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Marketing articles for Australian tradies. Plain English, real numbers.

Field-tested guides covering everything from the basics — Local SEO and Google Ads — to the advanced plays most tradies haven't picked up yet. Browse the categories below or jump into the latest articles.

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Six topic areas covering most of what moves the needle for Australian tradies in 2026. Each category links to its archive once articles publish.

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Local SEO & Google Business Profile

How AU tradies rank in the Local Pack. Categories, photos, posts, reviews, suburb pages, and the weekly GBP routine that compounds month over month.

  • GBP optimisation
  • Suburb pages
  • Review velocity
  • NAP citations
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Google Ads & Local Services Ads

Search-intent campaigns that pay for themselves. Bidding mistakes that bleed budget, when to add LSA on top, and the negative-keyword discipline most tradies skip.

  • Search vs awareness
  • LSA setup
  • Negative keywords
  • Call tracking
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Tradie websites that convert

What separates a 1% website from a 3-5% website. Phone above the fold, real photos, one CTA per page, page-speed fundamentals, and trust signals that close the gap.

  • Conversion fundamentals
  • Page speed
  • Trust signals
  • Mobile-first design
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AI & automation for tradies

Missed-call SMS recovery, quote-speed automation, recurring-treatment email engines, and AI-assisted review responses. Tools that pay for themselves in weeks.

  • Missed-call SMS
  • Quote-speed automation
  • Email engines
  • AI review responses
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Seasonal marketing calendars

Every trade has peak/trough cycles — pre-summer, pre-winter, storm seasons, school holidays. When to push, when to prep, when to bank content for the next wave.

  • Peak/trough cycles
  • Pre-season campaigns
  • Off-season content
  • Storm response
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Cost-per-lead benchmarks

Real AU numbers, by trade and channel. What you should be paying for plumbing leads, solar quotes, electrician calls — and how to know if you're being overcharged.

  • CPL by trade
  • CPC ranges
  • Conversion rates
  • ROAS targets
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