Power Washing and Roof Cleaning Forum

Western Mass Prowash · Exterior Cleaner

Google my business

BlueRidge · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Do a cloaked search and have someone do a search from their computer not in your home and see what their results are. If they are the same, Great!

Send only a few customers emails asking for reviews. You may or may not get them. If you get reviews, wait a few weeks and ask a few more. If you don't get any within a few days then send to the other customers.

Google has no clue what season you have so don't worry about that.

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I know Hank has a few sites he uses to hide the IP address so you can get an accurate search. Your own computer or cell phone isn't and accurate search because your phone builds up a memory. Back in the day we were told to go to the local town library and use there computer and check that specific town. But try to ask a friend or relative to help search for you. If there device hasn't been used to search for you , that device will give you an accurate search

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I was also told to build reviews slow and steady because Google will Black flag you if you try to manipulate your reviews

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Here is a search I did for you

1) Roof Cleaning search

2) Pressure Washing search

BlueRidge · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Brian C Jackson wrote:
Here is a search I did for you
1) Roof Cleaning search
2) Pressure Washing search

That is nice to see Brian. It looks like Steve is doing well!

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

He's doing good. Im glad he's not my competition because he has a sharp looking website

Western Mass Prowash · Exterior Cleaner

Brett and Brian, thanks a lot guys for the help and the compliment. I'm happy it has happened so quickly considering that the URL is only about a month old because of the business name change. I'm going to do what you said about just asking a few people every couple of weeks for the Google reviews. There's no guarantee that they will leave one anyways.

BlueRidge · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Brian C Jackson wrote:
He's doing good. Im glad he's not my competition because he has a sharp looking website

That is a killer website!

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Who built your site?.

Dave O · Retired Member

I lost my guy that was maintaining my website and so I'm shopping around. I spoke with Chris Lonergan at Footbridge Media the other day. I understand their contractor maintenance program is around $180 per month. I believe some of the NSWA brethren use them. I currently use WordPress. Chris explained they would rebuild my site their way using HTML coding. Even though his reasoning sounding legitimate, I hope it's not so one would be locked in or stuck with them after the conversion. Any thoughts? Are they a good deal with good service and all?

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Dave O wrote:
I lost my guy that was maintaining my website and so I'm shopping around. I spoke with Chris Lonergan at Footbridge Media the other day. I understand their contractor maintenance program is around $180 per month. I believe some of the NSWA brethren use them. I currently use WordPress. Chris explained they would rebuild my site their way using HTML coding. Even though his reasoning sounding legitimate, I hope it's not so one would be locked in or stuck with them after the conversion. Any thoughts? Are they a good deal with good service and all?

Dave

I'm with Footbridge Media and I have been happy with them. If you want access to your site for maintenance or just being able to add to it then i wouldn't suggest Footbridge. Footbridge handles every thing for me. I don't want access or need access to my site and i have no interest in maintaining it. I'm worth way more on the sales end of business or on the end of the gun.

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

Dave O wrote:
I lost my guy that was maintaining my website and so I'm shopping around. I spoke with Chris Lonergan at Footbridge Media the other day. I understand their contractor maintenance program is around $180 per month. I believe some of the NSWA brethren use them. I currently use WordPress. Chris explained they would rebuild my site their way using HTML coding. Even though his reasoning sounding legitimate, I hope it's not so one would be locked in or stuck with them after the conversion. Any thoughts? Are they a good deal with good service and all?

Dave,

Like others here I've been using Footbridge since 2013 and never had a regret. I've ranked number one since the get go. We dominate our service area in both residential and commercial work.

Hank

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

Western Mass Prowash wrote:
I just recently "Googled my Business" and I have to say I'm pretty psyched about it. I have already showed up #1 on some of my keyword searches and my website comes up on the first page just behind home advisor. I did hire someone for some SEO just last week. I only have one review so far on the Google my business, but I wasn't sure if I should email my customers now to ask for them to leave a review from this last season or wait until the season starts. I just don't want people or Google to think that these are BS reviews because they would be coming in during the off season. What your thoughts guys?

Somethings I've learned about reviews. As you add reviews make sure they have the full name and town of your customer. It adds credibility to the review over just initials. Don't be afraid to share those reviews on industry related sites through Google+. Do you have a facebook page? Don't be afraid to use reviews from facebook and Angie's list as well on your site. Off season reviews is not uncommon.

Try using an incognito window from your computer to see where you are ranking. It should be in the top right hand corner where the three bullets are.

Use the NSWA promotional posts and this will assist you in ranking.

Hank

Western Mass Prowash · Exterior Cleaner

Thanks for the help Hank

BlueRidge · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Brian C Jackson wrote:
Dave O wrote:
I lost my guy that was maintaining my website and so I'm shopping around. I spoke with Chris Lonergan at Footbridge Media the other day. I understand their contractor maintenance program is around $180 per month. I believe some of the NSWA brethren use them. I currently use WordPress. Chris explained they would rebuild my site their way using HTML coding. Even though his reasoning sounding legitimate, I hope it's not so one would be locked in or stuck with them after the conversion. Any thoughts? Are they a good deal with good service and all?
Dave
I'm with Footbridge Media and I have been happy with them. If you want access to your site for maintenance or just being able to add to it then i wouldn't suggest Footbridge. Footbridge handles every thing for me. I don't want access or need access to my site and i have no interest in maintaining it. I'm worth way more on the sales end of business or on the end of the gun.

I couldn't agree more Brian! I switched last year and wish I had listened to Hank two years ago!

Western Mass Prowash · Exterior Cleaner

Brian, I actually made it on WIX.com. I was tired of trying to get my old website designer to add things for me and he wouldn't get back to me. It took me a bit to figure it out, but now I can edit it when I want without being a programmer.

Jim Prom · Approved Exterior Cleaner

So I just sent out the google link to all of our past clients, we are getting new reviews everyday. Do you think Google thinks it is false reviews? None of them are contractors and they are all in our service area.

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Jim Prom wrote:
So I just sent out the google link to all of our past clients, we are getting new reviews everyday. Do you think Google thinks it is false reviews? None of them are contractors and they are all in our service area.

You don't want to get to many reviews in one day. Google will not post them and treat them like spam

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Slow and steady wins the race when it come to reviews with Google

BlueRidge · Approved Exterior Cleaner

What Art and Brian said.

HHandywork · Exterior Cleaner

Steve
Happy for the progress you have made! I'm working with Foot Bridge now and taking down all this great information. I would not be making this step without the help I've got along the way with the good advice that I received from Good Guys here at NSWA!!

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

HHandywork wrote:
Steve
Happy for the progress you have made! I'm working with Foot Bridge now and taking down all this great information. I would not be making this step without the help I've got along the way with the good advice that I received from Good Guys here at NSWA!!

Just keep moving forward. You website over time will be your biggest asset and it will be your biggest money maker.

Western Mass Prowash · Exterior Cleaner

HHandywork wrote:
Steve
Happy for the progress you have made! I'm working with Foot Bridge now and taking down all this great information. I would not be making this step without the help I've got along the way with the good advice that I received from Good Guys here at NSWA!!

I really appreciate the guys here on the NSWA that have taken the time out of their busy days to share their opinions and thoughts on things and especially the ones that have personally reached out to help. These things are invaluable and hard to find. Now its just a matter of implementing them and down the road paying it forward.

gutterdog · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I'm a little late here on this thread. I found a way to search that is free and I think its a good way to do searches??? If you have firefox as a browser open the menu top right and click on the new private window thing.

BlueRidge · Approved Exterior Cleaner

gutterdog wrote:
I'm a little late here on this thread. I found a way to search that is free and I think its a good way to do searches??? If you have firefox as a browser open the menu top right and click on the new private window thing.

That is only so there is no history record kept on the computer.

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I try to use a device that has never searched for my business.

Western Mass Prowash · Exterior Cleaner

I got three calls yesterday and I asked them how they found me. They said GOOGLE!

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

They keep deleting my old posts because they expire and keep telling me I have to put up a new post. Not sure if this thing works or not. I have never seen my listing,

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

GMB still works the best