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About

I'd rather be useful than impressive.

Most of the people I work with have paid a marketing company before and came away with no idea what they actually got for it. I try very hard not to be that.

Hi, I'm Brad

I run Very Good Systems out of Hartselle, Alabama. Before this I spent about fifteen years building websites and software, which mostly means I've seen a lot of ways for things to quietly not work.

I work with owner-run home service businesses. Roofers, painters, HVAC techs, plumbers, electricians, concrete guys, tree services, gutter companies, remodelers, landscapers. The kind of business where the owner is still on the truck most days.

Almost everyone finds me the same way. The phone is quieter than it should be, or money is going out the door for marketing and nothing obvious is coming back, and they don't know which of those two things to worry about first.

That's the part I actually enjoy. Not selling websites. Working out which of the six or seven things that could be wrong is the one costing you real money, and then going and fixing it.

I'm not a big shop and I'm not trying to be. That means I can't take everybody, but it also means the person who looks at your business is the person who does the work and the person who answers when you call.

What I want is to work with good business owners for a long time. That only happens if I do good work, tell you the truth about what's working and what isn't, and don't sell you things you don't need. So that's how I run it.

How the money works

Nobody likes finding this out three calls in, so here it is up front.

The first conversation is free

Talking through your business doesn't cost anything, and there's no obligation. I'll tell you what I think either way, even if the answer is that you're fine and you don't need me.

One monthly price, posted in public

There are three plans: Local Presence at $397/month, Customer Growth at $1,197/month + ad spend, and Marketing Partner at $1,997/month + ad spend. No setup fees. Every plan includes a professional website, so it isn't a separate project you have to pay for up front. You can see exactly what each plan includes on the pricing page.

Month to month, and your website is yours

No long-term contract and no cancellation penalty. You own your website from day one. If you run ads, you pay Google and Meta directly, so you see every dollar. My work has to keep earning its place. If it stops being worth it, you stop paying for it.

How I work

Six things that tend to be different from the last company you paid.

You work with the person doing the work

When you call or text, you get Brad, the person who manages your marketing. No account managers, no ticket queue, no call center.

Recommendations based on your business

We recommend what your business needs, not what's easiest to sell. If something is already working, we keep it.

Results explained in plain English

Where your leads came from, what you spent, and what it produced. No confusing reports full of numbers that do not mean anything.

You own your website

Your website and custom content are yours from day one. No buyout fees, and we will transfer it to you for free if you ever ask.

No long-term contracts

Every plan is month-to-month. You can cancel anytime, with no cancellation penalty.

We earn it every month

We keep your business by doing useful work, not with a contract that makes it hard to leave.

What this has looked like for other owners

Real businesses, in their own words.

Heating and cooling

Sturdi Home Solutions

What was going wrong
A brand-new heating and cooling company starting from zero. No website, no social media presence, and no system for keeping up with customers.
What we fixed
We built the website and social profiles, helped them choose a CRM, and set up simple ways to stay in touch with customers. Then we gave them content ideas and a posting schedule to keep it going.

Their social media following started growing right away.

Read the full story
Brad was instrumental in establishing an online presence on social media and web development. We noticed that our social media following grew immediately. We love working with Very Good Marketing Company and highly recommend them to anyone needing support in this area of business development.

Brandi Sturdivant

Sturdi Home Solutions, Heating and cooling

Let's talk about your business.

Tell me what's happening with your business, what you've tried, and what you'd like to improve. You don't need to know which marketing services you need. We'll figure that out together.

Free · No pressure · No obligation

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