Painting.Marketing uses the Trades.Agency plans, which are published at trades.agency/pricing. Prices below are in Canadian dollars, as listed there in October 2026. GST/HST is added by province, with GST and QST in Quebec. All plans are month-to-month with 30 days' notice to cancel, and annual billing lowers the monthly rate.
Growth
$1,999 /month
$1,499/month billed annually
Core digital marketing for an established trades business.
Elite
$3,999 /month
$2,999/month billed annually
Broader multi-channel marketing, plus 50% off Trades.Agency website design packages.
Enterprise
$7,999 /month
$5,999/month billed annually
A dedicated marketing team, priority support, and a free website design and build (any package).
Free consultation · no lock-in. Free 30-minute initial consultation for eligible trades businesses, separate from paid plans. Month-to-month, no long-term contract; cancel with 30 days' notice; discounts for annual commitments.
Prices in Canadian dollars. Sales tax is added based on the client's province (as of October 2026, CRA rates): 5% GST in Alberta, BC, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Yukon, NWT and Nunavut; 13% HST in Ontario; 14% HST in Nova Scotia; 15% HST in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and PEI; 5% GST plus 9.975% QST in Quebec. Provincial sales tax (BC, Manitoba, Saskatchewan) only where it applies to the service. See full pricing on trades.agency/pricing.
The plans
Answer first: three plans, from $1,999 per month, or $1,499 per month on annual billing.
| Plan | Month-to-month | Billed annually | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growth | $1,999/month | $1,499/month | The core marketing channels for an established painting company |
| Elite | $3,999/month | $2,999/month | More channels running at once, with half off Trades.Agency website design packages |
| Enterprise | $7,999/month | $5,999/month | Your own marketing team and priority support, with website design and build (any package) included at no charge |
The initial 30-minute consultation is free for eligible trades businesses, separate from these plans.
What each plan looks like for a painter
Answer first: match the plan to the number of channels you need, not to your ambitions.
Growth: one strong channel, done properly
Suits an owner-operator or small company with one or two crews. A typical Growth plan for a painter focuses on local search and Google Business Profile, plus either a seasonal ad campaign or estimate follow-up, whichever is the weaker link.
Elite: several channels, timed to the season
Suits companies with several crews that want both residential and some commercial work. Elite usually combines local search, seasonal ads and follow-up, and the 50% website discount makes a portfolio website rebuild affordable at the same time.
Enterprise: a team behind your marketing
Suits larger painting companies running several product lines and regions, or moving seriously into strata and commercial work. The included website design and build removes a large one-time cost.
What drives the cost of marketing a painting company
Answer first: the number of services you sell, the number of areas you cover, and how competitive those areas are.
- Product lines: a company selling interiors, exteriors, cabinets and strata needs more pages, campaigns and follow-up paths than one doing interiors only.
- Service area: each additional city or region adds pages, ad targeting and reporting.
- Competition: a dense metro market usually needs more content and higher ad budgets than a smaller town.
- Season shape: a short, intense exterior season can need more work packed into a few months.
- Starting point: a company with a sound website and a strong Google profile needs less set-up than one starting from nothing.
A worked affordability check
Before choosing a plan, compare its annual cost with what it must produce.
Say you choose Growth on annual billing: $1,499 × 12 = $17,988, plus your province's GST/HST. If your average job is $5,000 at a 35% gross margin, each job earns about $1,750 in gross profit. You would need roughly 10 to 11 additional signed jobs a year, before ad spend, just to cover the plan. If you sign 3 in 10 estimates, that means around 35 extra estimates a year.
If that looks easy for your market, the plan is probably sensible. If it looks like a stretch, start with what you can do yourself using our guides, and talk to us later. The estimate maths guide has the full worksheet.
Terms, in plain words
- Month-to-month, no long-term contract; cancel with 30 days' notice.
- Annual billing is optional and discounted.
- Prices in CAD; plus GST/HST by province (GST and QST in Quebec).
- Ownership: your website, domain, Google Business Profile and ad accounts belong to your company.
- Anything else, including how ad spend is handled and any project work outside a plan, is confirmed in writing in your proposal.
We don't promise rankings or lead counts at any price. We do commit to plain monthly reporting on estimates booked and jobs signed. See results from our HVAC work for what the method has produced, and the contact page to start a conversation.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a long-term contract?
No. Every plan runs month to month, and 30 days' notice ends it. Annual billing is optional and lowers the monthly price.
Is ad spend included in the plan price?
Plan fees cover our work. How ad spend is paid and billed is set out in writing in your proposal, so you know exactly what goes to the ad platforms and what goes to us.
Do prices include sales tax?
No. Painting plans are priced in Canadian dollars, plus GST/HST based on your province (GST and QST in Quebec).
Is the first consultation really free?
Yes. Eligible trades businesses get the first 30-minute consultation free. It sits apart from the paid plans and carries no obligation.
Can a one-crew painter afford this?
Sometimes. Run the estimate maths first. If a plan costs more than the gross profit it would need to generate in your market, we will say so and suggest what to do yourself instead.