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Handyman · marketing

Handyman marketing company that turns one list into the next.

The customer who calls again with the next list is the heart of this trade. We set up the places a homeowner checks before she lets you in, keep them current, and make the next step simple. Everything that goes out is approved by you first. No results are promised.

The tool belt hangs. Marketing is how the list arrives.

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01 Where handyman customers come from

Six places, each with a job to do.

A homeowner choosing someone to let into the house checks reviews, looks at finished work and asks a neighbor. These are the places she looks, and what we do in each.

  • Platinum Service

    Reviews, asked for after the list is done

    Platinum Service includes asking customers for reviews and answering the Google reviews you receive. The natural moment is when the last item on the list is crossed off and the house looks finished. You approve everything first, and we never write, buy or trade a review.

  • Platinum Service

    Finished-job posts

    Platinum Service includes Business Profile posts: a hung door, a mounted TV, a repaired gate, a few plain lines and the town. Drafted for your business, approved by you, and only for work and rooms the homeowner is glad to have shown.

  • We can build it

    A page she can come back to

    Repeat customers are the heart of this trade. We can build a short page made for the person who has used you before, so the next list is one tap from her phone and the way to send it is the one she already knows.

  • We can build it

    Neighbors and the next house

    A neighbor who sees your van and a neighbor who gets a recommendation both go and look you up. We can build a page for a neighborhood you work in, so what she finds is a real business serving her area.

  • Optional add-on

    Google Ads for handyman near me

    Ads aimed at people searching for a handyman right now, set up and run for you in an account in your name. The spend and the keywords are visible to you. Optional, and nothing is started without your yes.

  • Written into your website

    A website chat that asks what is on the list

    The chat on your site asks the first question, what is on the list, and hands the request to a person at your business.

02 From a list in her head to a finished house

The same four steps, every time.

Marketing for a handyman only counts if a homeowner can send the list in a minute and trust who is coming. This is what the website does for you.

  1. Step

    She has a list and no one to call

    A faucet, a gate, a door that sticks. It has been on the fridge for weeks. She looks for someone who will take all of it, and a neighbor's mention or the sight of your van sends her to your name.

  2. Step

    She finds a business that looks real

    Your profile and website agree: the jobs you take, your towns, your insurance, photos of your own work. A phone number is a tap away, and the chat is there if she would rather write.

  3. Step

    She sends the list through the chat

    The chat asks what is on the list and hands her request to a person at your business. You read it, reply and decide the visit. The chat names no figure for any job.

  4. Step

    The list is done, and the review request follows

    With Platinum Service, the customer is asked for a review once the work is finished, and a finished-job post can be drafted from your photos. You approve both before anything goes out.

03 The straight part

What we do not do, so you can trust what we do.

Marketing for small-repair work is full of big promises. These are the ones we will not make.

  • Promise calls or a full week

    Season, weather and how many homeowners have a list this month are not ours to control. We do not promise calls, jobs, a position or a return. We set up the work and run it with your approval.

  • Praise from someone who never hired you

    Never. A review from a person who was not your customer puts your business and your profile at risk. With Platinum Service, we ask after real jobs and answer the reviews that arrive.

  • Spend you did not approve

    Ads are optional, in an account in your name. Nothing starts without your yes, and you can see the spend and the keywords. Say stop and it stops.

  • Sell work your state does not let you take

    Where your state limits what a handyman may do, nothing we write offers work beyond it. Your business sorts which jobs are its own, and anything else goes to a licensed trade.

04 Start here

See your own business's home page before you pay anything.

  1. Tell us the business nameAnd a way to reach you. No card, no password.
  2. We hand-build itIn 12 to 48 hours, with the website chat on it.
  3. You look at it, then decideIf you want the rest, we build it. If not, you owe nothing.

Or call (656) 236-2374 · Monday–Friday, 9–5 ET

Your trade: Handyman

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Questions

Straight answers.

How do handymen get repeat customers?

Mostly by doing tidy work and being easy to reach again. We can build a short page made for people who have used you, so the next list is one tap away. We cannot promise how many come back, and we cannot make a customer return. The page only removes the friction of finding you again.

Is it worth asking for a review after a one-hour job?

Often it is the easiest review to get. A small job done well is fresh in her mind, and a short review of it tells a stranger you show up and finish. Platinum Service includes asking customers for reviews, and you approve who is asked. We never write or buy a review.

Should I run Google Ads for handyman near me when my jobs are small?

It depends on how many people search for a handyman near you and on how a few small jobs add up across your week. We make no promise. Google Ads is an optional add-on in an account in your name, with spend and keywords visible to you, and nothing starts without your yes.

Can I post my work from inside a customer's home?

Only with care. Platinum Service includes Business Profile posts, drafted for you and approved by you first. We use photos from your own jobs, framed so no face, address or personal item shows, and a homeowner who would rather not see her house online keeps it off. When in doubt, the post waits.

Will marketing bring me work I am not allowed to take?

It can bring requests for it, because people do not know where a handyman's limits sit. Where your state limits what a handyman may do, your pages say so and your business sorts which jobs are its own. For a request that needs a licensed trade, you decide whether to point her to one.

How do I reach landlords and property managers?

They search differently: turnovers, repairs before a listing, a unit to get ready. We can write a page for that work in plain words, with a clear way to send several addresses, and ads can aim at those searches if you choose. A property manager wants speed and one person to deal with.

Do neighbors really hire the handyman who worked next door?

Often they look him up, which is not the same as hiring him. A neighbor who sees your van or hears your name searches before she calls, so what she finds matters. We cannot say how many hire you. We can make sure your profile and your site agree and look like a real business.

Can a one-person handyman business use all this?

Yes. Nothing here needs a staff. The profile, the website and the chat work around your schedule, and you approve posts and replies in your own time. One person with a tidy profile, photos of his own work and a clear way to reach him looks like what he is: a real person who shows up.

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