Google Business Profile Posts for Contractors That Drive Calls

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Google Business Profile posts give contractors a free, recurring opportunity to place fresh content directly inside Google Search and Maps. Key Takeaways Google Business Profile posts give contractors a direct publishing channel inside Google Search and Maps, and consistent posting signals relevance to Google’s local ranking algorithm. Contractors who post weekly with a clear call […]

How Response Time for Contractor Leads Wins More Jobs Than 5-Star Reviews

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“`html Key Takeaways 73% of homeowners hire the first contractor who responds, not the one with the best reviews or lowest price. Responding within 5 minutes makes you 100x more likely to connect with a lead and 21x more likely to qualify it than waiting 30 minutes (MIT/Harvard Business Review study, 2,241 companies). The average […]

Canonical Tags on Service-Area Pages

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How to use canonical tags on service-area and city pages — self-referencing defaults, when to canonicalize to a parent, canonical versus noindex versus 301, and page builder mistakes.