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Industry Guide Library
Five tailored playbooks for general contracting contractors — reviews, postcards, referrals, local SEO, and compliance. Trade-specific timing, economics, and examples drawn from real general contracting businesses.
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Practical playbook for general contracting contractors to build review velocity, climb the Local Pack, and win more nearby jobs. Trade-specific timing, templates, and response framework.
Read guideHow general contracting contractors use post-job radius campaigns, Smart Cards, and referral postcards to turn one bathroom remodel into a whole street of new customers.
Read guideWhy referrals have the lowest CAC of any channel for general contracting contractors. Reward structures, timing, automations — and the FTC disclosure rules that keep you safe.
Read guideThe Local Pack ranking playbook for general contracting contractors. Business Profile, citations, service-area pages, schema, and the review velocity that compounds over time.
Read guidePractical TCPA and CAN-SPAM compliance for general contracting contractors. Consent capture, 10DLC registration, quiet hours, recordkeeping — and the per-violation penalties to avoid.
Read guideHow general contracting businesses scale to multiple branches — per-location attribution, brand consistency, central vs. branch authority, technician mobility, and the marketing patterns that scale.
Read guidePricing models for general contracting contractors — flat-rate books, options-based quoting (good/better/best), raising prices without losing customers, and financing for higher-ticket jobs.
Read guideThe hiring and retention playbook for general contracting contractors. Sourcing apprentices, pay structures, retention, and the cultural patterns that keep your best general contracting techs from leaving.
Read guideChoosing a review management platform as a general contracting contractor. Evaluation criteria, feature comparison, TCO analysis, vendor categories, and the non-negotiables.
Read guidePillar Library
The pillar guides cover the full mechanics of each topic across all trades.
Trailfire's growth engine — reviews, postcards, referrals, compliance — wired together for general contracting contractors.