What Customers Actually Ask Before Hiring: 112 Real Search Questions Across Five Home-Service and Business-Service Trades (2026)

A descriptive field study cataloging 112 real questions customers type into search engines before hiring across five trades — gutter cleaning, gutter guard installation, moving services, handyman services, and AI receptionist services — classified by intent (cost, process, problems, comparisons, local/trust). No search-volume data is claimed.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-12
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24147847
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Digital Marketing and Social Media
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What Customers Actually Ask Before Hiring: 112 Real Search Questions Across Five Home-Service and Business-Service Trades (2026)

Madison Hoskins
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Digital Marketing and Social Media
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What Customers Actually Ask Before Hiring: 112 Real Search Questions Across Five Home-Service and Business-Service Trades (2026)

Madison Hoskins
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Abstract

A descriptive field study cataloging 112 real questions customers type into search engines before hiring across five trades — gutter cleaning, gutter guard installation, moving services, handyman services, and AI receptionist services — classified by intent (cost, process, problems, comparisons, local/trust). No search-volume data is claimed.

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