by Mardochee Carries | Jul 21, 2026 | Getting Found Online
Short answer: your Google Business Profile is a free listing that lives on Google and gets you found in local search and Maps. Your website is property you own that gets you chosen once you’ve been found. They do different jobs, and neither one replaces the...
by Mardochee Carries | Jul 21, 2026 | Getting Found Online
Short answer: claim and fully complete your Google Business Profile, get a steady stream of real reviews, build a fast website with a page for each service and each town you serve, and make sure your name, address and phone number match everywhere online. That...
by Mardochee Carries | Jul 21, 2026 | Getting Found Online
Short answer: yes — but probably not the expensive, ten-page website you’re imagining. For most contractors, a small, fast, honest website plus a well-run Google Business Profile does more than either one alone. If you’ve been getting work from word of...
by Mardochee Carries | Jul 21, 2026 | Hiring Help
Short answer: most single-location contractors are quoted somewhere between roughly $1,000 and $3,000 per month for ongoing local SEO, with published 2026 industry guides putting typical service-business retainers around $2,000–$2,500 a month. Below about $500 a...
by Mardochee Carries | Jul 21, 2026 | Getting Found Online
Short answer: yes, genuinely. A large share of what determines local rankings for contractors is free — it just costs your time. Here’s the full free playbook in priority order, plus an honest account of where free stops working. I’ll be straight with you:...
