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- Film
- Service offer template, checklist version
- Format
- Vertical 9:16
- Length
- 25 s
- Made by
- The Procedural Videos engine directly, not from a brief
For independent plumbers and small plumbing company owners, this plumber video marketing playbook turns phone-desk questions into posts you can make this week. You get seven video assignments, a cold-weather prevention series, ways to explain fees and emergency coverage, and a worked brief for an invented business. Start with what callers keep asking: each video should clarify one decision before booking.
1. Decide which call the video should prepare you for
Separate recent inquiries into active problems needing a conversation now and planned work needing a quote. Keep customer details out of your notes. An after-hours video should state your service area, contact route and dispatch availability. A replacement video should explain what you need to quote. Choose a close that fits: a call for urgent inquiries, online booking for scheduled work if that is your policy.
A marketing clip is not remote diagnosis. A symptom alone cannot establish the cause or how long a repair can wait. Replace “That drain can wait a week” with “Call us to discuss what is happening.” Ask your dispatcher which information helps assess a call: affected fixtures, when the issue began and whether it is ongoing. Build a post around those questions.
2. Seven plumbing questions worth their own video
Choose one assignment per post. These are suggested topics, not diagnoses or a universal service menu. Use equipment you service and approved fees. Each row gives a visual, a publishing trigger and wording to adapt.
| Customer question | What to show and when | A line to adapt |
|---|---|---|
| Can you come after hours? | An hours card, service-area list and separate answering and dispatch lines. Publish before a holiday or rota change. | “After-hours visits depend on coverage. Call to confirm availability and the fee.” |
| What happens on a drain visit? | The sequence: discuss, assess, explain proposed work. Post when callers ask what the visit includes. | “Tell us which fixtures are affected. We explain the proposed work and charges before you approve it.” |
| Does a free call-out mean a free repair? | Separate travel, assessment and repair labels. Publish with the promotion; name charges that still apply. | “No weekday call-out fee. Assessment and repairs are charged separately.” |
| What is in a water heater replacement quote? | An example quote with inclusions and exclusions. Post before offering replacement appointments. | “Ask what the quote covers: equipment, installation and removal of the old unit.” |
| Do you repair this tap or toilet? | Fixture types you service and your assessment process. Post when inquiries arrive for work you do not offer. | “Tell us the fixture type when booking. We confirm whether we service it.” |
| How do I arrange a repair in a rented home? | A booking checklist: address, contact and access. Post when unclear access or authorization disrupts visits. | “Tell us who is arranging the repair and who can authorize the proposed work.” |
| Can I book an outdoor tap check? | A drawn outdoor tap and the visit’s scope. Use a local weather change as the trigger, not a fixed month. | “Ask about an outdoor tap check before cold weather, if freezing affects your area.” |
3. Build a prevention series around the local freeze forecast
Use this series only where freezing is relevant. Have a plumber check scripts against Red Cross guidance and local utility advice. Publish ahead of forecast cold weather. One topic per post is a suggested pace, not a promised result; warmer areas can use the fee and booking topics.
Locate the main shut-off before trouble starts
Ask residents to locate their main water valve with help if needed. Use a labelled drawing; do not claim every home has the valve in the same place or give one layout as instructions for all properties.
Explain which faucet the drip advice refers to
The Red Cross recommends dripping cold water from a faucet served by exposed pipes in very cold weather (Red Cross). Draw the pipe feeding that faucet. Do not turn this into advice to leave every tap running.
Pair open cabinets with the child-safety reminder
Open cabinets help warmer air reach plumbing; harmful cleaners must be out of children’s reach (Red Cross). Show both points on the card, rather than hiding the safety reminder in the caption.
Show the cold spaces worth checking
Insulate unheated pipes and keep garages with water supply lines closed (Red Cross). Show a labelled garage-and-pipe diagram. Describe your inspection service without a freeze-proof promise.
Make the thawing limits the headline
Avoid open flames; call a licensed plumber if the frozen section cannot be located, accessed or thawed (Red Cross). Show a crossed-out flame and the call instruction, without a heating-tool tutorial.
4. FlowRight’s weekday repair offer, without a hidden fee
FlowRight Plumbing and this offer are invented. Use the Service offer template (Checklist version) as an example brief and storyboard. The goal is scheduled weekday repairs, not emergency dispatch. A waived travel fee does not waive assessment or repair charges.
The brief
Create a 15 s, 9:16 vertical video for the invented FlowRight Plumbing. Promote weekday plumbing repairs: leaks, drains and water heaters. Colours: #1e40af, #22d3ee, #eff6ff. Use a drawn tap and large text. Open with “Plumbing repairs”, then “Leaks · Drains · Water heaters”. Show “No weekday call-out fee” beside “Assessment and repairs charged separately”. Close with “FlowRight Plumbing · Book online”. Optional English narration; the fee condition must be visible with sound off.
The storyboard
| When | On screen | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 0–3 s | A drawn tap and “FlowRight Plumbing · Plumbing repairs”. | Identify the business and the scheduled service. |
| 3–6 s | “Leaks · Drains · Water heaters” as a short checklist. | Name the offered repair categories without promising a diagnosis. |
| 6–12 s | “No weekday call-out fee” and “Assessment and repairs charged separately”, visible together. | Give the offer and its qualification room to be read. |
| 12–15 s | “FlowRight Plumbing · Book online”. | The business’s own close; the post supplies the booking link. |
| Outro | The ProcVideos outro closes the video. | |
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5. Put the charging policy and credentials beside the offer
The FTC’s contractor advice is U.S. consumer guidance, not a list of plumbing advertising laws. For licensing, permits and advertising disclosures, check current rules with the authority where you work. This guide is not legal advice.
Do
- Confirm license and insurance claims, and make the supporting information available. Ask your licensing authority whether ads must carry a license number; do not assume a social post is exempt.
- Separate call-out, assessment and repair charges. State whether an assessment fee is credited toward approved work. Use your actual policy, not the fictional offer above.
- For replacement quotes, explain inclusions and exclusions, and say how additional work is approved. Avoid making “from” pricing the headline if the conditions will not fit beside it.
- If discussing Google Verified, confirm the badge is actually on your eligible Local Services profile and describe only the checks shown. Google issues it after verification requirements are met (Google); it does not replace a trade license.
Don't
- Promise round-the-clock visits when you only take messages after hours. Separate your answering hours from dispatch availability.
- Invent a customer review or reward a positive rating. The U.S. FTC rule also covers certain insider reviews without clear disclosure of the connection (FTC); check current rules and the review platform’s policy.
- Use “to code” as a catch-all sales claim. Have the responsible professional confirm any compliance wording and check current local requirements before publishing it.
- Let an expired weekday offer keep circulating after the fee policy changes. Assign someone at the booking desk to retire or update it.
6. Check the plumbing promise before you publish
- The service area, answering hours and dispatch limits match what the booking desk can deliver.
- The travel fee, assessment fee and repair charge are clearly distinguished wherever a price appears.
- A plumber has checked every prevention instruction and removed any diagnosis based only on a symptom.
- Credentials are current; local advertising and permit requirements have been checked with the relevant authority.
- For filming outside this text-only brief, get written permission for identifiable customer property and remove addresses, paperwork and access codes from view.
- The offer’s conditions remain readable on a phone with sound off.
- The booking link reaches the correct service; your contact details are current in each posting location.
- Someone owns the task of updating coverage posts and retiring expired promotions.
7. Use the booking desk to choose next week’s plumbing post
Try a weekly workflow: the person answering calls picks one repeated question, a plumber checks the explanation, and the owner confirms the offer. Draft screen text before visuals. If a fee qualification needs a paragraph, simplify the offer rather than shrinking the type. The video brief guide helps separate background information from screen text.
Publish where you maintain accurate business information. Log the topic and follow-up questions. Did callers understand the visit fee or try to book a service you do not provide? Revise unclear wording; views alone cannot tell you whether the explanation helped someone book the right job.
Choose seasonal topics from your service records and local forecast. Do not assume winter means frozen pipes everywhere or summer is quiet. If you also service heating and cooling, use the HVAC video calendar as a separate framework. Focus each plumbing post on a service you actually offer.
Questions people ask
What should I put in a plumber video if I cannot show customer homes?
Explain the visit: what information to give when booking, what an assessment covers and how repair approval works. Use labelled diagrams or text for those explanations. Reserve claims about a particular completed repair for evidence you can substantiate and have permission to publish.
How do I advertise a waived call-out fee without implying a free repair?
Say which fee is waived and when. Show any separate assessment and repair charges on the offer card, then repeat the conditions in the post and booking page. Check current local pricing-disclosure rules before advertising it; this is not legal advice.
Does my plumbing license number belong in a social video?
Ask your licensing authority what current advertising rules require in your jurisdiction, including the placement of any number. Do not treat the FTC’s homeowner checklist as a local advertising rule. Make genuine credentials easy to verify ([FTC](source:2)); seek qualified advice if the requirements are unclear.
Should I post frozen-pipe advice if my area rarely freezes?
Use a local forecast and a plumber’s assessment of whether the guidance fits your area. If freezing is irrelevant, choose a drain-visit explanation or outdoor tap service post instead. A suggested weekly series is a planning option, not a requirement.
Can “24/7” mean that I only answer the phone overnight?
Use wording that separates answering from visiting: “Calls answered overnight; visits subject to availability,” if true. State the actual service area and after-hours charges. Do not let a booking form imply that an emergency dispatch has been confirmed.
Example templates
An example template is a sample brief and storyboard for one kind of video, in one style, format and length.
Sources
Rules and platform features change. Check the source before you rely on it.
- Preventing & Thawing Frozen Pipes, American Red Cross (checked October 2, 2026)
- How To Avoid a Home Improvement Scam, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Advice (checked October 2, 2026)
- About Google Verified badge, Google Local Services Ads Help (checked October 2, 2026)
- Create & manage posts on your Business Profile, Google Business Profile Help (checked October 2, 2026)
- Federal Trade Commission Announces Final Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials, Federal Trade Commission (checked October 2, 2026)
- Labeling AI-Generated Images on Facebook, Instagram and Threads, Meta Newsroom (checked October 2, 2026)
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