224 Martial Arts Enrollments at $78.36 Each. 85.2% Top-of-Page Impression Share. A NJ Taekwondo Academy.

A NJ taekwondo and martial arts academy with two NJ locations. Q1 2026. $8,960 in Google Ads. 224 conversions — contact forms, online enrollments, and phone calls. 85.2% top-of-page impression share across 103 keywords.

224
Martial Arts Enrollment Conversions — Q1 2026

$78.36 per conversion · $8,960 spend · 85.2% top-of-page · Jersey City + Edison NJ

$8,960
Spent on Google Ads

Q1 2026

224
Total Conversions

forms + enrollments + calls

$78.36
Cost Per Conversion

martial arts context

85.2%
Top-of-Page Rate

across all 103 keywords

103
Active Keywords

Jersey City + Edison markets

Martial Arts Is a High-LTV Enrollment Vertical

A child who starts taekwondo typically trains for years. Monthly tuition of $100-200, uniforms, belt testing fees, and tournament participation. A single enrolled student represents $2,000-8,000 in lifetime revenue.
At $78.36 per conversion and a 20-30% enrollment rate on contact form submissions, each converted family represents $15,000-25,000 in acquisition cost of approximately $250-400. Against years of monthly tuition, that math is compelling.
The fitness industry average for martial arts and boutique fitness is $25-75 per lead. This account runs at $78.36 — slightly above the floor but within range for a two-market NJ metro operation. fitness Google Ads benchmarks 2026.

Two Markets. One Account. 100% Impression Share.

The two markets served are distinct — different populations, different competitive landscape, different keyword performance. The account manages both simultaneously.
100% top-of-page impression share on: Martial Arts Studio Near Me, Taekwondo in Edison NJ, Adult Martial Arts Lessons, Adult Self Defense Classes, Adult Taekwondo Classes, After School Martial Arts, Beginner Martial Arts, and Tae Kwon Do Jersey City.
Every adult class search. Every youth program search. Every location-specific search across both cities. All holding 100% first-position impression share.

The Conversion Breakdown

Top Searches and What They Cost

‘Kickboxing Near Me’ at $3.66 per click is the most efficient term in the account. The searcher wants fitness through a combat sport — exactly what taekwondo delivers. Capturing kickboxing intent for a taekwondo studio is the same cross-intent logic as ‘massage near me’ for a float therapy center. Different search, same buyer.

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Five Questions Martial Arts Academy Owners Actually Ask

What is a good cost per lead for a martial arts academy on Google Ads?

The martial arts and boutique fitness benchmark is $25-75 per lead. At $78.36 per conversion across two markets, this account sits just above the industry floor. Against student lifetime value of $2,000-8,000+, the acquisition economics are strong at any point in that range. fitness Google Ads benchmarks 2026 has the full context.

Yes. Someone searching ‘kickboxing near me’ or ‘adult self defense classes’ is looking for a martial arts experience — just framed differently. Taekwondo delivers fitness, discipline, and self-defense. If the landing page speaks to those outcomes directly, the conversion rate on cross-intent searches is strong. Kickboxing at $3.66 per click is the most efficient term in this account.

Separate ad groups per city — at minimum. both NJ markets have different competitive landscapes, different demographic profiles, and different keyword performance patterns. City-specific ad copy earns higher Quality Scores and lower CPCs than generic NJ-wide targeting. Both markets are managed simultaneously in this account with their own keyword variants and location modifiers.

Yes. Adult searchers are making a decision for themselves. Parents searching for youth programs are making a decision for their child — with different emotional considerations, different urgency, and different objections to address. Separate ad groups with separate landing pages for adult and youth programs produce better conversion rates and cleaner performance data.

Trial class form submissions, online enrollment purchases, phone calls from ads, and phone calls from the website. This account tracks all three — 209 forms, 9 enrollments, 6 calls in Q1 2026. Tracking only form submissions would have missed the 15 direct conversion events and given Smart Bidding an incomplete signal.

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