For local service businesses

Facebook group posting for local service businesses.

If you're a plumber, salon, cleaner, contractor or tutor, your next customer is already in a local Facebook group asking "can anyone recommend…?" Group Posting keeps you posting across the community groups in your service area, and Lead Radar (Pro) flags the posts asking for your trade on its next check, every 15 to 60 minutes while Chrome is open.

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Your local groups SCANNING
DR
Dana R.
Riverside Neighbours · 2m ago
Keyword match
"Can anyone recommend a reliable plumber near the high street? Kitchen tap won't stop dripping 😩"
Draft a reply
Reply sent
Riverside Neighbours
Groups watched
14 local

Plan · review · measure

A small local posting routine

  1. Prepare current facts. State the service, service area and available dates. For a US neighbourhood or UK town group, use the local spelling and a location members recognise. Do not imply that you serve places outside your real area.
  2. Check permission before drafting. Use the free preparation tool. Import joined groups with Templates → Groups → Import from Facebook. Check each group’s rules and allowed posting identity.
  3. Review a short plan. Share one useful maintenance tip and one clearly labelled availability post where promotion is permitted. Ask whether each enquiry is in your service area; log qualified enquiries, booked work and time spent. Milo can help prepare drafts on Pro. Check Today, Posts and Plan; Approve all does not schedule or start a run. Groups marked not allowed are excluded; unknown rules need your confirmation. Choose and start scheduling separately.
  4. Check what happened. Keep Chrome open, the computer awake and Facebook signed in. Inspect pending or uncertain results before retrying. A submission is not proof of a public post or a new customer.

This English guide works as an English-language starting point for readers in the US, UK and other markets, including Israel. The extension has 12 interface languages; Hebrew is not currently one of them. Match drafts to your audience and review the language yourself.

See Milo’s review workflow · Read dated review evidence · Choose the features you need. Lite is free for 5 group-posts a day; Plus adds simple schedules for €69/year. Pro adds AI workflows and campaigns from €119/year. Neither plan guarantees enquiries.

The local business trap

The jobs are out there. You just never see them in time.

Word-of-mouth moved into Facebook groups years ago. But you're on a ladder, under a sink or with a client — not scrolling. By the time you check, three competitors have already replied.

Manual posting eats your evenings

Copy-pasting "Now booking!" into 12 local groups every week is an hour you don't have — so it slips, and the leads dry up.

"Can anyone recommend…" flies past

A neighbour asking for your service can be a relevant enquiry, but you still need to read the context. A prompt, helpful reply can start a conversation; it does not guarantee work.

Post too fast and you get flagged

Fast or repetitive posting can trigger restrictions. Review each group's rules and pace your posts; no posting method can promise zero risk for your account.

Your service area, covered

Show up in every local group, and reply while the thread is fresh.

Group Posting runs in your own browser. It keeps your name in front of your service area all week, and Lead Radar (Pro) flags the posts where a neighbour asks for your trade.

Cover your whole service area

Post your offer to the local community groups you pick on a daily or weekly schedule (Plus and Pro) — town, neighbourhood and "recommendations" groups — so you're the name people already know.

  • Find and join local groups (paid plans)
  • Post as your Page or profile
  • Post at my best times automatically (Pro)

Catch the "recommend…" requests

Lead Radar (Pro) checks up to 25 of your groups every 15–60 minutes while Chrome is open and flags posts that match your keywords. Open a match and the AI drafts a warm, personalised reply in your voice.

  • Badge and notification for each new match
  • One-click personalised reply draft
  • Reply while the thread is still fresh

Protect your local reputation

Posting runs in your own browser, on your own connection — no cloud proxies. Randomised gaps, a live protection score and a minimum gap that grows with your daily volume help lower the risk to the account you rely on.

  • Randomised, human-paced gaps
  • Spintax and AI variations per group
  • Made in the EU · GDPR-friendly
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The feature local businesses live on

Lead Radar finds the neighbour asking for your trade.

"Can anyone recommend a good [your trade]?" can be a relevant enquiry, not a confirmed customer. Lead Radar (Pro) watches the local groups you pick, checks them every 15, 30 or 60 minutes while Chrome is open, and flags posts that match your keywords. Open one and it hands you a reply you can edit and send.

Keyword rules you control
Exact phrases like "recommend a plumber", all-words matches (tap + dripping anywhere in the post) and words that rule a post out, like "hiring".
New matches on every check
Matches arrive on a later check, not in real time — usually within 15 to 60 minutes of being posted — with a red badge on the extension icon and, if you want it, a desktop notification.
A reply in your voice
When you open a match, the AI drafts a friendly reply from what you saved in AI Studio and tells you how relevant the post looks. You tweak it and send.
Lead Radar
Watching 14 local groups
EVERY 30 MIN
DR
Dana R.
Riverside Neighbours · 12 min ago
Looks relevant
"Can anyone recommend a reliable plumber near the high street? Kitchen tap won't stop dripping 😩"
Suggested reply
Hi Dana! I'm a local plumber just off the high street — I can pop by tomorrow morning to sort that tap. Send me a message and I'll bring the part 🔧
Send reply
JT
"…looking for a boiler service before winter"
Oakfield Chat · 40 min ago
Match: boiler
Start when you're ready

A local posting routine with Group Posting

Choose eligible local groups, review your drafts and start when you're ready. Keep Chrome open while your approved posting run operates.

01

Add it & pick your area

Install from the Chrome Web Store, then 1-click extract your groups and keep the local ones you want.

02

Let AI write your offer

The AI content engine writes your "now booking" post in your voice. With spintax and AI variations, the wording varies across groups, which reads better to members and moderators than the same text pasted twenty times. No tool can promise Facebook won't filter or hide a post.

03

Put it on repeat

Set a daily or weekly schedule (Plus), or build a Trigger → Post → Wait → Loop campaign once (Pro). It runs until you stop it, while Chrome is open, with randomised gaps between posts.

04

Reply and track the next step

When Lead Radar flags a request, read the original post and review the draft. Send a reply yourself if it fits the context and group rules, then track any agreed next step.

4 out of 5 stars
“Fast and intuitive.”
Matt KingsmanChrome Web Store review,

An excerpt from one Chrome Web Store review. Experiences vary; it is not a promise of reach or bookings. Read all reviews on the Chrome Web Store ↗

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€69
a year for unlimited posting on Plus
Questions & answers

Facebook group posting for local businesses — answered

How does Group Posting help a local service business get customers?
It keeps your offer going out to the local Facebook groups you pick, on a schedule with randomised gaps between posts. On Pro, Lead Radar checks those groups every 15, 30 or 60 minutes while Chrome is open and flags posts that match your keywords, like "can anyone recommend a plumber". Matches arrive on a later check, not in real time — usually within 15 to 60 minutes of being posted. When you open one, the AI drafts a reply in your voice so you can answer while the thread is fresh.
Can it target only groups in my local service area?
Yes, by choosing them. You 1-click extract your groups, then split and segment them so you only post to and monitor the local community groups that matter. Search Facebook for groups from Milo on any plan. Plus and Pro can choose groups and send join requests, up to 5 a day per Facebook account, spaced at least 3 minutes apart; Pro adds AI fit ranking, Join for me and recurring find & join. Facebook may require admin approval. Joining never posts for you. Lead Radar has no location filter of its own: it watches exactly the groups you pick.
Will posting to lots of groups get my business account banned?
It can't rule that out — no tool can promise zero risk on a platform it doesn't control. It lowers the risk: randomised gaps between posts, a minimum gap that grows with your daily volume, an optional warm-up for new accounts, a 10 PM–7 AM night pause, a risk check before you start a run by hand, and a 12-hour stop if Facebook blocks the account. Facebook's limits, group rules and admin approval still apply.
Can I post as my business Page instead of my personal profile?
Yes. You can post as your Facebook Page or your personal profile on every plan, whichever a group allows. The AI content engine writes from what you save once in AI Studio: your business, your offer and your writing voice. Pick a quick tone — Helpful, Professional or Promotional — or let it write in your saved voice (Warm, Clear, Playful, Calm or Bold), with the emojis and hashtags a local audience expects.
I'm a plumber, not a marketer — is it hard to set up?
No, it's built for busy trades, not marketers. You install the extension, pick your local groups, let the AI write your offer and set a daily or weekly schedule — or, on Pro, one drag-and-drop campaign that repeats until you stop it, while Chrome is open. No ad budget, no agency and no technical setup required.
What does it cost for a small local business?
Start free forever — 5 group posts a day, no card. Plus is €69 a year (€5.75/mo) for unlimited posting and simple schedules — the natural plan for a tradesperson who mainly needs to post. Pro — AI, campaigns and Lead Radar — is €9.92/mo billed yearly (€119), €13/mo quarterly or €24 monthly, or €279 once for Lifetime; you can try all of Pro for €1 for 6 days; it continues at €24/mo from day 6 unless you cancel before then. Paid plans are refundable while the activation key is unused.
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Managed posting for established businesses

Want help running the monthly routine?

Done-for-you by Group Posting ProTeam is a €139/month managed service for established businesses across industries and countries. For one business and one agreed target market or service area: a 4-week content strategy, 14 custom posts with media, posting to up to 30 approved groups all month long, Group Posting Pro features except cloud backup (Pro is normally €24/month) and a dedicated account specialist, plus weekly updates and a monthly report with estimated reach. Excludes VAT where applicable; billed separately from Group Posting software plans. We plan, schedule and run the posting; your team approves the content and groups, keeps Chrome open and signed in to Facebook with the computer awake during agreed windows, and handles enquiries. Bookings are not guaranteed.

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