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!


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Most secure Lock | Locks too secure? | Locksmith Blog

I recently read an article written by Ricks Locksmith in Wolverhampton and how the local housing association managing that area have stopped fitting high security locks to the doors they service.

This was due to the carpenters and handmen responsible for the out of hours service for lock outs and lock changes not being able to open them sufficiently.

What used to be simple lock jobs were now drawn out battles with what sound like very secure doors with all the optional extras.

The question was asked on their blog: Can a door be too secure?

I recently attended a job where an elderly woman was locked out in Sheffield from her apartment on the third floor of the building due to someone messing with her lock.

She had recently purchased a new secured by design door with letterbox guard, anti-snap cylinder made by Yale and secured by design door handles.

The lock seemed to have had something pushed inside it but i was unable to fish anything out of the lock.

Can a door be too secure?

In this scenario.. YES!

What followed was pretty much professional lock butchering, removing the handles and drilling the cylinder was tough work, much tougher than it needs to be!

Its great to see locks evolving to be more secure with new designs to combat the latest flaws in security, however it might be time for a rethink to make these locks more managable for professionals with the correct tools as opposed to manufacturing invincible door setups that keep everyone out.

Thanks for reading

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National locksmith companies and content theft | Locksmith Blog

 

As you may know, running  a locksmith business and a good website is tough work!

I for one work hard to take original photos and write new content for my websites and locksmith blogs.

However in recent weeks iv noticed a lot of my images getting ripped off and used on other locksmith sites.

Ok you expect this to a certain degree its the price you pay for popularity on the web, however it really begins to P me off when rival locksmith companies, particularly national advertisers use images of me opening locks and working.

This is both a breach of UK copyright laws and im sure some form of human rights laws.

Firstly; I do not wish to be associated with a rogue poor performing national locksmith company that rips off its customers.

Secondly; no credit is ever given for the use of your image or content and you will never benefit from it in the way of extra exposure or locksmith work.

In fact this content theft can be harmful to your own locksmith website as Google penalises duplicate content and can sometimes leave the offenders locksmith website ranking above you in the SERPS!

A good tool to detect content theft is here at copyscape

So if you do spot this kind of content theft from your own sites you must act!

Firstly contact the locksmith company directly, usually they have no knowledge of the theft of content as its usually left to an independant web designer.

If they cannot get the content removed or at least link back to you in some form for the use of your work then it is worth threatening legal action to remove the content from the locksmiths website.

I'v found that a lot of these locksmith companies are incredibly difficult to contact as they usually only display a premium rate number and no working email address or physical address.

All the more reason to support the NO to nationals campaign over at http://www.locksmith-directory.org.uk and make sure these crooked locksmith companies die off as quickly as they spring up.

Cold Weather lock problems | Locksmith Blog

pss locksmiths in sheffield

During the colder months we locksmiths are going to be seeing an increase in multipoint lock failures.

upvc and composite doors are prone to shrinking in the colder climate and will often stiffen up during the winter season.

If your door starts to show resistance on the handle when pushing upwards usually accompanies by some sort of crunching sound you should get your door adjusted as soon as you can.

Repeated stress on the locks gears will undoubtedly lead to failure, usually at the most inconvenent of times in my experience with patio door repairs.

Adjustment is usually a quick job for a skilled locksmith who will tweak the hinges and keeps to ensure the lock is meshing smoothly with the frame.

It is part and parcel of owning a plastic door and will usually need readjusting in the summer months when things heat up a little.

Here is another good article on door repairs written by Rickthepick.

Have a merry Xmas and a happy new year.