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What a first week inside the Local Service Growth Hub. Shoutout to the members who showed up this week: ⭐ Esteban from Rico Plumbing in Austin, faced a tough 0/3 AI visibility score and is already taking action to fix it. ⭐ Yan dropped a gem about review cadence that added real value for everyone in the community. ⭐ Sacred House Cleaning showed up ready to learn from zero and is already getting personalized guidance. This is exactly what this community is supposed to look like. Keep showing up like this. Welcome to everyone who joined this week 👋 We had a lot of new faces come through the door and we couldn't be more excited to have you here. Take a few minutes to introduce yourself in the Introductions section, tell us what you do, where you're based, and what you want to learn. The more you put into this community, the more you get out of it. We're building the largest local service growth community in North America, and every single one of you is part of that. Let's grow this together. 💪 Before you head into the weekend, I want to leave you with something. If you're here, it's because you want to learn and become a better professional. You're not the type to sit still and hope the business grows on its own. You invest in yourself and that's exactly why you'll win. So let me introduce you to the tool that's changing how I consume information right now: NotebookLM by Google. Here's what makes it different. You take any content, videos, articles, documents, anything, upload it, and NotebookLM turns it into a podcast. Two hosts having a real conversation about your material. And the best part? You can join the conversation as a guest and ask your own questions in real time. Imagine taking any course, book, or resource you're learning from and turning it into a podcast you can listen to on the way to a job site. That's the move. It's free. Try it this weekend 👉 notebooklm.google.com Now your turn. What's your win from this week?

One of our members shared something this week that I wanted to dig into for everyone. His Google Business Profile got suspended. No warning. No clear explanation. Three weeks offline. Most contractors don't think much about this until it happens. So let's talk about what a GBP suspension actually costs you — and how to protect yourself. The real cost of going dark on Google 86% of GBP views come from category-based searches, meaning most customers find your business before they even know your name. Those views convert directly into calls, direction requests, and website visits. For a contractor doing $500K/year, that's roughly $1,400/day tied to Google visibility. Three weeks offline = over $30,000 in potential lost leads. That's not a marketing problem. That's a business emergency. Why does it happen? Common triggers include keyword stuffing in your business name, using a P.O. box or virtual office as your address, a Service Area Business showing a physical address, making too many edits to your profile in a short period, or simply being in a high-risk category like HVAC, plumbing, or garage door repair. Sometimes it's none of those. Google's algorithm catches legitimate businesses in the crossfire too. If it happens to you, don't panic and don't rush One of the biggest mistakes businesses make is clicking the reinstatement link immediately. Once you start the appeal process, a 60-minute timer starts. If it runs out before you finish submitting everything, you've blown your chance at appealing. Before you touch anything: 1. Fix any violations first, filing too soon can lead to a permanent denial 2. Gather your evidence: business license, utility bill, photos of your signage or branded vehicle 3. Then submit your appeal here: https://support.google.com/business/answer/4569145 How to prevent it The basics that protect you: - Business name must match your signage and official documents exactly — no added keywords - NAP (name, address, phone) must be identical across your website, GBP, and every directory - If you're a service area business, hide your home address - Don't make multiple big edits in a short window - Keep a trusted backup owner on the profile

We're doing something special for this community. At the end of the month, the most active member, the one showing up, asking questions, sharing wins, and helping others, wins a free automation or custom tool built specifically for their business. Here's what's included: This is a done-for-you build. We'll sit down with you, understand your biggest bottleneck, and build something that actually moves the needle. Think lead follow-up sequences, review request automations, booking confirmations, simple custom tools for your workflow, the kind of stuff that saves you 3 to 10 hours a week. A few ground rules so we're aligned: This is not a $5,000 enterprise buildout. What you're getting is a focused, high-impact automation or tool scoped to one clear problem in your business. One system, built right, can change how your entire week runs. To be eligible you just need to be active, post, comment, ask questions, share what you're working on. Engagement is tracked automatically by Skool. The winner gets announced by the end of the month. We'll reach out directly to schedule the build. See you in the feed. — Jason

In this quick 2-minute read, I'll show you exactly how to get started on your path to more calls, more customers, and a business that grows, with the strategies, tools, and systems that actually work for home service businesses in 2026. Welcome to the Local Service Growth Hub. Since we're just getting started, I can give each of you a much more personal and hands-on experience than will be possible as the community grows. Make the most of it. This is the free community for home service business owners who want to get found on Google, show up in AI search, and build a marketing system that generates consistent leads, without depending on referrals alone. Whether you're a plumber, HVAC tech, electrician, roofer, or any other contractor or local business, this was built for you. Here's what to do right now: Action 1: Introduce yourself. Drop a comment below and tell us: 1. What do you do and where? (HVAC in Dallas, plumber in Chicago, roofer in Denver — you get it) 2. What's your biggest growth challenge right now? 3. What do you most want to learn? Action 2: Run your free AI Visibility Audit. Find out if ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google Gemini are recommending your business when customers search. Takes 60 seconds. 👉Hey Joy, thanks for letting us know! Try this link instead: 👉 https://makariosmarketing.com/ai-search-audit/?utm_source=skool Let us know how your score comes out. 🤙Post your score in the comments. I read every single one. Action 3: Go to the Classroom. Start with the Start Here course. It takes 10 minutes and shows you exactly how to get the most out of this community. One more thing. Grab the free ebook Local SEO for Home Services, which covers the fundamentals every contractor needs locked in before anything else. It's pinned in the feed. A note on scams: My team and I will never DM you asking for money or selling you anything inside Skool. If someone messages you claiming to be me or part of Makarios, report it immediately.