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Painting Your Way to Success: 7 Decorator Marketing Hacks That Won't Break the Bank.
I'm about to drop some serious knowledge bombs on how you can kickstart your decorator marketing without spending a single penny. That's right, you can put away your wallet and still attract more clients than a freshly painted wall attracts fingerprints. We’re diving deep into seven seriously effective (and seriously free) marketing hacks that will have your decorating business standing out like a neon accent wall in a sea of beige. From social media sorcery to networking ninja moves, we've got you covered. First up, we're talking about the power of social media for your decorator marketing. But we're not just sticking to the digital world. We're also diving into the importance of networking, both in-person and online. From attending local events to joining virtual communities, there are countless ways to connect with other professionals and potential clients in your industry. And how you can turn your happy customers into a virtual marketing army, spreading the word about your amazing decorating skills far and wide.
The Ultimate Showdown Between Websites and Social Media for Gardening Businesses.
Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed by the digital landscape? Wondering whether your gardening business should be focusing your marketing efforts on a website, social media, or both? Well, grab your gardening gloves and get ready to dig in – because we're about to explore the pros and cons of each in the ultimate showdown for gardening businesses. "But I just want to focus on growing beautiful gardens – not getting bogged down in the weeds of digital marketing!" And I hear you. But here's the thing: in today's world, nailing your gardening online marketing is just as important as having the right tools and techniques for your trade. Think of it this way: your website and social media pages are like virtual gardens. They need to be carefully cultivated, tended to regularly, and designed to attract the right kind of visitors (i.e., your ideal customers). And just like with gardening, there's no one-size-fits-all approach – the best strategy will depend on your unique goals, resources, and target audience. We'll explore everything from the cost and time commitment of each option to the potential for attracting visitors, building trust through reviews, and keeping your online presence secure. Whether you're just starting to dip your toes into the digital world or you're looking to take your online presence to the next level, this post has something for you.
Starting from Scratch: A Guide for Plumbers With No Marketing Budget.
Starting your own plumbing business but have no clue where to begin with marketing? Don’t panic. You don’t need a huge budget to get your new venture off the ground. Follow this starter guide to plumbing marketing on a bootstrap budget. We’ll cover crucial beginner steps like creating a professional brand identity, before moving into marketing across online and offline channels. Learn how to leverage your personal network for that initial influx of jobs. Discover the power of optimising your Google Business listing to get found by local searchers. And get top tips on old-school footwork like partnering with complementary Trades to win word-of-mouth referrals. We’ll also share how to harness social media and promote testimonials for essential early traction. Whether you’re a start-up solo plumber or just branching out alone, these budget-friendly hacks will help kickstart your marketing efforts without spending big bucks. Now get out there and start drumming up customers.
Landscapers Beware: Why Putting All Your Trust in Social Media is Like Planting a Garden in the Desert
Landscapers, are you guilty of putting all your marketing eggs in the social media basket? I know, I know – it's tempting to focus all your efforts on platforms like Facebook and Instagram. After all, that's where all the cool kids are hanging out these days, right? But here's the thing: relying solely on social media to grow your landscaping business is like trying to plant a lush garden in the middle of the desert. Sure, you might get a few likes and comments here and there, but without a solid foundation (read: a kickass website), your online presence is about as sturdy as a sandcastle in a hurricane. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying you should ditch social media altogether. It's a fantastic tool for showcasing your work, connecting with potential clients, and even digging up some glowing reviews. But if you're not diversifying your marketing efforts and building a strong home base online, you're leaving your landscaping business vulnerable to the ever-changing whims of the algorithm overlords. In this blog post, we'll dive into all the reasons why putting all your trust in social media is a recipe for disaster – and what you can do to cultivate a thriving online presence that will help your landscaping business bloom for years to come. So, grab a shovel and let's get ready to plant some seeds of marketing wisdom!
5 Tips To Get More Reviews For Your Electrical Marketing.
Feeling peeved seeing cowboy electrical competitors waving shiny review badges around for their electrical contractor marketing like Ibiza foam party sparkies? No need to sulk. I'll let you in on the trade secrets to transforming blood, sweat and wire offcuts into an avalanche of authentic digital kudos faster than you can say 'fluorescent'. We're talking next level visibility catapulting far beyond site van signwriting or Friday night networking nibbles. Tactfully track down project ghosts from electrical pasts deserving digital praise. Strategically showcase portfolio skill across prominent platforms. Soon your electrical expertise will magnetize and convert prospect searches faster than a power surge. Ready to illluminate that 5 star review future? Let's charge up promo power Trades-style and toast towering success!
Construction Marketing: A Beginners Crash Course For Nailing Instagram.
Marketing your construction services digitally on Instagram doesn’t have to be complicated. As old school Trades or Trade business newbies, we may feel overwhelmed by new social platforms. But implementing authentic branding basics, posting real work content clients crave, and engaging communities through hashtags and interactions can connect us with customers. This beginner’s guide for Trades covers optimising bios for search visibility, planning solid content showcasing skills, discovery through hashtags, and building conversations that convert to cash. Ditch generic excuses and unlock Construction Marketing success the easy way. No filter required.
The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Killer Portfolio for Your DecoratOR Marketing.
Your portfolio is one of the most important tools you have in your decorator marketing to showcase your work and attract new clients. Real talk. A well-put-together portfolio can help you stand out from the competition and demonstrate your skills, creativity, and attention to detail. As they say. A picture is worth 1000 words. A whole library’s worth when it comes to Decorators. In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps to create a killer portfolio that will impress potential clients and help grow your decorating business. Fast. Let’s dive in.
Kickstarting Your Construction Marketing With Zero Budget.
Starting a new business in construction can be an exciting and challenging time. KEEPING a construction business running through times of hardship – like pandemics or staff and material shortages – also brings its difficulties. One of the most critical aspects of success is effective marketing. However, as a new business owner or someone going through a challenging time, you may not have a large budget to allocate towards marketing efforts. But fear not. Because there are still plenty of effective ways to promote your business without breaking the bank. In this blog post, we'll explore some strategies to kickstart your marketing with zero budget. From leveraging social media to creating valuable content, we'll show you how to get the most out of your marketing efforts without spending a penny (in many cases). Whether you're just getting started or looking to grow your existing business, read on to learn how to kickstart your marketing on a shoestring budget.
What No One Tells You About Going Live For Your Construction Marketing.
Going live on social media as part of your construction marketing is a game-changer in so many ways. By going live, you can connect with your audience in real-time, showcase your projects and services, and build trust with potential customers. Your own business TV channel if you will. Like ‘Dave’. Just less funny. Plus, it's a fun and engaging way to share your expertise and bring the human touch to your business. Whether you're showcasing a new build, giving a tour of your latest renovation project, or just answering questions about the construction industry, going live for your construction social media marketing is a great way to reach a wider audience and grow your business without the hard sell (that we all love to hate).
Beginners Guide: Taking Your Own Construction Marketing Photos On-Site.
There are so many reasons why great photography should be a priority for your Trade and Construction brand and marketing. Photography helps to showcase your construction company's work and capabilities. High-quality photos of your completed projects can help to attract new clients and showcase your skills to potential customers. Photography can help to tell a story and provide context. By including photos of the construction process, you can give potential customers a better understanding of what goes into each project. Photography can help to differentiate your construction company from your competitors. Photography is a powerful tool for your construction social media marketing. By sharing photos of your projects on social media platforms, you can engage with potential customers and showcase your work to a wider audience. Photography can be used in a variety of marketing materials, including your website, brochures, business cards, and more. I think we can agree, photography is all-round epic for your construction marketing. Hiring a professional photographer may not always be possible – time, costs etc. And though we HIGHLY advice considering one for certain parts of your marketing (think website homepage as one of them), there are plenty of places that self-generated photos can help your Trade and Construction business. If you are going to take your own photos (presumably on your mobile phone) for your construction marketing, then it’s worth taking a few minutes to get it right. Because a high-quality shot of your work could be the difference in a customer enquiring with you… or scrolling past. Here's a bunch of helpful tips to help you NAIL your photography on site when taking your own construction photos…
Use Your Social Media Profile Images The Right Way For Your Construction Marketing.
Your construction marketing Social Media Profile Images probably seems like a tiny detail to you. (In case you’re not in the know, these are image spaces – usually circular or square in some cases - you can upload on a social media page that help people identify you.) But often it’s the small things that have the biggest impact. And what if I told you that by not using the right type of image in your Profile Image spaces could lead to loss of business, confusing your clients, ruining your business brand, ruining your personal brand or lead to direct enquiries for your competitors. Yes. I’ve seen ALL of these happen. Because Trade and Construction pros didn’t know the online etiquette or consider on a deeper level what images they were uploading. Don’t let this be you. And it’s easy to avoid these disasters. Here's how. Let’s go through EXACTLY how to use your social media profile images the right way for your construction marketing…
9 Ways Facebook Groups Will Help Build Your Domestic Construction Marketing.
Facebook Groups can be a FANTASTIC PLACE to build your brand for your domestic construction marketing. I’ve seen it for myself. Where local Construction companies have clubbed together and actively recommend one another in specific Facebook Groups to the local community who are asking for help in that specific industry. I.e. Electrical.So before you think Facebook Groups are a total waste of time, I want to share with you why you could be missing a big trick by NOT using them at all (or properly) as part of your domestic construction marketing. Hold onto your hard hats as here we go.
Creative Ideas: How Your Team Can Help Boost Your Trade & Construction Marketing.
You know that your Trade and Construction marketing is just as important to your business as your work ‘On the Tools’ itself, right? How else will people know you exist to use you in the first place. Exactly. But juggling your brand and marketing all by yourself can be tough. Especially when you’re wearing a lot of different (hard) hats in your business. You do the bookkeeping, sales, admin, operations, on the tools AND marketing. To name but a few. But for those of you with Team Members, you have some help right under your nose. And you didn’t even realise it. There are lots of ways that your small (but mighty) team can help you with your Trade and Construction marketing ideas – and help lighten the load. These ideas work well for teams big or small. And if managed correctly can do wonders to your business visibility. Once you’ve fine-tuned them all, you may even decide to include some of these tasks in the job roles of your team and as part of your recruitment contracts. Executed well, these construction marketing ideas not only help build your brand centrally, but also make you more visible to a wider audience by utilising the audiences your Teams may already have. Without further ado, let’s drill down into how our Team Members can help boost our Trade and Construction marketing…
Productivity Hack: Win Back 11+ Hours A Week For Your Construction Marketing.
Hold onto your hard hats, as these super simple but effective productivity hacks for your Trade and Construction marketing could change the way you work in your business. According to statistics, the average UK user spends 110 minutes on Social Media, per day. For anyone else who is useless at quick math, that’s nearly 2 whole hours. That’s over 11 hours a week. What could you do with that time? And do we think that whole 110 minutes is spent working on our business, replying to customers, networking in groups where we can start getting some enquiries – being productive? I think not. So, if I save you 11 hours on social media alone, then I’ve done my job with this blog, right? Well, that’s only one of the things I’m going to help you with. The other hacks are a bunch of corkers too.
Challenge: Go Live For 7 Days With These Ideas To Build Your Trade and Construction Marketing.
Here’s exactly why you need to consider social media Lives for your Trade and Construction brand and marketing. For those Trade and Construction owners who may not know what a ‘Live’ is – it’s a video tool on many of the social media platforms where instead of recording a video and then uploading to your page, you can stream a video in real time to your audience so they can see exactly what you’re up to right now and interact – think of it as your own Live TV. We get to know what services you offer in your Trade and Construction business. See the people behind your Trade and Construction business. Familiarise ourselves with faces and voices. There are opportunities for exposure to your brand – think branded workwear, branded vehicles etc. And begin the KNOW-LIKE-TRUST factor before we’ve even enquired. I’ve designed you a 7-day challenge. A different idea for everyday of the week. The power in going Live (like anything social media related) is about consistency. Let’s drill down into those ideas…
Honesty Hour: How You’re Screwing Up Facebook Groups For Your Trade And Construction Marketing.
Done right and done well, the right Facebook Groups can be a GAME CHANGER for your T&C marketing. I’m going to give it to you straight. There’s a high chance that you are making some serious mistakes when it comes to using Facebook Groups as part of your T&C marketing. And I don’t blame you. It’s another Facebook page, right? Somewhere for you to promote your business offers, right? Where just by joining you can tick off the list of ‘things I’ve done for my T&C marketing,’ right? And expect the enquiries to just come rolling in, right? Wrong. Facebook Groups are a TOTALLY different kettle of fish to what you think. And day-in day-out, we see tonnes of branding mistakes going on by Trade and Construction companies in these Groups. But I’ve also watched Facebook Groups help take one of my Trade clients from a one-man band to an 18 strong team. So, let’s start by kicking all the mistakes you might be making in there to the curb…
Intermediate Guide: Branding Your Trade And Construction Facebook Marketing.
Facebook is hot property in building your Trade and Construction marketing. It’s free. Relatively easy to use. Quick to access on the go. There are hundreds of thousands of Trade and Construction businesses using Facebook. Yet we see so many Trade and Construction companies doing it wrong. We see even more miss out on some epic little tricks that could help their Facebook marketing generate more enquiries. And play a big part in turning Trade and Construction enquiries to actual jobs. So, we’re going to share with you some ‘tricks of the trade’ that you could use to level up your Facebook brand and marketing. Because we’re good like that.
What Your Trade And Construction Facebook Cover Design Is Missing.
It could be considered a tiny area of your Trade and Construction branding and marketing - your Facebook Cover photo design. For those not in the know that is the rectangular space you see at the top of your Facebook business page that you are able to customise. Not enough Trade and Construction companies are using this to their full advantage. Why should you pay so much attention to my Facebook Cover Design? Because everything you do in your brand and marketing reflects your Trade and Construction business - when customers land on your Facebook page it is the first thing they see and makes that all important first impressions and your Facebook page might be the first part of your marketing a potential customer encounters when it comes to your business. In a matter of seconds, we want your Ideal Client to feel they are in the right place and that it is YOU that can help solve their problems. So yes. It might seem like a tiny part of your Trade and Construction brand and marketing. But boy, is it mighty. Here’s how you nail it…
Websites Vs Social Media. Which One Should I Use For My Trade And Construction Company?
Which should I focus on for my Trade and Construction brand and marketing – websites or social media? It’s a question we get asked a lot. Both play such a huge part in marketing for most businesses nowadays. To help you work this out for your Trade and Construction business, we’ve put together a list of pros and cons for each. So, in case you’ve been banging your head against a (very well rendered) brick wall, we’ve done all the thinking for you. Because we’re good like that.
Why You Can’t Rely On Social Media Alone For Your Trade & Construction Business.
⚠️ Relying on Social Media alone is the worst decision you will ever make for your Trade and Construction brand and marketing. Ever. There are tonnes of reasons why, which include loss of reviews, wasted time and money you will never see again in your efforts to post. Social Media should be used to build up the hype in your business. But never to build your entire business on it. Because you are building a house on rented land. And rented land means it can be taken away from you at any given moment. Find out what the dangers are in relying on it entirely for your marketing so your Trade and Construction business doesn’t fall victim.