What your posts look like.
Painting is judged by the lines. A crisp edge at the ceiling, clean trim and smooth siding are what homeowners look for in your photos.
The words that go with the tip card
Where paint fails first. Look for peeling on the sunny side. Check trim and sills for soft wood. Note any caulk that has cracked or pulled. Find something? Call Your Company at 000-000-0000. Lic. #00000.
Sample design. Your logo, colors and license number go here. The photos are licensed stock standing in for yours.
Sample
SampleWhat to photograph on the job.
Your phone is plenty. Shoot these as the job goes, then email them from the photo app.
- BeforePeeling trim, faded siding, a dated color. Note the spot for the after.
- PrepScraping, patching, caulk and tape. The work that makes paint last.
- Cut linesThe edge where the wall meets the ceiling or the trim. Close and sharp.
- Exterior, finishedFrom the street, on a bright day.
- Interior, finishedThe room with daylight coming in, and the furniture back if you can.
- Then email them.Three to five photos from one job is plenty. Add the town and one line on what you did, and send them to photos@postmarketed.com from your phone.
What homeowners look for.
The signs homeowners notice on their own. On Plus, tip cards like these fill your quiet weeks, with your name and number on every one.
3 signs it's time to repaint
- Paint that is peeling, cracking or flaking
- Chalky residue when you rub the siding
- Bare wood showing on trim and sills
Where paint fails first
- Look for peeling on the sunny side
- Check trim and sills for soft wood
- Note any caulk that has cracked or pulled
Test it on the wall first
- Paint samples on more than one wall
- Look at them in morning and evening light
- Check them next to the floors and trim
Hiring a contractor, a homeowner should ask for three things: a license number, a written estimate, and photos of jobs like theirs. Your page answers the first and the last before they call.
Your seasons.
On Plus, each season starts with a short promo campaign planned ahead, and quiet weeks get seasonal tips like these.
Spring
Exterior season starts. Posts on where paint fails first.
Tip card: Where paint fails first
Summer
Exteriors, before and after from the street.
Fall
The last exteriors, then interiors before the holidays.
Winter
Interior season. Posts on testing a color before you commit.
Tip card: Test it on the wall first
Your license number, the way your state writes it.
Your name and license number go on every promo post, so homeowners can look you up in seconds.
- Maryland home improvement
MHIC # - Virginia
VA Lic. # - Washington, DC
DC Lic. # - Anywhere else
Lic. #
Your own number follows the label. Licensed some other way? Tell us the exact wording and we use it.
What it costs.
One flat price. Month to month, no contract. Or a job pack when you want one.
Core
- Your Google listing
- 3 posts a week from your photos, 1 of them a video reel
- Your name on every promo post (license # for contractors)
- Your own free-quote page, linked from your posts
Plus
- Everything in Core
- 4 posts a week, 2 of them video reels
- Instagram added
- Seasonal promo campaigns, planned ahead
- Quiet weeks filled with look-backs and seasonal tips
- Monthly report: what went out and how it did
Pro
- Everything in Plus
- We reply to your Google reviews
- Your Google profile kept current: hours, services, photos
- A professional photo shoot of your work every quarter
Pro is local: the shoots are in person, within driving distance of Huntingtown, Maryland.
Job pack
- Five finished posts from one job, one a video reel
- Back within one business day
- You put them up yourself
- No subscription
Every plan posts to your Google listing, so it never looks abandoned. On Core and Plus, running the listing itself, the reviews, hours and questions, stays with you. On Pro, we also reply to your reviews and keep your hours, services and photos current.
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