Having a strong online presence is crucial for any business. Most homeowners (and consumers) use the internet to search before making a purchase or major financial decision. In fact, you likely do the same thing.

When a web user is trying to find a home services provider for their plumbing needs, they’re most likely going to search online for some combination of the service they’re looking for and the city or state they’re in. How do you ensure your plumbing website shows up on page one? Read on to find out!

Did you know that Google My Business is adding a messaging feature to their desktop interface? Previously, a business could only respond to messages through the Google My Business mobile app. By adding this new feature to the desktop interface, it will be easier for local HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical contractors to manage live chats as they come in. Read on to learn how to enable messaging.

What if you could sit down with leaders in the contracting space to learn how they continue to grow and scale their business? Gary Elekes, iMarket Solutions Co-Owner and CEO, did just that with Chad and Amanda Faith, owners of Aire Texas. Check out what they had to say!

The biggest impact to businesses in 2020 has come from dealing with the spread of COVID-19. Adaptability has become vital, not only for the safety of your customers and employees, but to your business success. Take a look at the SEO lessons we’ve learned so far this year, and how they can apply to your contracting business.

What does your contracting business need to build your digital brand? You’ll need to consider your marketing plan as a whole, including traditional and digital media, which we covered in Part 1 of this 2-part blog series.

Google has brought their fair share of changes to their Google My Business and Google Ads products in an effort to adjust to changing business needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. We've summarized some of the most critical changes that could impact your contracting business.

We recently shared part 1 of a 2-part blog post about emerging SEO trends to expect in 2020. In part 2, we cover a few more predictions, and how you can stay on top of these changes.

SEO is an industry that changes very quickly. Google always has and always will continue to make updates throughout the year, every year. The best way to keep up is by partnering with a marketing team that keeps a finger on the pulse of these changes. In this post, we'll uncover 4 of the biggest predictions for SEO in 2020.

With 2020 in full swing, do you have all of the info you need to master Google’s search results? If your answer is no, our team is here to give you the details! Google pushes updates out on a daily basis, and the most frustrating part can be that most updates will have zero to little impact on your business, but you certainly don’t want to miss the ones that do. We’ve collected the top 5 Google updates that will have an impact on your business in 2020.

Last month we posted a blog about brand reputation and how you can improve your SEO results. Now, we want to go more in-depth about the connection between your brand and your vision. While we mentioned briefly the importance of understanding your brand and the importance of the “why,” we’d like to delve into how it relates to the “where.”

In the traditional digital marketing agency setup, SEO and Brand Reputation are two entirely different entities, but could disassociating these two key areas be a mistake? We certainly think so! Learn more about how your company’s portrayal helps (or hurts) your SEO results.

Your website is the core of a successful digital marketing strategy. After all, 95% of customers find businesses online through their websites. But having a website with an attractive design, eye-catching calls-to-action, and friendly navigation doesn’t mean prospects will actually see it.

Without a blog on your company website, you’re missing a huge opportunity. Blogs provide a way to connect with your customers and community. They are an opportunity to show personality, and to give your company a voice that can separate you from other contractors in your service area. Not only is a blog the perfect chance for communicating with your customer base, but there are literally no downsides to having a well-maintained, informed, and frequently updated blog!

Getting your website to rank on a search engine page means understanding how it indexes, analyzes, and then ranks a website. Search engines, including Google, have a large index of all the pages of all the websites they know, and your contracting website can only show up on search engine results pages (SERPs) if it’s in that database. This is where SEO (search engine optimization) comes in!

When it comes to getting your name out there and converting local homeowners into loyal customers, there are many marketing methods that can help you along. Creating the right overall marketing strategy is an essential part in helping your contracting business grow. These days, this means creating a solid digital marketing strategy.

It’s no secret that this type of “word of mouth” advertising is still very important. This is perhaps even truer, now that people can find information about your business within seconds with a simple click of a mouse. Google My Business heavily impacts the relationship between online reviews and your SEO efforts—what does this mean for you?

You have many options when it comes to developing a marketing plan for your contracting business. Creating the right strategy is a vital part to helping your business thrive. This includes traditional marketing methods as well as newer, digital marketing strategies.

Google’s organic search algorithm is updated hundreds of times every year, and in some cases multiple times each day. And while specific details surrounding the latest updates are not always shared, we know one thing is for sure. Google is rewarding websites that provide exceptional value to those who are visiting them.