Five ways to get more work

The best way for a commercial service business
to get more work.

There are five real options. Here is what each one is good for, and when to use it.

An electrician testing a distribution panel

The short answer

For work this month, call past customers and run ads. For steady work every month without paying per lead, you need a website that buyers find. Most commercial service businesses need both.

The five ways, compared

Fastest

Past customers and referrals

Good at: Trust. These buyers already know your work.
Weak at: Growth. It only reaches people who know you.
Use it when: Always. Start here before spending anything.

Fast

Paid ads

Good at: Speed. Calls can start the same week.
Weak at: Cost. It gets expensive fast if it is set up badly, many callers are only comparing prices, and the calls stop the day you stop paying.
Use it when: You need work now and can afford to pay per click.

Fast

Lead-selling sites

Good at: Volume, with no setup.
Weak at: Quality. The same lead is often sold to several contractors.
Use it when: You are new in an area and need to fill the calendar.

Builds over time

A website that gets found

Good at: Steady enquiries from buyers looking for exactly what you do.
Weak at: Speed. It takes weeks to months to build up.
Use it when: You want work coming in every month without paying per lead.

Slow to start

A marketing hire

Good at: Being there every day, on everything.
Weak at: Cost, and they still need a good website to work with.
Use it when: You have enough marketing work to fill a job all year.

Find your situation

Start elsewhere

You need work this month

Best optionPast customers, referrals and ads. Then build the website so next year is easier.

That's us

You have no website, or a poor one

Best optionA website built to be found. This is what our Done-for-You Website is for.

That's us

You have a website, but it isn't bringing in work

Best optionFix and rewrite it once. This is our Website Boost.

Check first

You don't know where you stand

Best optionFind out before you spend. The free website check takes a few minutes.

Not us

You want someone to run all your marketing

Best optionA marketing hire or a full-service agency.

Not us

You only do residential, small jobs

Best optionReferrals, local listings and a lead-selling site are usually enough.

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