Post your renovation work

Your business

This is what readers see at the top of your page, and how they reach you.

Business name

Email

About your business

The work you are offering

Title

Kind of work

What you offer

Photographs

Add photographs

Your finished work says more than words. Up to 6, JPEG, PNG or WebP.

+ Add a photo

Hold and drag a photo to reorder. The first is the cover.

Photographs are the one thing that cannot be carried through the sign-in — your browser will not let a page fill a file box for you. Pick them again after you have signed in, or add them on your desk afterwards.

Where you work

This is what the directory orders renovators by — whoever works nearest the reader comes first. Answer it either way, or both.

Search a place, then pin it

Search a town, suburb or taman to move the map there, then tap the map to drop a pin. Up to 6 pins or projects in total.

Projects, by the year they finish

Why aim at newly completed projects?

A development that has just been handed over is a street of empty units whose owners all need the same work in the same few months — wiring, grilles, kitchen, wardrobes. One trip, one set of materials, one team, many jobs.

That is the economy of scale: quoting one owner puts you in front of their neighbours, and a reader browsing their own development finds whoever has already worked there. Older areas renovate too, but one house at a time, scattered.

Projects finishing in this year show as grey pins on the map below.

Tap the map to add a pin, drag it to adjust, tap it again to remove it. Grey pins are projects finishing in the year chosen above - tap one to choose it.

Chosen so far

Nothing chosen yet — pick at least one place or project.

Marketing material

Your QR code and a printable flyer. Put them on your van, your site boards and your name card. Every scan opens your page.

Ask your customers for a testimonial

Send this link to past customers by WhatsApp. Every testimonial shows on your page - the more you have, the more new customers trust you.

Why testimonials are worth it

Trust: new customers check what others say before they contact you. Every testimonial builds your profile, so strangers trust you sooner.
A reminder that you exist: each message puts you back in a past customer’s mind - next time they or a friend need you, they know where to find you.
You look organised: a page with real testimonials shows you run a proper, systematic business.
It is free and it adds up: every testimonial stays on your page and keeps working for you.

Sample - this is what your customers will receive. Your own link and invitation appear here once your page is published.

Your invitation, ready to send

Hi! 👋 Thank you again for choosing Your Business Name. We are now more organised: we have our own page on NearbyPost with everything about us in one place, so it is easy to find us whenever you or your friends need us again. Could you spare one minute to write a few words about your experience? Your words help other families nearby trust us. Just tap here: https://nearbypost.com/testimonial/renovator/your-business Thank you so much! 🙏

Send by WhatsApp Copy message

Or copy just the link

Ads bring enquiries. Your work wins the job.

Every renovator lives on referrals.

Happy clients tell their neighbours, and a referred client trusts you before the first call. Those jobs cost you nothing.

Who Malaysians trust

People they know86%

Ads on social media47%

Google search ads46%

Nielsen, 2015 (Malaysia)

Word-of-mouth customers are worth more

1×From ads

≈2×From word of mouth

Villanueva et al., 2008

20×more effect than marketing eventsTrusov et al., 2009

+16%more value, and they stay longerSchmitt et al., 2011

Know the maths before you pay

A paid enquiry can cost about RM9.33–RM28. One job can be worth thousands, but only if your page convinces people to message you and you reply fast.

With RM140 over a week on Google Search (an industry benchmark until you have your own results):

About 3–8 of every 100 people who see the ad tap it, and each tap costs RM1.20–RM4.
About 13 of every 100 people who open your page message you on WhatsApp.
So RM140 brings about 5–15 enquiries: RM9.33–RM28 each.

An enquiry is not a job yet. Photos of finished work, a clear price and a fast reply decide how many become jobs.

Benchmark figures, not a promise. Once you run ads and report them, your Ad Advisor uses your own results.

Your checklist: 5 steps to more customers

Each step you finish gives you a better chance of steady jobs. Start at 1 and tick them off as you go - the first four are free, paid ads come last.

Make your page win the job. Photos of finished work, what you do and a price from, the areas you cover. Your page is your showroom.
- Before-and-after photos of real jobs. The first photo is your cover.
- Say what a typical job costs ("from RM…") so people know you fit their budget.
- Pin the areas and projects you work in, so you come first for people nearby.
- Reply on WhatsApp the same day. A fast reply often wins the job.
People compare two or three renovators before they call. The page that shows real work and a clear price gets the message.
Ask past clients for a testimonial. Renovation happens once in a few years, so don’t wait for repeat jobs. Ask every past client for a short testimonial instead. The more testimonials on your page, the more new clients trust you.
- Send your testimonial link (tab 4) to every past client on WhatsApp, with a thank-you.
- Ask right after handover, when the client is happiest and the work is fresh.
- A real name and the area make a testimonial believable. Never write one yourself.
- Share your best testimonial on your WhatsApp status and Facebook page. New clients trust what other clients say.
People choose a renovator they can trust with their home. Words from real past clients are the strongest proof you can show.
Why testimonials are worth it

Trust: new customers check what others say before they contact you. Every testimonial builds your profile, so strangers trust you sooner.

A reminder that you exist: each message puts you back in a past customer’s mind - next time they or a friend need you, they know where to find you.

You look organised: a page with real testimonials shows you run a proper, systematic business.

It is free and it adds up: every testimonial stays on your page and keeps working for you.

Sample - this is what your customers will receive. Your own link and invitation appear here once your page is published.

Your invitation, ready to send

Hi! 👋 Thank you again for choosing Your Business Name. We are now more organised: we have our own page on NearbyPost with everything about us in one place, so it is easy to find us whenever you or your friends need us again. Could you spare one minute to write a few words about your experience? Your words help other families nearby trust us. Just tap here: https://nearbypost.com/testimonial/renovator/your-business Thank you so much! 🙏

Send by WhatsApp Copy message

Or copy just the link
Who Malaysians trust

People they know86%

Ads on social media47%

Nielsen, 2015 (Malaysia)
Be the local voice of your area. Post what’s happening around you: a new shop, a road closure, a festival. It’s free, and every post carries your name.
- Your name on local news. Readers tap it and reach your profile, one tap from your page.
- People can follow you, so your next post finds them again.
- Neighbours trust a name they already know more than an advert.
Want to know more? Read "Your area is your content"
- A shop opening or closing nearby
- Roadworks, jams and closures
- Floods, storms and power cuts
- A pasar malam, festival or community event
- Something lost or found in the neighbourhood
Post what you saw yourself, add a photo if you can, and keep it news, not an advert. Your page is already one tap away on your profile.
Post what’s happening nearby → Want to know more? Read "Your area is your content" →
Free customers from Google. Comes from steps 1 to 3. When people keep finding your page, reading your testimonials and seeing your local posts, Google learns your page is worth showing. It takes weeks, not days.
- Put your page link everywhere: your WhatsApp status, Facebook page, name card and the footer of every quotation.
- Create a free Google Business Profile and add your NearbyPost page as your website.
- Collect testimonials. More good words on your page mean more trust, for people and for Google.
- Add new photos after every job. A page that keeps growing is a page Google keeps showing.
Always share your page link, not only your WhatsApp number. Every visit to your page teaches Google to show it to the next person searching nearby.
Clicks per 100 people who see it on Google

Free result #127.6

Free result #215.9

Free result #311.0

Paid search ad6.4

Backlinko, 2025 · WordStream, 2024

People searching nearby are ready to buy

76%of people who search for something nearby on their phone visit a business within a day

28%of those nearby searches end in a purchase

Think with Google, 2016
Last, grow faster with paid ads (optional). Facebook & Instagram reach home owners near the places you work; Google Search reaches people already looking for a renovator. You run the ad yourself and pay the platform directly.
You don’t need to know Facebook or Google. Copy a prompt below into an AI assistant like ChatGPT and it walks you through every screen, from creating the account to pressing Publish.
New to AI assist? Don't worry, we guide you from zero
If you can send a WhatsApp message, you can use AI. Really.

What is AI?

AI is a free helper you chat with - just like chatting on WhatsApp. You type in normal words, in any language, and it answers in a few seconds, like a patient teacher who never gets tired of your questions. The best-known ones are ChatGPT and Gemini (from Google).

What is a "prompt"?

A prompt is simply the message you send to the AI. You do not need to write it - we already wrote yours, with your business name, your link and your budget filled in. You only send it.

How to use it, step by step
1. Tap the Open ChatGPT button. ChatGPT opens in a new page, usually with your message already typed in. If it asks you to log in, you can tap Stay logged out, or sign in with your Google account so your chat is kept.
2. If the message box is empty: come back here, tap Copy, then in ChatGPT press and hold the message box (it says Ask anything) and tap Paste.
3. Tap the round send arrow ↑.
4. Read the answer and do only the first step it gives you. Then type done and send - it gives you the next step. One small step at a time.
5. Stuck? Ask in your own words: "I cannot find the button", "What does this mean?". You can even send a screenshot of your screen with the + button.
This is what it looks like

ChatGPT

I run a small business... (your message) ... Teach me one step at a time.

Sure! Step 1: open the Facebook app and tap Menu. Tell me "done" when you see it.

done

Great! Step 2: tap "Ads Manager"...

Ask anything↑

Good to know
- It is free. Asking ChatGPT questions costs nothing.
- Never type your bank password, card number or IC number into the AI.
- AI can make small mistakes. If your screen looks different from what it says, just tell it - it will correct itself.
- Write in the language you are comfortable with - Malay, Chinese, English or any other.
Take your time. There is no silly question - the AI never gets impatient.
Facebook & Instagram

Objective
Traffic (people visit your page)

Location
15 km around where you work

Age
28–58

Interests
Home improvement, Interior design, Home renovation, Recently moved / new home

Placements
Advantage+ (Facebook and Instagram)

Budget
RM20 a day for 7 days, then keep what works

Send people to
Your page link, so they see your work first

Your AI prompt, ready to copy

I run a small renovation business called "my renovation business" in Malaysia. I want to run my first Facebook & Instagram ad myself in Meta Ads Manager. Walk me through it one screen at a time. If I do not have a Facebook account or a Facebook Page yet, help me create them first. Settings: Objective: Traffic. Send people to this link: (my NearbyPost page link). Location: 15 km around where I work. Age: 28–58. Interests: Home improvement, Interior design, Home renovation, Recently moved / new home. Placements: Advantage+ (Facebook and Instagram). Daily budget: RM20 for 7 days. The ad image is a before-and-after photo of my own real work.

Open in ChatGPT ↗

Google Search

Campaign
Search (not Performance Max)

Keywords
renovation contractor near me, kontraktor ubah suai, home renovation, kitchen cabinet

Location
15 km around where you work

Budget
RM20 a day for 7 days, then keep what works

Send people to
Your page link, so they see your work first

Your AI prompt, ready to copy

I run a small renovation business called "my renovation business" in Malaysia. I want to run my first Google Search ad myself in Google Ads. Walk me through it one screen at a time. If I do not have a Google account or a free Google Business Profile yet, help me set them up first. Use a Search campaign (not Performance Max). Final URL: (my NearbyPost page link). Location: 15 km around where I work. Keywords: renovation contractor near me, kontraktor ubah suai, home renovation, kitchen cabinet. Daily budget: RM20 for 7 days. Write 3 short headlines and 2 descriptions for me.

Open in ChatGPT ↗

Make your ad image with AI

Upload a before-and-after photo of a job you did, then use this prompt to turn it into a clean, square ad image.

I will upload a before-and-after photo of a renovation I did for my business "my renovation business". Turn it into a square 1080 x 1080 Facebook ad image. Keep my real photos unchanged, put "Before" and "After" labels on them, add the headline "Renovation done right" and space for my WhatsApp number. Clean, bright and trustworthy. Do not invent or change the finished work.

Open in ChatGPT ↗

Use only photos of your own real work. An AI-made picture of a renovation you did not do misleads clients, and Facebook can reject the ad.

Your full Ad Advisor, with a budget planner, step-by-step Facebook and Google setup and a ready-made ad from your photos, opens after you publish.

I accept the terms for providers listed on NearbyPost. The details above are accurate, and this is my business to represent.

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