Guides for Trades Owners: Websites, Leads & Pricing | Alp Web Studio
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Straight answers for trades owners

No sales fog. These are the questions owners actually ask us about websites, pricing, and getting found online, answered plainly by the person who builds the sites.

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Practical reads, written for Nova Scotia trades.

Getting found · 7 min read

Google Business Profile vs. a website: do you need both?

Your free Google listing gets you on the map. Your website is what gets you picked, and what you actually own. Here's what each one does, and how they feed each other.

Read the guide Got the profile, need the site? Get a second opinion
Getting found · 7 min read

How to get more Google reviews for your trades business

Why reviews win you jobs, how many you actually need, and a simple system to keep a steady flow coming in without nagging customers.

Read the guide Want it automatic? See review automation
Checklist · Quick read

The trades website checklist

The nine things a trades website needs to actually book jobs. The practical list to check yours against before you spend a dollar.

Read the guide Check your current site against it, then get a second opinion
Leads · 6 min read

Speed-to-lead: why the first 5 minutes decide the job

Plain version: why answering in five minutes wins the job. The data on response time, and how to reply that fast without living on your phone.

Read the guide The site that does it for you? See the lead machine
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Five more guides in the works

Topics we're writing next, and how to bump one up the queue.

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Five more guides in the works

  • Why you're losing jobs to missed calls (and how to stop it)
  • Do you need a website if you get work from word of mouth?
  • How to show up when someone searches "[your trade] near me"
  • Customers are asking ChatGPT for a plumber now. What that means for you.
  • Google Ads or wait for SEO? What's worth it for a trades business.

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