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Ep 69 – Where Do I Start With Online Visibility?

March 9, 2026

In this weeks episode:

Contractor marketing has a buzzword problem.

But we tackle it head-on in our latest episode, cutting through the noise and answering REAL questions about all the acronyms and fluff.

Where should a contractor actually start to get found in search and AI-driven results?

This question is burning for lots of contractors, so let’s just start there and dig in.

🎙️ Episode Highlights

  • Why visibility is bigger than ‘buying SEO’?
  • Understanding how local search differs for urgent trades vs. long-cycle GCs
  • What Google is actually looking for (EEAT)
  • Why inconsistent business info kills trust — in both humans and algorithms

Let’s go!

Episode Transcript:

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