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CONTENTS
F E AT U R E S 8 3 Valuable Strategies To Help Your Septic, Sewer, or Portable Restroom Business Enter New Markets 12 Number One Growth Problem to Fix in 2022 22 In The News 26 Schodack Septic Service: Upholding a High Standard of Customer Care 40 ALW Classifieds 42 Index of Advertisers CEO & PUBLISHER Gideon W. Smith
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Melissa Kennelly
SENIOR EDITOR Katherine Nolan
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3 VALUABLE STRATEGIES IN THE NEWS
To Help Your Septic, Sewer, or Portable A S S O C I AT I O N I N S I D E R Restroom Business Enter New Markets
Despite all of the different SPOTLIGHT septic, portable restroom, or sewer businesses that
than in years previous, so it’s key that you
INDEX demonstrate to customers why your business is the best. Here are three valuable strategies that will help you enter new markets.
exist currently, the industry
1. INTRODUCE DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGIES
is growing more and more
business currently is, the only way a business
Regardless of how large or small your
every day. Now that people
can truly thrive in this day and age is to
are spending more time out
strategies are like maps that will streamline
in the world post-lockdown,
put, digital marketing is one of the greatest
portable toilets continue to be in high demand.
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create digital marketing strategies. These your goals for achieving success. Simply tools your portable restroom business can integrate into your business plan. In order to figure out what strategies will work best for your company, it can
hether someone is looking for
take some trial and error — especially if
portable restrooms for construction
you aren’t sure exactly what you need to
sites or different events outdoors, there are
succeed. The internet is such an excellent
lots of business opportunities. The increase
tool for introducing these strategies because
in demand for these services means your
there are many completely free digital
businesses’ revenue can only go up; however,
marketing tools and resources out there on
this is only possible if you make the business
the web. You’re simply a click from reaching
and marketing decisions that will take your
businesses and potential new customers.
portable restroom business to the next level. The market is saturated at a higher level
There are many different mediums you can opt to utilize for your digital marketing continued on page 10
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P R O D U C T W AT C Halways ...it’s
beneficial to consider
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2. DISCOVER WHAT MAKES YOUR BUSINESS A S S OSTAND C I ATOUT ION NEWS
Even if you’ve been in business for many years now, it’s always beneficial to consider what makes your
what makes
portable restroom business different from the rest
your portable
massive markets are full of businesses that provide
business I N T H E N Erestroom WS
of the industry. Most of us understand that these the same services, but figuring out what makes yours
A Swill S Oallow C I AT IO I Nother SID E R There special you to tapNinto markets.
different from the rest
are plenty of ways your business can stand out. Is it
of the industry.
imagery, and advertising choices? Sit down and pick
your customer service and sales? Is it your branding, apart various aspects of your business to figure out
strategy, including — but not limited to — websites, emails, and advertisements. There S P Oblogs, T L Isocial G Hmedia, T
what makes you stand out.
3. ICLEARLY N D E XIDENTIFY YOUR AUDIENCE
are so many opportunities available that it would be a
A digital strategy is a huge part of marketing your
crime not to take advantage of them, especially if they
portable restroom business, but if you don’t take the
can help you reach a larger audience!
time to identify what your target audience looks like,
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your strategy won’t be as effective as it could be. It
it doesn’t have to be scary at all. These practices
really is the foundation of the strategy.
are vital aspects of any business and will help you
What identifying your audience means is
succeed in the long run. Check out the American
understanding who your prospects are, what your
Liquid Waste Magazine today to learn more about
current customers look like, and even what your
how you can grow your septic, sewer, or portable
competitors are doing. Some of the things that you
restroom business.
should consider include: 4 Start with assessing who your current customers are; 4 Send out surveys for customers to fill out; 4 Collect a variety of data for demographics; 4 Research trends in the industry; 4 Research what your competitors are doing. TAP INTO THOSE MARKETS AND GROW FORWARD
Sources http://www.americanliquidwaste.com/ https://www.webfx.com/digital-marketing/learn/digital-marketing-strategies/ https://www.lightercapital.com/blog/make-business-standout-from-crowd-point-of-difference/ https://databox.com/how-to-identify-the-target-audiencefor-your-website https://howtostartanllc.com/business-ideas/portable-toilet
Understandably, tapping into new markets can be scary, but when you propel your portable restroom business with the appropriate tools and resources,
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NUMBER ONE A S S O C I AT I O N I N S I D E R I N T H E N E W S GROWTH PROBLEM to Fix in 2022 I N D E growth X S P ODoes T L I GitHseem T like your roadmap for business has not accounted
for the steep grade and occasional massive sinkholes on your chosen route? Congratulations! At least you’ve started on your way. But, did you know that the most direct route runs through the worldwide web? So, steer your fledgling company onto that superhighway.
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hat’s the bypass around all the typical obstacles on the much longer, more traditional journey to
BIGGEST GROWTH PROBLEM YOU NEED TO FIX IN 2022
success. As a modern entrepreneur, whether your
Almost 90% of business owners understand that
plan is vast scaling or enjoying running a quaint
customer experience drives customer satisfaction,
but thriving Main Street shop, the internet is your
which drives customer retention. Nearly 100% are
natural solution for generating quality traffic.
clear about the fact that efficient time management
Will there be competitive pressure? Yes. Stress and frustration? Sure. Incomparable satisfaction in achieving exponential multiples of your quarterly and annual marketing performance metrics? Oh yeah. With the World Wide Web at your disposal, you can do what you cannot hope to accomplish with traditional offline local and regional marketing efforts.
is utterly critical to achieving a sustainable system for growth, especially in newer businesses with very small teams. So, entrepreneurs do a lot of things right. But, the web is, for many, a less clearly understood growth challenge. It has become the single biggest problem that many thousands of business owners need to fix as priority 1 this year.
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Of all the typical deficiencies in small business growth plans that send so many thousands of
PROD U C T W AT CH entrepreneurs off track
every year, perhaps the most glaring is overlooking this most powerful resource for growth that the world has ever known. Today, there is a fundamental IN TH E N E Wneed S for every
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The web is by far the most popular marketplace of this
possible. But, how do you
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century. It’s where
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people are.
get that? …especially on a
The instant world of
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from the ever-multiplying crowd. And: 4 How do you get to the top of that first Google SERP anyway? No business principle disallows both being a
So, yes, this has, so far, not been about specific solutions to particular problems in web marketing platform technologies and applications. It has been
charming little mom-n’-pop shop and generating
about an attempt to persuade you to run, not
excellent sales traffic on the web. Or, if your goal
walk, to your nearest web marketing information
is rapid interstate expansion, the web is the
resources and start consuming all the knowledge
incomparable option to fast-track your growth
you can about the basics of standing up a quality
endeavors.
business website and enthusiastically pursuing all
However, whether you’re nestled in a small market, or appealing to a vast urban mass audience, or
the other extraordinary marketing opportunities the web offers.
casting a national or global marketing net, it can
Undoubtedly, the best marketing advice you’ll get
seem like an equally overwhelming challenge for
today is to reap the full benefits of an exceptionally
a new competitor in your virtual segment of the
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an abundance of optimizations that raise IN THE NEWS
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of the search engine's results pages.
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what areEwe IND Xtalking about in terms of what you
have to do to make web marketing consistently well exceed your expectations and your investment cost for generating sales traffic volume? FEATURES OF AN OPTIMIZED WEB PRESENCE What the web is not… It’s not where the winning competitors just throw some low-value content on web pages with some fonts, generic graphics, and maybe the obligatory produced 10-second video. It’s also not where people who understand the value of the social marketplace throw up their logo and a few pictures of their fleet vehicles on then neglected social pages and never look back on those. A website treated with SEO… An SEO-treated business site features an abundance of optimizations that raise the site up the ranks of the search engine's results pages. This is where you continued on page 18
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discover that you have the power to abandon your to success Poriginal R O Dsketchy U C Troad W AT C H and take a hop
on the metaphorical marketing jetliner that is the World Wide Web. These are just a few examples of the incredible means of success available to you, often free, in web marketing:
I4N Optimization T H E N Eservice W S for graphics performance, Page Loading, Page Experience, URLs, etc.
4 SEO competitor analysis tools (like SEMrush) 4 Competitor site tracking (like Spyfu) 4 Competitor performance comparison (like Rank Ranger) 4 Keyword analytics (like Mangools)
S4PLink O Tresearch L I G Htools T (like Link)
Experienced A S S O C I ATwebmasters ION NEWS know how to feature elements that attract the Google algorithm and drive organic search traffic to your
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site, minimize bounce rates, and boost first visit conversion rates. IND EX 4 Campaign Analytics
4 Site data comparison tools (like Site Rambler)
4 Channel Management
4 Social page managers (like dedicated social
4 Contact Database
marketing service to engage with your Facebook
4 Event-Triggered Actions
and Instagram influencers and followers)
4 Email Marketing
4 Content creation (pro writing platforms for
4 Lead Management
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There are seemingly countless other sophisticated tech options for your web business management, such as tools mentioned
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for tracking views and reactions to your ads
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and posts and auto-triggering based on
If you’re already pretty web-savvy, you may decide
responses, monitoring competitors’ site
to try managing your digital store and other online
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business marketing interests in-house. If so, there
data for your own ads, etc.
is a wide array of no- or low-cost web marketing
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A web marketing management service will
addition to the tools listed above, which you’ll
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need to become familiar with. Why? Because your
draw it up the ranks of the local Google SERPS.
competitors’ web marketing services are certainly
They will show you how to budget your web
using tools of these types.
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These programs give web marketers an enormous
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notion of doing the web work in-house and just invest in the services of a reputable web marketing agency. You can take it all on and do it yourself with the right tools, raw skills, and enough time to train for web marketing. But, the new question becomes:
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How efficient is that whole idea, really? Unless you’re both a tech wizard and a web marketing genius, it may be (meaning it probably will be) more practical to let it go and pay for a
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SCHODACK SEPTIC SERVICE: Upholding a High Standard of Customer Care Castleton, New York, or Castleton-on-Hudson
keep below ground septic systems functioning
is a small town on the eastern shore of a
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major neck of the famous Hudson River
complicate things with ice, snow, sleet, and
south of Stoney Point. This is a part of the
runoff. And the occasional Nor'easter storm
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t is a beautiful, classically New England-style American town, rich in classic continental
architecture, the iconic northeastern red and gold tree lines of Autumn, and a wealth of American history tucked into its sleepy corners. But the terrain, aging infrastructure, and sparse population make septic issues all the more difficult to deal with.
In 1984, Schodack Septic rose to the challenge of serving the septic needs of this community and quickly established itself as the go-to solution for all of the area's septic needs. In 1984, Schodack Septic rose to the challenge of serving the septic needs of this community and quickly established itself as the go-to solution for all of the area's septic needs. Today, it is well known that establishing a successful septic service company means getting into a market in a developing community, especially one with topographical features that make septic work especially valuable. When Schodack Septic Service paid its dues in the early 80s, this was far from an established fact about the industry. They may, in continued on page 28
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fact, be among the last generation of septic service providers that have survived their early years in the absence of this now accepted knowledge about
They may, in fact, be
the industry.
among the last generation
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of septic service providers
COMMUNITY THEY SERVE For a septic company to get established today takes the backing of a well-established investment
that have survived their early years in the absence
base capable of bringing a robust list of services
of this now accepted knowledge
to bear in one fell swoop. When this happens, the
about the industry.
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But Schodack Septic learned early on that with the DOT Code & Non Code unique climate of this part of the country, people often have a serious need for the ability to heat their homes in the absence of electrical utilities. Power outages are common, and septicVarious services Sizes Available frequently disrupt below-ground and above-ground power lines. What's more, many people in this part
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Just as septic problems and repairs can disrupt power lines and plumbing, so can it make the demolition of a carport necessary. Schodack uses carport repair as a normal reparatory mode of its regular septic service ...Indeed, a well-placed carport can serve as part of an access structure for future septic service and repair.
of the country own wood-burning stoves. That makes firewood far more than a convenient pleasure. It is a staple necessity that Schodack is happy to provide. Just as septic problems and repairs can disrupt power lines and plumbing, so can it make the demolition of a carport necessary. Schodack uses carport repair as a normal reparatory mode of its regular septic service. But they also build carports as a way of smoothing over pieces of landscaping
important things for a community that takes great
that have been disrupted by septic service. Indeed,
pride in their homes and yards, where quaint style
a well-placed carport can serve as part of an access
and classic architecture form the backdrop for
structure for future septic service and repair.
everyday life.
For related reasons, landscaping products and
Like carports, metal garages are becoming
services have become a regular part of how
increasingly popular all across the country as they
Schodack Septic does its job. Not pleased to
protect vehicles from the elements and provide a
service a septic tank and leave the grounds looking
nice remedy for the landscaping disruptions done
unkempt, they offer a host of options for mending
by septic care.
the scarring that septic service causes. These are
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Schodack also adds plumbing. This makes good sense as septic and plumbing are connected and when a septic tank is imperiled, so too are plumbing assets likely to be. Finally, Schodack Septic also offers excavation and trucking services. This roundly finishes off just about
...Schodack is not pleased to repair a septic tank and leave the area looking incomplete. They have
every concern even tangentially related to septic work.
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It shows that Schodack is not pleased to repair a septic
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tank and leave the area looking incomplete. They have added every capability needed to leave their customers
when the job is done.
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A company this energetic and dedicated to the
Even if portable toilet rentals were not commonplace
people it serves can only develop from the organic
among small septic companies across the country,
circumstances that make a successful family-owned
it would be uncharacteristic of Schodack not to
septic company possible. This is a lesson we've seen
offer it. With this final asset on their list of services,
time and again, and Schodack serves as an exemplar.
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