Tuesday, June 29, 2010

If they could just see your work!

How many times while working on a project, whether it be plumbing a house, installing a HVAC unit, or putting new shingles on a roof, how many times have you said to yourself "If the world could just see how good I am at what I do and how thorough and efficiently I do it I would have more work than I could ever do in a lifetime."
If you are any good at what you do and have any pride in your work I am positive that that thought has run across your mind. And until just recently that's all it was, just a thought. Yes, prior to the advent of the internet and specifically social media, sharing the brilliance that is your craft with the rest of the world was impossible. However, now with social media sites (like Facebook, Twitter, and Watch Dog Contractor Service) even someone who is not a computer genius can log on and create an impressive portfolio of past and present projects including video and audio. Not only can this portfolio be created but it can be linked to any social media site and instantly accessible to millions of people worldwide.
Recently, social media sites (namely Facebook) have come under fire for their websites privacy issues and the fact that once you are apart of these sites much of your personal information, intimate family photos, and private conversations are viewable by total strangers, some of which don't have the best intentions. While this is an obvious problem when it comes to your PERSONAL information, when it comes to your BUSINESS information this is a great problem to have.
The more available, the more viewable, the more accessible info about your business is, the more money you make. Point blank, period. Our websites, www.watchdogcontractorservice.com and http://watchdogcontractorservice.socialgo.com, are designed to help you do this. We started out as a company that just wanted to give contractors a way to communicate with each other, mainly for the purpose of informing each other about clients who don't pay. What we quickly discovered was that, while this was an excellent idea, people aren't so willing to share information with each other, even if it benefits everyone, until they are comfortable.
From that moment on our mission became to make the contractors and suppliers on our network comfortable with the open atmosphere of communication and collaboration that social media provides. To do this we created our Watch Dog Network. This network has been an amazing success. In only a few weeks time there were over two hundred contractors, suppliers, and vendors worldwide using this network to grow their business.
But our thinking is ever forward, progressive, unique, and most of all useful. We are currently developing and about to launch the directory portion of our site. Why? Because we realize that with Facebook, Twitter, Blogspot, Linkedin, and all of the other sites out there not to mention having to check your email accounts and maintain your own websites, we realize that you don't have time to waste updating a profile and posting comments on a site that isn't working for you.
With that in mind, our directory is the next step in our creating a site that not only works for you, but that once it reaches the same level as other major social media sites, you will consider it an essential part of your business. Imagine a site that will allow you to post all of the info, pictures, blogs, videos, and etc. that you already post on your Facebook page or your own website but then automatically assimilates this info in two formats, one that advertises your business worldwide and locally, and the other that shares your business info with other contractors, suppliers, and vendors.
Simply put, it will be amazing. If you are already a member, stick with us as we grow, you grow (plus we aren't charging you anything so what could it hurt). If you aren't a member, come join us and be a part of something unique and useful.

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