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Read more »Sean Hodel. Owner, author and...$8M+ in client revenue.
Built from Winchester.
Meta, Google and Local Services Ads that turn clicks into clients.
Built for the ones who build
Owners, readers, hosts, young builders and press. Pick your lane.
Local business owners
Want the phone ringing from Meta, Google and local search? Local Klicks builds the whole system.
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The SWOP Framework in 79 pages, co-written with Shawn Rider and Zackary Michael.
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Speaking and podcasts
A builder's take on local lead gen, straight from the ad account, for your stage or your show.
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Young entrepreneurs
First business at 13. Turned down UVA and three other schools to build. Here is how that happened.
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Press and media kit
Short and long bios, fast facts and a hi-res headshot, ready to publish.
Open the media kitI didn't wait for permission
I grew up in Winchester, Virginia, the oldest of four brothers. I started my first business at 13.
Before ads, I was behind a camera. I photographed 100+ Christian artists, including Phil Wickham and Lauren Daigle, from the front of the stage. That is where the whole story started.
I shot and cut "Step", a short film by Winchester filmmaker Kerri Lane Mariano.
On the mat: 4-year varsity, 3-year captain, Regional Champion, 3x State Qualifier and a State Placer. 32-5 with 21 pins at 165 my senior year at James Wood.
I got into UVA. I turned it down, and three other schools, to build Local Klicks full time.
Film and wrestling taught me the same lesson: the reps nobody sees decide the result.
Now I run those reps for local businesses. Meta, Google, Local Services Ads. Every single day.
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Local lead gen, minus the fluff
Short notes on what is working for local businesses right now. Ads, instant forms, follow-up and the systems behind them, written from inside an agency that runs them every day.
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Turn clicks into clients
Local Klicks: Turn Clicks Into Clients and Dominate Your Local Market breaks local growth into the SWOP Framework. SEO, Website, Organic social and Paid advertising. Co-written with Shawn Rider and Zackary Michael. 79 pages, $9.99 in paperback.
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My company
Local Klicks
A Winchester agency that turns clicks into clients. I own it and run the ad accounts myself, across Meta, Google and Local Services Ads, for businesses that live and die by the phone ringing. Our office sits on the walking mall at 9 N Loudoun St.
$8M+ in client revenue generated for 120+ clients.
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The proof
Results owners put their name on
- Leads in under 30 days for one client, from Meta ads
- 2,000+
- Leads in 31 days for a dentist in Fairfax
- 428
- Growth in two months for one client business
- 40%
- Ad spend managed
- $2M+
- Monthly views on one client page
- 76M+
- Google rating across 100+ reviews
- 5.0
Local businesses on the record with Local Klicks
- Winchester Asphalt SolutionsVideo testimonial
- Ward Fitness TrainingVideo testimonial
- Patton's Moving & StorageVideo testimonial
- Berry Good BuildersVideo testimonial
- HomeGuard Foam & FoundationVideo testimonial
- Lori Bales, RealtorVideo testimonial
- Winchester Signs & Vehicle WrapsVideo testimonial
- Winchester FenceVideo testimonial
- Pleasant Valley Smile StudioVideo testimonial
- Stoneridge Decks & Outdoor LivingWritten review
- Ballston Dental ArtsWritten review
- Thompson's Pressure WashingWritten review
Agency stats as published by Local Klicks. Client wins as posted by Sean Hodel. Watch the client videos on localklicks.com
Press and achievements
1st in Virginia, on the mat and in the Winchester Star
DECA: 1st in Virginia
Business Growth Plan, 1st place in the state of Virginia with Lincoln Hahn for James Wood DECA (2026). Qualified for DECA ICDC.
Wrestling: Regional Champion
3x State Qualifier, 1x State Placer, 4-year varsity and 3-year captain at James Wood. 32-5 with 21 pins at 165 lb as a senior.
Winchester Star All-Area
Named to the Winchester Star 2026 All-Area wrestling team.
In the press
The Winchester Star
June 17, 2026
"Tan and plan"
Photo feature on Sean Hodel, owner of the Local Klicks digital marketing agency, working from the rooftop of the Bright Box building on the Loudoun Street Mall in downtown Winchester and connecting with clients by laptop and phone. Photo by Jeff Taylor.
Read it in the Winchester Star »The Winchester Star
2026
2026 All-Area Wrestling Team
Named to the Winchester Star All-Area wrestling team after a 32-5 senior season with 21 pins at 165 lb.
The Winchester Star
February 5, 2026
Athlete Spotlight: Sean Hodel
Featured in the Winchester Star Athlete Spotlight during his senior wrestling season. Also shared on jwaa.org.
The Winchester Star
2025-26 season
1st Place at 165, Willie Walters/Jaye Copp Tournament
Took the 165 lb title at the Willie Walters/Jaye Copp Tournament.
The Winchester Star
November 22, 2024
Cinematographer and editor on "Step"
Covered for his camera and editing work on "Step", a short film by Winchester filmmaker Kerri Lane Mariano and a Women in Film competition entry.
Read it in the Winchester Star »
Speaking and podcasts
Get Sean Hodel on your stage
Local lead gen, the SWOP Framework and choosing the build over the campus. Real talk for business owners, marketers and students, from someone who runs the ad accounts himself.
September 15, 2026Hosted Local Klicks' first live event: a hiring workshop on finding key players, closed by giving away a free 90-day lead generation system to MG Minor Construction.
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Notes from inside the ad account
Straight answers on local lead gen, written by Sean Hodel.
Lead Follow-Up
Speed to Lead: How Fast You Call Wins the Job
Speed to lead is the cheapest win in local marketing. Sean Hodel on the five minute call, the text before it, and the follow-up week most businesses skip.
Read more »Meta Ads
How I Set Up Meta Lead Ads for a Local Service Business
The campaign structure, instant form and follow-up rules Sean Hodel uses to turn Facebook and Instagram ads into booked jobs for local service businesses.
Read more »Strategy
SWOP: The Four Channels That Win a Local Market
SEO, Website, Organic social and Paid advertising. Sean Hodel breaks down the SWOP Framework from the book Local Klicks and how the four channels feed each other.
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