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Content design for septic companies.
Septic is a trade where a well-designed piece of paper does real work: the card left after a pump-out, the guide for new homeowners, the one-pager an agent keeps in the car.
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The septic company version
Why it matters.
Think about what happens after a pump-out. The homeowner gets an invoice, and the next time they think about the tank is years later, during a problem. A designed card that says when they were pumped, when to pump next and what to watch for sits on the fridge or by the water heater. That card is the difference between a repeat customer and an emergency call to a stranger.
Agents need their own material: a clear sheet explaining how you schedule inspections and deliver reports. Households that have never owned a system need a short guide. If you handle the posting or emails yourself, I design the templates and pieces so everything looks like one company.
What I would build
For a septic company.
Print collateral left at every job: date pumped, recommended next service, signs of trouble and your number. Designed to stay where the homeowner will see it again years later.
A sheet built for real estate agents and home inspectors: how fast you schedule, what the report covers, what happens after a failure. Clean enough to forward to a seller without an apology.
Email and newsletter design for a short guide to owning a septic system, sent after a new household's first service. Plain words, no scare tactics, and a reminder of when to book next.
Post and story graphics in your brand plus templates you can reuse without me, for seasonal reminders and education posts. You publish on your own schedule from your own accounts.
The mistake I see
A magnet nobody keeps
The classic septic leave-behind is a cheap fridge magnet with a phone number and a cartoon. It ends up in a drawer. A card that tells the homeowner something useful about their own system, the date and what comes next, gets kept because it is information rather than advertising.
What you get
Content design.
For the business that has the posting handled but cannot stand making the posts.
- Post and story graphics in your brand
- Templates you can reuse without me
- Case studies and before-and-after layouts
- Email and newsletter design
- Print collateral when you need it
How it goes
For a septic company, step by step.
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Set the templates
So everything after this is fast and consistent.
Agree a batch
Monthly or per campaign, whichever suits how you work.
Make it
Delivered as finished files, sized for where they are going.
You publish
On your schedule, from your accounts.
Step five is you.
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Questions
What septic service companies ask.
What should I give real estate agents?
Something that saves them a phone call. A one-page sheet explaining how to request an inspection, how quickly you can usually get there, how the report arrives and what happens if the system does not pass. Make it easy to forward to a seller, and keep it current.
Is printed material worth it in this trade?
Yes, more than in most. The moment a septic company is most needed is often years after the last contact, and a printed card in the basement survives that gap better than an email in a buried inbox. Pair it with an automated reminder and both bases are covered.
Can you write the homeowner guide too?
I design it and can shape the wording so it reads plainly. The technical content should come from you, since it describes how systems work where you operate and what you recommend. You know the regulations and the soils. I make sure a nervous new homeowner can actually follow it.
Everything else
Other services for septic service companies.
Where I work
Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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See what your customers see.
The Receipt looks your septic company up the way a customer would and itemizes what is costing you calls. It is free. Or skip it and book fifteen minutes with me.
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