Social media guides for trades and local businesses
Short, practical reads for people who would rather be on the tools. Pick your trade, or start with the habits that make posting easier.
By trade
Posting ideas that suit the work you actually do, one trade at a time.
- Social media for electricians, without the guessworkPhoto angles and caption habits for electricians whose best work is out of sight.
- Social media for plumbers: from emergency calls to tidy installsHow plumbers can post about mostly hidden work, from tidy installs to general advice.
- Social media for builders: tell the story of the buildA chapter-by-chapter way for builders to post a project from slab to handover.
- Social media for landscapers: let the seasons do the talkingSeasons, light and growth over time: how landscapers can show gardens at their best.
- Social media for cleaners: show reliability, not just sparkleTrust-first posting for cleaners, with privacy-aware photo ideas and simple tips posts.
- Social media for painters: show the prep, the colour and the finishPrep, colour and finish: how painters can show craft without promising the world.
- Social media for carpenters: let the craft do the talkingGrain, joints and finished pieces: how carpenters can show the craft behind the work.
- Social media for tilers: pattern, precision and the satisfying finishPatterns, grout lines and clean edges: how tilers can show the detail people love.
- Social media for mechanics: trust, plain language and a friendly shopPlain-language explanations, team photos and careful privacy: how mechanics can build trust online.
How-to guides
Practical habits for posting without it taking over your evenings.
- How to keep posting without giving up your eveningsHow often to post and how to batch a week of posts in one short sitting.
- What to post: photo ideas for trades and local businessesA list of photo ideas and simple rules so tradies always know what to post.
- How to write captions that sound like youA plain structure and examples for captions that sound like a real tradie.
- Google Business Profile posts for local tradesWhat to share on Google Business and how to keep your local listing current.
Comparisons
Fair side-by-side looks at the ways you could handle your social media.
- Ninjaneer Media vs doing your social media yourselfWhere doing your own social media works, where it stalls and where drafts could help.
- Ninjaneer Media vs hiring a social media freelancerA fair comparison of hiring a person and using a drafting tool, with questions to ask.
- Ninjaneer Media vs social media scheduling toolsHow we differ from the general scheduling-tool category, and what we cannot do yet.
Buyer's guide
The questions worth asking before you pay anyone to post for you.