Roofing Podcast: Hook Better Leads

✓ How is consumer behavior changed? ✓ Businesses haven’t adapted ✓ What is the the best phone etiquette for service providers? ✓ What is the text etiquette? ✓ How do people get better at qualifying leads? ✓ How does Verse.io help companies keep up and close the gap?

✓ Simplify the fields - get down to nuts and bolts (you can follow up w a questionnaire) ✓ Fields should match the expected size of the answer ✓ Button should Fit it to the current design - but pop out ✓ Skip the phone number or make it obviously optional ✓ Social proof - where, who, what ✓ Explain what happens next - make a promise ✓ Don’t be picky - validation should be looooose ✓ Convey the val...

✓ What are some of the biggest problems you’ve seen with owners trying to motivate people. ✓ How do dig up and solve problems without having a complete breakdown? ✓ What are the things you see the most effective construction owners to snag ideal team players? ✓ How can keep your best people from leaving? ✓ What are some dynamics that lead to the most effective teams you’ve seen? Check out Todd's p...

✓ Add a Photo ✓ Make the photo file name-like-this.jpg with the keyword phrase in it. ✓ Add alt text on that photo, and other photos on that page ✓ Add keyword to sub-headings ✓ Add “People also ask?” Type words to subheadings ✓ Look at “LSI Keywords” and add a few paragraphs to give context on ‘shoulder topics’ ✓ Add text from other things something is ranking for in Search Console ✓ If you have...

✔ Balance - Your website should not feel heavily weighted, it should feel even. This doesn’t happen when you have a heavy dark sidebar for instance, and nothing on the left side to offset. ✔ Repetition - The same types of elements repeated throughout the space take less mental energy from a prospect. You don’t want people going to different pages and experience a Jarring disconnect (the homepage l...

✓ Find a topic you want your website and brand to be associated with in peoples minds and the algorithm ✓ Find something you want your team / or yourself to learn more deeply about, and speak to more confidently ✓ Create a large piece of content - known as a hub post - by osmosis other pieces on this topic will rank better as well, in including landing pages ✓ What would you do if Google didn’t ex...

✓ Identify the ones they have with Semrush or Ahrefs ✓ Use the format they have - list, 40-60 word paragraph, table, ✓ Match the structure, use “inspect element” in the browser to see if they are using any special formatting or schema markup ✓ Add in synonyms and bold the keyword phrase ✓ Ask the question with and h2 or and h3, and answer it underneath with 40-60 words ✓ Use authoritative / confid...

✓GMB checklist ✓At least 5 reviews and respond to every single one ✓Information consistency ✓Make sure everything is visible ✓Schema to feature events in serps ✓Make your site mobile friendly ✓Geographic anchor text ✓City Landing pages

I run through each with an example – based on the topic 'kitchen remodeling' - but you can try it for yourself on whatever topic you'd like! ✓ Suggested Searches in drop down when searching on Google ✓ People Also Ask Boxes on Google ✓ Quora - search the topic ✓ Answer The Public - https://answerthepublic.com ✓ SEMRush ✓ Ahrefs.com and pop in a competitor into site explorer / the first result afte...

Matt Diggity - Indepth articles + remarking Brian Dean - Push on your current email list Britney Miller- Repurpose top content Larry Kim - chatbots Will Reynolds - It’s all about good work Tim Soulo - Educational content / youtube John Lincoln - Content + paid promotion Matthew Woodward - Competitions / Giveaways Full Post: https://hookagency.com/get-more-leads-now/

Eric Johnson of YouBetcha joins me to give his best tips on video marketing for 2020, and how to get the most out of video. ✓ How to use video in sales ✓ How to use video in employee onboarding ✓ How long should a brand video be? ✓ How long should your content marketing be?

Pure Practical episode (quick episode/ just the meat & potatoes) ✓ Text to image ratio – Ensure you’re not hitting them with wall-of-text ✓ Content legibility – 800 px across, 19 pt font, line-height to space out text vertically. ✓ Adding bullet points and headings to key pages ✓ Page speed - Optimize your site to load 2 seconds or less - Gzip in htacess. ✓ Amplify a few important call-to-acti...

✓Making sense of PPC & how to avoid common pitfalls ✓ Making sense of budgets and what to expect in terms of results ✓ Pros & cons of doing it yourself vs. outsourcing Facebook PPC ✓ How to capitalize on PPC leads ✓ Lighting fast responses (speed) ✓ Outgoing demeanor (friendly, helpful) ✓ Mastering the follow-up (frequency, communication channels) ✓ Buying Leads vs. Generating Your Own ✓ L...

Nick Leroy of ICF Next Shares his top 5 keys for SEO in 2020. ✓ Google My Business listings (local SEO) ✓ Proper keyword research. Localized and extremely targeted keywords. ✓ On page optimization - titles, descriptions, headers, content optimization etc. ✓ Mobile friendly (Google's mobile first indexing) ✓ Site speed - faster is better, for both user experience and google (SEO) benefits

✓ What does an SEO company do? ✓ What is technical SEO? ✓ What is on-page SEO? ✓ What is content writing, and why is it important to SEO? ✓ What are backlinks and why are they important? ✓ What does "montitoring analytics" and why is it important? ✓ When do you need an SEO Company? Get a free SEO audit: https://hookagency.com/seo/

✓Put the right people, with the right tools, on the right projects, for the right clients. ✓Right People- Build a team that has the knowledge and expertise to deliver ✓Make sure they know what’s expected of them ✓Right Tools- The systems and tools to perform their job ✓The support they need ✓Right Projects- Not every job is right for you - do projects that fit ✓Project type, scope, size, schedule,...

✓ What are some of your best tips for getting comfortable on camera? ✓ How do you help people get comfortable on camera? ✓ How does video make events more impactful? ✓ How does video help event attendees get more out of the event? ✓ What is an event recap? ✓ What are your suggestions for pre / post event videos?

✓ 2,450 Words is the best blog length - just based on pure data ✓ Links matter more than content length ✓ Keywords in subheadings matter ✓ Making sure you have a target for your blogs. ✓ Make it FEEL shorter with bullet points, images at the beginning, and scannable headlines ✓ We go through the diagram of an ideal blog posts.

✓Why is green / sustainable building taking off - where are we at in the cycle/ timeline? ✓Don't be a one trick pony - focus on more than just sustainability ✓ How should you use this in your website design and copy? ✓ Are people searching for this on Google? ✓ What are some orgs / badges you can be part of and get? ✓ What's the future of marketing for green and sustainable construction companies...

✓ Make your website "prototypical so people know where stuff is" ✓ Old-school ad agencies and 'pretty website' companies building stuff on squarespace don't know how to make websites that get serious leads. ✓ Trust Factors and Call-to-actions are crucial ✓ 2020 Trends include blob shape cutouts, offset images, layering, big typography and more. ✓ Look for teammates and agencies that focus on effec...

✓ Use video + then get the video transcribed/written out for you. ✓ Batch your most important Google-visibility tasks in a 3-hour clump on Saturday ✓ Turn your team into a content machine, particularly in slow times ✓Steal keywords from your competitor's and look at bigger markets for clues ✓ Hire an agency that does all of the work for you.

✓ Tapping into your best referral sources ✓ NextDoor app is ripe with free leads - People are asking for referrals ✓ Facebook groups for your city or area, set up with another business owner and refer each other every time ✓ Write ‘high intent’ blog posts. Write about kitchens, baths, and pair it with your area ✓ Set up your systems. ✓ Make them habits ✓ Build your brand and your systems even when...

✓ Why "If you build it they will come" is wrong ✓ The winning formula to a $-making website ✓ 5 things for an effective website ✓ Trust Factors ✓ A strong call-to-action ✓ Making the ideal customer the hero with emotionally compelling headlines and images ✓ Emphasis on Search Engine Optimization ✓ Really clear differentiating features / unique value propositions ✓ Help them imagine themselves work...

**Sorry for a bit of tapping on the table/mic this episode!** ✓ What is 'pre-sale' and how to give your sales people the best shot. ✓ How to get more reviews for roofers. ✓ 3 common objections and how to address them. ✓ 3 closing strategies. ✓ A little about working with Hook Agency for Professional Visibility

✓ Get into a rhythm of posting your projects regularly ✓ Invest in quality photography/video/drones - particularly for big projects ✓ Do behind the scenes on your Instagram Stories ✓ Use Video on LinkedIn if you have any B2B work. ✓ Where is your ideal customer? Where is the white space? Is there a different angle you can take? ✓ Be consistent, and knowing stuff isn’t instant, people don’t care ab...