Home service business marketing
4 min read
Most home service business marketing advice is generic small-business stuff that doesn't account for how home-services trades actually win. Below is a real playbook calibrated to local-services economics - pick your trade for the full version.
The 5 channels that actually work
- Local SEO + Google Business Profile (compounds over time)
- Paid platforms (LSA, Yelp, Thumbtack) - for steady volume now
- Reviews + reputation - multiplier on every other channel
- Inbound response infrastructure - fix the front door first
- Referrals + word-of-mouth - long-term highest LTV
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DIY your own marketing, or hire it out?
DIY
$1,500/mo
Your time × hourly value
Agency / freelancer
$2,000/mo
Their monthly fee
Verdict
DIY is cheaper by $500/mo. But only if you actually spend the hours.
Most your trade who DIY end up doing 5–10 hours/month instead of 20. That changes the math fast.
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