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Negative keywords for moving companies. Moves to quote, not vans to rent.

Moving searches include people renting a van, buying boxes or looking for mover jobs. This list keeps your budget on people who want a crew to do it.

  • 21 negatives for this industry, plus the general groups.
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21 negative keywords

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  • "apartment for rent"
  • "bubble wrap"
  • "change of address"
  • "free boxes"
  • "houses for sale"
  • "mortgage"
  • "mover job"
  • "mover jobs"
  • "mover salary"
  • "moving boxes"
  • "moving checklist"
  • "moving company hiring"
  • "packing tape"
  • "removals driver job"
  • "rent a van"
  • "trailer hire"
  • "truck rental"
  • "u-haul"
  • "van rental"
  • "wardrobe box"
  • "wardrobe boxes"

Check the list against your business before pasting it. Never add a negative for a search that has converted.

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Why these searches cost you

Moving keywords overlap with everything around a move: renting a van, buying boxes, finding a flat. Only people hiring a crew are your customers.

These searches are common in the same weeks as real ones, so they quietly take a large share of a seasonal budget.

Words to check before you block them

These look like waste on most accounts. On some of yours they may be customers, so read your search terms before adding them.

cheap, cost
People comparing quotes. Keep them unless they never book.
storage
Block only if you do not offer storage.
international
Block only if you do not move abroad.

How to use the list

Add the list to a shared negative keyword list and attach it to every Search, Shopping and Performance Max campaign. Phrase match is a safe default for single words.

Negatives do not match close variants, so the generator adds the plurals. Never add a negative for a search that has converted in the last year.

Then read your own search terms every week at first. A starting list catches the common cases; your report shows the ones that are yours.

Questions, answered.

Anything else? Ask Oppy in the product, or write to the team.

What negative keywords should a moving company use?

Van and truck rental, boxes and supplies, mover jobs and house hunting. Keep quote, cost and storage searches you can serve.

Should moving companies block man with a van?

Only if you do not offer small moves. For some movers it is a good source of jobs.

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