Q:
Why are locksmiths so expensive?
A:
It really depends on who you are calling.
A national locksmith franchise or call center type operation often appear to be local businesses since they tend to use redirect local landlines to their call center and also display fake locations in their adverts.
National locksmith companies have enormous advertising costs due to the fierce nature of their advertising campaigns, taking up the majority of space in physical telephone directories and the expensive top listing positions in Google Adwords. This has to be made back somewhere and a large portion of the customers bill is made up of this advertising cost.
You will find that these companies sub contract work to the nearest locksmith on their books which could be anywhere up to 50 miles away, these traveling costs bump up your bill enormously. It could also mean you are waiting a ridiculous length of time for your locksmith to arrive.
Solution:
Use local tradesmen!
As a result of the nationals invading the country locksmiths have been labelled expensive emergency services when in fact the majority of real local locksmith business are reasonably priced and offer a fantastic service.
Using a local locksmith business ensures you are getting a quick response and a reliable, trustworthy tradesman who works hard to uphold his good reputation. National locksmith chains are far less likely to honor part guarantees and fix future problems since it is often difficult to send the same 'engineer' out again.
Spotting a genuine local business can be difficult with the misleading adverts put out by national locksmith companies.
If you go straight through to a receptionist wanting to know all your details before issuing a quotation you are more than likely speaking to a call center. A real local locksmith will be more than familiar with the area you tell them.
Always shop around, get a few quotations! The real local ones will be far cheaper than the nationals so never go for the first quote, no matter how desperate you are to get in.
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Dedicated SEO service for Locksmiths | Locksmith Blog
An SEO company for Locksmiths
This month I thought I would post a review for the company working on my two websites.
Rick who built the sites over a year ago has been working as a locksmith for over five years and also with Websites and Search engine optimisation in the past.
Using various methods which may as well be black magic for all I know and a boost via social media and blogging, the websites have grown to be quite profitable and rank extremely well in the search engine reports for all my key terms, in fact one of which hasn't left top spot since it got up there!
Until recently this was more of a thing he did for fellow friendly locksmiths but has now decided to make it more official by offering his services to the locksmith population.
Ricks passion was born from a hatred of national locksmith chains and franchises polluting the internet that could afford to pay SEO experts large amounts and brute force their adverts to the top of Google pages.
Although Google works hard to prevent spam, particularly in the 'locksmiths' category, there is still a load that slips through
As for the cost of this fabulous SEO service I have found it to be very competitive and a lot cheaper than hiring an established SEO professional that probably wouldn't understand the industry as well anyway.
When compared to a package I took from Yellow Pages/Hibu last year the return on investment is substantially higher than I got with Yell, a massive company by comparison.
So if you are a novice when it comes to building a website or getting it found online I would urge you to contact Rick immediately to discuss your requirements! He is limiting his websites to strictly one locksmith company per geographical location (each site will contain 3 pages/locations).
Its simply an opportunity not to be missed!
SEO for Locksmiths | Websites For Locksmiths
This month I thought I would post a review for the company working on my two websites.
Rick who built the sites over a year ago has been working as a locksmith for over five years and also with Websites and Search engine optimisation in the past.
Using various methods which may as well be black magic for all I know and a boost via social media and blogging, the websites have grown to be quite profitable and rank extremely well in the search engine reports for all my key terms, in fact one of which hasn't left top spot since it got up there!
Until recently this was more of a thing he did for fellow friendly locksmiths but has now decided to make it more official by offering his services to the locksmith population.
Ricks passion was born from a hatred of national locksmith chains and franchises polluting the internet that could afford to pay SEO experts large amounts and brute force their adverts to the top of Google pages.
Although Google works hard to prevent spam, particularly in the 'locksmiths' category, there is still a load that slips through
As for the cost of this fabulous SEO service I have found it to be very competitive and a lot cheaper than hiring an established SEO professional that probably wouldn't understand the industry as well anyway.
When compared to a package I took from Yellow Pages/Hibu last year the return on investment is substantially higher than I got with Yell, a massive company by comparison.
So if you are a novice when it comes to building a website or getting it found online I would urge you to contact Rick immediately to discuss your requirements! He is limiting his websites to strictly one locksmith company per geographical location (each site will contain 3 pages/locations).
Its simply an opportunity not to be missed!
SEO for Locksmiths | Websites For Locksmiths
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