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Should You Hire A Professional Installation Crew For Lighting?

8/25/2021

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Don’t Hire An Installation Crew If You Can Utilize These 7 Lighting Installation Directions


  1. Check YouTube for “how to” videos!
    -They’ve got a lot of great examples there. It might take all day and constant rewinds to figure out why your end result isn’t the same as theirs, but don’t give up till you’ve got it right!
  2. Measure and mark the desired areas you’d like to implement lighting
    -Make sure everything is level and complimentary to the room. This includes choosing the correct installation destination. Make sure the lighting will not cast unwanted shadows or distracting glare/harsh brightness.
  3. Start making holes!
    -If you are implementing “in wall” or “in ceiling” lighting, you’ll need to cut out appropriate sized holes that fit and fill with the lighting features you’ve chosen. If your lighting only needs to be wall mounted, check the material of your wall to ensure proper adhesion. Ribbed wall anchors might be needed so screws don’t fall out of the wall and end in broken lights.
  4. Check Wiring
    -If your lighting includes wiring, you may need to run extra wiring through the wall so everything can get connected. When this is finished, be sure to adhere the wiring to the interior of the walls so nothing slips during or after installation. It would be a huge pain to have to rip the wall open again because of a wiring mishap!
  5. Seal It Up!
    -This step is self-explanatory. 
  6. Safety Check
    ​-Make sure that young ones and pets can’t access the wiring or switches as a safety precaution. Check all the lighting and bulbs to make sure they function properly. Keep walls insulated to avoid unwanted damage from insects or pests.
  7. Keep Reading….

Were these instructions helpful? Were those directions lame or what? Little to no details, no accurate descriptions, no visuals for better understanding, no tips or tricks, nothing valuable! Since you’re reading this post, you probably aren’t a technician.

Everything I listed is everything I know about how to install lighting, but I don’t actually know how to install lights, nor have I ever installed them. I'm not a technician! If I followed my own directions above, I’d probably end up with a mess of drywall and a lot of repairs. Why does all that matter?

Most individuals are fully capable of installing their own products. By capable, I mean that they have the potential to learn how to do things. We are all gifted with a brain at birth (I hope you can hear my comedic tone). It’s the utilization of brain power that gives people (like me) a reason to hire someone else to do the work.

No one wants to take hours learning about something they aren't interested in. We want solutions quickly! Fast! Speedy! Āwīwī! But we don’t want to take the time to get there. Learning (literally anything) is an on-going process.
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That’s why we are able to make a living out of work, we like to do things that not everyone wants to do. Technicians at We Are More like installing things. They spend countless hours on and off the clock learning their skill so that clients don’t have to. 

When a project takes a technician only a few minutes to do, they are not being paid for a few minutes on the job. They are being paid for the years they’ve spent in their profession. A single installation that would otherwise take the average DIY person days to do will take a professional installation team a few hours. They know exactly how to do the job. No time is wasted.

Have you ever watched a technician install lighting? Configured wiring? Mounted a variation of light fixtures? They don’t need to search up a YouTube video of DIYs or look at Pinterest for design ideas. Electricians know what they are doing. 

The point of all this; next time you need help on installation, ask a professional. Call a company that specializes in that field of work. Talk to a friend who's a technician/electrician. Get inspiration from the right sources!
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How To Support A Local Business Without Spending Any Money

8/6/2021

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HOW TO SUPPORT A LOCAL BUSINESS WITHOUT SPENDING ANY MONEY

Follow them on social media.

Following a local business on social media will not only increase their following, but also build them up and give them more recognition. The main purpose of social media for any business is to build relationships with their customers and create an interactive atmosphere to get to know their audience. Following a local business will help them get to know their community, and their community can get to know them as well.
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Engage with their posts.

It makes the most sense to follow a local business on all social platforms so that you can interact with their posts. Though there are times where we (yes we’ve all done it) will follow a local business to show support, but we skim past their posts and not pay them any attention on our feeds. To give local businesses the support they need online, we need to interact with them!

Show your local businesses some love. Like their posts, comment on them, even if it’s just a thumbs up emoji. Interaction encourages the owners and employees, it also shows page visitors that their business is well known and loved by their community which can prompt growth for new customers.
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Tag your friends.

Speaking of growth for new customers, tag your friends in local business posts! This will generate more comments and positive recognition. Businesses like to be associated with positivity. When you tag a friend, you’re showing the business that you like what they’re posting about, and also creating a good impression for guests.
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Write a positive Review

Probably the most crucial and best way to support a local business is to leave them a positive review. Specifically, a Google review. Google reviews are both free and effective. These reviews are an excellent way to boost business credibility, give the business more online visibility, help the business build a reputable brand, and growing small businesses (they are found quicker through Google searches when paired with a large number of positive reviews).
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Read and comment on their blog.

I get it, you don’t want to read something you aren’t particularly interested in. However, reading and commenting on local business blog posts is another great way to boost search engine optimization for the company. It creates more traffic for their website. Similar to leaving a Google review, blog comments are a free and easy way for the business to gain better online recognition without having to pay for it.

We hope to have inspired you to support local businesses in your community without spending anything! Let us know if you have any other suggestions in the comments below.
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    Samara Towers does We Are More's PR & Marketing which includes writing our blogs! She was born and raised in Hawaii and graduated from Corban University with a Bachelors Degree in Creative Writing. She produces content to give our audience more insight and opinions on technical solutions big and small.

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