Mastering Virtual Estimates: A Contractor’s Guide to Scheduling Tools, Video Calls, and Follow-Up

How to give better virtual estimates Read time – 5 minutes What is a virtual estimate? Read last week’s blog about the pros and cons of virtual estimates and whether your company should offer them here. Scheduling – You set the times, and customers choose Giving people the option to book a virtual estimate on […]
Should You Give Virtual Estimates?

The pros and cons of giving virtual estimates as a contractor Read time – 8 minutes Virtual services have become normal for most people in America. Doctors are doing telehealth, counseling sessions are done online, and fitness coaches are yelling at clients virtually; I even took Spanish tutoring lessons over Zoom video call for 2 […]
Clear and Effective Website Contact Form Tips for Home Service Contractors

Get qualified inbound leads with a clean contact form. Read time – 3 minutes What is a website contact form? Why do I need a contact form? Why not list my email address on the company website? Good example: Poor example: The form above is for an electrician. What is wrong with it? Key elements […]
3 Tips for a More Profitable Carpet Cleaning Business

Turn Stains into Gains Read time – 3 minutes When I was 21 I worked the summer at a high end carpet cleaning company. They charged 4x what a normal carpet cleaning company charged. I couldn’t understand it. Were we doing something special? They were paying me $10/hour, which seemed like a lot (in 2009) to […]
How We Revamped a Flooring Contractor’s Site and Drove 13x More Traffic

We took a bare-bones, 5-page website with little traffic, few leads and turned it into a powerhouse. Here’s how. Read time – 3 minutes I’ve known the owners at Spagnoli Flooring for a few years. They are great people who always give great service. I co-own a painting company, and we always use them as […]
How A Local Painting Company Gets Over 1400 Website Visitors A Month With No Paid Ads

4 Steps To Grow A Contractor’s Website Organically Consistency over perfection. Read time – 3 minutes We find tactics that work. Do more of them (reps). While doing more of them we focus on making them better (better reps). Then we try new tactics. Where we started 2018: 3-page Squarespace website with little company info […]