General contractors

OneViewPro for general contractors

A kitchen remodel or a home addition is one of the biggest checks a homeowner will ever write. They take their time, look at a lot of finished work, and read every review. This turns the projects you're already doing into the proof they're looking for.

How customers find general contractors on Google

Searches name the project: 'kitchen remodel', 'bathroom renovation', 'home addition', 'basement finishing', 'deck builder'. They're high in value and low in volume, and a buyer often searches several times over a number of weeks before calling anyone.

Portfolio and reviews decide it. A buyer wants to see finished work that looks like what they're planning, in homes like theirs, and reviews that talk about staying on budget and on schedule.

The projects worth the most are rarely next door to the office. A wider grid shows where you're visible for each kind of project across the area you'll actually take work in.

Planning often starts months before the build. The profile a buyer finds while they're still researching, in what feels like a quiet month to you, matters as much as the one they see on the day they're ready to call.

What matters most here

Photo publishing

Each finished project is a portfolio piece. Photos sent through the upload link with the job and the place attached reach your profile steadily, and can become posts about that project.

Google Business posts

Completed-job posts are written from your photos and their details, so a post about a finished basement is about the basement you finished, in the town you finished it in.

Profile optimization

The audit checks that each type of project you take on is listed as a service, and that the description names the areas you work in. Nothing is added that you haven't confirmed.

Competitor tracking

See who takes the remodel searches in your area, and how their reviews and photos stack up against yours.

Also working on your profile: Review management, Rank tracking, Reporting and the assistant. Agencies also get white label and client dashboards.

What changes over the first few months

The first month brings the audit, a description that names your project types and towns, and a baseline map for each kind of project.

Because projects take weeks, the profile builds in steps: each completed job adds photos and often a post. Over a few months that becomes a visible portfolio, which is where a slow, careful buyer spends most of their time.

Questions from general contractors

My projects take months. What gets posted in between?

Posts rotate through your services, the season and common customer questions as well as finished jobs, so there's always something to publish between completions. Nothing is invented about projects you haven't done.

Can posts say where a project was?

If the photo was uploaded with the place filled in, a post about it can mention the town. Nothing is written into the photo file itself.

How wide an area can you track?

Up to 26 miles across with 169 search points, which suits contractors who travel for larger projects.

What if a big project ends in a bad review?

A reply to any one to three star review waits for you. On a large job the owner's own answer usually matters more than any draft, and you can rewrite it completely before it goes out.

Do you manage my listings on other directories?

No. This works on your Google Business Profile only; other directory listings aren't part of it.

See what is holding your profile back.

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