Placed Journal

Useful ideas for better websites and local search.

Practical notes on websites, search, positioning, and the small decisions that make local businesses easier to find and choose.

09/24/26 6 min read

Why Is My Website Not Showing Up on Google? 8 Fixes for Contractors

If your website is not showing up on Google, it is usually one of eight problems. Here is how to find which one you…

09/24/26 7 min read

Most advice on how to get more customers is written for coffee shops. Here is what works for contractors: the map, reviews, service pages,…

09/24/26 4 min read

What a website redesign costs, what drives the price up or down, the hidden costs most quotes leave out, and how to avoid losing…

09/17/26 8 min read

A landscaping SEO guide built around the season: map pack, service pages by job type, city pages, project photos, and the calendar that gets…

09/16/26 8 min read

Most electrician websites look the same. A stock photo of a guy in a hard hat, a headline that says “Quality Service You Can…

09/16/26 10 min read

Google Local Services Ads are the green boxes at the very top of Google when someone searches for a plumber, an HVAC company, or…

09/12/26 5 min read

The most reliable plumbing leads come from three places: the Google map pack for your city, service pages that rank for the exact jobs…

09/12/26 5 min read

The best plumbing websites all make the same five moves: the phone number is one thumb away everywhere, every service has its own page,…

09/12/26 5 min read

The best plumbing company names do three jobs: they’re easy to say over the phone, they survive a Google search, and they still fit…

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