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Social Media Plays Growing Role in Home Repair & Maintenance

By mike, Jan 20 in blog with 0 comments

Those fingers are now searching social media networks to find tradies

Social media is playing an increasingly important role in the home repair and maintenance industry in the US, and it won’t be long before it starts to have an impact in Australia and that is why I am a very strong advocate of small business having a profile on social media sites. Research from the US has found that nearly 30% of higher-income consumers say social media influenced their choice of home maintenance or repair services, a markedly higher percentage than other income groups. This group also had notably high reports of recent maintenance services performed.

Across all demographics, positive and negative comments were the most influential types of social media, Ad-ology found.

For other online media types, ratings websites were the most influential, followed by contractors’ websites. The top-three influential traditional media types were newspapers, Yellow Pages, and direct mail.

“Some companies may be quick to dismiss social media as something that’s only used by young people, and not worth their effort,” said C. Lee Smith, president and CEO of Ad-ology Research. “In reality, social media usage is growing across all demographics and can clearly be a way to reach some very lucrative audiences.”

Other survey findings:

Licensing/bonding was the most important factor in the choice of a service provider in the Northeast.
Nearly 7% of respondents had home maintenance done because of the need for emergency repair.
Of traditional media types, Yellow Pages had the most influence on consumers ages 65-74.

So maybe the saying of “I’m Not Happy Jan” could now be applied to social media.

About the author

Mike Andrew has been working with the Internet and small business for over 12 years. Mike has been a keynote speaker at conventions and seminars and conducted social media training sessions all over the world. Mike has an extensive media background having worked in electronic media for over 30 years. Mike specialises in social media and Internet marketing strategy, SEO techniques and search engine marketing campaigns. His articles appear on numerous blogs around the web as well as national magazines.