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We help quality businesses grow through visibility, referrals, events, and collaboration.

How many phone calls did your business miss while you were on a job site today?Did you know that home service businesses...
08/31/2026

How many phone calls did your business miss while you were on a job site today?

Did you know that home service businesses miss an average of 14% of their incoming calls?

When you're under a sink, on a roof, or running a trench, you can't always answer. But when an emergency caller hits voicemail, 80% of them hang up and dial your competitor immediately.

Quick Action Step: Set up an automated SMS auto-responder on your business phone line.

When you miss a call, your phone instantly texts back: "Hi! Thanks for calling [Business Name]. I'm currently on a job siteโ€”how can I help you today?"

It keeps the lead warm and stops them from calling the next company.

Do you have automated text-backs set up on your cell phone or office line? Let me know in the comments!

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ: ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„-๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€.There will always be a guy working out of the bac...
08/28/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ: ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„-๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€.

There will always be a guy working out of the back of an unmarked truck who is willing to do the job cheaper than you.

If you try to compete with him on price, you lose. You squeeze your margins, overwork your crews, and leave zero money left over for growth, safety equipment, or proper marketing.

Homeowners who want top-tier craftsmanship, clean job sites, and reliable warranties are glad to pay premium prices. But your online front door has to project premium quality before they ever invite you into their home.

Build a business that supports your lifeโ€”not one that consumes it.You didn't start your company to work 70 hours a week,...
08/27/2026

Build a business that supports your lifeโ€”not one that consumes it.

You didn't start your company to work 70 hours a week, miss your kids' ballgames, and stress over whether the phone will ring next Tuesday.

You started it to build financial security, earn respect in your community, and create an asset that has real value down the road.

A business that relies entirely on word of mouth and your personal phone number is hard to sell. A business with a systematic, digital lead engine that fills the calendar predictably? That is an asset.

Let's make this month the turning point for your business.

Message me to book a straightforward, plainspoken consultation with Fox & Found Marketing today.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€?August is winding down, but seasonal transition weather is right ar...
08/26/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€?

August is winding down, but seasonal transition weather is right around the corner. The trade contractors who will win next month aren't waiting around to see what happensโ€”they are fixing their digital pipeline today.

At Fox & Found Marketing, we help Pensacola and Baldwin County trade owners build complete, reliable lead engines:

๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ that showcase your best work.
๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ & ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป so you rank local.
๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€-๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป so you can focus on operations.

We only take on two new agency clients per month to ensure complete focus and hands-on onboarding.

Send me a DM today with the word "GROWTH" to claim one of our final August spots!

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ-๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฑ-๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€.We all know reviews drive local hiring decisions, bu...
08/25/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ-๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฑ-๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€.

We all know reviews drive local hiring decisions, but most contractors fail to get them because they make the process too complicated.

If you hand a customer a business card or ask them to "look you up on Google," 90% of them will forget by dinner time.

Try this process instead:

Within two hours of finishing a job, send a direct SMS from your phone:

"๐˜๐˜ช [๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ], ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด [๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ] ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ [๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ]. ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ! ๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ'๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ? [๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ]. ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ!"

Text messages get opened, links get clicked, and your review count climbs naturally.

Have you tried texting review links to your clients yet? Drop a YES or NO in the comments!

๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—น๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.While everyone else is inside enjoying the air conditioning, loca...
08/24/2026

๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—น๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

While everyone else is inside enjoying the air conditioning, local HVAC techs, electricians, plumbers, and roofers are up in 130-degree attics and out in torrential downpours keeping local homes safe and comfortable.

At PNE Local, our core mission is simple: to make sure the best, most hard-working local trade businesses are easy for homeowners to find, trust, and hire.

If you run a local service business in Pensacola or the surrounding Gulf Coast area, we salute your hard work this summer.

Visit wearepne.com to learn how we are elevating local trade voices and supporting small business growth across our community.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต?For most home service contractors doing $450k+ in revenue, the issue i...
08/21/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต?

For most home service contractors doing $450k+ in revenue, the issue isn't getting leadsโ€”it's losing them before they ever turn into booked jobs.

We call this Digital Revenue Leakage:

โญ The high-ticket generator lead who couldn't find your reviews.
๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿณ The kitchen remodel client who got tired of waiting for a call-back and went elsewhere.
๐Ÿก The local homeowner who searched Google Maps and saw your competitor first

Our Digital Revenue Leak Diagnostic Roadmap pinpoints every gap in your online presence and gives you a clear, plainspoken plan to fix it. No jargon, no fluffโ€”just actionable steps to capture lost work.

DM me "๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—”๐——๐— ๐—”๐—ฃ" to request your diagnostic today.

Are you running a home service business... or did you just buy yourself a stressful job?Many trade owners started their ...
08/20/2026

Are you running a home service business... or did you just buy yourself a stressful job?

Many trade owners started their business because they were the best technician or craftsman on the crew.

Fast forward 10 years: You're doing the estimates, managing the crews, fixing vendor mistakes, answering emergency calls at dinner, and trying to handle your own marketing late at night.

That isn't business ownership. That's burnout.

Real growth happens when you put reliable systems in place that bring in qualified calls automaticallyโ€”so you can step back, manage your team, and actually spend time with your family.

What is the one task in your business taking up too much of your time this week? Let me know in the comments!

Stop posting job photos like a contractor. Start posting them like a buyer.Most trade owners post before-and-after photo...
08/19/2026

Stop posting job photos like a contractor. Start posting them like a buyer.

Most trade owners post before-and-after photos that only another tradesman can appreciate.

A tight wiring job or clean PVC lines are great, but a homeowner looking for a $40k remodel or $15k generator install wants to see something else entirely:

๐Ÿงน Cleanliness: Did you protect their home while working?
๐Ÿ’ฆ Scale: What does the finished, polished product look like in a real home?
๐Ÿ‘ Proof: A short, 1-sentence quote from the homeowner praising your punctuality and communication.

When you frame your work around the homeowner's peace of mind, your content transforms from simple pictures into high-converting sales tools.

Want to learn how we turn job photos into inbound leads? Check out our latest guide via the link in the first comment.

"We don't do 'brand awareness.' We build booked-up schedules."A lot of trade owners tell us they've been burned by marke...
08/18/2026

"We don't do 'brand awareness.' We build booked-up schedules."

A lot of trade owners tell us they've been burned by marketing agencies in the past.

They paid thousands a month for flashy reports showing "impressions," "clicks," and "engagement"โ€”while their trucks sat idle in the parking lot.

At Fox & Found Marketing, we take a different approach.

We don't care about vanity metrics. We care about one thing:

Turning local online searchers into booked, high-margin jobs on your calendar.

Whether itโ€™s a complete website overhaul, Google Business Profile optimization, or targeted local search campaigns, everything we build is designed to protect your revenue and fill your pipeline.

Want to see how your current digital setup compares to the top-performing contractors in our area?

Comment "AUDIT" below, and let's get your business on the calendar.

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