Fair question. 15% sounds like a lot — until you run the numbers. So let's run them, together, with your numbers. No spin, just arithmetic.
The share only ever touches the new customers we bring you. Your existing jobs? Those stay 100% yours, untouched. So the real comparison isn't "100% vs 85%." It's this:
Keep 100% of a job that never came in, because nobody was running your ads, answering your phone, or following up on your quotes. A hundred percent of zero is zero.
Keep 85% of a job that only exists because we generated it. The other 15% is the only reason the job showed up at all. Eighty-five percent of real money beats a hundred percent of none.
Use numbers that feel real for your business. The split updates live — nothing's hidden.
Doing nothing, doing it yourself, or hiring an agency — here's how the trade really compares.
| Do nothing | DIY marketing | Agency retainer | ArborMatch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $0 | Your nights & weekends | $1,000–$3,000, every month | $0 |
| You pay even with zero results | — | Your time, either way | Yes — rain or shine | No |
| Who carries the risk | You (you stay stuck) | You | You | Shared — we earn only on new work |
| Runs every day without you | No | No — it's on you | Sometimes | Yes |
| New jobs actually delivered | None | Maybe, if you find the time | Maybe | The whole point |
| Money back if it flops | — | — | No | Deposit refunded |
If we don't bring the qualified leads we committed to in your first four months, you get your deposit back in full — and you keep the website and social profiles we built. No monthly fees were ever charged. Your downside is your time.
A steady stream of new jobs you'd never have gotten, 85% of it in your pocket, a calendar you can plan around, and zero hours spent on marketing. The upside compounds month after month.
Only you can run your real numbers. But the question was never "is 15% a lot." It's "would I rather have 85% of new business, or 100% of the jobs I'm not getting?" Most owners only have to ask it once.