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Negative keywords for roofing companies. Roofs to fix, not shingles to buy.

Roofing searches attract material buyers, DIY roofers and job seekers alongside homeowners with a leak. This list blocks the first three.

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

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  • "car roof rack"
  • "car roof racks"
  • "diy roof"
  • "home depot"
  • "how to shingle"
  • "metal roofing sheets"
  • "patch roof yourself"
  • "roof box"
  • "roof boxes"
  • "roof repair kit"
  • "roof repair kits"
  • "roof tiles wholesale"
  • "roofer job"
  • "roofer jobs"
  • "roofer salary"
  • "roofing apprenticeship"
  • "roofing crew hiring"
  • "roofing felt price"
  • "roofing nails"
  • "roofing training"
  • "rooftop bar"
  • "rooftop bars"
  • "rooftop tent"
  • "rooftop tents"
  • "shingles for sale"
  • "youtube"

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

Roof searches cover a lot of ground: car roof racks, rooftop bars and shingles for sale all share words with your keywords. Each of those clicks is paid at a roofer's price.

Repairs are your work, so the general Repairs and parts group stays off this list.

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.

leak
Often an urgent, high-value job. Keep it.
insurance
Storm damage claims can be good business. Block only if you do not do insurance work.
flat roof
Block only if you do not work on flat roofs.

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 roofer use?

Roofing jobs, materials shopping, DIY roofing and other roofs such as car roof racks. Keep leak, storm and insurance searches if you take that work.

Should roofers block material searches?

Yes. People buying shingles or felt are doing the job themselves or are trade buyers, not homeowners hiring a roofer.

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