We need Contributors for National Home Improvement Publications

By Joe on October 14, 2011

We have been contacted by an editor for a variety of National home improvement publications for fall and winter home mainteance and improvement checklists
Please submit articles, tips and to-dos with any exterior high resolution images to go along with them to us. We will forward them along with appropriate credits. This is a great opportunity for you and your business to get some national exposure. Let’s represent the Southwest! The deadline is October 17th. Contact us if you have any questions.

See the Announcement here

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Internet Marketing Your Santa Fe Construction Business – Home Repair Business With Google Places – Better Than The Yellow Pages and It’s Free

By Joe on April 18, 2011

Google Places – We can all agree that advertising works. Some advertising works better than other types of advertising. Heny Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company stated, ” A man who stops advertising to save money is like a man whos stops a clock to save time.” Where Google Places comes In to help you grow your business is one simple amazing fact. 71% of all internet searches. Back in 2005 69% of all searches were done using Google. With this amazing fact in mind Google Places, which is Google’s version of a yellow page business listing, is for the time being free, offers business owners an opportunity to list all their business information including contact information, location information, website address, images from the business and Youtube videos. Businesses with the most relevant information and the with a well designed website quite often get listed on PAGE 1 in the group businesses listed in Google Places business listings or they get listed organically ( organic listing means the search engine computer programs list of indexed websites for every possible relevant search term, bit of information, product, service, or news item. The more relevent the search engines find a website the higher the search engines index the website. Some website are on page 1 while other websites show up on page 7) for that business’s search term. The higher or better your placement is in the list of business in Google Places or the higher your business is listed organically statistically the better your chance is of someone clicking on the link to your website which in turn can convert into new business.

Google Places Optimized Local Business Listing – What’s the Next Step

1. Create a Google Account – You can do this with your current primary email. Once you’ve created your own Google Account stay logged in.

2. Type in a search in Google for Your Business Name – i.e. Joe’s Speedy Plumbing

3. IF Google Places listing comes up for your business click on the words PLACE PAGE. Then click on EDIT THIS PLACE.

4. Then click on EDIT MY BUSINESS LISTING. Then below on that page click on CONTINUE.

5. After you click on CONTINUE you will be in your Google Places business listing. Fill in all the relevant information asked for the click on SUBMIT at the bottom of the page.

6. On the next page Google will ask you to verify your listing by telephone or by postcard. Pick one then wait for your FIVE DIGIT code by an immediate phone call from Google or from Google via the postcard method. Type in the five digit code then press FINISH. Once you pressed finish you will have completed your company’s very own Google Places Optimized Business Listing.

Now when people type in your business name in Google they will more than likely come to your Google Places business listing which includes all the important information about your business, including your phone number, website, images from jobs you’ve completed and Youtube videos, if you’ve set up a Youtube channel for your business. The more information on the internet about your business so people can find you and your website the better off you’ll be when it comes to developing new pieces of business.

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Home Improvement Santa Fe – On-Line Press Release Wise Improvements Announces Search For More Home Improvement Service Providers In Santa Fe

By Joe on April 8, 2011

Home improvement service providers in Santa Fe are for the most part small businesses with 1 to 10 employees. Developing new business and being the service provider for your Santa Fe home improvement small business is hard because you have to wear two hats and more every day. Wise Improvements LLC is seeking new candidates to join their team in 2011.   Wise Improvements LLC, a home improvement, home repair, contractor referral service wants to help local Santa Fe area home improvement service providers grow their business by being one of the marketing arms for them bringing in new business leads to their door step.  Wise Improvements LLC’s business is to bring new business opportunities to their group of home improvement service providers. They put together the party needing the work done with the service provider and then the service provider such as an electrician pays Wise Improvements LLC a reasonable percentage of the job after completion. Each business in their group of service providers signs a contract with Wise Improvements LLC that puts everything both parties agree to in writing. The service provider does the work and Wise Improvements LLC works daily, weekly, monthly, and all year long, at providing leads to write quotes for on an on-going basis.  The goal for both companies is to help customers, make more money, and be more successful.  There are no upfront costs or fees to use the Wise Improvements network. Wise Improvements LLC helps their home improvement service providers on many business fronts including the following:

  • Being part of a strong network in the building industry cluster (strength in numbers)
  • Customer service, customer follow-up and quality control
  • Expanding your professional networks
  • Creating realistic client expectations
  • Building partnerships
  • Collecting accounts receivables
  • Handling communication breakdowns
  • Helping you find compatible clients
  • Finding jobs you want
  • Finding good employees
  • Finding good subcontractors
  • Finding apprentices
  • Finding mentors
  • Finding work
  • Discount at supply houses
  • Focusing on specialty areas
  • Insurance and licensing issues
  • Extending services to your customers
  • Leveling out down periods and seasonal slumps
  • Separating yourself from less reliable professionals
  • Training and education
  • Getting your name known
  • Growing your business
  • Geographical business expansion into Santa Fe and Northern NM
  • Refining your marketing and sales
  • Pre-selling your products and services
  • Increasing your client base
  • Qualifying leads
  • Web exposure
  • Securing and maintaining your own property and structures

To join the team at Wise Improvements LLC companies need to provide the company with some basic paperwork to establish your company as a service provider. The basic paperwork Wise Improvements LLC needs is as follows:

  • Copy of the State of New Mexico’s Construction Industries Contractor License
  • Copy of companies insurance certificates
  • Wise Improvement LLC’s signed and dated contract
  • Five checkable references with phone numbers
  • Brief phone or face to face interview to learn about the business services your company provides
  • About Wise Improvements LLC

 

 

 

About Wise Improvements LLC

Established in 2006, Wise Improvements LLC is dedicated to offering the best home improvement and construction professionals that Santa Fe has to offer.  The company currently offers a line-up of 30 plus professionals in the construction industry including roofers, plumbers, electricians, and exterminators.  Wise Improvements LLC serves Santa Fe and the surrounding communities.  When you want it done right and on time you need to call Wise Improvements LLC

Wise Improvements LLC

Joe Lewis – Owner

Santa Fe, NM

(505) 216-7529

 

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Roof Repair Santa Fe – Flat Roof Repair Santa Fe – Does Repairing Your Flat Roof as a Do-it-yourselfer In Santa Fe Make Sense?

By Joe on April 5, 2011

Roof Repair Santa Fe – Flat Roof Repair Santa Fe – Does Repair Your Flat Roof as a Do-it-yourselfer In Santa Fe Make Sense?

 

Flat roofs have been around since the beginning of time. They are easy on the eye, make home construction in Santa Fe easy, and you can design a home with tons of variations using the flat roof as part of your building component.  But, the tough fact is that with a flat roof comes water when it rains, and when it rains those flat roofs can and do leak.  Materials used when building a home with a flat roof in Santa Fe have a certain lifetime of use. When that lifetime of use is over or close to it the materials starts to show wear and tear and can quite often start leaking through the material when it rains.  A cool fact about the roofing material used for flat roofs now in 2011 is that because of technology roofing materials are now at the point where a Do-It-Yourself home owner can take on the project themselves.

 

When a home owner in Santa Fe decides to go the Do-It-Yourself route they need to make the smart decision to choose the material that best suits the job they are undertaking.  One of the choices to choose from is a synthetic material made up of rubber.  The material comes in sheets that can be sealed together to form a cohesive unit that covers the entire roof.  This material for roofing your Santa Fe home sounds great, but when you get down to it, trying to install this material by yourself might very well be impossible. A team of workers from a local Santa Fe roofing company would be better suited for the job mainly because they work with the material for a living and they’ll do the job the right way and give you a nice multi-year guarantee on the roof.  Do the roof on your own and the only guarantee you’ll have is the manufacturer guaranteed on the material.

Another route you can go with would be to install a propane metal roof, but this route will be far more expensive because you’ll need to add roof trusses to screw the propel to so since you do not have roof trusses, but a flat roof, the cost will be immense.  Propanel roofs are great, but you have to have some money stored away to go this way with your roof repair.

 

Flat Roof Repair in Santa Fe - Hire a Professional

Flat roofs are very delicate, especially one that has been in use for several years because of the wear and tear caused by the weather and the sun.  When you walk on FLAT ROOF in SANTA FE, foot-steps can do further damage to roof that’s already leaking.  The other whammy as in double-whammy, is that if your roof is leaking already, you more than likely have mold issues in the walls of your home.  With everything in mind like cost, effectiveness, long-term lasting requirement, you’re probably best off going with a local roofer in Santa Fe to do your roof repair.  A Santa Roofing company will give you a written guarantee, they’ll give you references, and they’ll show you some of their existing roof work.  The best smart money is to not trying repairing your roof in Santa Fe, but to hire a professional roofing company to repair your roof.

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Home Improvement Santa Fe – Search Term List for Santa Fe’ans Seeking to Fix or Remodel Their Home or Business

By Joe on April 3, 2011

We all have those moments when we’re seeking that elusive term that is right at the tip of our tongue but what we’re looking for just isn’t there. Well, when it comes to home improvements in Santa Fe, that problem is no exception.  We came up with a list of most, but not all the search terms you can type in when you’re looking for a home improvement or commercial building service provider that you can type in on a search engine to find who or what your looking for to fix your home. We hope this helps you find what and who your looking for to fix or remodel your home or business. Take a look at this list.

Acoustical Specialists Santa Fe
Air Conditioning Contractors Santa Fe
Architects Santa Fe
Audio Visual Security Santa Fe
Bathroom Remodelers Santa Fe
Bricklayers Santa Fe
Caretaking Santa Fe
Carpenters Santa Fe
Carpet Installers Santa Fe
Ceiling Contractors Santa Fe
Ceramic Tile Contractors Santa Fe
Chimney Cleaning Santa Fe
Cleaning Companies Santa Fe
Computer Specialists Santa Fe
Data Lines Santa Fe
Design and Build Contractors Santa Fe
Dry Wall Contractors Santa Fe
Duct Cleaning Contractors Santa Fe
Duct Work Specialists Santa Fe
Electricians Santa Fe
Erecting Contractors Santa Fe
Excavation Contractors Santa Fe
Fire and Water Damage Specialists Santa Fe
Fireplace and Chimney Contractors Santa Fe
Floor Installers Santa Fe
Floor Refinishing Santa Fe
Flooring Contractors Santa Fe
Framing Contractors Santa Fe
Gardeners Santa Fe
Heating Contractors Santa Fe
Home Builders Santa Fe
Home Improvement Santa Fe
Home Inspections Santa Fe
Hot Water Heat Contractors Santa Fe
HVAC Contractors
Insulation Contractors Santa Fe
Interior Design Santa Fe
Irrigation Santa Fe
Kitchen Remodelers Santa Fe
Lighting Contractors Santa Fe
Linoleum Contractors Santa Fe
Marble Contractors Santa Fe
Mechanical Contractors Santa Fe
Metal Building Contractors Santa Fe
Millwork Contractors Santa Fe
Movers Santa Fe
Moving Companies Santa Fe
Painters Santa Fe
Pest Control Santa Fe
Plumbers Santa Fe
Property Management Santa Fe
Remodeling Contractors Santa Fe
Roof Contractors Santa Fe
Room Addition Contractors Santa Fe
Rubbish Removal Santa Fe
Sandless Flooring Santa Fe
Siding Contractors Santa Fe
Snow Removal Santa Fe
Solar Energy Contractors Santa Fe
Sprinkler Installation Santa Fe
Stairs and Stairway Builders Santa Fe
Stone Masons Santa Fe
Swimming Contractors Santa Fe
Tile Contractors Santa Fe
Waterproofing Contractors Santa Fe
Window Glass Glaziers Santa Fe
Window Installation Contractors Santa Fe
Window Installation Santa Fe
Window Treatments Santa Fe
Woodworkers Santa Fe
xeriscaping Santa Fe

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On-Line Press Release About Completion of Capital Improvement Project at Local Santa Fe Restaurant, Vinaigrette

By Joe on April 2, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) April 3, 2011 –

Santa fe, NM (www.free-press-release.com) April 3, 2011 – Wise Improvements LLC, A Santa Fe NM Based Home Improvement Referral Service, Announces the Completion of Capital Improvement of Local Santa Fe Restaurant, Vinaigrette

When Erin Wade, local restaurant owner of Vinaigrette, a local Santa Fe, NM, restaurant, was looking to do capital improvements at her restaurant space she looked no further than Joe Lewis, owner of Wise Improvements LLC, a local builders and home improvement referral service to find the right companies to complete the project. Vinaigrette, located in the heart of Santa Fe at 709 Don Cubero Alley, offers continental, American, and organic cuisine with an emphasis on amazing salads, and meats as a secondary or complimentary part of the meals they offer.

States Vinaigrette owner Erin Wade, “I am the owner of a local restaurant and for my first two years of business we were washing all of our linens off-site. It was extremely costly as well as a logistical nightmare–we would often run out of napkins in the middle of service! We used Wise Improvements to install a super efficient brand new tier 3 washer and dryer system on-site. They took care of absolutely everything and made sure that my business would not be disrupted in any way. The plumbers and contractors Wise Improvements sent to do the job were conscientious of our business needs and did the installation quickly and efficiently. We will save time, energy and money with our new system while supporting our mission to be resource and energy conscious in our business practices. Thanks Wise Improvements!”

One of our fine conractors helped Vinaigrette set up on onsite laundry so they could save money.

Vinaigrette is one of Santa Fe’s finest restaurants. It comes highly recommended in various online cuisine/travel website pages including the UrbanSpoon.com,  Zagat.com, and Yelp.com Knowing they wanted to get the job done on time and done right Vinaigrette chose to work with Wise Improvements because the company checks and double checks their stable of home improvement experts including the businesses all important references, insurance, and licensing. States Joe Lewis of Wise Improvements, “Whatever your needs, we can put you in touch with competent PRE-SCREENED professionals from our vast network of highly qualified and reliable home improvement service professionals. We make sure the people doing work on your improvement or repair are the best with the best reputation, current insurance, and that they do quality work.” The business strategy of Wise Improvements enables Santa Fe home owners and business owners alike to hire local home improvement and constructions professionals that are ready to go to work, have their insurance in place, and have references that check out and that have been checked out.

About Wise Improvements LLC

Established in 2006, Wise Improvements LLC is dedicated to offering the best home improvement and construction professionals that Santa Fe has to offer.  The company currently offers a line-up of 30 plus professionals in the construction industry including roofers, plumbers, electricians, and exterminators.  Wise Improvements LLC serves Santa Fe and the surrounding communities.  When you want it done right and on time you need to call Wise Improvements LLC

Wise Improvements LLC

Joe Lewis – Owner

Santa Fe, NM

(505) 216-7529

www.wiseimprovements.com handyman santa fe

Wise Improvements LLC 505-216-7529

 

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On-Line Press Release About List of Services Provided by Wise Improvements

By Joe on April 1, 2011

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Get your home repair done today with one of Wise Improvement's Expert Home Repair Businesses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) March 28, 2011 — Santa fe, NM (www.free-press-release.com) March 28, 2011 – Wise Improvements, A Santa Fe NM Based Home Repair, Remodeling, and Improvement Referral Service, Announces the Launch of Their Updated List of Home Improvement Services Provided

Wise Home Improvements, a Santa Fe based home improvement, home remodeling, home repair referral company offers a wide variety of services through group of over 30 different service providers for virtually every type of home repair possible. Everyone one of Wise Improvements’ home improvement service professionals have been pre-qualified and their work references have been thoroughly checked out. Wise Improvements is available to the homeowners they have referred one of Wise Improvements Santa Fe home improvement professionals throughout the entire length of the project. The company offers the following services and types of service providers:
1. Additions
2. Air Conditioning /Heating
3. Appliance Repair
4. Bathtub Re-glazing
5. Brick & Stone Masons
6. Carpet Repairs
7. Carpenters
8. Chimney Repair/Cleaning
9. Custom Closets
10. Decorative Painters
11. Decks
12. Electricians
13. Exterminators
14. Flooring
15. General Contractors
16. Handymen
17. House Cleaning
18. Interior Decorators
19. Landscape Design
20. Lawn care
21. Painters
22. Plumbers
23. Pool Service

24. Professional Organizers for Home or Office
25. Roofing
26. Sprinkler Maintenance
27. Tile Installation/Repair
28. Tree Trimming
29. Wallpapering
30. Window Treatments
31. Window Washers
About Wise Improvements

Wise Improvements has been in business serving Santa Fe home improvement needs for 5 years. The company is a home improvement, home repair, and home remodeling referral service. They refer out their group of home improvement professionals to dozens of Santa Fe home owners every year. From window treatments to air conditioning repair Wise Improvement virtually can do it all when it comes to home improvements and home repair maintenance.
Wise Improvements LLC
Joe Lewis – Managing Member
Serving Santa Fe and Surrounding Areas
(505) 216-7529

 

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