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3 Brilliant Digital Marketing Strategies for Tradies

3 brilliant digital marketing strategies for tradies

Our increasingly digital and connected world means that it is essential for all businesses to take their marketing online, so here are some of the best digital marketing strategies tradies can use to reach more customers in their local area.
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Local SEO

Local SEO for Tradies – Why You Need It

How Google is helping tradies in business

While general SEO practices have evolved and become more complicated throughout the years, it has not lost relevance. In fact it’s become more relevant than ever before especially for small businesses and tradies given the trend and focus on local SEO.

Whether your trade business only services a small number of suburbs in your state or a larger scale region, here are some good reasons to incorporate local SEO to your marketing strategy.

Google has a soft spot for local businesses

It’s true. Whilst in the past Google has usually favoured big brands with good history and credibility, it also wants to give consumers what they really want, need and prefer – and that’s access to local businesses. And that’s you guys!

In recent times, Google has started to pave the way for small businesses to play in the same field as big companies with more emphasis on local search.

That is why local SEO has become more relevant in gaining new customers locally and investing in it could certainly lead to huge financial benefits for your business.

Customers want local targeted results

Consumers are more demanding and they want things to be more specific to them – and of course location plays a key part of this. No Sydney consumer wants to Google “local plumber” only to find one in China!

This has put more pressure on Google to work on delivering more targeted results – and that means making sure relevant local businesses like yours show up in these results.

A good local SEO strategy will therefore better connect local tradies to local consumers in the same local area. It’s win- win for everyone!

What actions can a tradie take to improve their local SEO

  1. Assess your current local SEO ranking.  Ultimately you want your business appearing in local Google search results for the areas you service.
  2. Get onto directories that can help improve your local SEO ranking. Check out Tradebusters Connect at www.tradebustersconnect.com.au which exclusively helps profile three top businesses by local area.
  3. Make sure your social media accounts reflect the areas your service. With Facebook and Twitter being so popular it is not unusual for consumers to seek local service providers using the search function tools on these platforms.

Need help in growing your trade business?

Contact us at Tradebusters for a FREE Tradie Help Consultation.

We have specialist solutions for trades including Website Design, Local Area Lead Generation Strategies, Social Media and Marketing Support, Business Coaching and more. Contact us today.

How to Market My Building Business

Local Builders, Get More Customers!

Promoting your building business in order to attract the right quality customers requires having a marketing plan in place.

Here’s how you can do this for your business.

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Do Locals Trust My Tradie Business?

3 Ways To Promote Trust as Your Brand

Trust is important in business especially in the trade industry where great customer relationships based on trust can lead to more referrals and revenues.

So why not make “trust” part of your brand as a business operator?

By doing so, you set yourself apart from the competition and will end up with more loyal customers

So how can you create a brand that promotes trust?

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How To Get Customers Picking You Up Online

Tradies…it’s time to stand out online

Are you looking for ways to grow your tradie business and get more customers picking you up?

Standing out online is your answer! 

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I’m A Tradie. Why Do I Need Social Media?

I’m A Tradie. Why Do I Need Social Media?

Like most tradies you probably rely on a few key sources of marketing to drive customers to your business, like:

  • Online directories and trade portals like Yellow Pages and True Local
  • Local advertising
  • Word of mouth referrals

But with more and more customers being active on social media like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, now is as good as a time as any to harness the power of social media to get more clients online. And yes, even for a tradie, whether you be a local plumber, builder or painter.

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3 Challenges of Promoting Your Trade Business Online

Online Advertising Watch Outs

If you are a tradesman, one of the best ways to get more customers is by advertising your services online. This will help you reach more customers and not to mention help you build online trust.

Using search engine optimisation, pay-per-click, email marketing, and social media marketing are just some of the best ways for you to establish online presence for your trade website.

However, online advertising doesn’t come without its challenges.

Here are some you should be ready for.

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Marketing Trends Dominating Your Business For 2016

What could work for your business?

We are now several months into 2016 and a number of marketing trends are making their mark this year. As most businesses have executed a good part of their marketing strategies, we now take a look what has been working and what could work for your business.

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3 Reasons Why Every Tradie Should be On Facebook

Building Credibility through Social Media

As  a tradie, building credibility is essential in winning over new customers. And in addition, there is the added challenge of standing out from all the local competition.

And that’s where social media platforms like Facebook can give you the extra needed “edge” to get customers over the line.

It can also be a valuable lead generation platform in connecting directly with your local target audience.

So why use Facebook to grow your trade business?

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Tips of Developing A Successful Online Marketing Campaign

The Questions To Ask Yourself

There are lots of online marketing options out there to choose from. It’s not something you can jump into without research.

Each marketing campaign is different in terms of approach, cost and effectiveness and your role is to make an informed decision on what is right for you.

We list 3 good questions to ask yourself when considering your online marketing campaign.

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