Plumbers and Marketing - Why Getting New Customers is So Hard

Want to know the three (3) dirty little secrets onservices and want to know if can trust these
how to get customers from your plumbing web sitecompanies.
to call you. Here's a hint, it doesn't include someoneI know the customers are not saying it out loud, but
promising you a thousands hits a day on your webthey are saying it in their subconscious.
site. I don't know about you, but I can't feed myWhen you visit your plumbing competitors internet
children web site hits or visitors.site, don't they look like an advertisement or a
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the guy on thebrochure for the company. You need to ask yourself,
phone who promises you a thousands hits on yourwould you trust these companies by just reading
web page may not know what he/she is talkingtheir web page?
about.But if they offered information about themselves (
You see it's just not hits or visits to your web sitepicture of actual plumbing license, video of owner
that gets customers to call your office. It's gettingintroducing themselves, actual full name customer
the customers who visits your web page to actuallytestimonials and not just a testimonial from Johnny
call your office.B.,etc) customers will start having a feeling of trust.
Here are three dirty little secrets that will getJust saying on the web site that your the best is not
customers to call you from your web site.going to get people to trust you.
1. Call To Action:3. Don't fool me, all plumbing web sites are basically
Have you visited a web page and found it difficult tothe same!
either find the contact phone number or left theAlthough you may find a really cool professional
internet site realizing later that they offered theplumbing web page, they all look like and act like on
product or service you needed, but just in the cornerline brochures. I would suggest that you do
of the web site. It's funny, but when I ask plumbingsomething different. Why not offer articles on how
companies this question they always say " but here'sto avoid unprofessional plumbing companies and or
the service way down behind all the other stuff.how not to get ripped off from Johnny the plumber.
That's great they know where the information onBetter than that, do it on video and place it on your
toilet replacement is, but everyone else has to searchinternet site. Customers will believe it when it actually
for it. Remember that web page industry studiescomes from you.
have shown that visitors only stay on an average ofThere are no secrets to the ideas that I just
six seconds on a internet site if it doesn't interestmentioned. These concepts come straight from web
them. So the dirty little secret is to have a call topage marketing books that you can get easily. You
action and have it big and obvious at the top of thejust need to know what books are the best and
page.where they are.
2. Great another 10% off coupon:Changing your web site and adding video or articles
Sorry but big deal about your 10% off coupon. Howwould be great if you knew how . Imagine having a
many times can you honestly say that you've gottenmailing or emails sent to your customers, where they
enough business from offering 10% off coupons?can go to your web site for more information.
Meanwhile, why do you think customers go on theDesigning your web site to be like a salesman would
internet in the first place? Why do you go to thebe the best way to get customers to call you.
internet? I'll bet it's the same reason the web siteYou can do that easily now with web site software
industry found out as well, customers seekdesigned for even the most dingle headed plumber.
information.The software is available, you just need to know
They want to see who in the area offers plumbingwhere to find it.