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One Killer Strategy For Launching a Successful Plumbing Business

You don’t want to just start a business; you want to kill it. You crave lasting, deep success for your plumbing business. The world has enough mediocre performers out there. Why not create something fantastic?

Here at the Plumbing Webmasters, we’ve crafted a handy guide to launch your plumbing startup into the online marketplace with faster, more sustainable, and overall better results. It all revolves around one singular strategy: specialization.

Listen closely as Nolen and Madison reveal how focusing your marketing efforts on one plumbing category can produce incredible revenue opportunities. Be sure to take notes and read the supporting guide below!

Takeaways for Plumbing Professionals

Specialization produces operational and marketing efficiencies.
It’s faster and easier to rank up in a plumbing specialty.
Specializing doesn’t mean you can’t offer other services later on.

Specializing for Success

“How can I be successful in plumbing?” That’s a question that Small Business Trends tried to tackle. In their guide How to Start a Plumbing Business, Small Biz offers a few tidbits on building a long-term plan for triumph in the industry. Step number 3 (after getting certified and apprenticed) involves discovering your personal specialty.

Perhaps, you’ve discovered that the inner workings of residential water heaters naturally bend to your every whim. Maybe you’ve got a knack for repairing underground sewer lines without digging up the whole yard. Possibly, you’re the fastest pipe clog relief around.

Some plumbers might see specialization as a limiter on their ability to make money, but the opposite is often true. You can take a focused skill and use it as a launchpad for your startup. Now let’s zoom in on the benefits of specialization, then show you how to get started online (which was Small Biz’ step number 8, by the way).

Why Specialize as a Plumber?

Why do we recommend anything in these sort of guides? To make your life easier and/or more profitable. Multiple areas of your business can benefit from a specialized structure, so let’s break a few of them down here.

Operational Perks

The first benefits you’ll realize when it comes to specialization are operational. If you confine your portfolio of services to a particular subcategory of plumbing, that means fewer tools to purchase and fewer individuals to hire. That, in turn, leads to fewer service vehicles and fewer driving demands.

You could potentially earn as much or more revenue with three water heater specialists than you would with a generalized staff of five. Prospective customers will also view your brand and crew differently as a specialized group.

Reputational Perks

Any plumber can fix a leaky sink. Very few have what it takes to manage a slab leak repair project. Ask any homeowner if they would rather have a generalist or a specialist fixing the multi-thousand dollar ruptured pipe beneath their foundation. Ask them the same question for a busted water heater or a fractured sewer line.

When you become the specialist for a given plumbing sub-category, the choice suddenly becomes clear for homeowners. Plus, experts generally enjoy higher pricing ranges for the same projects!

Marketing Perks

Let’s face it, plumbing is a very competitive industry. If your prices, ratings, or uniform don’t meet a prospective customer’s demands, they have a dozen other alternatives available at the push of a button. Unless you operate in a smaller service area, breaking into the market is tough!

While generalist plumbers may be a dime a dozen, local specialists in your field are probably in the single digits. Medium to small sized towns may not even have a specialist in your particular focus. It’s much easier to stand out in the online marketing world when only a couple others are standing next to you.

The How of Plumbing Specialization

Now, we are specifically looking at how to market your specialized plumbing services in your service area. Once you’ve picked a field, it’s time to start laying the foundation for your company to build off of.

First, you’ll claim and/or purchase the digital assets you’ll need to mold your brand.
Next, you’ll start developing the content on your website to communicate who you are and what you do to prospective clients.
Finally. you’ll complete support activities as you go along to grow your reputation even more.

Phase 1: Lining Your Digital Ducks in a Row

Everything starts with your website, at least when it comes to earning plumbing leads online. You’ll need a domain name (web address) that sums up your specialty with your unique brand. Speaking of brands, make sure that your plumbing company’s legal name is easily distinguishable from typical industry terms. That will make it much easier to show up in local search results in the future.

While the visual and graphic elements of your brand (such as your logo) contribute to the identity of your company, your website’s content is just as important.

Phase 2: Building Relevance and Authority

You’ve spent years earning your certifications and learning the trade. Now it’s time to share that knowledge with the world. We’re not just talking about consulting with customers in the field. You’ve got to share it with prospects visiting your website too.

Build a healthy collection of pages dedicated to explaining (in layman’s terms) each of the critical services you provide. Explain how your team’s experience makes all the difference during an installation or repair project. Pepper in those specialized plumbing keywords into your paragraphs, headers, and picture captions. A lot of hard work and research flows into writing a website, but doing it right is worth the results!

Finally, spend a little time each month adding to the old company blog. Believe it or not, these blogs still provides some valuable juice for your local SEO. Of course, if you don’t have time for any of these activities, you can always hire a team to do it for you.

Phase 3: Supporting Your Continued Growth

Even your website needs a little help in kicking off your online marketing. If you really want to build a healthy brand, you’ll need three things:

Citations (local listings),
Reviews, and
Check-ins

Hundreds of businesses offer cheap listings for your company, but your specialized plumbing company should only require a handful. Yelp, the BBB, and Facebook are all great places to start. Listings add credibility to your website, and they provide more paths back towards your services. You may even receive the odd call here and there for immediate plumbing help!

Most plumbers comprehend the value behind reviews, but they don’t know how to harness them effectively. We’ve found that a smattering of reviews across different sources tends to earn more recognition from Google, rather than keeping all your eggs in one basket.

Last and least known among plumbers is the check-in. Utilizing a tool like DataPins, check-ins provide coordinates, tags, and pictures to showcase the fantastic work you perform throughout the community. This offers exceptionally high-quality evidence that your company is active and trusted. Use this tool consistently, and you’ll notice powerful ranking improvements in a matter of months.

In Conclusion

Specialization offers speed, focus, and simplicity to plumbing professionals looking to break into the industry. Not only can you cut down on the number of tools and personnel required for day to day work, you can potentially command a higher price average on each of your services.

On the marketing side, specializing also helps by limiting the number of competitors you face in local search results. Water heater experts, slab leak gurus, and hydrojetting aces tend to stand out against the herd, in the eyes of Google and consumers alike. With a proper website foundation and continued support, you can produce some astounding results in a relatively short period of time.

Need help getting the ball rolling on your digital marketing? A seasoned (one might even say specialized) plumbing SEO company can make all the difference! Give the Plumbing Webmasters a call anytime at (877) 388-9884 to learn more about your options.

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Adapting Customer Service in Uncertain Times

It may not seem like it but this pandemic is an opportunity for you as a plumbing contractor to solidify the professional relationships you have with your current customers, make sure they become recurring customers, and even gain new customers. But it all starts with outstanding customer service. Believe it or not, you can exhibit stellar customer service as a plumber in these challenging times.

And these times certainly are challenging for plumbers. Plumbing work usually entails moving around somewhat freely in the homes and businesses of your clients. But things are different now. People are skittish about having an outsider coming into their home and mince about the place. So in a sense, emphasizing customer service during COVID-19 has a lot to do with adapting.

But why is customer service so important during this time? Doesn’t everyone understand that things are different and that they should lower expectations? Despite what many businesses are doing, now is a great time to show your customers that you really care and emphasize customer service.

The Benefits of Outstanding Customer Service During COVID-19

Demonstrating great customer service isn’t just about keeping your business afloat during COVID-19; it’s about making life-long customers. This is a perfect opportunity to show your customers that you are willing to go the extra mile for them when they need it the most.

If you are able to provide plumbing services in a manner that exceeds the expectations of the customer during this pandemic, they will remember you when this is all over with. They will also be that much more likely to refer you to their friends and family who are looking for a reliable plumber.

The benefits of customer service stretch far beyond the here and now but it is a great time to “come to the rescue” of your customers and instill a lasting and positive perception of your services in their minds.

And customer service is a huge part of the plumbing industry. As marketing experts specializing in the plumbing trade, we see that the most successful contractors are the ones that make customer service a priority at all times. If you would like to find out how you can grow your plumbing contractor business both now and on into the future, contact us here at Plumbing Webmasters.

Customer Service Tips for Plumbers

Hopefully, now you have an idea of the potential benefits of maintaining a high level of customer service during the pandemic. But how you maintain exemplary customer service in a time that is so challenging in so many ways? Here are just a few customer service tips you can put into practice right now:

Social Distancing

Keeping the recommended 6 feet away from people at all times can be challenging as a plumber. But if you show your customers that you are committed to it, you will win their favor. If you are working in someone’s home or place of business, let them know the area in which you will be working. If you need to move from area to area, make sure your customers know that you will be moving. You can call out to them before you move to give them a chance to maintain a proper distance. It may take more time and effort, but your customers will really appreciate it.

Stay Patient – As a plumber, you probably talk to multiple customers a day. And during these times COVID-19 dominates many conversations. Even though you may be sick and tired of talking about COVID-19, a little empathy goes a long way with your clients. Remain patient, lend an empathetic ear and try not to be short with your customers. Everyone is looking to vent a little these days and if you can be the plumber that can smile through tedious conversations, you will have won a recurring customer.

Don’t Forget About Yourself

You cannot give great customer service if you are not taking care of yourself. It can be hard not to stress during these uncertain times, but be sure you take some time for yourself. Whether it’s just lingering in your truck and taking a few deep breaths before talking to a customer or taking a half day to exercise and let off some steam, it’s important to get your mind right so you can better serve the customer.

Community Outreach

If at all possible, do some charitable work. Maybe a local church needs some plumbing work done. Even if it’s pro-bono, it is a great way to show people that you care and a great opportunity to network your services. You may even take some time to consider some of your elderly customers. Reach out to them and ask if they need anything on the weekend like a grocery drop off. Taking a couple of hours or even a half-day to help out around the community will make people take notice of your company.

Emphasize Safety

Last but certainly not least; make sure your customers know that you emphasize safety. This entails not only letting your customers know that you are taking safety measures before rendering a service, but following through while you are actually rendering the service. Update your website to reflect the safety precautions you and your team are taking to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Equip yourself and your team with masks and gloves when they are on the job too.

Plumbing is an Opportunity

Finally, try to view plumbing as an opportunity to make life-long customers. Think about it: plumbing is an essential service. Pandemic or no pandemic, people need help when they have a frozen pipe or a flooding kitchen. They will call you but it is up to you to make sure they keep calling you. And the way to do that is to provide excellent, consistent customer service.

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For more ways to grow your business in these uncertain times, get in touch with us here at Plumbing Webmasters.

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Am I Getting it Right? – A Web Design Talk With Jason Landry

Website design may feel like an artsy fartsy, technical world, but the best websites are always grounded in practicality. That’s doubly true for plumbing company websites, which serve the needs of visiting homeowners and commercial clients before the needs of the plumber. If you feel like your website still leaves something to be desired, there’s plenty of opportunities to start fresh.

Today, we’ll explore how to tackle web design the right way. No one knows how to craft a practical, revenue-driving website better than Jason Ingram, the Creative Director at Plumbing Webmasters! We recently sat down with him to answer some questions. Grab a pen and paper as you listen in, and make sure to check out our guide below too!

Key Takeaways for Plumbers

Keep your design goals simple. Focus on providing key details in an easy read.
Make sure calls to action (CTAs) are clearly visible, especially phone numbers.
Make an optimized page for every category and each individual service.
Use original images of your crew, staff, and/or family. Google knows stock photos.
Don’t sweat originality or visual fluff. Stick with practical and familiar design!

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The Two Pillars of Web Design

People tend to overthink web design. It’s true, thousands of styles, colors, and widgets produce a fantastic array of diversity and branding. The core precepts of web design, on the other hand, keep things refreshingly simple. As Creative Director Jason Landry puts it, “Web design really boils down to two parts: information and presentation.“

When it comes to creating a productive (profitable and popular) site, the best developers determine what sort of information the typical client needs and works hard to present it effectively.

This is where industry experience proves invaluable! In the case of the plumbing world, a designer who knows his sump pumps from his grinders can make all the difference. At the same time, you need a professional who can put themselves in the shoes of frantic homeowner or business owner and craft a website that meets their needs.

Providing the Right Information

Homeowners do not need a step by step manual of how install a well pump. Neither do they desire constant reminders of your plumbing team’s skills. In reality, your clients only require a handful of details from your website:

The exact services your company provides.
Your operating hours (including emergency services).
How to contact your business.
What to expect when they schedule a service call.
Whether or not their situation warrants calling your business.

If you’re popping up on search results, you won’t need to spend much time explaining qualifications for fixing their home’s pipes. While those prospects will certainly feel glad to know you’re qualified, you can easily communicate that with a simple license number and/or badges. Instead, think about the questions that clients are always asking. Spend time digging into those topics and providing helpful answers.

An Example of a Plumbing Service Page — Each of Your Services Should Have a Dedicated Page. Otherwise, Google Won’t Rank You For It!

Nailing the Presentation

Now, simply wadding up all those details into a ball of information and throwing it at your homepage will not produce the results you desire. Countless plumbers fall to the bullet service list trap, so we’ll just say this once:

Putting services into bullets, dumping them on the homepage, and calling it quits won’t work.

There are a handful of tools you’ll need to properly share the information your clients need most. First, get that office phone number and address big and bold at the top of your homepage! If a prospect decides to call your company, they should be able to instantly locate and click on your number.

Second, make sure every single one of your services has its own service page. A healthy serving of keywords will allow your business to earn a wider variety of listings, increasing your brand’s ability to generate leads. Group these pages under a handful of category pages, and house it all under your navigational menu.

Closing Thoughts on Design

Don’t sweat the visual details! Many plumbers think that pretty makes perfect, but visuals rarely drive revenue. The only exception is your photos. Take as many quality images of your team, staff, family, and projects as possible! Google knows the difference between a photo of your master plumber and the familiar face of a stock photo model from another country. It rewards optimized, original photos with better SEO status.

If you decide to hire a professional to design your site, remember that plumbing industry experience makes all the difference! Our team at Plumbing Webmasters would love to be your custom web design team. Our original content, smooth graphic design, and original coding make for fantastic results in local search results.

To learn more about our web design services, call us at (877) 388-9884!

How a Content Writer Works: Insights From Blair Fawcett

What does it look like when a content writer plans out their newest website? Today, we’ll take a close look at their process as we interview Blair Fawcett, one of the skilled content writers at Plumbing Webmasters.

You can view the whole interview on YouTube, or explore our Content Marketing section for additional details about our services.

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Introductions With Blair Fawcett

Madison: Hey guys! Welcome back to the Plumbing Webmasters Podcast. I’m Madison. Today, we’re going to shake things up a little bit. We’re going to be talking about content creation, but from the perspective of one of our content writers. We have Blair Fawcett with us today. She is one of our spunky content writers here at the Webmasters. I’m going to be interviewing her, asking her some questions about her process.

Blair: Yes, indeed. Very spunky!

Madison: Let’s go ahead and jump right in. Blair, can you tell us a little bit about what led up to working with the Webmasters?

Blair: Absolutely. I have a degree in Creative Writing from the University of North Texas. After I graduated, I became a teacher for a few years in the public school system. After that, I decided I really wanted to focus on journaling, writing, becoming a journalist. That’s where I found the Webmasters.

Madison: Cool! You caught the bug and you’ve been writing since you’ve been in grade school? That’s awesome. A lot of our content writers start with one different degree – anthropology I think was Shabnam’s (one of our other writers) – and they end up in a few years writing as a career. But I think it’s cool to see somebody who’s been writing her entire adult life.

The Content Writer Planning Process

Keyword Research and Placement

Madison: Why don’t we go ahead and get started on your writing process? Before we start big though, let’s go on a smaller scale. Let’s take a single service page, say “Water Heater Installation” or something like that. How would you start planning that page and what’s your process for working that page?

Blair: I’m so glad you asked! I focus on two different parts of the question. One: How do I optimize the page for SEO? The other: How do I make it where it’s really easy for the customer to read?

The first thing that I do to make sure that I’m optimizing for SEO is that I make sure the word count is correct, that the headers are aligned with the subject matter. I make sure that there’s a call to action, there’s a linked phone number so the customer always has easy access to the company. They know what the company does, so they can say “Okay. Clearly this company does…” What did you say?

Madison: Water heater installation.

Blair: So if I’m the customer and I say “You know what? I need a new water heater.” This is the company that popped up and they popped up because I had my page SEO optimized. That’s great.

Madison: Okay, so you’ve clearly done your keyword research and made sure that’s ingrained into the page itself.

Blair: Keyword research is so crucial for this aspect.

Writing Content for People

Madison: Now you said you had a second goal, which was making for an easier reading experience. How are you going about that?

Blair: So I do this thing called “Kiss it. Don’t kill it.” K.I.S.S it means “Keep it short and sweet.” K.I.L.L. it means “Keep it long and lengthy”.

Madison: That’s cute. Kiss it; don’t kill it. Nice.

Blair: What I do there, I make sure it’s direct. It’s to the point, and I also make sure that the customer has access to what’s going on in that page, as opposed to it’s just long/length/tedious sentences that are missing the point.

Courting Customers and Converting Leads

Madison: That’s so important! A natural reading experience makes for great reading for the [consumer], but it also feeds back into the conversion process of actually turning a prospect into a sale, which is what our clients want. So what sort of stuff are you doing to create that natural experience and to maximize that conversion process?

Blair: I think perspective is so important. I imagine two things. I imagine that I am the customer who’s looking for service (like I mentioned earlier), and I also imagine that I’m the company. What is the message that I want to convey from the company? I do one thing that is really important: I do a logical, an ethical, and emotional appeal.

Let’s say that I have a burst pipe in my home. I’m the customer, and I want a service. I’m going to look for something that’s logical, that makes sense to me. “Yes, I need a plumbing repair right now.” Ethical: “Okay, this company is insured, they have the right certifications. Those are important from an ethical standpoint.” Then finally, we have the pathos, which is emotional. I’ve actually had a burst pipe in my home, and it was terrible! I really feel for the customer there.

Madison: That’s so cool! So you’ve been able to take a lot of your own experience (both as a teacher and as a homeowner) and feed that back into your writing. That’s great. You mentioned different sorts of appeals you can make: the ethical, the emotional, and the logical. That’s really feeding back into that natural reading experience. So many plumbing websites are missing that. They focus on the sale, sale, sale. “This is why our services are great…” but they don’t relate it back to the customer.

Blending SEO With Natural Reading Experience

Madison: That’s something that many websites struggle with. How do you make sure that you have that balance with those SEO elements (and clearly displaying services) with that natural reading experience? Is that a struggle to balance those?

Blair: No! I actually have a really good team that works with me all the time. I have graphic designers that make sure the website layout is really clean, pristine, and nice. That all the buttons click where they’re supposed to go. Also, something that I personally do is make sure that all of the pictures that are associated with the services they match what exactly is going on in that page.

Here’s something that I love! Sometimes the companies will give us a whole bunch of pictures that we can work with.

Madison: Oh yes! Pictures are so nice when [clients] actually give them to us. We sometimes have to work with stock photos. We definitely don’t want to if we can avoid it. It’s okay, but if we can get those original photos…that’s fantastic.

Blair: It is. It’s authentic!

Non-Text Elements Crucial to Content Writers

Madison: Now, taking a tangent off that, you’ve mentioned that this is just one of many non-text elements. What other sort of non-text elements really feed into your process that are really important for the page?

Blair: Something that we do is incorporate Righteous Reviews…for the customers to have easy access to the reviews and then also have access to the services themselves. We have a really clean look. We really work with our [clients] to make sure that their plumbing website looks exactly the way they want their plumbing website to look like. We personalize it. We make it really stand out as a beacon of what that company’s message is and what they’re about.

Madison: Now is that from a graphical standpoint, or formatting? What sort of styling are you thinking of?

Blair: From my end as a content writer…I do a lot of research into the company. I see what they’re about. I see how long they’ve been around. Every single company is different. Whenever I work with a company, I make sure to incorporate those individual characteristics (those little details) are worked into the page as much as I can, while also continuing to have it SEO optimized and have all the easy reading.

TLDR, a Challenge for Content Writers

Madison: Speaking of reading, there’s a challenge that many content writers and businesses in general face today. There’s a saying that you’ll see on the internet:TLDR which stands for “Too Long; Didn’t Read.”

Blair: Ah! What a travesty!

Madison: So many people are crunched for time. Maybe they’re browsing for services while they’re at work or they’re at their pilates class, and they need to find information quickly. How do you deal with this challenge in a way that ensures that people actually get to the content that you want them to?

Blair: Madison! You’ve actually hit the heart of the issue. The best way to address that is to make sure that it is a pleasant reading experience. I never want my customers to feel like “Wow. I’ve gotten sold to.” I want them to feel like “Oh. This is informative. It’s telling me about this company. It’s telling me about the service.” That’s what a good website will do. That is what a good message will do.

Madison: Mmhmm. I think a lot of great websites, when you’re reading them it feels almost like a conversation that you’re having with a person, not somebody telling you “Okay, this is how X, Y, and Z goes.” It’s such a relatable experience, that it feels like you’re talking with a person.

Key Takeaways for Great Reading

Madison: What do you think are the most important elements in your content writing that are providing a great user experience for somebody that’s visiting the site (maybe for the first time)? They need services and they’re trying to get information.

Blair: I put in some imagery. I put in some metaphors; I put in some details…

Madison: There’s that creative writing for you!

Blair: Ya! Exactly…describe a burst pipe. “Ah! A burst pipe is in your home and that’s terrible.” That way everybody feels emotionally invested in the process.

Madison: So you’re scene setting?

Blair: Exactly. Scene setting; getting some imagery in there. Everyone likes a good metaphor.

Madison: So many plumbing websites when you read through them, they’re just so dry. I’m like “Ya, I know what plumbing is, but this doesn’t really relate to me.” But the way you’re describing it like a person can see the situation going on in the page. That’s really cool!

A Broader Point of View

Madison: Let’s blow up this perspective and look at it from a whole, cross-site view. How are you going to make sure, as a whole, that your content across the entire website is successful (cohesive, informative, not overlapping)? What are you going to do to try and ensure that?

Blair: Whenever you’re managing a really big website, you’ve got a lot of pages. You’ve got 60 pages that you’ve gotta make sure have a really similar message. That it all works together. To that end, on the front end [it’s about] all the research you do on the front end from the very get go. You’re going to reap the benefits of that as you go through the website and create the content.

Madison: That’s a good point. So you know ahead of time what all the services are so you’re not accidentally overlapping on content. And what else are you doing?

Clear Messaging in Website Content

Blair: Something else that I’m doing is that I’m making sure to review and convey the company’s message in a succinct way. Again, I’m making sure that… “You know what? This company really advertises trenchless plumbing repairs. Let’s make sure that message is clear, and let’s hyperlink back to it.” Because if there’s a related service, let’s hop back there. Let’s make it really easy for the customer to have access to these different pages in this big website. It’s a great undertaking to create a website, and with that comes a lot of responsibility.

Madison: Oh ya! I know from experience that process can take weeks to go through, maybe even a month depending on the size of the site. A lot of formatting, a lot of navigational structure is going in. The graphic design team is helping with that, and of course we have people like Amberlynn [our top editor] who are going in and editing it and making sure the message is consistent. There’s so much going in.

Key Takeaways for Plumbers

Madison: Now Blair. Let’s say that up to this point nobody was listening whatsoever. What would you say to plumbers if you had one thing you wanted them to take away from our discussion? What advice would you give to them?

Blair: I would say “Hi! How are you?” Dear plumbing friends, a well-designed website can work wonders for your company’s image. A really good website can tell the customers who you are in a clear way. Your website is your first point of contact with a lot of your new customers, and some of your old customers. By getting a good website, you’re putting a good foot forward on the internet and in real life.

Madison: And you’re balancing that SEO with natural reading experience so that people can not only find you, but choose you as well. Thanks for coming in, Blair. We’ll see what we’re gonna talk about next time. In the meantime, thank you so much for listening in plumbers. We’ll see you next time.

Blair: Thank you!

True Client Stories: Local Plumber Dominance (Podcast)

We all love to hear underdog success stories, especially when the underdog is a startup plumbing company! In today’s True Client Story, we explore the shocking rise of a water heater specialist who began with no brand or online history to speak up, and ended up a top ranking dynamo with outrageous success!

The best part: This plumber did it all in less than six months.

Jason and Nolen share how this clever professional managed to top local search results in such a short time. If you’ve been struggling to break into page one search results – you’ll have to be willing to work a bit – be sure to listen in! Let’s get started.

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Key Takeaways From This Podcast:

Local search results are more fluid than they used to be, thanks to Google updates.
Geotagging can quickly elevate your brand above surrounding competitors.
Google My Business (GMB) is essential for local ranking.
Righteous Reviews only works if you use it.

A Chattanooga Plumber Story

One day, a fresh-faced plumber – We’ll call him “Rob” – came to us from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Bob shared his dreams of opening up a plumbing business that specialized in water heater services. Chattanooga was no small town, so he would be facing quite a few established competitors in his local search arena. In fact, when we took a look at Bob’s local community, we discovered a veteran company with hundreds of glowing reviews. This Chattanooga plumber had his work cut out for him!

Less than six months later however, Bob’s water heater service company ranked in the local map pack for almost all of his top service keywords.

That’s right! A brand new plumbing business was beating out long-time champions to dominate the local market. With the power of exceptional search marketing and geotagging, this plumber quickly found himself swimming in business for a premium plumbing service.

Let’s dig into how Bob did it…

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Step #1: He Optimized His Website

Given the substantial revenue potential of water heater services, our Chattanooga plumber faced substantial competition entering the market. Bob’s decision to specialize however, actually made it easier to thoroughly optimize his website. Instead of a handful of pages getting optimized for a handful of generic terms, Bob’s website exclusively optimized for a wide variety of water heater keywords terms from his local area.

When we wrote the site, our team also made sure to tailor the service pages specifically to Bob’s target city. A lot of plumbing contractors make the mistake of targeting a massive area (such as the entire state) before they’ve managed to gain a foothold in their immediate community. We made sure that all of Bob’s service pages specifically contained the Chattanooga, TN keyword tail, which makes it so much easier for local consumers to find his business.

Once we mixed in these localized keywords into the conversational writing and engaging photos, Bob’s site was ready to start kicking butt. But there was still more work to do beyond the site.

An Example of Bob's Local Map Pack Listings — Local Map Pack Listings Offer Tremendous Traffic Volume! (Name & Number Obscured)

Step #2: He Optimized His GMB

Google My Business plays an integral role in local search. Once claimed, filled out, and verified, this free listing service identifies your industry for consumers in your community. Google Maps listings heavily depend on GMB accounts to provide the best possible results for local homeowners. In other words: if you haven’t claimed your GMB account yet, you’re missing out on free traffic!

We gladly handled Bob’s GMB account optimization, making sure his company was specifically designated as a water heater business. This greatly increased his chances of popping up before general service plumbers whenever a nearby homeowner or business Google searched for water heater repairs. Bob automatically bypassed numerous competitors in his service area.

Step #3: Bob Used Geotagging

Geotagging is the process of attaching GPS data to online content. In Bob’s case, he utilized the Righteous Reviews software integrated into all of our custom-built websites.

Every time the water heater specialist finished a repair visit or an original installation, he checked-in to the jobsite and asked for a review. He also used the software’s automatic review function to automatically request reviews from clients following each service visit.

In just a couple months, Bob collected scores of new online reviews for his company.

Water Heater Installation Check-in Mark — “Bob” Regularly Checks-in to His Job Sites to Boost Local Search Results. (Name Obscured)

Better still, all of these check-ins and reviews came with GPS data attached. Pins started popping up all over the digital Chattanooga map where Bob provided water heater services. The Righteous Reviews software connected the check-ins and reviews to the associated service pages on Bob’s website. In other words, Bob was creating undeniable proof of his work for local search.

And Google took notice…

Our Story Ends

In less than two months after launching his brand new website, Bob earned a top slot in his local map pack for his most crucial industry keyword. Fast forward to today, and Bob’s website will pop up on local maps for almost all of his top keywords.

While the Plumbing Webmasters played a key role in his initial success, this Chattanooga plumber also takes an active role in his continued growth. He actively utilizes his Righteous Reviews tool with each service call, and he continually provides exceptional customer care wherever he goes.

Way to go, Bob!

If you’d like to learn more about Bob’s story of aggressive growth, or if you’d like to see how your business can break out through local search, our team is happy to help. Call us today at (877) 388-9884 and ask about search marketing through Plumbing Webmasters. See what sort of amazing growth your business can achieve!

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True Client Stories: Trouble With Leads (Podcast)

Have you ever been on a kids roller coaster? As a child, the thrill of moving easily keeps us entertained. As an adult however, that thrill changes to irritation as we long to progress to loops, sudden drops, and rapid turns. A kids roller coaster simply goes nowhere, fast.

When it comes to plumbing companies, lead sellers are the new kids roller coaster. There’s a real thrill of feeling your business gradually move with each incoming lead. As your company brand matures however, it becomes clear that you’re paying a frustrating sum of money to essentially spin in circles. Very little brand growth occurs, and you’re left none the richer from your investment.

Today, we’re going to talk about that frustrating ride. More importantly, we’re going to reveal how to get your business off the tracks and into some real long-term growth. Be sure to listen in as Jason and Nolen share real-life stories from plumbing companies.

Key Lead Generation Lessons & Plumbing SEO

Continually paying for leads slows down your brand development and customer base growth.
Even when you pay a seller for a lead, you may still have to compete with other local businesses.
Paid leads are simply way more expensive, both in the short and long term.

Buying Your Way Into Oblivion

Another day, another frustrated caller talking about expensive lead sellers. But what is it about buying leads that plumbers find so frustrating? At the Webmasters, we’ve heard all kinds of stories about people’s experiences with these services. Most boil down into a handful of common complains…

Top Problems With Buying Leads

They get really, really expensive!
When you pay for a lead, you still compete with other listed companies in your area.
Some “leads” are just people looking for quotes, not interested would-be clients.
It discourages SEO for plumbers, and other forms of lead generation.
Buying leads encourages return visits to your lead seller, not your company website.

The Eye-Opening Secret of Lead Sellers

Everyone wishes they could cut out the middleman and earn their leads at cost. After all, that would mean saving thousands (maybe tens of thousands) of dollars every year! It’s clearly possible; not everyone pays for lead sales. How do they do it? The real question you should be asking is: Where does your seller find their leads?

95 times out of 100, lead selling companies source their leads directly from Google Search! Not only do lead sellers pay next to nothing for each lead (even when you factor in long-term marketing), they add a massive upcharge to leads you could have earned for free.

Two Lead Sellers and an Organic Listing for a Local Plumber — This Local Plumber Managed to Outrank a National Lead Seller and Earn Their Own Leads.

How does that make you feel?

In the picture above, you can see one of the frequently-used tools of lead sellers for acquiring new customers. National level brands like to use localized “top plumber” lists to try to capture consumers. However, they actually have to work very hard to secure these listings, because Google prefers to list local businesses over national organizations. That’s why an independent contractor can earn a second place organic (free) in the same results page as two huge lead generation companies!

Not only is it very possible compete with these household name lead sellers, Google will practically help you do it. If you’re tired of spending lots of money paying for leads, why not invest in making your own leads like this plumber?

How to Generate Leads

You’ll need two major tools to start generating your own leads: a Google My Business account and a company website. Some businesses try to get away with only one of the two; it just doesn’t work well. Now you might be thinking “Bah! I’ve heard about this SEO for plumbers stuff. It takes too long.” While plumbing SEO does take a couple months to start producing results, at least.

So what?

A Local Map Pack for Repiping Companies — Local Search Optimization Offers Faster Results After Google’s Local Search Algorithm Update.

Marketing always takes time to fully mature. If you have to spend a little money to earn a long-term source of cheap, high-quality leads, isn’t that worth your money? Anyway, there’s great news.

If you optimize your website and GMB well, you could start earning local listing traffic even sooner. In a recent podcast called “Brown Friday” (linked below), our team at Plumbing Webmasters got a tankless water heater specialist ranking for his top keyword in his community within a month. A brand new business (and website) knocked out long-term champions for top spot in a local map pack, which represents a huge portion of traffic.

Optimized Website Design

Your website will need to be fully optimized with dedicated service pages for the keywords you wish to rank for. This supports the local search results driven by your Google My Business account (which is absolutely free, by the way). Tools like Moz Keyword Explorer, Answer the Public, and SEMrush make it easy to discover hot keywords in your industry.

If you’d like to learn more about using local search and organic listings to secure high quality leads, our team at Plumbing Webmasters would be happy to talk about it with you. Consult with one of our seasoned experts for free at (877) 388-9884!

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Brown Friday: Rockstar Plumber | The Plumbing SEO Podcast

Family holidays are a fantastic time for residential plumbing professionals. With all the festive meals and grease goop going down the drown, it’s no wonder that homeowner calls shoot through the roof! In fact, it’s estimated that “Brown Friday” (the day after Thanksgiving), produces a 50 percent increase in plumbing leads for garbage disposals and sink clogs.

Not every plumbing professional however, is in a place to take advantage of that surge in leads.

If your website and GMB account haven’t been properly optimized, you could be missing out on thousands of dollars in service calls throughout the holidays! Thankfully, that’s what we’ll be covering today in our latest podcast. Listen in as Jason and Nolen explain how to capture more leads through the season.

Key Plumbing SEO Lessons

Make sure your GMB profile covers each of your major services.
Keyword-optimized services pages will almost always outperform simple service lists.
Talk with your marketing service company about optimizing for seasonal surges.
Make sure your PPC ads each link to a related service page.

Seasonal SEO Opportunities

As with many home service industries, plumbing experiences seasonal spikes in demand. That’s especially true during family holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. Because this season represents such a considerable windfall for plumbers, it’s also a period of strong online competition. The winners earn premium placement in local map packs, plus the traffic that comes with it.

So how can your business work towards earning these exceptional local listings?

It all starts with plumber SEO, your website, and your GMB account. We’ll dig into some of the most impactful tools to enhance your online marketing performance, both now and in the coming 2020. Ultimately, we’re looking to create a sustainable strategy that offers big dividends for years to come.

The Tools You’ll Need

A Strong Keyword List

What’s the first task you think about when developing a high-performance page? A strong, diverse assortment of keywords not only makes it easier for Google to rank your content, it also creates a better user experience for your site visitors. Each service page should have a high volume primary keyword mixed in with a variety of similar phrases and synonyms.

Where you can you find these premium keywords?

SEMrush
Answer the Public
Moz Keyword Explorer
Ubersuggest
People also ask (Google SERP feature)
Blue phrases at the bottom of search results

A Completed & Verified GMB Listing

Considering how crucial the listing is to your local search, it’s remarkably easy to claim, complete, and verify your Google My Business account! If you haven’t done so already, take an hour. Fill out everything and request your postcard verification. Upload those pics and videos. Neglecting your GMB account only hurts your business, so don’t put it off!

Moving forward, make sure to check your GMB on a monthly basis for potential updates. The address you pick for your GMB should match the one you use for all your other citations, including abbreviations. Google continues to update the listing program with additional service categories, so be on the lookout for ones fitting your plumbing solutions.

Google Ads

A Google Ads Account

PPC advertising is a great channel for supplementing your organic leads. They also enable your business to quickly adapt your marketing tactics for seasonal opportunities. While Google Ads is the most recognized and comfortable advertising option for many plumbers, Facebook and Instagram both offer some cost-effective solutions.

When you create a new campaign for Brown Friday, Christmas, or another holiday, make sure you have dedicated service pages to divert that ad traffic to. If you’re going to take advantage of the upshift in drain clogs, have a “Drain Clog Removal” page ready to go! Plain landing pages are better than simply directing users to your homepage, but service pages generally offer the best SEO power for your website.

Reviews

A Collection of Client Reviews

No one supports your business better than happy customers! Client reviews are one of the most important resources for your local SEO, but they don’t grow from trees. You need to have a system in place to request feedback after service. Whether that comes in the form of employee training sessions on how to ask for reviews or an automated program, consistency is key.

Five Steps to Boost Local SEO

Keep in mind this plan hinges on a solid company web design. If your company doesn’t have that yet, here are 15 amazing plumbing websites to get inspiration from. They incorporate the tips we’re about to reveal.

How to Improve Local SEO Performance

Step #1: Create three to four primary service category pages.
Step #2: Write keyword-optimized pages for more focused services, and arrange them by those categories.
Step #3: Take original pictures with your staff members, then post them in all your pages (as well as your GMB account).
Step #4: Embed your client reviews into your website. Search for reputation management software, such as DataPins
Step #5: Run service campaigns of Google and Facebook Ads ahead of peak seasons.

Need an SEO Consultation?

Want to get professional input on your plumbing company’s local SEO strategy? Our seasoned experts at Plumbing Webmasters would love to talk with you! Call us anytime for a free consultation at (877) 388-9884. You’ll see why so many of our plumbers earn premium ranking in local, organic, and paid search!

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Being Social On Google (Podcast)

Plumbing contractors often underestimate the value of personalized design. With all the trucks, fancy equipment, slogans, advertisements, and websites out there, it’s easy to forget that the most important brand asset for your company…is you. Your face (and your employees’ faces) play a huge role in website performance and local SEO!

In this interconnected age, now’s not the time to be shy. Now’s the time for high quality photography with big smiling faces. You’ll be amazed just how big an impact the human touch will make for your business! In today’s podcast, Jason and Nolen share why personalization creates stronger connection with both your customers and Google!

Key Lessons for Plumbing Professionals

Content goes beyond text. Even your page photos are considered content.
Personalized photos create a deeper reserve of trust in your brand.
Both Google and people can spot stock photos, and they don’t perform as well as custom.

Original Website Images Matter!

We all know how a well-timed shot can make us feel so strongly, but photography also serves as a more social medium. It brings us together and allows us to empathize. In business, the right image can make or break a sale, especially in a home-centered industry like plumbing. SEO for plumbers relies heavily on image optimization. This isn’t rocket science or even highly technical SEO.

Frankly, it’s easy to stand out from the crowd when so few companies take the time to produce original photos!

Building Stronger Connections and Listings

“But why bother?” you might ask. What does original imagery have to do with search engine optimization? After all, digital marketers aren’t in the business of enhancing your website simply so it looks really fresh (that’s a bonus). We have to drive measurable key performance indicators like page views and conversions. The answer is simple: high quality, optimized imagery can greatly increase your volume of search traffic and average time on page. They also increase the likelihood of someone calling your business. Does more business revenue sound worth it to you?

Expect these sort of benefits when you add personalized photos to your plumbing website.

Immediately stronger connections with visitors
Longer time on pages (deeper engagement)
More page views per visit
Stronger plumbing keyword performance (more on this later)
Better conversion rates, meaning more calls

A Plumber Stands for a Personal Photo — Captions are Perfect for Short, Emphasized Tips.

Crafting the Perfect Images

Obviously, performance-driving photography doesn’t just appear by itself! You can simply drop them into your pages, either. There are two key parts to getting the most out of your website imagery.

Tip #1: Take More Photos (With Employees in Them)

Don’t get us wrong: we’re all about photos of pipes and busted sewer lines. However, we (and your clients) would rather see the smiling faces of your friendly employees. So the next time you stop to take a photo of a newly installed sink, get yourself in the photo and take a selfie! It’s worth it.

So many businesses spend dozens of hours uploading their latest team photos to Instagram and Facebook and never put them on their website. Gather all your team together and empower them to take selfies after a job well done. Better yet, hire a professional photographer to get pictures of your plumbers, office staff, your family, and even your trucks!

Tip #2: Optimize Your Image Attributes

Did you know that your images can be optimized for stronger keyword performance? At Plumbing Webmasters, we’ve found that three key elements provide great SEO power for your page. Obviously, captions work very well for communicating quick facts. Since personal images create very focused attention, captions are often the best places to restate key points.

Alt image captions also contribute to your keyword strategy. Finally, be sure to input an Image Title Attribute. This causes the little box of text to appear whenever the mouse hovers over an image. If you like, you can even embed a link into your image that directs your visitors to another service page.

Personal is Powerful

We can’t overstate just how powerful personalized images can be in both regular listings and local search results! Not only do they offer amazing results for your website KPIs, they also create deeper trust with your target audience. Remember, personal is powerful!

If your plumbing company has struggled to make headway in online search marketing, our team at Plumbing Webmasters would love to help. Not only do our design experts know how to create high-performance websites for growing businesses, they understand the value of imagery in SEO for plumbers. For a free consultation, call our team today at (877) 388-9884.

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Plumber SEO Conference 2020

Plumbing SEO changes year after year. In fact, the industry shifts so much, we go to conferences to stay on top of all the latest news and practices! In this latest podcast, Jason and Nolen share some of the juicy tidbits they picked up from their latest SEO conference.

Look for key changes GMB management, online brand development, on-page optimization, and more! If your website has struggled to break into premium rankings, be sure to listen in.

Helpful Lessons for Plumbing Professionals

Keyword strategies must incorporate synonyme usage. Variety creates healthier optimization.
Remember the big four: Google, BBB, Facebook, & Yelp. You need reviews from all of them.
Continue to monitor your GMB account, including your Q&A section in the Knowledge Graph.
Keyword optimization and mobile friendly optimization are basic essentials.

What’s Changing in Search Marketing?

Let’s start by analyzing some of the key industry updates that your business will need to keep on top of. In 2020, your Google My Business account will become even more important to your success in local search. The search engine continues to add new functionalities to the listing service, including new ways for potential customers to interact with your company.

Thanks to the Knowledge Graph, people can check reviews, operating hours, location, and contact information without ever interacting with your website.

While that might seem like an intimidating prospect for some plumbing SEO professionals, these changes could mean great things for your business in 2020. For one, clients who direct search your name won’t need to dig through your site to find a phone number or determine if you provide emergency services. This increases the chance of people calling your business.

Showing Up in Google Maps Listings

In search marketing, visibility equals success. That’s especially true in the case of Google Maps listings, whose top ranks generate some of the most impressive traffic. Apart from the usually website optimization (more on that later), we’ve seen GMB play a larger role in these search listings. Since Google only awards this premium search real estate to dependable businesses (as best they can), it’s essential that your GMB data is continually checked and re-checked for accuracy.

Local Maps Listings Earn Exceptional Traffic and Lead Generation.

Reviews also serve as a make or break criterium for Google Maps listings. Lately, Google has emphasized diversity in review sources as a healthy indication of trustworthiness. In other words, don’t put all your rating eggs in one basket! While there are hundreds of rating websites to choose from, start with these four:

Google Reviews
Facebook
Better Business Bureau
and Yelp

These four feedback sources are considered by many to be the most essential citations for plumbers. If you want even more plumbing SEO power from your client reviews, we’ve seen a rising trend in geotagging. That’s the tagging of reviews with GPS location data. It provides stronger evidence to Google’s search engine that you provide services in tagged locations, giving them more reason to rank your site over competitors.

Breaking Digital Language Barriers

With the release of Google’s BERT update still fresh in our minds, the search giant continues to advance towards a deeper algorithm understanding of human speech. With latent semantic indexing (LSI), keyword optimization has gone beyond the simple “3% focus keyword formula” – no more flooding pages with unnatural keyword volumes – to create a more human reading experience. Keywords still play a foundational role in SEO for plumbing. They determine how Google understands and ranks, but now professionals must take a different approach to writing content.

Keyword Synonyms for a Plumbing Term Search — Mix in Related Phrases and Synonyms of Your Focus Keyword for Better Content Performance.

It’s more essential than ever before that your content provides unique insights for would-be clients. Businesses can finally stop the ridiculous barrage of “plumbers near me”s and start presenting information in ways that people can easily digest. The most insightful content (usually) gets rewarded these days, not the most keyword redundant. Keyword spamming is a remnant of past plumbing SEO strategy, but it will hurt your results today.

What elements can you use to create more helpful resources for your customers?

Bullet points,
Keyword synonyms,
Infographics,
Related (original) images,
and Numbered lists.

Continue to produce keyword (and synonym) optimized content, but infuse all your expertise and problem solving skills into the mix! If consumers truly find your content valuable, your rankings will naturally rise and your broad excel.

The Question and Answer Section of a Plumbing Company's Knowledge Graph — Keeping Your Google My Business Updated, Including the Knowledge Graph Q&A, is Essential!

Final Words of Advice

Because Google My Business and the Knowledge Graph continue to draw in more eyeballs from the community, it’s important that you monitor these tools for information accuracy. If your company makes significant organizational changes, or if you start offering new services, make sure your GMB reflects the updates. Also, be on the lookout for consumers in your Questions & Answers section (halfway down the Knowledge Graph). This Q&A section is open to the community, meaning anyone can contribute questions and answers.

You don’t want a random stranger (or worse, a competitor) answering questions on your behalf.

If you carefully manage these assets, your business can expect continued growth for your company brand. In the meantime, keep creating fresh content for your website filled with hot topics and questions from your target market. Even if you can only blog once a month, it’s worth the effort!

If your team doesn’t have the time, knowledge, or capacity to manage these online marketing activities, our team at Plumbing Webmasters can help. We provide custom website design, keyword-rich content, citation assistance, GMB support, and reputation management. Our clients continually earn premium rankings in local search, creating more traffic and better leads!

To learn more about our SEO for plumbers, contact us today at (877) 388-9884.

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21 Plumber Slogans and Phrases That Will Make You Crack Up

Everyone likes funny plumbing slogans, which means choosing a hilarious catchphrase for your plumbing company can increase conversion rates and expand brand awareness.

It helps in any industry to have a bit of a sense of humor. After all, when you have a sense of humor, it makes those more challenging times a little less brutal to handle. If you take things far too seriously and never laugh about the rough stuff, you will find yourself feeling a bit overwhelmed.

When you don’t take the time to laugh a little, you might find yourself ready to burst like a backed-up toilet. Taking preventative maintenance for yourself is just as crucial as protecting your plumbing, which helps keep everything flowing the way that it should.

With that said, here are some of the funniest sayings and slogans in the plumbing world that make just about anyone chuckle and feel a little more light-hearted about the grimy world that is plumbing repair and maintenance.

Best Plumbing Slogans

We repair what your husband fixed
A good flush beats a full house
Don’t sleep with a drip, call your plumber
We’re #1 in the #2 business
Professional, affordable and we always leave the seat down
Call us when you’re backed up
Got a leak, we’ll take a peek
Plumbers do it at the crack of dawn
We’re plumb crazy
24/7 plumbing, we show up
All cisterns go
The best place to take your leaks
iPlumb
Plumbers have pipe dreams
We won’t drain your checkbook
Our reputation has leaked out
If it weren’t for us, you’d have no place to go
If water runs through it, we do it
Call the best, flush the rest
Sh*t goes downhill and payday is Friday
Flush your worries, and your waste

We repair what your husband fixed

One of the cliché go-to anecdotes is that husbands are a bit hard-headed and will try to fix things that are well beyond their scope. And when that happens, you need professionals in your corner to ensure that the job gets done correctly.

Though we all mean well with our do-it-yourself repairs, sometimes things will go awry. It happens to the best of us and creates a good laugh that we can all share.

A good flush beats a full house

This is the puniest pun that ever punned. The flush plays on the flushing of a toilet and a flush in poker, where the player gets five cards of the same suit. The full house plays on your home being flooded by a clogged toilet and a full house in poker which is three of one card with two of another.

Puns are always hilarious, and this one delivers with the puns to maximum effect.

Don’t sleep with a drip, call your plumber

Poor husbands out there take a lot of flack, it seems. This one is yet another play on words: husbands who aren’t the best can be called a drip, and the drip also refers to potential leaks that can occur with your plumbing.

The message is right on, though: whenever you have a leak or drip, make sure that you call in your favorite plumber. They should get the job done pretty quickly and make sure you can go back to having normal plumbing.

We’re #1 in the #2 business

Oh boy, this one seems pretty self-explanatory. When referencing the #2, that refers to…well, you know.

It isn’t the prettiest thing to be the best at, but it is something of a necessity. Don’t deal with any #2 if you don’t have to; let the best plumbers in your area make sure that these pesky problems are dealt with in short order.

Leave the #1’s and #2’s to those professionals instead of dealing with those nasty messes yourself.

Professional, affordable and we always leave the seat down

There has been a battle raging between men and women for a lifetime and that is whether or not the seat should be left down.

Women everywhere will profess that it should be left down so that they can sit down safely in the middle of the night. Men will argue that women shouldn’t just go around blindly when it comes to toilet activity.

This discussion will rage on forever, likely, but you can have a laugh when your favorite plumber makes light of it. But maybe leave the seat down, so your wife doesn’t get mad.

Call us when you’re backed up

Man, the puns just reign supreme, don’t they? One of the biggest plumbing issues is that they are clogged or “backed up.” In this instance, you likely need a plumber to come in and clear out that clog for you. It’s a nasty mess, but it is something that a qualified plumber can definitely handle.

Being backed up also means that you are having some gastro difficulty. You might have some stomach aches and cramps and can have difficulty “going”; hence being “backed up”. Like I said, puns are a big thing in this world.

Got a leak, we’ll take a peek

If it isn’t a pun it’s a rhyme. Rhymes can be something that sticks in your head quite easily, hence the reason that there are some slogans that rhyme.

This is one of those cases that refers to common household plumbing leaks. It is important not to let them go unattended because they can have serious repercussions.

Call in your favorite plumber the minute you notice a leak to prevent bigger issues from arising, and you will be glad that you took the preventative measures to keep your house protected.

Plumbers do it at the crack of dawn

Another one of those weird sayings that just kind of became associated with plumbers. This also plays on the old “plumber’s crack,” which has been associated with plumbers who probably need a belt or to at least pull their pants up.

“Plumber’s crack” has been the name associated with any time when someone’s pants are too low, and you can see far too much of their rear end.

Still, it’s a funny pun that will give you a chuckle and harkens to plumbers everywhere. Making potential customers laugh is a good start when they have a plumbing difficulty.

We’re plumb crazy

Let’s put it this way: you’d be hard-pressed to find a plumbing company that doesn’t make some plumbing pun. It is just the nature of the business, and this one is no different. It takes the word plumbing and ties it into a funny saying.

And the thing is, it’s probably not wrong. You have to be a little crazy to want to deal with some of the nasty grossness that comes with plumbing. Getting your hands dirty and disgusting is a way of life that you have to come to accept.

24/7 plumbing, we show up

This is one of those sayings that seems to get a better reception in the plumbing world itself as it is not one of your traditional puns, and it doesn’t quite make everyone laugh. Still, it is one of those sayings that definitely makes you think and draws the audience’s attention to that company.

Not all plumbing slogans or sayings have to be funny; the goal is to illustrate how dependable and reliable that company is, and this one does that in spades.

All cisterns go

What do you know? It’s another pun! Cisterns are tied into the plumbing world, and it is a play on the old phrase “all systems go,” which means that everything is set to go. Man, the plumbing world loves itself some puns, doesn’t it?

Still, it’s another funny pun that should at least grab the audience’s attention for long enough to get a bit of a laugh and leave the audience wondering a little bit more about the company in question.

For that reason, it does the job it is meant to do and keeps the attention on that company for at least a few moments.

The best place to take your leaks

You can bet on at least 15 of these sayings being puns because, as stated, the plumbing world absolutely loves its puns. This one is pretty self-explanatory: “taking a leak” means relieving yourself. Boom, that’s the joke. Not exactly the most complicated thing in the world.

This is one of those ones that will make you chuckle a bit and appreciate that at least these companies are trying to make what is a not-so-fun thing a little bit more fun.

iPlumb

Apple is one of the most popular and recognizable companies on the planet, thanks to its iPhone, iPad, and iTunes products and programs. For this reason, that makes them ripe for parody, and this one does just that by tying plumbing in with the popular company.

It isn’t the most creative or original idea in the world, but it is certainly something that will make your audience stop, think, and at least laugh a little bit. That’s all you can really ask for out of your slogan, isn’t it?

Plumbers have pipe dreams

Oh boy, another pun! Pipe dreams are the kind of dreams that one would have that are way off in the future and only vaguely possible. They are huge dreams that likely won’t happen but still exist in one way or another. Everyone has pipe dreams of their own.

On the same side of that coin, plumbers deal with pipes on a daily basis, hence “pipe dreams.” Another play on words for another plumbing slogan. It’s almost like all these companies get together and decide that puns are the only way to go for marketing purposes. There are a lot worse ones out there, I suppose.

We won’t drain your checkbook

Did I say that 15 of them would be puns? I meant like 18 or 19 of them. Puns are the lifeblood of the plumbing marketing game. Puns make you laugh and make you think of various things that are both related and unrelated to the plumbing industry.

This one, though, actually appeals to customers because it makes you realize that you don’t have to go broke to get your plumbing taken care of. Cost is a massive worry for customers, and knowing that you won’t have to break the bank is a pretty big thing.

Our reputation has leaked out

What else is there to say at this point? Puns, puns everywhere! They are popular for a reason, but they all kind of hit the same notes. Still, they are disarming and make for a fun time, so they are what they are.

If it weren’t for us, you’d have no place to go

Funny as this one is, it’s the truth. Without proper plumbing, you really would have no place to go, and that could turn into an ugly mess in a hurry.

With the right plumbers, you can make sure that your plumbing is all working correctly so that you don’t have to worry about where to go or any unsightly messes that could cause some havoc in your life. This is one of the better sayings that there are, though it is a part of the flurry of puns that we have seen.

If water runs through it, we do it

This is pretty similar to the previous one in that it plays on words (like just about any other saying on this list, actually). And water runs through all of your plumbing fixtures, meaning that the company that made up the slogan can handle all of your plumbing needs.

That’s a somewhat subtle yet funny way to get across to your customers that you can do anything that they need and keep a light heart about it.

Call the best, flush the rest

Another pun, anyone? This is a great way to say that you are the best and to forget everyone else. That’s the idea, too: you want to present that you are the best in the business and that no one else can match up to what you can offer.

While it isn’t the best idea to insult the competition, standing out is difficult, and you should try to do so in any way that you can.

Sh*t goes downhill and payday is Friday

This is more of an insider joke and less of a marketing term for plumbing. It basically means that things will be rough and all flow downhill, but that payday comes at the same time every week.

It is more for plumbers and their apprentices to help get through a particularly rough week than anything else, but it is still one of those funny sayings worth noting and is still highly relevant in the industry.

Flush your worries… and your waste

Some companies may want to present a more family-friendly theme with their catchphrase. While it’s hard to avoid being dirty in any plumbing-related activity, this slogan mentioned above may be the perfect blend of accurate and playful.

Best of all, this saying projects a sense of ease and calm to your consumer, which is their ultimate best-case scenario when hiring a plumbing contractor.

Conclusion

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