Guides
Practical, specific guides for handyman businesses who want more calls and booked jobs.
Agency, freelancer or do it yourself: what a handyman business should pay for
What each option really costs, the red flags in a handyman marketing pitch, fair prices for ads and a website, and why a first deal should be short.
2026-08-26
The handyman slow season plan: repeat customers and property manager accounts
What the calendar actually looks like month by month, how to work a past-customer list, and how to land property manager and realtor accounts that fill January.
2026-08-19
Handyman pricing: minimum charge, hourly versus flat, and route density
How to set a two-hour minimum, when flat rate beats hourly, good-better-best quoting, deposits on material, and why the drive decides your margin.
2026-08-13
What a missed call costs a handyman business
Why you miss calls from a ladder, what text-back recovers, the five-minute rule, a simple answering setup, and how to put your own numbers on the leak.
2026-08-07
The seven things a handyman website has to do
Tap-to-call, a stated minimum charge, a service list that matches your license, photo quoting, speed, service area pages, and what to leave off entirely.
2026-08-01
How a handyman business shows up in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI answers
What the AI answer engines read, the page structure they quote, why review wording beats keywords, and a two-week checklist for a repair business.
2026-07-27
Facebook and Instagram ads for handyman businesses
The before and after creative that works, offers built on a minimum charge, realistic budgets and cost per lead, retargeting, and neighborhood groups.
2026-07-21
Google Ads for handyman businesses on a small ticket
Budgets that work at a $275 average job, the campaigns that pay, the ones that burn cash, negative keywords, and how the cost compares to lead apps.
2026-07-15
The handyman Google Business Profile setup that actually ranks
Categories, the service list, photos that get clicks, hours that win Saturdays, posts, Q and A, and the service area settings that keep your route tight.
2026-07-09
How handyman businesses get to 50 Google reviews in a year
The end-of-job ask that works on small tickets, the exact text to send, review velocity targets, and how to handle the one-star that eventually lands.
2026-07-03
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