783 enquiries from Google Ads at A$13.97 each for a premium airport transfer business.
783 enquiries from Google Ads.
At A$13.97 each.
Calls, quote requests and booking enquiries from travellers searching specific airport routes across south east Queensland.
10.75% conversion rate.
On about A$24 a day.
More than one in ten clicks became an enquiry. Demand kept growing until it outpaced the fleet’s driver capacity.
Client overview
Airport Transfer Solutions runs premium private airport and chauffeur transfers across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. Owner Peter Sanders built the business on reliable, professional service.
It needed to:
Reach travellers who want a private transfer, not the cheapest seat
Win enquiries on the routes that matter most
Do it on a modest daily budget
The challenge
Airport transfer search is crowded and price driven:
Shuttle operators compete hard on price
Broad keywords attract bargain hunters
Generic campaigns waste budget on the wrong routes
No way to separate premium travellers from price shoppers
The service was strong. The search strategy wasn’t.
A Google Ads system built for premium transfers.
Phase 1
Route intelligence
We mapped the routes that bring premium travellers:
Airport to suburb trips into premium Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast areas
Suburb to airport trips for corporate and leisure travellers
Regional and special routes worth their own campaign
Ad groups matched to specific suburbs and destinations
Phase 2
Route level campaigns
We built the account in three layers:
Layer 1
Targeting
Campaigns built around routes, not the service:
Brisbane Airport to the Gold Coast
Brisbane Airport to the Sunshine Coast
Gold Coast Airport to Byron Bay
Sunshine Coast to Brisbane Airport
Layer 2
Filtering
100+ negative keywords to keep out price shoppers:
Shuttle, shared and bus searches
Cheap and budget searches
Competitor shuttle brands
Layer 3
Messaging
Ads written for premium intent:
Private transfers only
Professional drivers and quality vehicles
Corporate reliability
Availability by route
This is why the budget went so far. Every dollar went to people looking for a private transfer.
Phase 3
Pages built to convert
Every click landed somewhere ready to book:
Instant quote forms
One tap phone booking
Fleet imagery and driver credentials
Corporate account options
Phase 4
Scaling to capacity
Results grew without growing the budget:
Search terms reviewed and new negatives added
Spend kept to about A$24 a day
Budget focused on the routes that convert
Demand eventually outgrew the fleet’s driver capacity. The business needed more drivers before it needed more ads.
Premium enquiries on a small budget
What this means
More than one in ten clicks became an enquiry.
Each enquiry cost A$13.97 on average.
Every A$1,000 bought about 72 enquiries.
The budget stayed at about A$24 a day.
The limit was never the ads. It was how many drivers were on the road.
Where the clicks came from
Route level searches only
Airport to suburb and suburb to airport
Shuttle, cheap and budget searches excluded
100+ negative keywords in place
What each dollar bought
About A$1.50 per click
A$13.97 per enquiry
About 72 enquiries per A$1,000
About A$24 a day in spend
The story
Airport Transfer Solutions did not need a bigger budget. It needed the right searches. Route level campaigns and tight filtering turned about A$24 a day into a steady flow of premium enquiries, until demand outgrew the fleet.
Chapter two
In 2026 the old WordPress site was hacked. We rebuilt it on Webflow as part of our web development service: faster, secure and easy to update. Paid traffic now lands on a site the business can rely on.
Account totals
Total enquiries from Google Ads: 783
Average cost per enquiry: A$13.97
Conversion rate: 10.75%
Every enquiry was a call, quote request or booking enquiry from a traveller searching a specific route. Demand grew until the business needed more drivers to keep up.
What the client says
“We have seen a 15% increase consistently over a period of 10 months, will be continuing with this for sure.”
“The first digital strategy company I have had any faith in, as a 20 year entrepreneur... none of them in 15 years have made my phone ring in any significant way whatsoever. The first to make a difference... and my niche would have to be one of the hardest markets to go after.”
“Our enquiries have increased through Adwords campaigns, which has turned into sales for our transport services. So much so I may need another bus to keep up with the demand.”
Most transfer businesses bid on broad airport transfer keywords and pay for bargain hunters.
This account did the opposite:
Campaigns built around specific routes
100+ negative keywords filtering out price shoppers
Ads written for travellers who want a private transfer
Budget focused on the routes that convert
Each part strengthens the others:
Google Ads captures travellers searching right now
The new Webflow site turns that traffic into enquiries
Route data shows where demand is strongest
Every enquiry shapes the next campaign
The system is stronger than any one channel.
The limit was capacity, not demand. With a fast, secure Webflow site in place:
Campaigns can scale as drivers are added
Route data shows where to grow first
The site is easy to update as the fleet expands
The next stage starts from data, not from zero.
Immediate impact
783 enquiries from Google Ads
A$13.97 per enquiry
10.75% conversion rate
Demand beyond the fleet’s driver capacity
Lasting assets
A route level campaign structure
100+ negative keywords
A new Webflow website
Data on the routes that convert
Strategic position
Premium travellers, not price shoppers
Growth limited by drivers, not demand
A site that is fast, secure and easy to update
One growth partner across ads and web
The result
Airport Transfer Solutions didn’t just buy clicks. It built a demand engine it can scale as the fleet grows.
Common questions
Search campaigns reach people at the moment they need a transfer, so enquiries can start in the first weeks. The bigger gains come from refining routes and negative keywords as real search data comes in.
Yes. The same approach works for chauffeurs, charters, party buses and tours: campaigns built around how customers search, strong filtering of low value searches and pages built to convert.
The old WordPress site was hacked in 2026. We rebuilt it on Webflow so it is faster, secure and easy to update, and paid traffic lands on a site built to convert.
Next move is a conversation.
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