This is part 1 of 3 in a series about creating Facebook Ads for Lawn Care.

“I want to get gain bigger profits for my lawn care business… but how?”

This is a common question among lawn care owners, and there’s a simple answer to it:

Facebook advertising is one of the best marketing strategies for lawn care and landscaping businesses right now.

Why?

Because it yields a ridiculously high return on investment (ROI) for local businesses. I’ve seen people get new clients for as little as $4.41 per client.

In this article, you’ll find out how to do two things:

Here’s why you should advertise your lawn care business on Facebook:

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1. Everyone – even my Grandmother – is on Facebook

Quite literally, practically everyone is on Facebook. This means it’s your best option to make a move on their clients. It’s the one piece of time they spend that’s public to you.

What I mean is this… you can’t force someone to read your ad in the newspaper, magazine or website.

You can’t even force someone to look at your ad on television… because let’s face it - most of us just leave the room or make commercial breaks “designated” nap, phone, bathroom or food breaks.

Why?

Because, at the end of the day - we just don’t care.

You have to understand that you’re your own advertiser that you’ve been avoiding in your own life.

About 69% of Americans have a Facebook account.

He has his very own Facebook account… and in case you’re wondering - you heard it right!

Even dogs are getting on Facebook because it’s gone that viral.

That means you can reach 2/3rds of your client base… just by getting on Facebook. The only other platform that rivals this is Google Adwords.

Because of the huge population, you can even use Facebook Ads to find and hire new employees.

2. Facebook Knows More About Your Clients than You Do

People post everything on Facebook. All of that stuff is getting hoovered up into a big pile of data… and used to sharpen the “Facebook Advertising Algorithm.”

Facebook has tools that will tell you the answer to all of these questions and so many more.

3. It’s Easy to Test Your Strategies

Whatever you want to do, there’s a Facebook Campaign that will help you achieve your goals.

You can usually get into a campaign for $5 a day – which means it’s also pretty cheap.

So you better take advantage of it now before your competitors do…

Start with an outstanding Facebook Business Page. Don’t create a profile for your business. Instead, do it the right way – with a Facebook Business Page

A Business Page:

This page will also unlock the Facebook Ads Manager for you. Really quickly, we’ll cover the basics of a great Facebook Page:

Here are 3 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Business Page:

1. Use Your Company Logo as Your Profile Pic

Your logo is going to pop up everywhere you put out an ad, but remember:

Most people will only see a thumbnail image of your logo.

So it needs to be:

Nobody will be able to read a phone number on your logo anyway, so just leave it off.

2. Post Regularly

Make sure you are posting to your Facebook Business Page on a regular schedule.

Once or twice a week is a good start:

The best way to do this is to schedule out your Facebook posts using a tool like Hootsuite or Buffer.

3. Focus on Value

Only 1 in every 5 Facebook posts should sell something to your audience.

If you just go to Facebook to pitch your services all day… everyone will unfollow you. Give your audience value first, and they’ll start buying from you.

Conclusion

Facebook Ads are an excellent profit-booster for your lawn care company.

This article is essential in showing you:

When your Facebook Ads start working…

…they really work. I’ve seen hundreds of new leads in just the first week of an ad.

But first – you gotta build it.

[2019 Update] A Quick Guide to Facebook Ads for Lawn Care: Pt. 2

A Quick Guide to Facebook Ads for Lawn Care: Pt. 3

 Updated March 26, 2019 7:00 AM

“I’m ready to grow my lawn care business, and I know SEO plays a huge factor in that… but I don’t know a whole lot about it.”

Your lawn care or landscaping company could always use more business. You’ve tried some of the best lawn and landscape marketing strategies out there. But…

What you really want is for potential clients to find you on the internet. You want LOTS of high-quality leads, without spending thousands on advertising.

That’s where SEO comes in.

SEO — or search engine optimization — will help your website rank high when people in your area use Google to search for lawn or landscaping services. Local SEO is a subcategory of SEO. Essentially, the goal is to target people in your area.

So, if you are in Florida, you probably don’t want people from New York to find your lawn care services. Fortunately, Google and other Search Engines (like Bing or Yahoo) can tell where you are. All you have to do is rank well, and people near you will find your business!

In this article, you’ll find out:

Here are 7 easy and effective SEO methods that will get your services seen by future clients:

1. Optimize Your Pages for Local Keywords

In order to do well in local search, you need to optimize for local keywords in the search results.

This will require research to determine which keywords are applicable for your pages and locale. Use tools like Google’s Keyword Research Tool to help you out.

Here’s a quick list:

Once you determine your main keywords, try to use them on your website pages.

Be careful: avoid over-stuffing your pages. It will hurt your SEO efforts if Google detects that you are trying to “game the system.”

2. Be Consistent with Your “NAP” Data

NAP data means name, address, and phone.

If your NAP data is inconsistent, search engines will avoid ranking your site for local results – which means nobody will find you.

Search Engines crawl the Web to find mentions of your business. If you have NAP data that doesn’t match, they will penalize you for that.

Make sure your data is consistent everywhere.

3. Make It Easy to Find Your Contact Information

People aren’t going to want to hunt for your contact information, so your top priority should be to make it easily accessible.

You’ll want to place it in several places (i.e. top right-hand corner and bottom of the page). You may even consider putting it in bold with bright colored text.

You’ll want to all of your contact data:

It’s also wise to include your personal work number and at least one other contact option into your page headers, as well as your homepage.

4. Are You on “Google My Business?”

Listing your local business in Google My Business (GMB) is a must-do.

Why?

GMB is like the Yellow Pages for the internet, only much more popular… oh, also, it’s free.

Without it, you won’t show up on Google maps. This is crucial for you to be found on Google - particularly in mobile search (the most popular form of search).

Moreover, GMB gives you the wonderful ability to manage and highlight your customer reviews … which is yet another vital aspect to rank up your services on local searches.

5. How to Quickly Optimize your Metadata

This is one of the more “technical” SEO tips we’ll give you here.

Metadata simply means data about other data.

In SEO terms, this refers to information that identifies and qualifies your Website:

Page Title

Optimize it for your keywords and make it no more than 60 characters… or else Google will cut it off.

Meta description

Create a compelling and informative description that is 154 characters or fewer.

Headlines

Make sure you only have one H1 tag (the highest level Headline) per page. It should contain your primary page keyword.

6. Where Can You Get Relevant Citations?

A citation is when your “NAP” Data (Business name, address, or phone number) is referenced online.

This is key if you want to rank well on Google.

The easiest places to get cited are online directory sites like…

  1. Yelp
  2. Manta
  3. Youtube
  4. Facebook
  5. Citysearch
  6. Angie's List
  7. Superpages
  8. Yahoo Local
  9. Yellow Pages

Fun fact: SEOMoz will tell you what citation sites are popular in your area.

7. Gather and Display Reviews

Online customer reviews and testimonials displayed on your Website will land you more local credibility (and local text).

It will also provide amazing social proof for your visitors and prospective customers.

The SEO benefit lies mainly in the “local” aspect of the reviews; that is the same local names and cities showing up on your page.

Not sure how to get online reviews?

How Long Will These SEO Efforts Take Me?

Most of these methods can be accomplished quickly, such as Contact information, Keyword research, Metadata and NAP consistency.

Schedule an hour each day, for the next several days, and you’ll knock this out quickly.

The others, such as Google My Business, local citations, reviews and on-page optimization, will take more “watering and fertilizing.”

Don’t expect your page to shoot up to the top of Google overnight. Proper SEO takes time and attention to detail.

Can I do any of this SEO stuff myself?

Your ability to optimize your company’s website for local SEO will depend on your comfort level with editing or updating your website.

If you built or helped to build your site, you should be able to make all or most of the above changes on your own.

If you didn’t, send this article to the person or company who did - or another local web design firm. Ask them to make sure your site is properly optimized for search.

The costs should be minimal, and they will pay for themselves through traffic. Plus, you’ll win even more leads as your site ranks higher.

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Conclusion

Put these SEO strategies into place, and your page will climb up Google’s search ladder. Soon, you’ll get more traffic and better leads on your website.

This article is essential in providing you with:

Best of all, most of your competitors aren’t even thinking about this SEO stuff, so you should see results fairly soon.

Related: Top 7 Things Your Lawn Care Website Needs

Updated March 26, 2019 7:00 AM