buying leads from a lead generating co.

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Permalink Reply by Stephen on June 3, 2010 at 12:53pm

Hey Dylan, I am a service magic contractor but I have my leads turned off. It worked out pretty well for awhile then they stopped checking the leads. Started getting to many tire kickers who were not really ready to install right away or it was 6 mo to a year out build or remodel.


I was batting a thousand competing with the other guys even though I was not lowest bidder. But it got to be just a hassle. Fees up to 38 bucks each if they pick you only and then thats not any guarantee you'll get the job.

I heard of other ones that charge a flat monthly fee. That might be better.

But since I built my intuit website for 7 bucks a month I get more calls from that than the yellow pages or any other medium.

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Permalink Reply by Dylan Wiles on June 4, 2010 at 1:21pm

Thanks for the valuable info Stephan. Ive talked with others also, and they are all saying basicaly the same thing. I'm still undecided, but cant help but to be intrigued in these super slow times.
The sales rep has offered to waive the 99$ sign up fee and now I am even more tempted to test the waters. We'll see! Thanks again.

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Permalink Reply by Stephen on June 4, 2010 at 1:31pm

Thats the way to work them Dylan. I got the fee waved as well. Hopefully there is not a sign out fee. lol

I forgot to turn off my leads this morning and got a call today already. If you have any questions about how to get false leads credited to your account let me know.

And don't be afraid to turn off the leads when you get really busy. Or you'll just be wasting money.

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Permalink Reply by Dylan Wiles on June 4, 2010 at 5:45pm

I'll keep ya posted. The rep is supposed to call Monday and You can bet your last dollar she will...like clockwork.

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Permalink Reply by Stephen on June 5, 2010 at 10:37am

Oh yes, she will. The best thing about those leads are getting referrals from their friends or when they call you back to do more work. Gotta be on your toes and do top shelf work to keep getting 5 star ratings.

I did one vinyl 5' x5' repair for one guy ( dog ripped the hell outa the kitchen vinyl) and he only gave me a four star rating. I told him it wouldn't be perfect cus his piece of vinyl had been stored in the hot garage for a few years and had shrunk. The only line in the pattern that was off was under the toe kick which you could hardly even see. I had a feeling I shoulda said no but when you already got billed for the lead it's hard to say no. He was a renter and the landlord had a $700 deposit which he probably got back. grrrr

So the moral of this story is don't sign on for repairs!!!

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Permalink Reply by Dylan Wiles on June 6, 2010 at 10:21am

I've been writing down all the ''details'' of which leads I will accept.
I'm thinking that I will only sign on for carpet restretches, as far as repairs go.
But then again...those can be impossible to get perfect most of the time.

Seems that alot of installers dont get the hallways stretched tight enough(going longways) and it's hard to stretch past all those doorways without having to patch something.....amybe I shouldnt even sign up for those, huh?

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Permalink Reply by Stephen on June 7, 2010 at 4:51pm

Dylan, I'd stick to the big stuff. Kinda hard to recoup your time and fee on a repair. Consumers think a carpet repair should only cost 50 dollars.

As you and I know it could take half a day to restretch a hallway if your cutting open seams. Then there's matching patterns through the doorways, loose rooms attached to hallways.....wait...what am I thinking...no one matches patterns through doorways. lol J/K

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