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Google Search: "funeral home near me"

Peyton Walbeck • Aug 12, 2020

I fire up my computer, open up Google, and search the term “funeral home near me”. Which funeral home in my area shows up first? Which funeral home has the highest star rating? How many reviews does this funeral home have?


These are all questions that myself and most all people will ask themselves as they search for a reputable funeral home in their area to do business with. In the digital age we live in, online reputation and search engine optimization will determine a significant portion of your at-need volume. 
Getting online reviews in the funeral industry is a careful process. Families are grieving. Requesting a review must be done at the appropriate time, and in a respectful manner. When done correctly, families are more than happy to leave a 5-star review for a positive experience they had with your funeral home and the funeral director who assisted in their service. 

However, 5-star reviews are not enough. Reviews must be recent and frequent. Aftercare services like Domanicare utilize text communication to effectively gather positive 5-star reviews on a consistent basis, helping you to become the most trusted funeral home in the market. 

Texting is a less invasive way to solicit reviews, boasting a 98% read rate and 45% response rate. Those numbers seem outrageous? Put it to the test! Pull out your phone, and check to see how many unread texts you have. For most of us, it will almost always be ZERO. After all, when was the last time you received a text message, and didn't read it?

You offer a fantastic service, make sure your online profile represents that!



As you gain a higher number of 5-star reviews, and those reviews come in regularly, you will quickly rise up through the Google results and be the first funeral home people see when searching the phrase “funeral home near me”.





Funeral Home Articles

By Caden Rhoton 19 Nov, 2020
If there's one thing we've learned in 2020, it's that it's difficult to predict the future, and there will all be surprises that lie ahead. Businesses and individuals need to stay agile and adaptable to be ready for whatever life throws at them. 2020 has been a challenging year for the funeral profession and others as well. Still, we've seen that those funeral homes and funeral professionals who have focused on making their consumer experience as comforting and easy as possible are those that are winning. At Domani, we exist to help funeral homes help their families have a better experience. Through the power of text messaging, we follow up with families and give them the support and resources they need following a loss. That great experience then leads to a positive online review and helps others looking for a positive experience to find that funeral home. It's a virtuous cycle that helps grow a funeral home's at-need business. When it comes to preneed, the same principle holds. If funeral homes can provide the experience a family is looking for, that will be the funeral home that wins. During 2020, our preneed appointment setting team has found great success in scheduling remote appointments. Funeral homes that have been willing to adapt and find new ways to do business have grown even during difficult circumstances. We firmly believe that technology will help us as a funeral profession provide those better experiences for families, but simply using technology for technology's sake is not the answer. We need to leverage technology to help provide personal, engaging experiences with families. We shouldn't use technology as a crutch or an excuse. It's another way to help the ones we serve and provide them the support they need during a difficult time. As we approach the end of the year and look forward to 2020, take some time to think about how your funeral home is providing meaningful experiences for families and how/what you can do to improve that in the coming year. If you're interested in learning more about Domanicare or Domani Appoinment Setting, please schedule a demo by clicking the link below.
By Morgyn Carroll 01 Sep, 2020
By far the most effective way to create a sense of loyalty to your funeral home is to perform an exceptional service for that family. However, there’s more that you can be doing to establish credibility with families. Here’s three easy steps on how to develop loyalty to your company and ensure your customers come back for your services when a loved one passes.
By Morgyn Carroll 28 Aug, 2020
The vast majority of people in the US and Canada use smartphones. Almost everyone has a smartphone nowadays. Remember when the first “smartphone” came out in 1992 and cell phones like the BlackBerry and iPhone were considered luxuries when they were first created? Now it’s a common sight to see an iPhone. Most funeral homes and cemeteries haven’t even scratched the surface of text-based aftercare, but with 80% of the U.S. population owning a smartphone, and that number expected to rapidly grow.
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