They asked if you're licensed. Your website doesn't say.
Your work passes inspection and your customers come back. But nobody can look at a fuse board and judge it, so they judge what they can check: licence, insurance, the certificate at the end and how quickly you replied. This playbook shows where those jobs go when the answer isn't visible.
The short versionMost electrical businesses lose jobs before the quote: customers can't see a licence, insurance or the certificates they'll receive, planned jobs like EV chargers and rewires have no price guidance, and photo enquiries wait days. Visible credentials, quote guides and same-day replies fix it, not a bigger ad budget.
6-minute read · Updated 20 Oct 2026 · Home & Trade Services
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AI answer“For an EV charger install, Certified electrical co shows its licence and explains what the quote includes…”
Leak 1Credentials hiddenLicence, insurance and certificates not on the page.
Leak 2No quote guideEV charger and rewire costs left as “call us”.
Leak 3Slow photo replyFuse-board photo answered four days later.
Start here
Tick anything that sounds like your week.
Eight things electrical business owners commonly describe. Select the ones that apply and we'll show what usually causes them, in the order we'd tackle it. Nothing is submitted.
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Why a good electrician still loses the job
Customers can't judge wiring. They judge the paperwork.
Nobody can look at a consumer unit and tell whether it was installed well. So people check what they can: is this electrician licensed, insured, and able to issue the certificate the insurer or landlord will ask for? Someone planning an EV charger or a rewire reads two or three sites, sends photos, and books whoever answered the safety question first and quoted clearly. Urgent faults move faster, but trust still decides who gets rung.
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The map listing that looks unqualified
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1Certified electrical co★★★★☆ · 74 reviews
2Handyman service★★★★☆ · 190 reviews
3Your business★★★★★ · 102 reviewsNo credentials
Why don't customers find our electrical business on Google Maps?
For electrical work, the map listing is checked for proof, not just distance. A profile with a generic category, no services listed, no mention of licence or certification and old photos loses to a firm that shows its credentials and lists EV chargers, rewires and inspections as services.
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The quote guide nobody publishes
ev charger installation cost
Your page“Every install is different.”Tab closed
Answered pageWhat changes the price · a realistic range · the certificate you receiveQuoted by AI
Should an electrician publish prices for EV charger installs?
Planned electrical work is researched for days: EV chargers, rewires, board upgrades, extra circuits. “Contact us for a quote” gives nothing to compare. A page explaining what changes the price, a realistic range and what the certificate at the end covers is what people trust, and what AI assistants quote.
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The fuse-board photo nobody answered
Photo of our fuse board attached. Can you quote an EV charger?WhatsApp · 8:15 pm
Hi, sorry for the delay. When can we come and look?4 days later · 9:30 am
We went with someone else, thanks.9:41 am
Why do electrical quote requests go cold?
Electrical enquiries increasingly arrive as photos: a tripped board, a scorched socket, the garage wall where the charger should go. They land on a personal WhatsApp and wait for the weekend admin session. By then the customer has a quote from someone who replied the same day.
What we'd do about it
Five moves, in the order that pays.
Fix the leaks first, then grow. Scaling a funnel that loses enquiries just spends more to lose more.
Move
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01Show the credentialsMap profile rebuilt with the right category, services listed job by job, photos and Q&A. Licence, insurance and the certificates you issue shown on the profile and every service page.Local SEO
Weeks 1–3
02Publish the quote guidesPages for EV chargers, rewires, board upgrades and inspections explaining what changes the price and what paperwork you hand over. Claims stay to what you're certified to do.Content Marketing
Weeks 2–6
03Answer the photo the same dayWhatsApp, forms and missed calls in one inbox with a named owner, a same-day acknowledgement and missed-call text-back for urgent faults.Marketing Automation
Weeks 3–7
04Win the landlord renewalsA page for landlords and agents covering safety inspections, plus reminders before certificates fall due, so inspection work repeats without anyone chasing it.Marketing Automation
Weeks 5–10
05Then add commercial pagesPages for shop fit-outs, office lighting and business testing, with project examples and suburbs you want to reach — once domestic enquiries are handled well.SEO Services
Month 3 onward
Social presence · where customers check your licence
They check your licence before they send the photo.
Nobody can judge wiring, so customers judge what they can check online: licence, insurance, real jobs, fast replies. Six things decide whether a look becomes a job.
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YEYour Electrical CoElectrician
Licensed electrician · your areaLicence & insurance details ↓Send a photo for a quote ↓
Get quoteMessageCall
LicencePricesJobsReviews
EV charger installFuse board upgradeLicence & insuranceWhat a rewire costsSafety certificateMeet Dan, electricianCustomer reviewKitchen lighting jobSend us a photo
Google Business ProfileLicence, services and real job photos by suburb.Check
FacebookLocal groups asking for a reliable electrician.Discover
WhatsAppPhoto in, price range or visit time back.Enquire
InstagramNeat installs and boards, job and suburb named.Trust
LinkedInProperty managers and businesses hiring for fit-outs.Hire
A week that books, not just posts
Social Media Marketing Included in Zero to Hero (2 platforms) and Own The Answer (4 platforms).
MONJob of the weekThe job, the suburb, the certificate.
WEDPrice guideWhat moves the cost of an EV charger.
THUSafety tipOne thing homeowners should check.
SATCustomer reviewShared with the customer's permission.
DAILYRepliesPhoto enquiries answered the same day.
What we'd watch
Your dashboard, minus the vanity metrics.
Six numbers that show whether the work is turning into booked jobs — each pulled from a system you already own. The audit fills in your baseline; every sprint after shows the trend.
Electrical jobs · weeklyYour dashboard after the free audit
Calls from your profileGoogle Business Profile
Baseline—
Map position by job typeLocal grid tracking
Baseline—
Time to first replyYour inbox and phone system
Baseline—
Quote to acceptedJob management software
Baseline—
Inspection renewals bookedJob management or CRM
Baseline—
EV and battery enquiriesCRM or enquiry form
Baseline—
Your numbers, not ours
What is the slow reply actually costing you?
Three inputs only you know. We don't know your business yet — so nothing here is a benchmark, just your own arithmetic.
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What you may be losing
$11,691a month in customers who book somewhere else — worked out from your three numbers above.
6 × 4.33 weeks× 1 in 2× $900
The fix is a same-day reply, not more leads. One inbox, one owner, missed-call text-back — weeks 3 to 7 of the plan.
Your map listing sends people to a website. Make it one that answers their question and takes the booking — not a page that sends them back to the map.
5 pages, your choiceHome, About, Services, Electrical, Contact
Free with any monthly plan from $499. Domain, hosting and paid tools are bought by you and stay in your name; shops and booking systems are quoted separately. The 48-hour clock starts once your plan is active and the launch checklist is done.
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Questions electricians ask
Straight answers, no sales script.
Straight answers. If yours isn't here, a 30-minute call is the fastest route — no pitch, no deck.
Yes, along with insurance, any trade body membership and the certificates you issue. Customers and landlords often check before they ring. Showing it on the map profile and service pages answers the question before it's asked.
Can we publish prices for electrical work?
You can explain how pricing works without committing to a figure: what changes the cost, a realistic range for common jobs and what's included, including the certificate. The final price still comes after you've seen the job.
What can our pages say about safety and compliance?
What you're licensed and certified to do, what an inspection checks and what paperwork you hand over. We don't write claims about regulations we can't confirm for your country, and you check any compliance wording before it goes live.
Is it worth chasing EV charger work?
If you're qualified to install them, usually yes. They're researched carefully and often lead to board upgrades, solar or battery work. They need their own page and a quick reply to the photo the customer sends.
Do landlords and property managers search differently?
Yes. They want inspections and certificates done on time, across several properties, with paperwork sent directly. A page written for them, plus reminders before renewals, earns work that repeats every cycle.
How long before an electrical business notices a difference?
Profile, credentials and reply-time fixes can show within weeks. Ranking for EV chargers, rewires and new suburbs usually takes a few months, depending on competition. We don't guarantee rankings or jobs.
Is social media worth it for an electrician?
Yes, as proof rather than entertainment. Customers check your licence, insurance and recent jobs before they message, often after someone recommends you in a local Facebook group. Post real jobs by suburb, keep credentials visible and answer photo enquiries the same day.
Do we get a free website for our business?
Yes. Every monthly plan includes a free 5-page website for your business — fast, AI-readable and yours to keep. It goes live within 48 hours once your plan is active and the launch checklist is done. Your domain, hosting and any paid tools sit outside the offer and stay in your name; online shops and booking systems are quoted separately. What's included
Free · one business day
Tell us about your business. Get a plan back.
A strategist reads your brief and replies within one business day with what we'd fix first for your business, a timeline and the real cost.
Reply in 1 business dayFrom a strategist, not a bot
We'll check your map visibility, whether your licence and certificates can be seen, your quote pages and how fast a photo enquiry gets answered, then send you what we found. You keep the findings either way.
Social presence · where customers check your licence
They check your licence before they send the photo.
Nobody can judge wiring, so customers judge what they can check online: licence, insurance, real jobs, fast replies. Six things decide whether a look becomes a job.
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Is your profile ready to sell?
Tap what's already true.
Where your customers look
A week that books, not just posts
Social Media Marketing Included in Zero to Hero (2 platforms) and Own The Answer (4 platforms).