https://chrispdesign.com/blog Web design, AI admin and marketing automation for UK local trades and service businesses. en-GB https://chrispdesign.com/blog/why-your-best-customers-never-leave-a-review https://chrispdesign.com/blog/why-your-best-customers-never-leave-a-review Happy customers are the quietest customers. Here is why great trades businesses end up with barely any Google reviews, and how to fix it. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/the-hidden-cost-of-one-missed-call https://chrispdesign.com/blog/the-hidden-cost-of-one-missed-call Three missed calls a week can cost a trades business thousands a year. Here is the real maths, and how to stop the jobs walking. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/what-your-business-is-worth-without-you-in-it https://chrispdesign.com/blog/what-your-business-is-worth-without-you-in-it If your trades business stops the moment you do, you have a job, not a business. 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Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/how-to-reduce-no-shows https://chrispdesign.com/blog/how-to-reduce-no-shows No-shows cost local businesses thousands a year. Wasted time, lost jobs, empty slots. Here's how automated reminders cut them dramatically. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/what-happens-when-you-go-on-holiday https://chrispdesign.com/blog/what-happens-when-you-go-on-holiday Can you take a week off without your business falling apart? Most local business owners can't. Here's why that's a problem and how to fix it. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/ai-automation-for-local-businesses https://chrispdesign.com/blog/ai-automation-for-local-businesses AI sounds like it's for big companies. It's not. Here's what AI automation actually looks like for a local service business and what it can do for you right now. 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Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/facebook-lookalike-audience https://chrispdesign.com/blog/facebook-lookalike-audience What a Facebook lookalike audience is and how local businesses use it to find more customers like their best ones. Plain English, no jargon. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/local-seo-city-pages https://chrispdesign.com/blog/local-seo-city-pages How local service businesses can rank in more than one town or city without one location page cannibalising another. A practical guide. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/local-seo-guide-2026 https://chrispdesign.com/blog/local-seo-guide-2026 What local SEO actually means in 2026 and the steps that get local service businesses found on Google. No jargon, just what works. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/why-local-businesses-lose-customers https://chrispdesign.com/blog/why-local-businesses-lose-customers Business feels slower than it should? You're probably losing customers in the gaps. Missed calls, slow follow-up, no-shows, and zero reviews. Here's how to fix it. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/cost-of-website-design https://chrispdesign.com/blog/cost-of-website-design Real UK website costs for 2026, what drives the price, and why the monthly model makes more sense for most local businesses. No fluff, just honest numbers. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/local-seo-guide https://chrispdesign.com/blog/local-seo-guide If someone searches for what you do in your area, do you come up? Here's the beginner's guide to local SEO for service businesses, plain English, no jargon, just what works. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/quick-seo-tips https://chrispdesign.com/blog/quick-seo-tips Most local businesses think SEO is complicated. It's not. Here are five things that move the needle more than anything else, and most of your competition aren't doing all of them. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/facebook-ads-for-local-trades https://chrispdesign.com/blog/facebook-ads-for-local-trades Boosted a post and got nothing back? Here's why it didn't work and the simple framework for running Facebook Ads that actually generate leads for local trades. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/marketing-plan-for-trade-businesses https://chrispdesign.com/blog/marketing-plan-for-trade-businesses Tired of feast or famine? Learn the five-step marketing plan that gets local trades consistent leads without the complicated agency fluff. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/what-is-a-crm-for-trade-businesses https://chrispdesign.com/blog/what-is-a-crm-for-trade-businesses Leads going cold? Calls forgotten? Discover how a simple CRM keeps every lead and conversation in one place so you never lose a job again. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/email-marketing-for-trades https://chrispdesign.com/blog/email-marketing-for-trades Most trades ignore email. Discover how three simple automated emails can get you repeat business, more reviews, and fill your slow seasons. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chrispdesign.com/blog/googles-7-11-4-rule https://chrispdesign.com/blog/googles-7-11-4-rule Before customers call, they research. Learn what Google's 7-11-4 rule means for your local business and how to win them over automatically. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT