Here’s a great example of creating content for your local market. I’ve had several people ask me about late blighto in Teaneck, NJ. At Garden Observer I reported the out break and as you can see below that report is now easily found by people searching for information.
I’d like to invite you to test out gardenobserver.com as a place to publish news about what’s going on landscapingwise in your area. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions.
Over at Garden Observer I’ve put together a section where users can ask any gardening or landscaping question to be answered by an expert or other knowledgeable users.
When potential landscaping customers come to your site, they aren’t always dying to hire you and only you. Driving around town they see dozens of landscapers. Online there are even more itching to get their business.
Imaging if they came to your site, found you’ve offered tons and tons of help to people needing advice and found that you are truly an expert who loves what he’s doing. Who’s going to get the landscaping job once it gets bid out?
So start offering great advice on your site. Someone else already is.
P.S. Do you want a free business account on gardenobserver.com? I’m giving them out for a limited time.
Have you ever had to break the news to a client about a plant they found online or tv, but doesn’t grow anywhere near to where they live?
It’s hard finding good landscaping information online that can be used reliably. State Cooperative extensions have lots of great information, but they don’t always deal with what you are selling commercially.
I’m launching a new site this month called Garden Observer. The idea is to organize gardening and landscaping information on a local basis so where ever you are, you’ll easily find just what you need.
For landscape business owners like yourself, I’ve set up a special type of user account which lets you post articles, showcase your best work and reach out to prospective clients in your area. You’ll be able to setup a profile for your business, get listed in our directory and receive leads based on the services you provide. We handle all the hard work of setting up web servers and driving traffic to your pages. Sign up now and you’ll even get a free guide to writing landscaping articles for the web including the top topics people are searching for right now.
If you need additional help with marketing and advertising ideas (not just limited to the web) I’m always available for help. Just ask.