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Don't forget to say you found them on
Rate My Carpenter.com
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A Little About the Founder
Hi, my name is Greg Hickey, and I have been a carpenter in Boston for over 15 years.
Three years ago I started Rate My Carpenter.com. As a small business owner I know
the expense of advertising in the newspaper, yellow book etc. The work that comes in
does not offset the cost of the advertising. I decided to create this site to help trade
professionals in Boston get work with minimal advertising overhead. In addition to the
low cost, the site gives each company their own page with a company profile and photos
so potential customers can learn more about them before picking up the phone.
Another reason I started the site was to help people in their search for good home
improvement professionals. As a carpenter I hated asking one of my past customers
to be a reference. By including reviews from past customers, potential customers
can get insight about your work without having to make a phone call. One good review
will increase your chances of getting new work.
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About the Site
Rate My Carpenter.com is a service based home improvement website based in Boston. Our goal is twofold:
to aid people in their search for home improvement professionals and to provide home improvement professionals
with a website to generate new business. Our site is completely free to use for the consumer. The site is funded
by trade professionals who pay an annual subscription fee to be listed on the site. For more details, click on the
Tour link.
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How Do People Find RMC
In the last year and half we have attended some Boston area home shows, and the response has been great.
Each time we do a show, we add to our ever growing mailing list. We work hard each day to get our website listed
higher on search engine results. Although we do not have the budget of similar nationwide sites, we have one thing
that they do not. We have locally based advertising. By placing ads in hardware stores, paint shops and super
markets, we are able to specifically target your customers. We have also placed ads on 92.9 WBOS and plan on
continuing that with more radio stations as well as posters on trains and buses. In the last six months we have had
over 24,000 pages viewed. The average time each visitor spent on the site was 8.3 minutes.
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We have three special offers available to help you get more work and grow your business.
1. Six Months Free Trial. We are offering six months free on our site. (Space is limited; First Come,
First Serve). NO COST. NO OBLIGATION. Each company has their name listed in one of our service
directories as well as their own page which includes photos and a company profile. All we ask is that
you have three of your past customers write reviews about your work. New customers come to our site
to read the profiles and reviews and then hire based on past work. You can try the site out for free for
a limited time. Our goal is to get you work. At the end of the free trial we hope that you are satisfied with
the results and want to stay on the site.
2. The Bonus Pack. Your company can be listed on our site for the entire year for just $200.00. That’s
only 55¢ a day for 365 days. As a bonus your company will be listed in our printed trade show handout,
and your company name will be added to our quarterly email newsletter.
3. The Pro Pack. For $365.00 annually you get all the great features that
Rate My Carpenter.com has to offer plus the Bonus Pack. As a special gift you will get ten printed
t-shirts with you company name and logo and 250 color business cards.
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Please let me know if you have any issues or questions. I can be reached at 617-795-7288.
Thanks,
Greg
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