Customers check your socials first.
Before they call, visit or order, they look you up.
What the research says about how customers find and check out local businesses.
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54%
of consumers said social media was the top thing that helped them find small businesses.
Source: VistaPrint and Wix, 2024 Small Business Marketing Report. 1,000 US consumers, March 2024. Read it
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42%
of consumers have visited a local business because they saw a post on social media.
Source: the same report. Read it
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59%
of consumers say a social post or video has directly made them a customer of a local business.
Source: SOCi, 2026 Local Discovery Index. More than 1,000 US consumers, weighted to the US population, September 2026. Read it
So what do they find when they look you up?
Most local businesses post rarely, and what they post gets ignored. The right people find a quiet feed, and keep scrolling.
How warm is your feed?
Seven questions. About a minute. Be honest: it only helps if it's true.
It's a gut-check, not an audit, and it's hard to max out on purpose. Your answers stay on this page unless you send them with an enquiry.
You run the business. I run the feed.
- Filming on your phone
- Wondering what to post
- Editing late at night
- Guessing what works
- 2 shoots a monthHalf a day each. That's all the filming you do.
- 15–20 ReelsA new one every day or two, so you're never quiet when someone looks you up.
- PhotosSharp stills to sit alongside the Reels.
- Captions and postingI write them and I post them. You don't have to think about what to say.
- Plan and reportEvery month you see what worked, and what I'm changing.
What it's worth.
Put in your own numbers.
That's worth
$180,000
a year. That's 3 extra customers a month, worth $15,000 a month.
13 hours a month back, because I'd be filming, editing and posting instead of you.
EnquireYour numbers, not a promise. I'm not predicting results; this is just what a customer is worth to you.
Businesses worth looking at.
Pick the one closest to you.
Buyers watch before they visit.
A walk-round, the detail on the paint, the work coming together in the workshop. I film your stock and your work properly, so people can see what they're getting before they walk in.
- Walk-rounds of your best stock
- Builds and work in the workshop
- You, talking about what you know
People tour with their thumbs first.
Listings, neighbourhoods and the person selling. I shoot the places and the people behind them, so buyers feel they know you before the open home.
- Walk-through Reels of your listings
- The streets and spots around them
- You, on the market and the area
Show the making.
People pay for work they can see being made. I film the process, the finished piece and the person behind it, so the price makes sense before anyone asks.
- The making, start to finish
- Finished pieces, shot properly
- The person at the bench
If it looks good on camera, it's a fit.
Tell me what you sell. If the work is visual and your customers spend real money, I can show it properly.
- Your best work
- How it's made or done
- The people behind it
- Your customers spend real money.
- What you sell looks good on camera.
- You're in Wellington, Porirua or the Hutt.
Your first month.
One month, start to finish.
You and I talk. I learn your business. I plan it, shoot twice, edit, and post all month. At the end, you get a report.
- A Reel goes live
- A shoot
- Your report
An example month. Tap or hover a day.
Illustration: an example month, not a fixed schedule.
A one-page report. In plain English.
What worked, what didn't, and what I'm changing next month. This is the part where the feed gets better every month instead of staying the same.
12,345Views
1,234New followers
123Messages
- What worked
- Example: Reels that open on the finished product held people longest.
- What I'm changing
- Example: more of you on camera, and shorter openings.
Nothing to lose.
First month free.
No lock-in.
A few clients at a time.
That way each one gets proper attention.
EnquireStraight answers.
Who owns the footage?
You own the finished Reels and photos. I keep the raw footage and may show the work in my portfolio.
How much of my time does it take?
Not much. Two half-day shoots a month, plus a quick message when I need a yes. I handle the rest.
Can a business outside Wellington enquire?
I work around Wellington, Porirua and the Hutt because I shoot in person. If you're further out, ask and I'll tell you straight.
How fast will I hear back?
I reply within a day. There's no phone number: enquire by DM or email.
Can I stop whenever I like?
There's no lock-in. How stopping works is set out in the written terms you sign when you start.
Behind the camera.
I'm Josiah, a videographer and photographer based in Wellington.
I see a lot of businesses that do great work and have nothing online to show for it, which means the right people never find them.
I fix that: I shoot it, post it and keep improving it every month.
Wellington, New Zealand
Enquire.
Tell me about your business. I reply within a day.
- Emailhello@heatmapmedia.co.nz
- Instagram@heatmapmedia
- WhereWellington, Porirua and the Hutt