Archive / 01Strategy
Project video and photo
We shoot the build in progress and the finished job. Walkthroughs, timelapses, the client at the reveal. Delivered as ads, Reels, a portfolio and Google profile content.
Contractors / Sacramento / general and specialty
Sacramento contractor marketing.Win the jobs your competitors are sleeping on.
Most Sacramento contractors live on referrals and a Yelp page they don't control. That works until the referral well runs dry in a slow quarter. We build the owned version: a site that ranks for the jobs you actually want, video shot on your builds in Land Park and Folsom, Meta and Google ads that reach homeowners before they post on Nextdoor, and follow up automation so a bid request at 10pm has a reply before you're awake.
Contractors / Sacramento / general and specialtyWhat we do for contractorsPick one or stack them
ONE TEAM.
The whole signal.
Archive / 02Production
Contractor websites that get bids
Portfolio first, a page per job type, financing and process explained, license and insurance visible, and a bid-request form that asks the right five questions.
Archive / 03Performance
Ads for high-ticket jobs
Meta and Google campaigns for remodels, ADUs and additions, aimed at Sacramento homeowners with the budget, with creative that shows real finished work instead of a rendering.
About Vessel ArchiveTwo people. One system.
REFERRALS ARE NOT A MARKETING PLAN.
General contractors, remodelers, ADU builders, concrete, painting, landscaping. Different trades, same problem: the work is good and the internet doesn't know it. Sacramento adds a clock. Exterior work runs hardest between the last spring rain and the first October storm, so a lot of homeowners plan over winter and collect bids before spring. Your portfolio and your ads need to be in front of them then, not in June. We shoot on your real jobs across Sacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, Folsom and Rancho Cordova, and the site and ads reach anywhere you build, Davis included. What's included: project video, a portfolio site with a page per job type, remodel and ADU ads, and a bid-request path that qualifies the lead. Most launches in 30 days. You talk to the same people on the shoot, the campaign and the monthly call.
Antonie / Vessel Archive
02Person team
on your account
on your account
100%In house
by design
by design
30Days
to launch
to launch
5.0Google rating
18 reviews
18 reviews
The honest versionAgency behavior, translated
LESS AGENCY
theater.
Most agenciesVessel Archive
You get handed to someone you have never met.
You get us. That is the team.✓
Stock footage that could belong to anybody.
We shoot your people, your place, and your work.✓
Reports full of acronyms and missing the point.
One call. Real numbers. Clear next move.✓
Six months before anything useful is live.
Site, campaigns, and automation live in 30 days.✓
Proof, not promisesCross-industry proof / real numbers, clearly labeled
THE INTERNET
STARTED working.
Proof from another Sacramento service business: Elysian Tattoo Gallery, Midtown. The system is proven. The offer and the creative get rebuilt for your trade.
Our first full build was a Sacramento studio with strong work and a quiet online presence. New site, on-site content, paid social and local SEO. In 30 days: 109 new client inquiries, 900 new followers, and an average local rank of 3.9 (from 9.4). That is a tattoo studio, not a contractor. Contractor jobs are bigger and slower to close, so the content does more of the trust building and the follow up runs longer. The system is the same.
New Client Inquiries
In 30 daysNew Followers
In 30 daysAverage Local Rank
Up from 9.4 across SacramentoClient note / 5 stars / Elysian Tattoo Gallery
“Teo and Antonie put into perspective how much putting effort into a business can catapult the whole business into another realm of success.”Owner / Elysian Tattoo Gallery / Sacramento
How it actually worksLive in 30. Not 180.
FROM “WHAT’S WRONG?”
TO “it’s live.”
Free audit
We review the site, ads, social presence, and booking path. Then we tell you what is leaking.
↘Custom scope
We build the plan around the real problem. Nothing added to make the proposal longer.
↘Build and launch
Shoot day, site build, campaign setup, and automation in one connected sprint.
↘Optimize
One clear call a month. Real numbers. The next set of creative already in motion.
↘The workShot and cut in house
SEE WHAT
we actually do.
No stock footage. No borrowed taste. The people, places, and businesses are real.
Nice things, said by real people★ 5.0 / 18 Google reviews
★★★★★
“Working with Antonie and Vessel Archive has been such a pleasure. He truly brings professionalism and leadership to the business table. He's been extremely helpful when it comes to bringing our content dreams to life. If you want to take your social media, SEO and online presence to the next level, PLEASE consider working with Antonie and VA.”
Luis ShalabiGoogle review
★★★★★
“Antoine and Teo are a dynamic duo. They have helped my tattoo shop with not only marketing, but helping us with video content and growing our personal businesses. They truly care about their clients needs, and want to help elevate their clients business and brand. I personally have seen more clients thanks to their help.”
Jackie BaizaGoogle review
★★★★★
“Really good team that delivers professional marketing strategies in a timely manner. Highly recommend for anyone looking for reliable, results-driven marketing support.”
Malik HowardGoogle review
★★★★★
“These guys have really helped me elevate my marketing, branding, and general business structure. They really care about their work, and they really care about their clients' results. Very dedicated and communicative with an exemplary turnaround time on their work. 100% would recommend them to any business looking to level up.”
Harris RudmanGoogle review
Questions we getStraight answers
How long does it take contractor marketing to produce bids?
Ads produce inquiries in the first two weeks. Search and Google profile work builds over 60 to 90 days. Remodel and ADU leads take longer to close than a service call, so we build the follow up to run for months, not days.
Do you work with specialty trades or only general contractors?
Both. Remodelers, ADU builders, concrete, painting, landscaping, fencing, garage doors. Any Sacramento contractor with real finished work and a job type they want more of.
What does contractor marketing cost?
Scoped per company, with a 90 day minimum for the full system so the first pipeline has time to close. Ad spend is separate. Most Sacramento contractors run $1,500 to $4,000 a month for high-ticket jobs. The free audit gets you a real number.
Can you fix our Yelp and Google reviews situation?
We cannot remove reviews, but we can bury a thin profile with real activity: job photos every week, a review request after every completed project, and a Google profile that finally matches what your work looks like.
When do Sacramento homeowners start collecting remodel bids?
Before the weather turns good. Exterior work stops for the rain from about October to April, so many homeowners plan over winter and want bids before spring. That is why we get the portfolio, the job-type pages and the remodel ads live in winter, while competitors are still waiting for referrals.
Which areas do you cover?
We work in person across Sacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, Folsom and Rancho Cordova, and shoot on your job sites there. The site and ads can reach anywhere you work, Davis included. Ads target the zip codes you actually want to work in, and we only write area content where you have real finished jobs to show. No pages that just swap the city name.
What happens in the first 30 days?
Week one: the audit findings and the first shoot on a real job. Then the site, the Google profile cleanup, the campaigns and the follow-up automation get built as one sprint. Most launches are live inside 30 days, and from there we track real bid requests, not clicks.
A custom audit for your business.
Ready to stop waiting on referrals?
We take on a small number of Sacramento contractors at a time so we can be on your job sites. If your website has not changed since your last big job, the audit will show you what that is costing.
Get a free contractor audit ↗Free audit / six questions / A custom audit for your business.
Let's talk contractor marketing
Six questions, sixty seconds. Tell us what you build and which jobs you want more of, and we'll show you what's leaking.
(916) 823-0666 ↗teo@vessel-archive.com ↗@VesselArchive_ ↗Sacramento, CA / serving Sacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Davis
For the broader system behind the site, content, and follow-up, see what our Sacramento marketing agency can build with you.