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How a welding business can stay top of mind

You don't need a complicated marketing system. You need a simple, regular way to remind past customers that you're still here and still good at what you do.

Staying top of mind sounds like a marketing buzzword. In practice it's simpler: when someone finally needs a weld, yours is the name they think of first.

You don't get there by shouting louder. You get there by showing up regularly, in a small way, with something actually useful.

A few easy things to send

A photo of a recent job and a sentence about it. A seasonal reminder — gates and fences take a beating over winter, so book repairs early. A short answer to a question a customer actually asked you.

A small next step

Write down three things you could tell a past customer that they'd find genuinely helpful. That's your first three months of staying in touch.