8 Things People Want to Know before They Hire a Tradie
Customers at times complain about rogue tradies disappearing half way through jobs, overcharging outrageously, or buying unnecessary materials. Given these horror stories, people want to make sure they don’t end up being a victim of foul play or unprofessionalism before hiring a tradesman. A lot of importance is therefore placed on the quality of a […]
Why Should Tradies Invest in Social Media
Social media has become the most popular way of networking today. Its huge popularity among young people and its ubiquity in our tech-savvy times has made it amply clear that not only is social media here to stay, it is only going to get stronger with time. Social media has also taken the business world […]
Client 43574768: Case Study
The client came to us in September with an idea, and through the last quarter of 2013 we designed and built the mobile friendly website. With a December launch in mind, once we had done so we shared the website on all social media platforms. Starting with LinkedIn – as the client had lots of […]
10 Costly Website Mistakes Tradies Should Avoid
All kinds of businesses have websites today but many companies fail to acknowledge, understand and leverage their websites to grow their business. Several small businesses and tradespeople feel they can’t justify the cost of creating and maintaining a website, but that is a flawed way of thinking. Building an underperforming website yourself to save money […]
Update Your Twitter Profile Images
Twitter has recently updated their website and are slowly rolling out the new design. It may look a little familiar… A little Facebook-esk. Tradies Get Online just got a new look. New profile image (400px x 400px), and a new Banner image (1500px × 500px). Check out our profile here Bufferapp.com goes into more detail […]
How Can Tradies Use the Web to Build ‘Trust Banks’?
When someone searches for a tradesman, they are looking for a professional they can afford and trust. Hence, creating relationships and building credibility with their customers is a must crucial for a tradie. On the other hand, it’s a big challenge for a tradie to convince potential customers that he is an ethical, reliable and […]
10 Reasons Your Trade Business Needs a Website
More and more businesses are realising the importance of creating a credible and well-integrated online presence. Being on the Web is no more limited to the big and the international players; it now applies to local businesses too, as people are no longer using yellow pages or newspaper advertisements to find local services. Does this […]
Why Even Tradesmen Need a Formidable Online Presence?
Every business has a website these days. Yes, even tradies who are serious about generating brand awareness have websites that they are using to great benefit. But thinking an effective online presence is limited to just having a website is wrong. An online presence today is not just about the website, but how you’re using […]
Local Business Content Marketing Strategy – Explained
Many tradies see content marketing as a concept that is either unnecessary for their business’s promotional strategy or something that cannot be implemented with any degree of confidence, because of the inherent challenges involved. With 93% of Australian marketers using content marketing to promote a business, the thinking that it doesn’t deliver any promotional value […]
Why You Cannot Afford to Ignore Local SEO for your Local Business?
Whether you’re offering plumbing, electrical, gas fitting or some other services that can be bracketed as ‘tradies services’, you will still want your site/service listings to rank at the top of SERPs. But since you are a local business, you must rank on local SERP results. You can’t afford losing out on your local customers […]
