Every time your phone rings or you get a text message from a customer, you have an opportunity to land a job. These opportunities are all water damage leads. For some water damage leads, you might be able to convert the customer as soon as you arrive or even while you’re on the phone. However, some opportunities may take a little more effort to get the customer to hire you.

In order to get more fire damage restoration leads, you need to start by getting more leads. Whether you use display ads, local SEO, or any other advertising method, generating more fire damage restoration leads usually comes at a cost. Regardless of which methods you choose to you, you need to devote time and resources to manage your marketing efforts. From handling your own marketing to hiring an agency, we look at the 4 most common ways to run your marketing.

Even in the face of a disaster or emergency, customers often fixate on location. We listen to thousands of calls each week and customers ask where the contractor is located in more than half of them. The most successful contractors are able to respond to this question with confidence, turning it into an opening to sell their services and connect with their customers. Learn the proper way to respond when customers ask where are you located and you’ll end up with more customers and more jobs.

Getting more mold removal jobs starts with getting more leads. Leads are phone calls or text messages from customers looking for your services. There are many different ways to generate mold removal leads. With each, you need to find the right balance of cost, time, knowledge, and experience. However, it isn’t always easy to know where to start. That’s why we’ve looked at some of the most common options for marketing your mold remediation business.

Company hopping is extremely common with contractors and home service companies. You sign up with a company that promises to get you jobs, but they don’t perform as you expected. Within a few weeks, you’re canceling your contract and moving on to another company. We’ve heard similar stories for many of our contractors, but unfortunately, every marketing strategy and company take a little time to perform.

Company hopping not only makes it hard for you to track your revenue but also wastes money and time.

Many contractors are initially concerned about buying leads. Some think they are too expensive while others are worried that they will pay for junk calls. However, there are several advantages to buying leads as well. You get all the benefits of an industry-specific advertising agency, but you only pay a flat-rate for valid leads. Here are the 8 biggest advantages of buying leads from 33 Mile Radius.

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Every water damage contractor wants the most lucrative jobs possible, but sometimes those jobs will come during off-hours. If you don’t have a process for answering calls around the clock, you are definitely missing out on great opportunities to land big water damage jobs. Customers that call after normal business hours are more likely to need immediate service. This also means they are more likely to hire the first company that responds to their call.

Due to the nature of the restoration industry, it’s impossible to predict when you’ll get a lead. This goes for buying leads as well as for generating your own leads through marketing and advertising. Depending on your industry and service area, the volume of leads you get will vary depending on the season, the weather, and even the time of day. We look at some of the common expectations and misconceptions about lead generation as well as explain what you can expect when buying leads.

No matter how good you are, you are bound to get a bad review every so often. Many contractors think they need to remove bad reviews, however, this isn’t as easy or effective as they think. Instead, it’s better to overcome bad reviews with an effective review management strategy. These eight steps will help you overcome bad reviews and create more leads and jobs.

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Most restoration leads are still predominantly phone-based. This is especially true with water damage leads and fire damage leads because the customer usually needs emergency services and immediate response. Regardless of how you generate each lead, they are still only opportunities. You still need to convert that customer from an opportunity into a job. Many guides recommend converting leads through sales tactics. While this works some of the time, we find that good customer service and a little compassion are even more effective.