Performance Marketer ยท New Braunfels, TX

Khizar Hayat
Performance Marketer.

I manage Local SEO, Google Ads, Meta Ads, Google Business Profile, and Web Design for local businesses in Texas. Strategy, execution, and reporting handled by one person โ€” me.

Khizar Hayat, performance marketer in New Braunfels TX
$500k+
Ad spend managed
30K+
Leads generated
90+
Projects completed
50+
Businesses served

Who Is Khizar Hayat?

I am a performance marketer based in New Braunfels, TX. I work with local businesses in Comal County, San Marcos, Seguin, Canyon Lake, and the Texas Hill Country on the channels that generate measurable outcomes: more calls, more leads, more booked jobs.

My practice is built around one rule: every client works directly with me. No account managers. No handoffs. The person you speak with on the first call is the same person managing your campaigns, reading your data, and writing your monthly report.

I cap my active client list at ten. That constraint is what makes direct accountability possible at the level every business deserves.

New Braunfels, TX โ€” Comal County and Texas Hill Country
Google Ads Certified ยท Meta Ads Trained
Currently accepting new clients
Khizar Hayat, performance marketer for local businesses in New Braunfels

Not an Agency. One Person. Full Accountability.

The difference is not quality. It is who is doing the work, who owns the outcome, and who picks up when something needs attention.

One person manages everything

I build your strategy, run your campaigns, and write your monthly report. No one sits between you and the work.

Strategy built for your market

Not a template applied to every client. I start from your business, your local competition, and your specific goals.

Your ad budget goes to the platform

No management markup on top of your Google or Meta spend. My fee covers the work, not a percentage of what you spend.

Month-to-month. No contracts.

You should not be locked in when results are not coming. I work month-to-month because that keeps both of us honest.

How I Got Into Performance Marketing

The Problem
Good businesses, bad marketing structures

Local owners were paying for marketing and getting passed to junior account managers with no context about their business. Weeks would pass with no update. Results never came. It was not the channel failing. It was the structure.

The Decision
Build a practice around direct accountability

The only way to stand behind results is to own them completely. No handoffs. No layers. The person who understands your business is the person managing it. That meant keeping my client list small โ€” but it also meant I could account for every decision in every account.

3+ Years Later
50+ businesses. 90+ projects. $500k+ in ad spend managed personally.

Every number in my portfolio comes from work I did myself across home services, insurance, contractors, automotive, cleaning services, career services, appliance repair, swimming pools, and more. That breadth of direct experience shapes how I approach every new account.

What Real Campaigns Have Taught Me

Three years inside real accounts produces observations that courses and certifications do not cover.

Low CPL does not mean quality leads

A campaign can produce cheap leads while sending the business prospects who never convert. I measure lead quality, not just cost per lead.

More traffic does not fix a weak offer

When the landing page, offer, or lead handling process is broken, scaling traffic makes the problem more expensive. I look at the full funnel before scaling anything.

Local marketing is more than a city name

Service areas, customer intent, proximity signals, competitive density, and the business model all affect local performance. A city keyword is the start, not the strategy.

Every channel has a distinct job

Google Ads captures existing demand. Meta Ads builds and creates demand. Local SEO compounds over time. A website converts attention into action. Conflating them produces noise.

How I Think About Marketing

Four principles that drive every decision across every account.

01

Outcomes over activity

Impressions and clicks are inputs. Calls, leads, and booked jobs are the output. I measure what actually matters to the business.

02

Data before decisions

I do not change what is working on a hunch, and I do not keep spending on what is not working out of inertia. The numbers drive every call.

03

Right channel first

One channel executed well beats five channels at half effort. I identify the highest-leverage starting point and build from there.

04

Fix the bottleneck before scaling

More spend cannot fix a broken funnel. If the issue is the landing page, the offer, or the tracking setup, that is where the work happens first.

The Work Behind These Numbers

Every figure comes from direct client work โ€” personally managed, not delegated to a team.

$500k+
Ad spend managed across Google Ads and Meta Ads
30K+
Leads generated across paid and organic channels
50+
Local businesses served directly
90+
Projects completed across SEO, Ads, GBP, and Web Design

My Expertise Stack

Hands-on capability built across 3+ years of real account work.

Local SEO
Local SEO strategy for service-area businesses
On-page structure and local keyword targeting
Google Search Console analysis and monitoring
Citation building and local signal consistency
Google Ads
Search campaign setup and active management
Conversion tracking and call tracking setup
Negative keyword management and bid optimization
Landing page analysis and conversion improvement
Meta Ads
Lead generation campaigns on Facebook and Instagram
Audience research, custom audiences, and lookalikes
Meta Pixel and conversion tracking setup
Creative testing and ad copy optimization
GBP and Web Design
GBP optimization for Local Pack and Maps visibility
GBP post strategy and ongoing profile management
Custom WordPress websites for local businesses
Conversion-focused page structure and mobile design

How I Approach Modern Marketing in 2026

Search has shifted. Platforms have automated more. The fundamentals have not moved. Here is what that means in practice.

AI Overviews change the layout, not the fundamentals

For local service businesses, the Local Pack, Maps results, and well-structured service pages remain the primary contact points. Strong GBP, accurate local signals, and clear service pages still drive the leads that matter.

Conversion quality beats conversion volume

Automated bidding on Google and Meta rewards quality conversion signals. Tracking that distinguishes a genuine lead from form spam is now a competitive advantage. Getting that right is part of every campaign I set up.

First-hand content still outperforms generic copy

Real service descriptions, accurate business information, and content built from direct experience performs better than keyword-stuffed pages that look identical to every competitor’s site.

I use new tools when they improve the outcome

AI-assisted workflows and platform automation are part of how I work when they genuinely improve results or efficiency. The test is always whether it makes the work better for the client โ€” not whether it is new.

Platforms and Tools

The actual tools running inside active client accounts โ€” not a certifications wall.

Google Ads
Paid search
Google Search Console
SEO monitoring
Google Business Profile
Local visibility
Meta Ads Manager
Paid social
WordPress
Web design
Google Analytics 4
Tracking
Google Tag Manager
Tag management
Meta Business Suite
Social management
Keyword Planner
Research
Looker Studio
Reporting

What I Don’t Promise

An experienced marketer tells you what they control and what they don’t. An inexperienced one promises results before seeing your data.

Guaranteed Google rankings before any work
Guaranteed lead volume before campaign data exists
Overnight SEO results
Set-it-and-forget-it advertising
Vanity metrics presented as business growth
Results on timelines that ignore how these channels work
I control the strategy, execution, testing, optimization, and reporting. I do not control Google’s algorithm, auction competition, or customer demand. What I do is make better decisions with the data available โ€” every month.

Who I Work Best With

Not every business is the right fit. Being direct about that saves time on both sides.

Good fit
Local service businesses in New Braunfels and Comal County where more leads means more revenue
Owners who want to work directly with the person running their account
Businesses that have tried marketing and want honest analysis of what went wrong
Owners who want to understand their marketing โ€” not just receive a monthly PDF
Less likely to be a fit
Businesses expecting guaranteed results before any campaign has run
Businesses whose goal is followers and social presence rather than leads or sales
One-time setup with no ongoing management or optimization
Timelines that expect results in days from a standing start

Why I Keep My Client List Small

Ten active clients at one time is a deliberate constraint. It is the number that keeps every account from becoming one of many.

When a campaign shifts, I notice it the same day โ€” not at the end of the month when the report is due. When a client messages, I already know the account because I am inside it regularly.

If I am at capacity when you reach out, I will tell you directly. I will not take on more than I can manage well.

10
Maximum active clients โ€” enforced, not aspirational
1
Person managing your account from day one to final report
24h
Response time โ€” a direct conversation, not a ticket queue

Real Results From Real Clients

Three campaigns I personally managed. Every number is pulled directly from the dashboards shown.

Google Ads campaign dashboard for an insurance business showing 3,570 lead forms and 208 calls
Google Ads

Insurance Business

Search campaign management โ€” conversion tracking, bid optimization, ongoing reporting

$161K
Ad spend
3,570
Lead forms
208
Calls
Meta Ads lead generation dashboard for a career services business showing 300 plus leads
Meta Ads

Career Services โ€” New Braunfels, TX

Facebook and Instagram lead generation โ€” audience research, creative, conversion tracking

300+
Leads
$1,000+
Ad spend
Google Search Console data for a contractors business showing 3310 organic clicks in 3 months
Local SEO

Contractors Business โ€” New Braunfels, TX

Local SEO strategy โ€” on-page optimization, local signals, Google Search Console management

3,310
Organic clicks
3 mo
Period

Let’s See If We’re a Good Fit

Free 30-minute call. I review your marketing, tell you where I would focus first, and give you a clear picture of what working together looks like. No pitch. No obligation.

Free, no obligation
30 minutes
Directly with Khizar
No long-term contracts