Facebook is making a host of sweeping changes to its mobile app that influences how users interact with local businesses, including changes to reviews/recommendations, the addition of a reservation/appointment booking tool and general layout changes. Reviews are now recommendations Facebook: “Your customers are your best ambassadors”. In keeping with this, Facebook is changing the way…
We are very excited to announce the latest updates to the Website Package, free of course to our existing customers! We have a range of new updates to go through, ranging from the aesthetic to the functional. Let’s see exactly what’s changed: New look headers We want to help you have more power over the…
Building trust is essential in converting the people who visit your website into customers. In this day and age, homeowners are spoiled for choice when it comes to hiring a trade and so you should always be doing your utmost to be setting yourself apart from the competition. One way of doing this is by…
A website allows tradesmen to advertise their services, showcase gallery images, collect reviews and win more work online. Here are some of the reasons as to why having a website is so important… Phonebook < Internet The Yellow Pages will cease production in January 2019 and focus its efforts online, following the path taken by…
Two weeks ago we identified a few different marketing channels for trades to promote their business and services. This short blog post delves into how we can identify which of those marketing channels are the most profitable for your business. How do we define profitable marketing channels? There are lots of ways we can define…
Helping trades build a professional and profitable business in 2018 As part of our commitment to our customers, we’re constantly looking to improve the Expert Trades Website Package. In January’s updates, we introduced a new homepage style, as well as a new navigation menu style, to give the websites we’ve built a more modern, clean…
Traditionally, trades have relied on word of mouth and the Yellow Pages to win work, but nowadays consumers have becomes heavily dependent on finding local businesses online. So, which marketing channels are consumers using, which are the most useful and what are they useful for? What are marketing channels? A marketing channel describes nothing but…
Twitter isn’t for everybody and every trade, but it is great for sharing updates, photos and videos whilst simultaneously promoting a business online. So, how do trades get the most out of Twitter? Twitter is what it is. Use it as a promotional tool and expand your audience… Follow others on Twitter You’ve got some…
Google My Business is a great place to start with getting your business online, but if you’ve noticed that your ranking has slipped over time, maybe it’s time to undertake a quick review… How does Google determine rankings? Google My Business delivers results based on relevance, distance and prominence. Relevance refers to how well a…
You’ve likely heard of the importance of joining online directories as a means to getting your business online, but can directories also be used as a means to boosting your websites SEO? Kind of… History of online directories Obtaining backlinks is without doubt hugely important for improving the rank of a website. The problem? Backlinks…
