Straight answers to what landscapers and contractors ask me most. If yours isn’t here, ask me directly.
Getting started & the free offers
Then you tell me, and that’s the end of it. You don’t owe anything for the free piece, and I’d rather hear a straight no than have you settle.
Because most tradespeople have been burned by marketing promises, and more promises won’t fix that. Real work up front is the only pitch that lands. Most people who see their mockup go ahead. The ones who don’t, fair enough.
No lock-in. The free stage commits you to nothing, and when we go live you’ll know exactly what you’re paying and what you get. The work is yours either way.
Depends what we’re doing. A new website can bring calls the week it launches. SEO takes months to properly kick in, and I’ll tell you plainly what’s moving and what isn’t.
Websites
Even better. I’ll do the mockup as a fresh take and you can compare them side by side. A lot of my clients came from a DIY builder or a site that hadn’t been touched in years.
Yes. Site, domain, content, all in your name. Some companies rent sites back to tradespeople forever; I don’t. If we part ways, you keep everything.
Local SEO & Google rankings
Depends on your area and your starting point. A quieter market can move in six weeks; a crowded one takes longer. Most clients see real movement inside two or three months, with bigger gains by six. Anyone promising page one next week is lying.
No. Nobody controls Google’s rankings, so a guarantee is a red flag. What I can promise is that the work gets done properly and you get told the truth about what it’s achieving.
Both have a place. Ads bring calls this week and stop the day you stop paying. SEO takes months and then keeps paying you back. If you can only fund one, sort the SEO foundation first and save ads for busy-season pushes.
Google Business Profile
No. The profile is one piece of how Google picks the map pack; your website and SEO are the rest. Either works on its own, but they’re noticeably better together.
Nothing fancy. A link or QR code you send right after finishing a job, which is when people actually bother to leave reviews. No fake reviews, no pestering. Just asking at the right moment, every time.
That’s normal, most trades work out of a truck. Google’s service-area option hides your home address and lists the towns you cover instead. I’ll set it up that way.
Social media
Your photos, my editing. A few quick phone shots from a job go a long way once they’re cut together properly. You don’t need to be a videographer.
Mostly Facebook and Instagram, that’s where your customers are and where reels do the heavy lifting. If TikTok or Google posts make sense too, we can add them. I’d rather do two platforms really well than spread thin across five.
A few times a week, usually. Enough to stay visible without getting annoying. We’ll work out a rhythm based on how much work you’ve got to show and the season.
Still stuck?
Didn’t find your answer?
Send it over and I’ll reply personally, usually within a day. And if you want a free mockup while you’re at it, just say so.