Contractor Marketing Articles

Real strategies from a team that's worked with 130+ contractors. No fluff, no theory — just what actually works to get found on Google and book more jobs.

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LANDSCAPING

How to Get All the Leads You Need from Google Without Losing Your Shirt: A Guide for Landscapers

December 2025

If you’re a landscaping business owner wondering how to finally grow your company, this is for you. I spent 20 years...

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REMODELING

How to Get Remodeling Leads From Google in 90 Days | Remodeler Marketing

December 2025

This is the written version of a Youtube video I made. If you prefer to watch the video, here you go. If you’re a...

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SALES

Mastering the Art of Door Knocking for Your Home Service Business

December 2025

Most contractors, especially new ones, hate to hear it but traditional door-knocking might be the strategy that you...

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CONTRACTOR LICENSING

Alabama Contractor License Requirements: Complete 2025 Guide

April 2025

Introduction to Alabama Contractor Licensing Hey there! If your planning to work as a contractor in Alabama, you’ve...

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CONTRACTOR TIPS

EPA Lead Safety Audits: What to Expect and How to Prepare (Article + Video)

November 2024

I recently went through an EPA lead safety audit with my construction company, and since there isn’t much information...

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INDUSTRY NEWS

HomeAdvisor FTC Complaint 2022-2024

October 2024

Disclaimer We are not lawyers, nor are we making any legal claims or allegations against Angi/HomeAdvisor. This video...

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LOCAL SERVICE ADS

A Contractor’s Guide to Google Local Service Ads & Google Guaranteed

September 2024

This Article Has Accompanying Videos That Cover the Same Information I like making videos because it gives me a chance...

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MARKETING

The Harsh Realities of Marketing a Construction Company in Competitive Areas

October 2023

Starting a construction business is a significant undertaking anywhere, but it’s especially challenging in areas with...

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LOCAL SERVICE ADS

How Contractors are Leveraging Google Local Service Ads for More Leads – Google Guaranteed

October 2023

As a remodeling contractor for over 15 years and a marketer for nearly 7, I’ve seen all kinds of new marketing...

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LEAD GENERATION

Contractor Lead Generation: How I Get Customers for My Construction Business

October 2023

Many contractors wonder how to find new customers and get more jobs. The truth is you usually don’t find jobs unless...

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LEAD GENERATION

How Contractors Get Leads Online That Are Almost as Warm as Referrals

October 2023

Getting More Qualified Leads Without Overwhelming Yourself For small contractors and remodeling businesses, getting...

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Homeadvisor and Angie’s List Class Action Lawsuit

September 2023

Attention: We are not a law firm. Please do not call us seeking legal help. If you are looking for real legitimate ways...

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REMODELING

How Remodelers are Automating Lead Generation and Customer Qualification

September 2023

As business owners, we are always thinking about making sales. I mean, we have to be, right? We typically have at least...

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MARKETING

Marketing Methods for Construction Companies

September 2023

In today’s world, there is an ever-increasing number of options when it comes to generating leads for a construction...

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MARKETING

How to Get Your Google Maps Listing to the Top – GMB Guide

September 2023

One of the best-untapped resources for local businesses is GMB, or Google Maps Business Listings. In today’s world,...

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MARKETING

How to Send and Receive Instagram DMs Online Using a Computer or Laptop

September 2023

Direct messaging is one of the most underutilized tools for Instagram! Instagram is filled with over 800 million users...

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INDUSTRY NEWS

HomeAdvisor (Angi Leads) vs Angie’s List (Angi Ads) vs Houzz vs Porch vs Thumbtack vs Yelp vs Bark

September 2023

You are either a homeowner looking for a good contractor or a contractor looking to be found by good homeowners. This...

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MARKETING

Local Business Marketing Hack: GMB Photos and Reviews

September 2023

All local businesses these days have an amazing opportunity and it lies right at the top of the Google SERP, or Search...

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MARKETING

Google Review Link

September 2023

Google just made it easier than ever to get reviews on your Google Maps listing! Google now gives you a link you can...

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MARKETING

Tips for Marketing Wedding Planning Services

September 2023

Marketing for wedding planners is similar to marketing for other companies. A lot of the same basic fundamentals of...

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MARKETING

Construction Marketing: A Blueprint for Getting Great Results

September 2023

Marketing… Who Needs It? Am I Right?No, I’m not. The fact is that every business needs to make sales in order to...

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SEO

5 Tricks to Dominate SEO in Coeur d’Alene or Any Local Market

September 2023

In the world of online marketing and websites, everyone is always talking about SEO. Search Engine Optimization is the...

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MARKETING

10 Ways to Grow Local Brand Awareness in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

September 2023

Coeur d’Alene is a small town with big heart. I love it here. I grew up here. I worked here. Now I run a business here....

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MARKETING

7 Reasons Why Your Website is Important to Your Business

September 2023

Operating a business is not an easy task. With so many moving parts and pieces, it can be difficult keeping everything...

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REMODELING

Remodeling Sales Pitfalls: How to Turn More Leads into Customers

September 2023

As a web consultant for construction companies, I speak with a lot of business owners about the problems they face in...

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SEO

Construction SEO Tips from the Experts

September 2023

Every business can easily benefit from the wonders of SEO, and this includes those in the field of construction. The...

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MARKETING

The Ice Age is Over – Marketing and the Groundwater Industry

September 2023

As a marketing company, we work with companies of all sizes and all types throughout the United States. You could call...

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MARKETING

Bidding Projects Without Leaving Home

September 2023

Things are starting to slow down here at Kile Construction. And by slow down, I mean come to a screeching halt. We’re...

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MARKETING

Websites for Immigration Lawyers: The What’s, Why’s, and How’s

September 2023

Almost all businesses do better with a website these days. That’s because the vast majority of people use Google to...

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SEO

SEO for Immigration Lawyers

September 2023

I first started performing SEO services for attornies at the beginning of 2018 after I finished building a new website...

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LANDSCAPING

SEO for Landscaping Companies

September 2023

I’ve been performing SEO services for landscaping companies for a few years and I’ve learned a few things that I want...

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LEAD GENERATION

Lead Generation Best Practices for Construction Companies

September 2023

What is lead generation, really? Leads are people. They are special people. The type of person that needs your product...

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MARKETING

Diversifying Your Marketing Strategy for Good Times and Bad

September 2023

“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard...

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MARKETING

Long Term vs Short Term Marketing Strategies for Contractors

September 2023

I’ve been in the local service industry throughout my entire adult life. Some of my childhood too, come to think of it....

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CASE STUDY

How Google Maps Generating Customers for a Water Damage Repair Contractor in Houston

September 2023

Sometimes We See Quick Results With SEO   This water damage restoration company in Houston recently discovered the...

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REMODELING

Remodeling General Contractor in Miami Florida

September 2023

Today I want to show you how simple, common-sense, marketing can be the investment that gets you insane ROI from your...

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MARKETING

Facebook Ads Case Study for a Window Installation Company in Atlanta

September 2023

What You’ll Get From Reading This Article The purpose of this article for you is to learn from the actions and success...

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MARKETING

Marketing and Succession Plans for Groundwater Contractors

September 2023

Standing in the convention center hallway at Groundwater Week in Vegas back in 2019, I remember hearing dozens of...

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LANDSCAPING

Landscaper Lead Generation: Various Methods of Getting New Customers

September 2023

What I Wish I Would Have Known When I First Started Down the Lead Generation Rabbit Hole Six years ago when I googled...

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LANDSCAPING

6x Landscaper Business in 3 Easy Steps

September 2023

We work with a lot of companies and almost all of them get great results but it’s not common that we have such a...

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MARKETING

FMS Mini-Course Video 1

September 2023

Foundational Marketing Mini-Course Video #1

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MARKETING

A Contractor’s Guide to Growing Your Business and Attracting More Clients

September 2023

I’ve been in the contracting world for more than half of my life so I know how important it is to have a steady flow of...

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LOCAL SERVICE ADS

Google Local Service Ads: A Game Changer for Contractors?

September 2023

As a business owner, you may have come across various strategies to drive leads and generate revenue. One such...

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LEAD GENERATION

Contractor Lead Generation 101: How to Get Leads for a Construction Company

September 2023

After 7 years of practicing marketing for contractors and construction companies, this article summarizes my...

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