--- title: "What is Local Services Ads?" description: "Local Services Ads are Google's pay-per-lead ads for service businesses, shown at the top of the page with a Google Verified badge." canonical: https://damex.digital/glossary/local-services-ads/ last_updated: 2026-11-06 type: glossary publisher: Damex Digital context_version: 2026-11-06 --- > Damex Digital is an AI visibility agency that gets businesses named and cited when customers ask AI assistants who to hire. This is the Markdown version of https://damex.digital/glossary/local-services-ads/ # Local Services Ads > Local Services Ads are Google's pay-per-lead ads for service businesses, shown at the top of the page with a Google Verified badge. Updated Nov 6, 2026. You pay for valid leads, such as calls, messages and bookings, rather than for clicks. Businesses go through screening that varies by category and region and may include license, insurance and background checks. Google also offers pre-badge ads, which can get leads after preliminary checks but are placed below providers who have completed all the requirements. Ranking depends on your bid and how likely you are to get a lead, including how responsive you are and your profile's rating, reviews and average response time. Google says missed calls may count against you. From August 2026 Google is moving Local Services Ads into Google Ads as Performance Max campaigns with pay-per-lead goals, starting with select US businesses. You still pay only for valid leads, weekly budgets become daily ones, and manual bidding is going away. Example: Example: an electrician who misses after-hours calls can slip in the ranking even with a high bid, because Google counts responsiveness. ## Sources 1. [Google: Local Services Ads](https://business.google.com/us/ad-solutions/local-service-ads/), checked Nov 6, 2026 2. [Local Services Help: How providers qualify for Local Services Ads](https://support.google.com/localservices/answer/6230381), checked Nov 6, 2026 3. [Local Services Help: Getting started with Local Services Ads](https://support.google.com/localservices/answer/6224841), checked Nov 6, 2026 4. [Local Services Help: About ad rankings](https://support.google.com/localservices/answer/7527305), checked Nov 6, 2026 5. [Google Ads Help: Local Services Ads transition to Performance Max campaigns with pay-per-lead goals](https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/17213585), checked Nov 6, 2026 ## Guides that use this term - [Pay per lead vs owning your calls: roofing, HVAC and plumbing leads](https://damex.digital/blog/buying-leads-vs-owning-calls.md) - [Emergency plumber near me marketing: how to win the 2am call](https://damex.digital/blog/emergency-plumber-near-me.md) - [AI SEO for HVAC companies: how to get named by ChatGPT](https://damex.digital/blog/hvac-companies-chatgpt.md) - [Local SEO cost per month in 2026, priced line by line](https://damex.digital/blog/local-marketing-costs.md) - [Local service ads for plumbers: are they worth it?](https://damex.digital/blog/local-services-ads-plumbers.md) - [Roofing marketing after a storm: how to get found and trusted](https://damex.digital/blog/roofers-found-after-storm.md) - [Missed call text back: win back the cheapest leads you lose](https://damex.digital/blog/missed-calls-cheapest-leads.md) ## Covered in depth - [Source profile: Google Local Services Ads](https://damex.digital/sources/google-local-services-ads.md) Related terms: [Local pack](https://damex.digital/glossary/local-pack/), [Google Business Profile](https://damex.digital/glossary/google-business-profile/) --- ## About Damex Digital Damex Digital is an AI visibility agency. 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