Everything we learn optimizing hundreds of home service websites, written in plain English for the people who run the trucks.
The local ranking factors that actually move the needle for home service businesses — and the vanity metrics you can safely ignore.
July 28, 2026 · 8 min read
AI assistants now answer 'who should I call' before a customer ever sees a map pack. Here's how to be the answer they recommend.
July 14, 2026 · 6 min read
Slow load times, buried phone numbers, and four more silent conversion killers we find on nearly every contractor site we audit.
June 30, 2026 · 7 min read
Categories, service areas, photos, and posting cadence: the exact profile setup we use for every OptiEngine customer.
June 11, 2026 · 9 min read
A $12,000 website is obsolete in 18 months. Continuous optimization compounds instead of depreciating.
May 22, 2026 · 5 min read
Review volume drives rankings, but review placement drives conversions. Do both with one simple monthly system.
May 6, 2026 · 6 min read
What Core Web Vitals mean in plain English, and the three fixes that recover the most lost mobile leads.
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
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