What Marketing Does a Contractor Actually Need?
It depends on your stage, not your trade. A brand-new contractor needs a Google Business Profile and ten reviews, not an agency. A company running three crews needs paid channels and attribution. Buying the wrong tier for your stage is the most expensive mistake in contractor marketing — so these guides tell you which one fits, including when the answer is to hire nobody.
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Plumbing
From first customer to multiple crews — what a plumbing company needs at each stage.
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From first customer to multiple crews — what a roofing company needs at each stage.
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From first customer to multiple crews — what a HVAC company needs at each stage.
Read the guideElectricians
From first customer to multiple crews — what a electrical contractor needs at each stage.
Read the guidePainting
From first customer to multiple crews — what a painting company needs at each stage.
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The stages are the same in every trade — only the first channel differs. Start with a complete Google Business Profile, your first ten reviews, and a reliable way to answer the phone. Everything else is premature until those three exist.