Chesapeake, VA · small businesses and local trades

Marketing for Chesapeake small businesses and local trades. You do the work. We spread the word.

Send us a few minutes of phone video of your work each week. We turn it into 15 posts for your Facebook and Instagram, build your custom website, and set up your Google profile, SEO and AEO, so customers from Great Bridge to Norfolk see your real work before they call.

Book a 15-minute call

Based in Southfield, Michigan. We work with Chesapeake businesses remotely, by phone, text and a shared folder.

5 minutes of footage in. 15 posts out. Every single week. Or your next month is free.

Growth Plan: $997 setup, then $1,297 a month. Month to month.

  • Nobody on camera
  • Month to month
  • You own your site and footage
Great Dismal Swamp Canal, Chesapeake, Virginia
Great Dismal Swamp Canal, Chesapeake, Virginia. Photo: US Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Around Chesapeake

From Great Bridge to Moyock, we work with businesses all over the Chesapeake area.

Whether the job is off I-64, I-464 or US-17, Chesapeake customers look you up before they call. We make your posts, website and Google profile speak to the places you actually work.

Chesapeake neighborhoods

  • Great Bridge
  • Deep Creek
  • South Norfolk
  • Western Branch
  • Hickory
  • Butts Road
  • Pleasant Grove

Towns near Chesapeake

  • Norfolk
  • Portsmouth
  • Suffolk
  • Virginia Beach
  • Hampton
  • Newport News
  • Elizabeth City
  • Moyock

Chesapeake landmarks

  • Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
  • Chesapeake Arboretum
  • Dismal Swamp Canal
  • Great Bridge Locks

What keeps Chesapeake crews busy: Chesapeake saw rapid growth from the late 1980s into the 1990s and has miles of waterfront industrial, commercial and residential property. Source

Chesapeake by the numbers

A busy market for Chesapeake trades.

The Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk metro has 2,549 specialty trade contractors with paid employees, all asking the same customers to call. Your real work is what sets you apart.

  • 2,549specialty trade contractors with paid employees in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk metro
  • 649landscaping companies with paid employees in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk metro
  • 3,953new homes permitted in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk metro in 2025
  • +2.3%Chesapeake population growth since 2020

Of the 79 metro areas behind our 100 city pages, the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk metro ranks #22 for trade contractors. Chesapeake grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025. Landscapers are 15% of the trade businesses we counted in the metro, and home builders are 25%. We work with businesses across the metro, including Virginia Beach, Norfolk.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns (2023), Building Permits Survey and population estimates. Business counts are locations with paid employees in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk metro area.

Homes in Chesapeake

  • 1989half the homes in Chesapeake were built before this year
  • 74%of Chesapeake homes are lived in by their owners
  • $378,400median value of an owner-occupied home in Chesapeake
  • $95,373median household income in Chesapeake

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), city of Chesapeake.

What we do in Chesapeake

Chesapeake marketing that starts with your real work.

Before a Chesapeake homeowner calls anyone, they look them up. Real photos of real jobs are what they're looking for. The ones who post get called the most.

  • Social media marketing in Chesapeake

    15 posts a week for Facebook and Instagram, made from the phone video you already take on the job. Chesapeake customers see your real work, not stock photos.

  • Website design for Chesapeake businesses

    A custom site built around your real jobs, with a clear way to call or book. It names the Chesapeake neighborhoods and towns you serve. You own it.

  • Google Business Profile and local SEO

    We set up or clean up your Google profile and keep fresh job photos on it, so you can show up when people around Great Bridge or Norfolk search for a landscaper near them. Google decides rankings; we don't promise a spot.

  • AEO: AI answers in Chesapeake

    More people ask AI tools for "the best landscaper in Chesapeake." AEO makes your site easy for those tools to read. We don't promise placements.

A year of posts

What we'd post for a Chesapeake business.

Chesapeake averages 6 inches of snow a year. July highs average about 89°F and January lows about 34°F. Here is what we'd post through the year. Climate source

  1. Spring Mar–May

    Storm repairs, lawn programs, new patios and walkways. The busy season starts fast in Chesapeake, so the posts start before it does.

  2. Summer Jun–Aug

    Outdoor living: decks, pools, fences and patios. AC and roofing jobs when the heat and storms hit.

  3. Fall Sep–Nov

    Leaf cleanups, sealing, roof checks and holiday lights. Posts that book the slow months.

  4. Winter Dec–Feb

    A short winter. Indoor jobs, remodels and floors, reviews and team posts, plus snow work when it comes.

Questions

Straight answers for Chesapeake.

Do you have an office in Chesapeake?

No. Our team is in Southfield, Michigan, and we work with Chesapeake businesses remotely. You send phone video of your work, we do the rest, and we talk by phone and text. Distance doesn't matter, and you text us directly.

Do you work with businesses in Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk?

Yes. We work with businesses all over the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area, including Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Hampton and Newport News. It all runs by phone, text and a shared folder.

What kinds of Chesapeake businesses do you work with?

Small businesses and local trades: lawn care and landscaping, concrete and hardscape, roofing, fences and decks, epoxy floors, remodeling and HVAC, plus restaurants, shops, salons and spas, auto shops and real estate. If Chesapeake customers look you up before they call or come in, we can help.

Can you help my business show up on Google Maps in Chesapeake?

We set up or clean up your Google Business Profile, build your website, and handle local SEO and AEO so customers in Great Bridge and Deep Creek and across Chesapeake can find you. Google decides the rankings, so we don't promise a spot. We do the work that helps you show up.

How much does marketing cost for a Chesapeake small business?

Growth Plan: $997 setup, then $1,297 a month. Month to month. Every plan is paid before work starts, and you can cancel any month. See every plan on the plans page.

When do you call?

Mon–Sat during business hours, Eastern time, from a Michigan number. Book a 15-minute call and we'll show you real posts and what we'd post for you.

Near Chesapeake

We also work with businesses in nearby cities.

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Ready when you are, Chesapeake.

Book a 15-minute call. We call Mon–Sat during business hours, Eastern time, from a Michigan number. If it's not a fit, we'll tell you straight.

Book a 15-minute call

Prefer to talk now? Call or text (248) 390-1196.