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What 84% of Contractors Are NOT Doing to Generate More Business...

A large percentage of general contractor websites in our area are old and don't work on a phone or tablet. A new contractor website and marketing plan can set you apart from your competition.

General Contractors work really hard, there is no getting past that.

No matter what the size of their company, their day to day consists of many variables that most other professions are happy to have no part in.

Safety inspections, lawsuits, township meetings, zoning laws, and angry neighbors, to name a few…

This means that each day is a new challenge, and between driving around to multiple job sites throughout Montgomery & Bucks County, and managing their employees, any small amount of time left is spent looking for their next project.

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Contractors of Greater Philadelphia, wouldn’t it be great to have something working to find you new leads and future business, 24/7?

Well, that’s what a mobile-responsive website – built with the right layout and content – can do for your business. Even better news, 84% of your competition has yet to catch on to this emerging necessity. I don’t know about you, but I’d prefer to be on the right side of that statistic.

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Not only will your general contractor website design look great on your computer, but anyone using a phone or tablet will be able to browse through your content, images, and social media with ease, giving you an upper hand in an increasingly competitive industry here in Harleysville and Greater Philly.

You see, most contractor websites around here are outdated and clunky. Not only do they ‘look’ old, but the code used to build them is so outdated that search engines like Google don’t bother looking at them anymore. That means you aren’t showing up in search results.

Does this sound like your contractor website? If so, I’ve got some bad news for you…you’re losing potential business.

Homeowners are smart, they know sites like Angie’s List are important and all, and you may have the best Yelp reviews in a 50 miles radius, but when they click on your website’s link and get an error message, or a website that looks like it belongs on the original Windows machine, what are they going to think?

Does your website make your construction, painting, flooring, or roofing company appear out of business? Does it reflect a business that is smart, innovative, and competitive?

If you answered no, or would like to see how we’ve helped other contractors get on the map with a new website design and an affordable monthly online marketing plan, contact us online, or call 215-264-9286.

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