58
Avg. reviews
Live pack positions
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Focused playbooks for verticals where we understand the buyer journey, search intent, and lead economics.
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Dental & MedicalFill chairs. Build the waitlist. Own your market.
Multi-location dental practices, orthodontists, MedSpas, and physio clinics. We build patient acquisition systems that produce consistent bookings — not seasonal spikes. Local SEO, Google Ads, and GBP optimisation tuned for regulated healthcare marketing.
Why choose Outlier for Dental & Medical?
Industry system
Dental & Medical
Market focus
Dental
Primary lift
+86% new patient enquiries
Channel mix
SEO + Ads
Lead path
Live model
Typical client result
+86% new patient enquiries
Why local businesses
choose us.
We're a small, focused agency — intentionally built for execution over scale. What matters isn't how many services we offer, but whether our systems generate real inbound leads for your business.
These aren't aspirational values. They're operational choices we've made — and that clients notice within the first 30 days.
Senior
Team on every project
Ontario
Service businesses only
Flat fee
No % of ad spend
4.9★
Clutch rating
No percentage-of-spend billing. Ever.
Most agencies charge a cut of your ad budget — meaning their revenue scales when yours doesn't. We charge a flat strategic fee. Our only incentive is performance, not consumption. Every dollar you spend goes to media, not margin.
Senior team from day one. No hand-offs.
You get a senior strategist as your day-to-day owner — not a sales team that disappears at signing. Your account isn't handed to a junior after onboarding. The person who audits your business builds the strategy and manages the execution.
Strategy before a single dollar of spend.
The first three weeks aren't execution — they're forensics. We audit your analytics, your competitor set, your funnel, and your market positioning before we recommend a single campaign. The strategy document you receive is the rarest thing in this industry: honest diagnosis.
One team. Every channel. No coordination tax.
When your SEO, paid search, content, and CRO are run by different agencies, no one owns the outcome. Our team handles every channel internally. That means insight flows across disciplines — and accountability flows to one place.
Live dashboards. No 'report coming next week.'
You have access to a real-time Looker Studio dashboard from day one. Every metric we track is tied to a revenue outcome — not a vanity number. Weekly written updates. Monthly deep-dive calls. You always know what's working and what isn't.
No lock-in. 94% retention because the work performs.
Standard retainers are 6-month initial terms then month-to-month. We've deliberately kept exit easy because we believe retention has to be earned. Our 94% client retention rate isn't a contract clause — it's a track record.
How every client project
actually works.
Five clear phases. No hand-waving — just the structured process we use to build lead generation systems for local service businesses.
Book a Free CallDiscovery & Audit
Weeks 1–2
We find what's actually broken — not what looks broken on the surface.
We pull every data source you have, map the full funnel, benchmark competitors, and isolate the bottlenecks suppressing growth.
What happens here
GA4, Search Console, Ads, CRM review
Funnel + competitor gap analysis
Written diagnostic of growth blockers
What local business
owners say.
“Our cost-per-lead dropped 38% in the first quarter. They don't just manage ads — they actually understand what it takes to get a local service business more inbound calls.”
“We went from invisible to ranking in the Toronto map pack in five months. Calls are up 312% and our drivers are booked solid. They actually understood our business.”
“The local SEO work Outlier did has completely changed how we get leads. Organic search is now our biggest source of new customers — and it keeps growing every month.”
“I evaluated several agencies. Outlier was the only one who showed up already knowing our competitors and our keyword gaps. They understood our business before we hired them.”
Built for local service businesses.
If your business relies on inbound calls, form submissions, or booked appointments — this is what we do.
Dental & Medical
Map pack rankings and new patient enquiries from local search.
Legal Services
Page 1 visibility for high-intent legal keywords in your service area.
Home Services
Google Ads and local SEO that keeps your schedule fully booked.
Fitness & Wellness
Paid social and local SEO that fills memberships and class rosters.
Construction & Trades
Lead generation for roofing, HVAC, renovation, and contracting businesses.
Restaurants & Retail
Local search visibility, Google Maps prominence, and foot traffic growth.
Answers, before you ask.
Don't see your question? Drop it on the strategy call — we answer everything candidly.
The latest insights.
Honest analysis, practitioner-written. No generic SEO tips — only what we're learning on active client accounts.
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Ready to generate
more qualified leads?
Book a short introduction call with a senior strategist. We review your website, SEO, or Google Ads before we speak so the call is useful from the start.