Maybe it is a secret, that online advertising is one of the best ways to reach new customers. Yet many local service businesses, such as roofers, are still not taking advantage of this powerful marketing tool. Even if you are currently running print, digital, or direct mail campaigns. Here are some reasons your roofing business should be running digital ads.

If you're running Adwords campaigns, then you know that getting the most out of your budget is essential to success. One great way to do this is by using retargeting campaigns. Retargeting allows you to target ads at people who have already visited your website or advertising landing pages, which means that you can reach more high-value visitors and generate better ROI from your advertising spend. In this blog post, we will discuss how retargeting works and how you can set up a campaign for your business!

Google My Business is now Google Business Profile. As if it wasn't confusing enough, Google is looking to bring much of the business profile out of Google My Business and into Google Search and Maps.

Local search engine optimization is ever-evolving as new algorithms are released, your software updates, and best practices change. Local business owners have to stay vigilant to compete for the top stops in search engine local results on both mobile devices and desktops.

Do you have a business that serves one or several local areas? 

Your run-of-the-mill website SEO won't bring the impactful results of local search engine optimization. And local SEO is what you need to be found by new customers in your area.

If you're the owner of an tree service company or working as a team leader of a tree crew then you may sometimes feel that position as a leader takes up too much of your time, never leaving you enough hours in the day to address your own work. It might seem you are always helping your team solve problems and address issues rather than fulfilling your own duties and responsibilities. As the team leader of your tree care team, you have to take on the responsibility of helping your crew in every possible way in every unique situation, as only you are positioned to help the team like no one else can. Here are some tips to motivate your tree crew to solve problems for themselves.

The ongoing long term success and profit of any tree care business relies on finding and converting new customers. That’s why lead generation or marketing is necessary to your tree service business. Because without one or the other (or both), you won’t get in front of new customers. So, when you do get in front of a potential customer, it’s important to maximize that lead/opportunity and not waste it.

So you’ve been trying to build and grow your professional tree removal business for years, but every season there’s a new guy who buys a chainsaw and a pickup truck and starts under-bidding you on jobs, stealing your potential customers. It’s a frustration we hear often from established and professional tree removal companies - because any body can call themselves a tree company, it’s getting harder and harder to compete.

Though there are many different services and niches in the tree care profession, in the mind of the consumer, most tree removal companies and services are the same. That’s a problem for you if you own a tree service business because anybody who buys a chainsaw and a pickup truck can call themselves a tree service company and underbid you on every job.

How to build a tree service brand

Every known company in the world has a logo, the reason, it allows consumers to quickly identify a company. That visual identification of your logo and its display on all marketing channels is called branding. Simply put, branding helps strangers and customers remember who you are. Branding is important and it’s something you need to consider when starting your tree service business.