
The Home Service Contractor Blueprint
All things related to home services, with a focus on marketing. In addition, we will cover topics like operations, sales, and anything valuable to a home service business.
Episodes
27 episodes
Google LSA & GBP Review Integration: The Good, The Bad, and The Bugs
In this episode, Tim, Justin, and Natalie dive into the recent changes with Google Business Profiles (GBP) and Local Service Ads (LSA), discussing the challenges businesses are facing with the new review integration. Google has begun phasing ou...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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23:05

Navigating Franchise Growth: Marketing Tips from Austin Meek
In this episode, our host Doug Bencsko talks to Austin Meek, and they dive into the world of franchising a garage door repair business. The key elements discussed are effective communication, building a positive company culture, and setting cle...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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40:00

Effective Branding Strategies for Home Services: Insights from Ryan Chute
A2O Digital meets with host Justin Bencsko and guest Ryan Chute, a partner at the Wizard of Ads. This episode discusses the importance of branding for home service companies and how the experts at the Wizards of Ads create a brand's story using...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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49:56

Unveiling the Google Leak: What It Means for SEO Best Practices
In this episode A2O Digital analyzes the recent Google leaked document and reveals possible factors affecting Google Search rankings, such as PageRank variations, site authority metrics, and more. Check out this episode to hear Tim and Justin d...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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38:02

Google Local Services: Key Updates for 2024
A2O Digital meets with host Tim Coleman and our Google LSA specialist Natalie Canas to discuss all the new Google LSA updates. We cover important LSA changes that are affecting ranking factors in the program. We will also discuss new feat...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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27:35

Why Is Google Displaying Reddit Posts in Search Results?
A2O Digital meets with hosts Tim Coleman and Justin Bencsko to discuss why Google is showing Reddit in search results. SEOs are reporting Reddit to become more prominent in the SERPs and they have sky rocketed. Google has taken action to partne...
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32:03

Understanding Pay Structure and Its Impact on Your Business
A2O Digital meets with hosts Brandon Falone and Justin Bencsko to discuss pay structure and how it can impact your business. How can pay structure be profitable for your home service business? Listen to this episode for a deeper dive on h...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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25:29

Decoding Google's Search and Ranking System
A2O Digital meets with hosts Tim Coleman and Justin Bencsko to review SEO as discussed by Google's VP of Search Pandu Nayak. He revealed at the Google antitrust trial how Google Search and ranking works including indexing, algorithm updates and...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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36:49

Boost Your Business: Strategies for Enhancing Brand Recognition
A2O Digital meets with special guest Tim Wakefield, the business owner for a successful garage door franchise in South Florida. Tim has built a strong brand presence in his market area of Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. In this episode, we dig ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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32:33

How Can Good Customer Service Enhance Lead Generation?
A2O Digital meets with hosts Brandon Falone and Justin Bencsko to discuss how important good customer service can be to your business and booking leads. For more information on our call center episode "How to Use Your Call Center ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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44:37

Maintaining Brand Integrity in the Home Service Industry
A2O Digital meets with hosts Brandon Falone and Justin Bencsko to discuss how you can protect your business and brand from a business owner's perspective. Brandon dives into multiple factors that all home service business owners should pr...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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38:32

Understanding the Enneagram Types, Its Deadly Sins & the 3 Triads
In this compelling two part episode, A2O Digital invites Ed Hesling back to discuss each Enneagram style as well as their deadly sins attributes, and the 3 Triads. Ed and his team have a vast understanding of all the Enneagram types, and it has...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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56:55

How to Utilize the Enneagram Test as a Hiring Tool
A2O Digital invites Ed Hesling back to take a deeper dive into the Enneagram Test and how to utilize it as a business owner or manager during the hiring process. See how this invaluable tool will help you with your business by identifying the b...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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24:15

Google Business Profile: Suspensions, Changes & More
A2O Digital meets with our experts Ashley and Julie, to dig deeper into the Google Business Profile product, and how it's specifically affecting the home service industry. GBP is rolling out an important change to the US, which will impact susp...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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40:27

How Is Your Business Being Affected By Google's Rising Costs?
A2O Digital meets with hosts Brandon Falone and Justin Bencsko to dive into the Google PPC landscape and how the rising costs in pay per click are affecting the home service industry. Are you finding it difficult to maintain profitability...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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24:40

How to Use Your Call Center to Book Leads and Generate Revenue
A2O Digital interviews Anthony Castiglione who is the owner of a successful call center company called IAA. Anthony is also a multi franchise home services business owner. Tune in to learn valuable strategies from him that can help ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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41:20

Search Generative AI - Learn As You Search and Browse
A2O Digital discusses Search Generative AI and its capabilities. Search Generative AI is now taking more of the work out of searching to help us understand a topic faster, and uncover new insights quickly. This has supercharged search and will ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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28:43

Best Multi Location Strategies For Your Service Area Business
A2O Digital discusses the best practices to consider when starting multi locations for your service area business. Multi-locations can help enhance your local SEO within your market area. If you're facing challenges with improving your rankings...
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Episode 10
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33:38

Online Booking Done Right - Introducing Street2Fleet
A2O Digital discusses online booking and how it's transformed the customer experience. We speak to special guests Doug Bencsko and Brandon Falone about their experience with the scheduling software system Street2Fleet. Street2Fleet has been a g...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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28:50

Hiring For Your Business? Try the Enneagram Test
A2O Digital meets with special guest Ed Hesling, the business owner for a successful garage door franchise in Central PA. Ed has cracked the code with the Enneagram method and uses it in the hiring process. The Enneagram test has created a grea...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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48:11

Google Ads Automated Bidding & Machine Learning Strategies
A2O Digital touches on the world of AI and how it relates to Google Ads and machine learning. This is a part 2 to Episode 6 Intro to Machine Learning. We dive into the most common automated bidding strategies used in the home service busi...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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45:54

Intro to Machine Learning (Google Ads)
A2O Digital touches on the world of AI and how it relates to Google Ads and machine learning. We cover the fundamentals of bidding, and discuss the three types of bidding strategies. Tune in to this episode to gain insights in...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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23:14

Google Local Services Sting Operation
A2O Digital conducts a covert sting operation exposing the suspicious practices and spam tactics plaguing the garage door industry. Through a real customer experience, we unravel the entire scam—from the beginning to end and highlight the misle...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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32:17

Google Business Profile & Google Local Service Review Spam
A2O Digital delves into the intricate world of review spam that impacts Google Business Profile and Google Local Services. We’ll explain the different types of review spam, how to recognize them, and practical steps to address them. Whether you...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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33:23

The Importance of Reviews & Online Reputation - Part 1
A2O Digital meets with special guest Joe Loader, the business owner for a successful garage door franchise in Cincinnati. Joe discusses what measures he takes to build a strong reputation and brand recognition by prioritizing ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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22:22
