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Typical searches

What buyers and sellers search

Typical searches read:

  • “what does a home inspection include”
  • “do i need a sewer scope inspection”
  • “pre listing home inspection”
  • “how to read a home inspection report”
  • “radon testing during home inspection” with a city name

Research follows the services on your website.

Why it matters

The offer was accepted, the option period is running, and they want to know what an inspection covers, what it does not, whether they need a sewer scope or a radon test and how to read a report full of findings. Sellers ask about pre-listing inspections, and agents want an inspector who explains things calmly. An inspector who answers those questions on their own website gets booked directly instead of only through referrals. StrideRank writes those articles for your services and area and publishes them every week.

Common challenges

  • Most bookings depend on agent referrals rather than the inspector’s own website.
  • Buyers do not know what a standard inspection includes.
  • Add-on services stay invisible unless they are explained.
  • Inspections and report writing fill every day.
Trade talk

How your customers say it — and what you call it.

People search the symptom, not the term. The articles meet them in their words and answer in yours.

  • Your customer types: camera down the sewer pipeYou call it: Sewer scope
  • Your customer types: inspection before i list my houseYou call it: Pre-listing inspection
  • Your customer types: termite report for the lenderYou call it: Wood-destroying insect (WDI) report
  • Your customer types: old electrical panel brand problemsYou call it: Federal Pacific / Zinsco panel
  • Your customer types: roof inspection for insuranceYou call it: Four-point and wind-mitigation inspection
  • Your customer types: time to back out after inspectionYou call it: Option period
Your season

Your year, the way customers search it

Topics go live before the rush, not in the middle of it.

  1. Spring

    Buying season

    • home inspection near me
    • what does a home inspection include
  2. Summer

    Fast closings

    • home inspection how long does it take
    • radon test during home inspection
  3. Winter

    Cold-weather inspections

    • home inspection in winter
    • can you inspect a roof with snow
Example topics

Example: titles an inspector might publish

Illustrative titles

  • Example

    What a standard home inspection covers and what it does not

  • Example

    Sewer scope, radon and other add-ons explained

  • Example

    Pre-listing inspections for sellers

  • Example

    Reading your inspection report without panicking

  • Example

    What to do after the inspection

The real plan comes from your approved keywords.

Inside knowledge

Things we write around in your trade

  • Agents steer the booking

    Many inspections are booked from an agent’s list. Articles give buyers a reason to look the inspector up directly.

  • Reports frighten buyers

    Long lists of findings look worse than they are. Articles explain how to read severity in general terms.

  • Add-ons need explaining

    Sewer scopes, radon and mold tests are invisible until someone explains them. Articles do, as your website lists them.

How the articles handle it

Licenses and standards as you state them

Inspector licensing and standards of practice differ by state. Articles describe your license and the standards you follow only as your website does, and they never judge a specific house or promise what an inspection will find.

Rules the articles respect

  • Inspections are licensed work

    Texas defines a real estate inspector as a person licensed to inspect property that is the subject of a real estate transaction, and wood-destroying insect reports need a separate state license. Articles describe your licenses only as your website states them.

    SourceTREC — Become licensed: inspector (opens in a new tab)

Where rules vary by state, check yours — this is not legal advice.

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Can it write about commercial inspections?

Yes, if your website offers them. The plan follows your services.

Will articles help agents refer us?

Articles are normal posts on your website, so agents can link to them like any other page.

Will articles mention pricing?

Only if your website publishes it. Prices you do not state are excluded.

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