THE FIELD GUIDE
Marketing Playbooks for Contractors
Straight-talk guides on winning more local jobs. No fluff, no jargon, built for trades across BC.
Local SEO
Google Reviews Now Hidden Without Sign In: What BC Contractors Need to Fix
Google Maps now asks people to sign in to read all your reviews. What Fraser Valley and BC contractors should fix so homeowners still trust you.
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Local SEO
Google Is Testing an AI Business Description Instead of Your Listing. Here Is What BC Contractors Should Fix Now.
Google is testing an AI business description in place of your listing. Here is where those sentences come from and how BC contractors fix the source before it spreads.
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Local SEO
Google Paused Reviews on Your Business Profile in BC? Here Is What Set It Off
Google now pauses reviews when it sees a spike, even real ones. Why BC contractors get hit, what the email means, and how to pace requests so they stick.
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Local SEO
How to Remove Fake Photos From Your Google Business Profile in BC (Before They Steal Your Calls)
A scammer put a fake phone number on a roofer's Google listing. How BC contractors find and remove fake photos from a Google Business Profile, fast.
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Local SEO
Who Can Edit My Google Business Profile in BC? More People Than You Think.
Anyone can suggest edits to your listing by talking to Google's AI. Who can edit my Google Business Profile in BC, and how contractors lock theirs down.
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Local SEO
Google's AI Now Writes a Summary of Your Reviews. Here Is How BC Contractors Get It Right.
Google's AI now summarizes your reviews for searchers. Here is how BC contractors shape the google ai review summary so it sells the job, not just a star count.
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Local SEO
Google AI Search Visibility for BC Contractors: How to Finally Check If You Show Up
Google now shows which of your pages feed its AI answers. Here is how BC contractors check google ai search visibility in Search Console and fix what is missing.
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Local SEO
How to Ask for Google Reviews in BC Without Getting Them Deleted
Google is deleting reviews collected the way most BC trades collect them. Here is how to ask for Google reviews in BC so they stick, and keep ranking.
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Local SEO
Google Business Profile Suspended in BC? Your Reviews Might Not Come Back
Google Business Profile suspended in BC? Reinstated profiles are coming back without reviews. Here is how BC contractors protect years of ratings.
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Local SEO
How to Respond to Google Reviews in BC Now That Google Screens Every Reply
Google now screens every reply you write to a review, and customers can report it. Here is how BC contractors answer reviews without losing the reply.
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Local SEO
Your Google Business Profile Goes Stale in 30 Days. Here Is the Ten Minute Fix.
Google Business Profiles that sit 30 days without a new photo or post lose impressions. Here is the ten minute weekly routine that keeps BC contractors visible.
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Local SEO
The Google AI Local Pack Names One Contractor, Not Three. Here Is How to Be That One.
Google's AI local pack names one or two businesses instead of three, and it picks differently than the map pack. Here is what actually gets a BC contractor in.
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