Lead Generation Case Study

CPA MOMS

53% More Leads at Half the Cost per Conversion — Scaling a National Accounting Franchise’s Lead Generation with Google Ads

+53%

Increase in Conversions (Leads)

+45%

Higher Conversion Rate

−50%

Lower Cost per Conversion

Client Background

CPA MOMS® is a national franchise and marketplace that connects entrepreneurs and business owners with carefully screened, highly experienced CPAs who work virtually to deliver bookkeeping, accounting, and tax advisory services. Positioned as "The Entrepreneur's Accountant," its core offer is a free consultation that matches each business owner with the right CPA. The brand's primary growth goal is lead generation — driving qualified entrepreneurs to book that free consultation as efficiently as possible. CPA MOMS partnered with me to increase consultation bookings, lower the cost per lead, and strengthen brand visibility through Google Ads.

Before & After Results

Before

(Jan 1 – Apr 30, 2024)

Conversions (Leads) 326
Conversion Rate 5.80%
Cost per Conversion $44.00
Brand Impressions 248,500
Ad Spend (Cost) $14,344

After

(Sep 1 – Dec 31, 2024)

Conversions (Leads) 499
Conversion Rate 8.41%
Cost per Conversion $22.00
Brand Impressions 387,660
Ad Spend (Cost) $10,978

The campaign didn’t just generate more leads — it generated them more efficiently: consultation bookings rose 53% while the cost per lead was cut in half, even as overall ad spend decreased. (Figures in USD.)

Initial Challenges & My Approach

High Cost per Lead

Consultation bookings were being acquired at an expensive cost per conversion, capping how far the budget could stretch and limiting the franchise's ability to scale lead volume profitably.

Low Conversion Rate

Paid traffic was reaching the site, but too few visitors were actually booking a consultation — the funnel wasn't turning clicks into qualified leads efficiently.

Broad, Unqualified Targeting

Keywords were attracting a wide mix of searchers — including DIY help-seekers, students, and job hunters — rather than the business owners actually ready to hire a CPA.

Limited Brand Visibility

Impression share was low, so CPA MOMS wasn't consistently appearing for the high-intent accounting and tax searches where qualified entrepreneurs were looking.

My Strategic Solutions & Implementation

Keyword Research & Intent Targeting

The account needed to reach business owners ready to hire — not the broad, low-intent traffic draining the budget.

My Action:

I rebuilt the keyword strategy around high-intent, commercial search terms and layered in negative keywords to filter out job seekers, students, and DIY searchers — sharply improving lead quality

Ad Types & Messaging

The right ad formats and messaging were needed to reach more qualified entrepreneurs and earn quality clicks.

My Action:

I deployed the most effective ad types and wrote copy that spoke to real entrepreneur pain points — outgrowing a bookkeeper, surprise tax bills, unclear financials — expanding qualified reach and lifting brand impressions by 56%.

Landing Page Design

Clicks were arriving but not converting, so the consultation funnel needed to be rebuilt for action.

My Action:

I redesigned the landing page around a single clear call to action — Book a Free Consultation — with trust signals (vetted CPAs, decades of experience) and a frictionless form, lifting the conversion rate by 45%.

Budget & Bidding Strategy

Spend needed to concentrate on what actually produced booked consultations, at the lowest possible cost.

My Action:

I restructured bidding around cost-per-acquisition goals and reallocated budget to topperforming keywords and campaigns — cutting cost per lead by 50% while growing total conversions by 53%.

Services Provided

Keyword Research

Landing Page Design

Ad Types

Budget & Bidding Strategy

Results & Impact

My strategic approach turned CPA MOMS’ Google Ads into a reliable, high-quality lead engine — delivering more booked consultations at a dramatically lower cost, and positioning the franchise to scale.

By targeting the right searchers, sharpening ad messaging, rebuilding the consultation funnel, and bidding toward cost-per-lead goals, the results were clear:

+53%

Conversions — 326 to 499 booked leads

+45%

Conversion Rate — 5.8% to 8.4%

−50%

Cost per Lead — $44 to $22

+56%

Brand Impressions — wider qualified reach

Crucially, these gains came alongside a reduction in ad spend — CPA MOMS generated far more, higher-quality leads for less. Confident in the results, the franchise plans to increase its ad budget by 20% next quarter to scale lead volume even further.

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