Why Concrete Lifters Need to Build Digital Assets (Not Just Buy Leads)
By: Josh Fulfer
Estimated Read Time: 5 Minutes
Build Digital Assets That Work While You Sleep: Why Concrete Lifters Need to Keep Building Content, Reviews & Online Presence
If you want more leads, more customers, and more control over your business — you need to start thinking like a builder.
Not just with concrete. With your digital footprint.
The Difference Between Renting and Owning
Most contractors understand this when it comes to equipment.
If you rent your rig, you’re on the hook every month. The minute you stop paying, it’s gone. But when you invest in your own truck and gear, you own the asset. It works for you every single day. You control it.
Marketing works the same way.
Things like Google Ads, Facebook Ads, billboards — they’re like renting. The minute you stop paying, the phone stops ringing. There’s no lasting value. You’re constantly paying to chase leads.
But when you invest in building digital assets — like your website, your reviews, your photos, your videos, your local pages — you’re building something that keeps producing for you long after the work is done.
What Are Digital Assets?
Let’s make this simple:
- Website pages (each service, each city, each problem you fix)
- Google Business profile
- Reviews and testimonials
- Jobsite photos
- Videos showing your process, results, and equipment
- Social pages that show you’re active, real, and trusted
- Case studies and FAQ content
Every one of these is a digital asset.
Every one of these works 24/7/365.
Every one of these builds authority.
When a homeowner, a commercial buyer, or a city official searches for someone to fix their concrete, these assets help you show up — and help you get chosen. They bring you more potential buyers, and help you closer a higher percentage… Win, win!
Think Like You’re Injecting Foam
You already know how foam lifting works:
You don’t just fix the top. You fill every gap underneath. You stabilize everything.
Your digital marketing works the same way.
One or two pages on your website is like filling one corner of the slab. You’re still sitting on gaps.
The more you build — driveway pages, pool deck pages, warehouse floor pages, city landing pages — the more you fill those gaps. You’re expanding your reach. You’re stabilizing your lead flow.
And just like polyurethane foam, it locks in place and keeps working for years.
More Is Better (And It Compounds Over Time)
Every time you:
- Add a new article answering a customer question
- Upload a new set of job photos
- Shoot a simple before-and-after video
- Collect another review after a happy customer
… you’re stacking the deck in your favor.
Google sees it.
AI search tools (like ChatGPT, Bing, and Perplexity) see it.
And customers see it when they land on your site.
Your competitors are often sitting on a basic 5-page site with some generic stock photos. You’re building something 10x stronger.
That’s how you separate yourself. Not overnight, but over time — just like you built your rig, your crew, and your business.
Ads Are Fine — But Assets Win Long-Term
We’re not saying ads are bad.
Sometimes ads make sense. You need leads fast, you’re trying to break into a new market, or you’ve got crews that need work.
But if you ONLY run ads — and never build the digital foundation underneath — you’re stuck on the rental plan. You’re always paying. Always chasing.
Digital assets flip the game:
You pay to build once. Then they work every day, even while you sleep.
Build Equity In Your Business
A bigger website, more content, stronger SEO — these aren’t just “marketing tactics.” They’re business assets.
Just like your trucks, your equipment, and your team — your digital footprint becomes part of the value of your company.
The concrete lifting companies that dominate their markets 3-5 years from now?
They’re the ones building right now.
Keep Building. Keep Growing.
You don’t need to do everything at once.
You just need to keep stacking:
- More content.
- More reviews.
- More photos.
- More videos.
- More authority.
Every piece adds up.
Every piece works for you long after it’s published.
Concrete lifting is hard work.
Make your website and online presence do some of the heavy lifting, too. 💪