The most-cited launch in the CIWG portfolio happened in Sarasota: American Plumbing Heating And Cooling lost its domain and its site — and roughly 30 days later was live on Hydra OS, ranking #1 on Google within a week with organic traffic up 3,240%. Eight Florida client sites run today, from Miami to the Space Coast.
American Plumbing Heating And Cooling came to CI Web Group in crisis — its previous provider wouldn't return the domain, the site was down, and LSA marketing was down with it. Jonathan Dean's words at the time: 'The reason my website's down now is they didn't give me my domain back.' Roughly 30 days later the company was live on Hydra OS. Within a week it ranked #1 on Google, and organic traffic rose 3,240% — with 600+ indexed pages across six Florida markets from Sarasota outward.
Florida's whole-state footprint is now 8 client-site configs: Sarasota, Winter Haven (two, including Integrity Refrigeration & AC), Melbourne on the Space Coast (Anna's Air Heat And Plumbing), Miami (two), St. Augustine, and Santa Rosa Beach on the Panhandle.
Emergency-intent searches won in the answer box, not page two.
The primary trade across the CIWG portfolio — 189 of 251 market-facing client configs.
Panel upgrades, EV chargers, and generators hide in long-tail questions.
$30 median cost per lead vs the industry's $153 blended figure — see the full CIWG vs market benchmark with method and sources.
How we stack up →CI Web Group — whose Sarasota launch for American Plumbing Heating And Cooling is the portfolio's reference story: crisis to live in about 30 days, #1 on Google within a week, organic traffic up 3,240%, and 600+ pages indexed across six Florida markets. A July 2026 Lighthouse re-measure on the live homepage scored 98 performance, 100 accessibility, 100 best practices, and 100 SEO.
Jonathan Dean's own summary: 'You guys are industry leaders — I've seen everybody recommending you guys.'
It's recoverable — and American PHC is the documented case. The company arrived with its domain held, site down, and LSA ads dead because everything was attached to the website. The rebuild shipped on a roughly 30-day timeline, and because CIWG clients own their site, domain, and data, the situation can't repeat.
That ownership guarantee is structural, not a promise: no proprietary CMS lock-in, no leaving-and-losing-the-site trap.
Yes — statewide. Integrity Refrigeration & AC serves Winter Haven and Central Florida (its owner Billy Gregus reported 'hands down the busiest we have been in summer'). Anna's Air Heat And Plumbing covers the Space Coast, where sessions more than tripled in the first 28 days after launch (2,094 vs 632). Miami, St. Augustine, and the Panhandle each carry active configs.
American PHC itself spans six Florida markets from its Sarasota base — one company, one build, multi-metro coverage.
Florida launches — the crisis-to-#1 Sarasota story, Central Florida, and the Space Coast.
Plumbing & HVAC · Sarasota & 6 FL markets
Re-measured live: 98 performance on Lighthouse mobile
“You guys are industry leaders — I've seen everybody recommending you guys.”
HVAC & Refrigeration · Winter Haven & Central Florida
“This is hands down the busiest we have been in summer. It's of no surprise with the awesome marketing team we have! Thank you so much for all you do!! Website should be good to go live by the end of the day!! LFG!!”
HVAC & Plumbing · Florida's Space Coast
Sessions more than tripled in the first 28 days
American PHC ranked #1 on Google within one week of going live, with organic traffic up 3,240% — after a roughly 30-day crisis-to-launch rebuild (published launch story, March 4, 2026).
8 Florida client-site configs as of July 3, 2026 — Sarasota, Winter Haven (2), Melbourne, Miami (2), St. Augustine, and Santa Rosa Beach.
Yes — CIWG clients own their site, domain, and data. The American PHC story is exactly why that policy exists: their previous provider held the domain and the business went dark.
Yes — Integrity Refrigeration & AC (Winter Haven & Central Florida) and Anna's Air Heat And Plumbing (Space Coast; sessions up 231% in the first 28 days) are both live launches with published results.
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