https://tinroofdigital.com/blogs/contractor-marketing-mythsmonthly0.6https://i.ytimg.com/vi/A8r7QNtO8WM/maxresdefault.jpgContractor marketing myths: websites, Facebook, SEO, Google Ads and lead servicesSam Harrington calls myth or truth on nine things contractors hear about marketing: fancy websites, Facebook being dead, being on every platform, SEO taking years, Google Ads for small shops, lead services, and what to do when money is tight.https://www.youtube.com/embed/A8r7QNtO8WM2742026-10-18T18:00:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/blogs/contractor-website-costmonthly0.6 https://tinroofdigital.com/blogs/home-service-marketing-by-trademonthly0.6https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4r1aWN5SoWw/maxresdefault.jpgMarketing for contractors: what each trade should fix firstSam Harrington goes trade by trade: HVAC, plumbers, electricians, landscapers, excavators, fence and deck, painters and remodelers, plus what he would set up first as a brand new roofer or HVAC shop.https://www.youtube.com/embed/4r1aWN5SoWw3612026-10-19T09:00:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/blogs/how-to-get-more-google-reviewsmonthly0.6https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sogY_GXLAP4/maxresdefault.jpgHow to get more Google reviews as a contractor, and the text to sendSam Harrington on Google reviews for contractors: how to get your first 10, the text to send with your review link, asking every customer the same way, answering every review including the bad ones, and why reviews come before ads.https://www.youtube.com/embed/sogY_GXLAP44632026-10-18T09:00:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/blogs/how-to-get-your-business-on-google-mapsmonthly0.6 https://tinroofdigital.com/blogs/insurance-agent-google-reviewsmonthly0.6https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nKm6fKpkqgo/maxresdefault.jpgHow insurance agents get more Google reviews without breaking carrier rulesSam Harrington on Google reviews for insurance agents: you own your reviews even when your carrier handles the brand, check your carrier's rules and get them in writing, ask the day the policy binds, text the link, and answer every review.https://www.youtube.com/embed/nKm6fKpkqgo4972026-10-17T09:00:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/blogs/roofing-facebook-ads-that-book-appointmentsmonthly0.6https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rJbrsAFIo_M/maxresdefault.jpgRoofing Facebook ads that book estimates while the office is closedSam Harrington runs a real roofing lead system live, start to finish: the Facebook ad, the instant quote on the website, and the follow up email that lets the homeowner pick an estimate time. Steel Master Roofing, Goshen, Indiana.https://www.youtube.com/embed/rJbrsAFIo_M1292026-10-13T10:30:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/blogs/seo-vs-google-ads-for-contractorsmonthly0.6 https://tinroofdigital.com/blogs/the-tin-roof-blogmonthly0.6 https://tinroofdigital.com/blogs/why-your-small-business-isnt-showing-up-on-google-mapsmonthly0.6https://i.ytimg.com/vi/G6C7kN3S0z4/maxresdefault.jpgWhy the guy down the street gets the call on Google MapsSam Harrington on why a competitor gets the call: word of mouth still Googles you, what customers check before they call, the Google Business Profile you set up and forgot, free fixes, and proof before ads.https://www.youtube.com/embed/G6C7kN3S0z45132026-10-17T18:00:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/monthly1.0https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/one-client-per-trade-per-market.jpgWhy Tin Roof takes one client per trade per marketSam Harrington on why Tin Roof Digital works with one company per trade in each market: when a customer is loyal to us, we need to be loyal to them.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/one-client-per-trade-per-market.mp4312026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/aboutmonthly0.8https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/why-tin-roof-digital-works-with-contractors.jpgWhy Tin Roof Digital works with contractorsSam Harrington grew up in a family where his dad owned a deck and fencing company, and saw what one extra lead or a little extra business meant for a small business owner and their kids.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/why-tin-roof-digital-works-with-contractors.mp4332026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/aeo-ai-search-visibilitymonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/contactmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/contractor-content-creationmonthly0.8https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/your-referral-looked-you-up-online.jpgYour referral looked you up. What did they find?Word of mouth is the best lead there is, but a referral still looks you up. Are your Google photos current, is your service area right, and does your website look legitimate or outdated?https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/your-referral-looked-you-up-online.mp4312026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/contractor-digital-marketingmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/contractor-paid-advertisingmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/contractor-project-mapsmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/contractor-seo-servicesmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/contractor-social-media-managementmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/faqmonthly0.8https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/when-not-to-hire-a-marketing-company.jpgWhen a contractor should not hire a marketing companyStarting out, you need a website, a phone, and a Google Business Profile. Get jobs, get reviews, and grow from there. Start small and start responsibly.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/when-not-to-hire-a-marketing-company.mp4242026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/fort-waynemonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/google-business-profile-optimizationmonthly0.8https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/google-profile-photos-homeowners-want-to-see.jpgThe photos homeowners want to see on your Google profileHomeowners want to see the work. Add ten real job photos to your Google profile: your crew, your trucks, your guys out on a roof, your machinery.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/google-profile-photos-homeowners-want-to-see.mp4362026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/google-maps-visibilitymonthly0.8https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/not-showing-up-on-google-maps-in-your-own-town.jpgNot showing up on Google Maps in your own town?Check four things on your Google Business Profile tonight: your hours, your service area, your main business category, and whether the number rings a phone someone answers.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/not-showing-up-on-google-maps-in-your-own-town.mp4332026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/grand-rapidsmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/how-it-worksmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/hvac-marketingmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/indianapolismonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/industriesmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/kalamazoomonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/landscapingmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/lansingmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/local-marketing-agencymonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/local-seo-servicesmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/local-seo-small-businessmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/local-website-designmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/manufacturing-industrialmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/policies-privacy-policymonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/review-generation-systemmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/roofing-contractor-marketingmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/service-areasmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/servicesmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/simplemonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/small-business-websitesmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/south-bend-elkhartmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/steel-master-roofingmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/pages/three-riversmonthly0.8 https://tinroofdigital.com/toolboxmonthly0.6https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/missed-call-text-back-contractor-tip.jpgMissed a call on the job? Send one textSam Harrington of Tin Roof Digital on what to do when you are on a roof and cannot pick up: text the customer at your next break with a time you will call, then call by that time.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/missed-call-text-back-contractor-tip.mp4362026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yeshttps://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/three-tests-to-find-missed-calls.jpgThree tests to run tonight on your own calls and messagesCall your own business number at seven and message your Facebook page in the evening. However long the reply takes is exactly what your customers get.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/three-tests-to-find-missed-calls.mp4352026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yeshttps://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/estimate-follow-up-text-for-contractors.jpgEstimate went quiet? What to text the customerA few days after you send an estimate, send a short text: did you get it, any questions, not interested, need anything changed. Make it easy to answer.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/estimate-follow-up-text-for-contractors.mp4372026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yeshttps://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/google-business-hours-tip-for-contractors.jpgList the hours you actually answer on GoogleIf your Google Business Profile says you are open until six, answer until six. If not, shorten the hours. Missing calls during listed hours looks worse than being closed.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/google-business-hours-tip-for-contractors.mp4362026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yeshttps://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/test-the-call-button-on-your-google-profile.jpgTest the call button on your Google Business ProfileOpen your Google profile and tap the phone button like a customer would. If it rings an old or dead line, change it today.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/test-the-call-button-on-your-google-profile.mp4292026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yeshttps://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/four-google-maps-checks-for-contractors.jpgNot showing up on Google Maps? Check these four thingsSearch your trade in your town. Then check four things on your Google Business Profile: hours, service area, main category, and whether the listed number rings a phone someone answers.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/four-google-maps-checks-for-contractors.mp4332026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yeshttps://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/google-business-primary-category-for-contractors.jpgHow to pick your main Google Business categoryMake the one job you most want calls for your main business category on Google, and add the other services you provide as extras.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/google-business-primary-category-for-contractors.mp4252026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yeshttps://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/add-ten-job-photos-to-your-google-profile.jpgAdd ten real job photos to your Google profileYour crew, your trucks, the guys out on a roof, your machinery. Real job photos help customers trust you and show the profile is not abandoned.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/add-ten-job-photos-to-your-google-profile.mp4352026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yeshttps://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/google-business-service-area-for-contractors.jpgYour shop address is not your service areaSet the service area on your Google profile to the places you actually want to work, and leave out the places you do not want to quote.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/google-business-service-area-for-contractors.mp4252026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yeshttps://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/google-business-profile-performance-searches.jpgSee what people typed to find you on GoogleOpen the Performance section of your Google Business Profile. If the only searches are your business name, your services and service area are the place to start.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/google-business-profile-performance-searches.mp4362026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/lost-calls/monthly0.6https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JCyIKxWw7Hk/maxresdefault.jpgSix free checks to find where your contractor leads are goingSam Harrington runs six free checks live on his own business: your Google Maps spot, your call button, an after hours call, a Facebook message, your website form, and your reviews. About 10 minutes.https://www.youtube.com/embed/JCyIKxWw7Hk1202026-10-13T10:30:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/review-kit/monthly0.6 https://tinroofdigital.com/last-10-jobs/monthly0.6 https://tinroofdigital.com/before-ads/monthly0.6 https://tinroofdigital.com/5-questions/monthly0.6https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/burned-by-a-marketing-company-before.jpgBurned by a marketing company before? Ask these questionsAt any point you should be able to ask a marketing company what you have spent, what each appointment costs, and what your return is. If they cannot answer, think twice before moving forward.https://tinroofdigital.com/assets/video/burned-by-a-marketing-company-before.mp4392026-10-12T09:00:00-04:00yes https://tinroofdigital.com/ai-prompts/monthly0.6 https://tinroofdigital.com/xray/monthly0.6 https://tinroofdigital.com/agent-xray/monthly0.6 https://tinroofdigital.com/real-estate-xray/monthly0.6