Leveraging Google’s Local Search Trends for Your Contracting Business

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Why Local Search Matters For Contractors As a contractor, staying ahead of the curve in the digital landscape is crucial for your business’s success.  Google’s local search trends are constantly evolving, and understanding these changes can give you a competitive edge.  In this blog post, we’ll explore four key Google local search trends that emerged […]

Identifying Pain Points and Needs of Your Target Audience

The Importance of Identifying Pain Points Your contracting business earns revenue by providing products and services to resolve customer problems.  However, gaining new leads can be challenging if you don’t accurately identify customer pain points.  Explore the following guide to content marketing for contractors to learn: What Is a Pain Point? A pain point is […]

Defining Your Content Marketing Goals

Importance of Content Marketing for Contractors In the modern, internet-driven local service market, consumers often find and engage with contracting companies online before making purchasing decisions.  Whether you run a business in the construction industry or manage a team of house painters, the importance of a content marketing strategy cannot be overstated.  Sporadically updating your […]

Common Types of Content Used in Content Marketing

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Exploring Different Types of Content What types of content marketing deliver the best results and ROI (return on investment) for your business? From blogs and case studies to videos and social media posts, content marketing includes a wide range of different formats.  But which content formats are the most effective for local, service-based businesses like […]

The Benefits of Content Marketing for Businesses

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The Importance Of Content Marketing Managing a business can be challenging in today’s competitive landscape. Executing an effective marketing campaign can mean the difference between your success and failure. Content marketing for business is vital for promoting your brand online and keeping revenue high. Here, we will explain why content marketing is crucial for your […]

The Role of Content Marketing in the Buyer’s Journey

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The Impact of Content on the Buyer’s Journey Effective marketing depends on your ability to provide valuable information to potential customers throughout their shopping experience — aka the buyer’s journey. Digital marketers agree that content marketing is the optimal way to drive people toward your products or services as they navigate this process.  In this article, you […]

8 Ways To Improve Your Website’s User Experience (UX)

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The Importance of User Experience (UX) Search engine optimization may be what brings people to your website, but it’s your overall user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) that will keep them there.  No matter how groundbreaking your product, innovative your visual design, or massive your customer base, you will lose out on conversions and […]

Your Roadmap to the Google Helpful Content Algorithm Update

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What Is The Helpful Content Update All About? How often have you searched online for information but had to click on four or five different results before finding the answers you wanted?  The new Google helpful content algorithm update aims to put an end to that fruitless and highly frustrating practice.  Essentially, the helpful content […]

SEO Case Study: How We Increased Traffic to This Remodeling Website by 369% in 2022

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SEO Case Study: Frei-remodeling.com Frei Remodeling & Construction is a home renovation contractor in Tucson, Arizona, run by Joseph Frei. This family business was founded in 1962 and has served southern Arizona for over 60 years. Joe Frei hired Contractor Growth Network (CGN) in 2019 to redesign the Frei Remodeling & Construction Website. In June […]

Using Keyword Research to Grow Your Contracting Business

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When you imagined opening your own contracting business, you probably didn’t picture performing keyword research as one of your quarterly tasks. But keyword research is a critical aspect of your marketing plan — which drives your company’s success.  Keyword research may feel overwhelming, especially if you have no marketing experience.  In this guide, we’ll break […]

Measuring SEO ROI: Are You Getting a Good Bang for Your Buck?

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As a contractor, you know that calculating your return on investment (ROI) is crucial. After all, you wouldn’t want to take on a remodeling job if you’d be spending more than you’d make in profit. When you invest in search engine optimization (SEO), you must track its ROI as well. The thing is, measuring SEO […]

SEO Pricing Guide: How Much Do SEO Services Cost in 2023?

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How Much do SEO Services Cost? On average, SEO services cost between $1,500 and $7,500 per month. However, the price of SEO services varies depending on several factors, like services purchased, payment model, and the service provider. On the low end, SEO services can cost as little as $50. On the high end, SEO services […]

Do I Need To Hire Someone For SEO?

For contractors, this is like a homeowner asking, “do I need to hire someone to work on my home?” Every contractor will say yes, just like we say yes to contractors needing to hire someone for SEO. If you’re not familiar with SEO, it can be difficult to know whether you need to hire someone […]

SEO Case Study: How We Sent 40,000 People to This Pond Website in One Month

SEO Case Study: Premierpond.com Premier Ponds is an ecosystem pond company that serves Maryland, Washington DC, and Northern Virginia. Steve Shinholser founded the company in 2001. In 2020 Steve sold Premier Ponds to two of his best employees (Andrew & Mike) for a multi-million dollar sum. Contractor Growth Network redesigned the Premier Ponds website in […]

SEO Case Study: How We Grew This Painting Website’s Traffic By 13,278%

SEO Case Study: Tribblepainting.com Tribble Painting Company is a residential and commercial painting company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Tribble Painting was established in 1992 by Todd Tribble, an expert painter with over 30 years of experience. Contractor Growth Network redesigned the Tribble Painting website and began the creation of SEO content in 2019 with the […]

Can I Do SEO By Myself For My Contracting Company?

If you’re a contracting company owner, it’s important to make sure your website is getting as much online visibility as possible. After all, potential customers are more likely to find you if your website is ranking high in search engine results pages (SERPs). This is why business owners often ask, “can I do SEO by […]

What is Off Page SEO? Everything You Need To Know!

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What is Off Page SEO? Off page SEO references any activity done outside the framework of your website that aims to impact your site’s ranking in search engine results pages(SERP).  Off-page SEO comprises many activities; some of the most common are link building, social media marketing, guest blogging, citation building, and podcasts.  In this blog […]

What Are SEO Tools? Your Guide To The Basics

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SEO tools provide information on how to improve a website’s ranking on a search engine (typically Google). They do this by analyzing a website’s keywords, content, backlinks, rankings, and technical SEO optimization.

What is Technical SEO? Your Guide to the Basics.

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What is Technical SEO? Technical SEO is a set of website optimization practices that help search engines crawl and index your website and improve the user experience on your site.  Why is Technical SEO Important? Technical SEO is important because search engines are more likely to display technically optimized sites in search results. Technical SEO is […]

Why Digital Marketing Is Important For Your Contracting Business

In today’s digital world, contractors who use digital marketing most effectively will be the most successful. In the Internet age, digital marketing has become more important than ever for businesses of all types. Contracting businesses are no exception. Digital marketing can be especially beneficial for contractors, who often have to compete for a limited number […]

Can SEO Services Really Rank My Website High On Google?

You may be wondering, “Can SEO services really rank my website higher on Google?” As a business owner, you’re always looking for ways to stay ahead of the competition and get an edge over your rivals. When it comes to online marketing, many people believe that search engine optimization (SEO) is the key to success. […]

SEO For Contractors – How To Rank Higher (In Layman’s Terms)

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Disclaimer: There is a lot of information about SEO not included in this section, but my goal is to explain this as simply as possible. If you want to go down the SEO rabbit hole, there are a ton of resources online that will break it down for you. When I started marketing at Premier […]

The Right Way to Do Local SEO for Contractors

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If you’re a contractor, your local audience is your lifeline. People in your city probably make up the majority of your target audience. As a result, you need to focus your marketing efforts on engaging these individuals. Local search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of increasing your search engine rankings for local customers. Here […]

What is SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and Why Does it Matter?

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As a business owner, you know that having a solid online presence is essential. While pursuing that goal, you may have come across SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and wondered what it is and why it matters for digital branding. In this article, I will explain what SEO is and why it matters for your business, […]

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