Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Websites Are Effective Marketing Tools For Tradesmen

By Kelly Montagna


If you are an electrician, plumber, or some other type of tradesman, you operate your business a little differently than a standard store that sells a variety of products. Your value to consumers is your ability to provide a specialized service. The typical homeowner isn't able to wire a new electrical outlet or fix busted water pipes. Your community is full of homeowners in need of your skills, you just have to make it easy for them to find you.

You might not have a business address in a brick and mortar store. You could have a home office and work mainly from your truck or van. No matter how your business is set up, it can benefit from having an online presence. A website will attract new customers to you and it will act as an information resource for your customers.

If it is going to benefit you the most, your site has to be well made and designed to rank high in the search engine listings. Your website doesn't necessarily need to be a big one, but it does need to be appealing and have some basic essentials. You should choose a reputable web design company to help you make the optimum site for your business. The last thing you want is an amateurish site that makes you look bad. Consumers today have come to expect all companies to be online and for their sites to professionally done.

A site that is professional looking will cause consumers to think of you as a professional too. Some important features that should be included in tradesmen website include quote forms, contact forms, contact details, business information, hours of operation, service area, and testimonials. A one-page site is sufficient, but you can also add informative articles with information such as how to unclog drains or how to care for water pipes in the winter.

You can put your website name on your van and business cards, you can also mention it in your TV and radio ads. If your website name is something catchy and memorable, your customers may think to call you the next time they need your services. The best way to advertise your website is to get it ranked well in the major search engines.

A customer who needs work done around their home will probably go to Google and search for a local service provider. You want to make sure they can find you by having your company listed at the top of the search engine page. Consumers usually select among the few top listings, so if your site shows up on page 2 in Google, it won't draw in much business.

The problem is your competitors want high listings too, so you need a professional web designer who can properly optimize your site to beat your competitors. If you had to figure out all the details yourself, it would be very difficult and time consuming. By working with a professional web design company, you can spare yourself the worry because all you will do is provide them with your business details. The company will work hard to get your site made and ranked well so you can bring in new business and increased revenue.




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