Here’s something that you can do all on your own without needing to follow Google’s Quality Raters Guidelines: It’s create…if you don’t already have one… update and write with great detail about your company on your website’s About Us...
GOOGLE’S NEW PAGE ONE REQUIREMENTS
The big news here is that for the first time, Google is able to enforce its Quality Guidelines, so while they have been around for a while, they were issued but not able to be truly enforced. Now, with...
THE COST OF MONEY IS A KILLER
Since moving is so closely tied to home sales and sales have slowed to a more than two decades slow pace, we have to plan accordingly and pivot. Here are our recommendations: TRADE DOWN: The big residential homes are...
WHY ARE LEADS SO HARD TO GET?
All moving companies want sales leads. Of course, it’s the lifeblood of their business. It’s never more evident than in lean times like these when the demand for movers is so low. What if there are no leads in...
ARE YOU A FARMER OR A HUNTER?
When we first started our sales consulting for moving companies, I couldn’t believe how many movers were “buying leads”. In fact, based on our discussions with hundreds of you, we believe more than 30,000 leads were being sold a...
BE 21 TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE IN QUALIFYING LEADS
This “little fact” makes all the difference in the world. As we tell our clients constantly, SEO is about discipline. Marketing is about discipline. If it were easy, everyone would do it, but it’s not easy, and they don’t...
MARKETING TRENDS IN 2024
That’s the title of a seminar I’m participating in at the Wheaton/Bekins Van Lines Convention in Orlando this week. I thought you’d find our topics of discussion interesting as we all ponder the next 12 months. Here are our...
MARKETING IS A MINDSET, NOT AN EXPENSE (1-minute read)
As we look at the economic landscape in 2023, we know that some of you are busy and making money, some of you are struggling to make payroll, and the majority of you are in the middle… cash-flowing but...
IMPROVE YOUR CONVERSIONS WITH AI IN GOOGLE ADS (1-minute read)
This is not pie in the sky. This is happening now and can help you in this Federal Reserve-created housing slowdown. We can’t whine about it, we just have to accept and work around it. How? GET MORE LEADS...
COMMERCIAL/OFFICE MOVING OFFERS OPPORTUNITY (1-minute read)
Here is where you want to be looking as Residential is recovering. We may have a lack of demand due to the mortgage rates deterring home selling, but commercial office owners are seeing a permanent shift in the way...
CONTENT IS KING AT GOOGLE (1 minute read)
We know that you hear it from lots of people in SEO: Shortcuts, schemes, hacks, page design, colors, you name it. It’s out there. The fact is, Google is too smart for that now. They have trained their machines...
WHAT IT TAKES TO GET A MOVING LEAD
Maybe “The Rich Get Richer” because they are more disciplined. Disciplined to be: patient, understand the process, aren’t desperate, and willing to take direction. That is what it takes in Moving today to succeed. Here’s why: NO GET RICH...
SLOW TIMES ARE RIPE TO INCREASE MARKET SHARE
Many moving companies are having a tough year. We’re hearing seasoned companies off 45% and more. Some struggling with payroll. Some not knowing if they can make it. If you’re not feeling as much pain, now is the time...
MAXIMIZE LEADS WITH NEW GOOGLE ADWORDS FEATURES
If you’re somewhat familiar with buying AdWords, you’re probably familiar with buying “clicks.” Well, those days are over. Now you can buy “conversions”. How does Google do this? By using billions of pieces of data to get you the...
NO MOVING LEADS SHORTCUTS
We’re all looking for a shortcut. We’re all looking for an advantage. Up till now, there seemed to be some tricks, or “hacks” in IT jargon. Those days are over, thanks to Google’s computer scientists. They’ve done an amazing...