With the Covid-19 pandemic there has been a surge in local pest control services demand. People looking for pest control near me have been primarily focused on getting a short response time in case of an emergency.
Is is quite true that if the pest control technician lives, or comes from nearby, this will increase the opportunities for him to attend you as a first jo, or as a last job on his way home. However the truth is not as simple. Most pest control companies in London covers the whole of London, and for the larger provider, Greater London and within the M25.
Then all the nationwide pest control companies and the more dedicated local pest control technicians with go beyond and attend the surrounding counties. So when you search pest control near me, what you are actually looking for is someone who provide pest control services in your area, not necessarily someone living in your neighbourhood.
At inoculand, the way we wanted to address the need of the general public to find pest control near me, was to have technician spread all over london, so basically any areas of London would be but at a short drive. Such approach is actually quite common among larger businesses. It works both ways, saving time and petrol in the process.
However this tends to leave the truly local pest control companies out of the picture. Often because of limited authority or presence they will often be occulted by the richer more powerful companies. I know personally of a few providers that have no choice but to rely to advertising. They end up having to pickup any jobs that come though and drive there regardless of the distance.
So the pest control near me trend punishes them twice over, by pushing them out of their natural niche because of fierce competition, and spreading them thin all over London, making them do over 100 miles a day pretty much on a daily basis just to get by.I know the feeling, because this is how most of us ever started. A one man show who has the drive to do whatever it takes to make it and provide the best pest control services he can.
But there is a way to to get a truly local pest control technician by using Google my business, and Google map that pin point the location of 3 featured business. But by clicking on the map, it expands, and by zooming in your area, you will see every pest control business registered around your home. And believe me, they all are registered with Google.
Then the issue once again become murky, so I found a local pest control near me. But is he any good, has it been established long. If it is a one man show, who will attend my needs when he goes on holiday, or is sick if there is such a thing for self employed people. Whatever we find on internet, we need to double check using various sources.
Too many of our clients had a bad experience at some stage. So do not stop at the mobile phone number given on an advert. Also check if they have a genuine website and possibly any Google Reviews. Personally, I started with a mobile number as my only contact number. But I new that I needed to get a registered landline number at the first opportunity.
A good website, some good reviews from different platforms, a landline, an office available to provide the customer service side of the business, are all signs of an established pest control company. And if a pest control company managed to get there, they are most likely made of the right cloth. So the next time you look for pest control near me, do not stop there and do your homework.
