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Shout Out to the $25 Husbands: H2G Husbands and Ask Joe

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Real Estate Agent with eXp Realty

BTW, H2G stands for Honest to Goodness.  I gotta give credit where credit is due.  H2G contractors remind me of Two Men and a Truck.  When I first started working with H2G in 2007, that's pretty much what they were:  Two Men and a Truck.

Today, H2G Husbands is doing a bang up job of branding the company and developing a reputation around Birmingham as a reliable and trustworthy contractors.  Several months ago, I recommended that Joe Lockette, founder of H2G Husbands  join Facebook.  I had no idea at the time, how powerful of a presence Joe would be.  Talk about maximizing social media.  Thus far, Joe and H2G Husbands have:

H2G Husband LogoCreated a recognizable brand

Made television, radio, social and print media work for them

Established the $25 Husband as a permanent service that started out as a short term promotion  (it's more like a community service)

He's known on Facebook as "Ask Joe" where members can just ask him questions about home repairs, renovations, etc.  Facebook loves Joe.  Go ahead, Just Ask Joe.

Has a reliable team of business partners and crew.

And that's just to start.  Check out Birmingham Alabama's H2G Husband and "Ask Joe" on Facebook.  There motto:  H2G will do or make repairs that your husband or boyfriend won't.

Although I'm not related to anyone at H2G Husbands, I'm known to all simply as "Sis."  Don't know what I would have done without them over the years.

DISCLAIMER:  I'm no contractor so you'll have to determine for yourself the quality of their work.  But I will say that if you are in need of a contractor in the Metro Birmingham Alabama area or need an Honest to Goodness Husband to fix or make repairs that husband or boyfriend won't , you should give them a call and judge for yourself 205-647-2299.

Sidney Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula
Realty Works Temecula - Temecula, CA
Realty Works Temecula

Charita:  What a great idea for Ask Joe to promote himself in an upbeat way.  He should start a franchise, we need someone like him here in So Cal.

Mar 15, 2010 03:28 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Charita, I remember seeing some marketing a few years ago, about something along these lines, such as "rent a husband for a day" handyman projects. It is interesting how different parts of the world inovative people discover the same thing.

Mar 15, 2010 07:31 PM
Charita Cadenhead
eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL
Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

Jane Joe's ahead of you on the franchise idea.  It's been a part of his plan from the start, but I'm sure he'll be glad to know that others think it a grand idea.

Endre their appears to be another H2G somewhere around the country. The other H2G heard about my friend's H2G and they butt heads for a minute but I think the issue has been worked out.  As I understand it, people were calling the other H2G thinking that they were calling my friend's H2G.

Mar 15, 2010 10:35 PM
Tracy Lee Parker
RE/MAX DFW Associates - Royse City, TX
Buy*Sell*Rent
Charita, I love this story! Do you get a percentage ;)
Mar 17, 2010 02:37 PM
Charita Cadenhead
eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL
Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

Tracey I don't get a percentage but I do take a lot of pride in watching them grow.

Mar 17, 2010 04:48 PM
William James Walton Sr.
WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Briotti Group - Waterbury, CT
Greater Waterbury Real Estate

Charita, this is such a fantastic idea. It's too bad that the H2G logo is already copyrighted (?) to your frined...wait....he could make it a franchise nationwide. People would have to pay him a fee to use that logo in whatever locality they are in, whether it be in Alabama or any other state. Maybe he should look into that....

It would be a source of jobs, promote competition and foster attention to standards, I would think...

Aug 20, 2010 10:42 AM
Charita Cadenhead
eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL
Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

William that's the master plan (from day one) and he's on it.  Interested in adding to your portfolio?  Let me know and I'll pass relevant info along.

Aug 20, 2010 03:15 PM