Home services lives in the gap between right-now intent — a pipe burst, an AC failed, a furnace out — and the slower-cycle awareness that drives off-emergency calls. The math for each is different. Njord models a budget that funds the emergency capture without forfeiting the routine pipeline.

Home services sits at the top of the WordStream 2026 cohort — the auction is loud (LSAs, Angi, emergency search), and paid demand is the most contested. The Better tier in your model typically lands 10–20% below the median — the leverage comes from service-area density and brand-layer compounding, not the bid.
