RevThe Searches You Should
Never Pay For.
A negative keyword list for contractors.
Grouped by type and by trade, ready to paste.
Do Not Paste This Entire List Blindly.
Start with clearly irrelevant terms, review match type and your actual services,
then use your search-term report to decide the rest.
Most Waste Falls Into These.
Grouped by who is searching.
People After Work
jobs, hiring, salary, apprenticeship, vacancy, resume, career, union
People Doing It Themselves
diy, how to, tutorial, youtube, repair myself, parts, kit, manual
People Wanting It Free
free, grant, government, second hand
Check before blocking: cheap, discount, coupon.
The Wrong Trade or Place
rival trades, wrong towns, wrong states, commercial when you do homes
The Ones That Catch People Out.
Add from your own search terms report every week. That is where the expensive surprises live.
The general terms above, as plain text. One per line, ready to paste into Google Ads.
hiring
salary
apprenticeship
vacancy
resume
career
union
near me jobs
training
diy
how to
tutorial
youtube
repair myself
parts
kit
manual
free
grant
government
second hand
Fifteen Minutes Saves the Month.
Open the search terms report. Read what you actually paid for.
Block the junk. Repeat next week.
The Managed Alternative.
We can review your search terms and negative list for you.
Real terms from your account, not a generic list.
Written, Not a Call
You get a document you can keep.
Real Search Term Reports
Not a generic list.
Two Working Days
Most accounts are quicker.
No Upsell
If it is fine, we say so.
Related Pages.
- Google Ads guide for contractors: how the account is set up, step by step
- Google Search ads management: if you want it run for you
- Free Google Ads audit: a written check before you spend more
- Digital marketing masterclass: learn to run the ads yourself, live
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