Residential Roofer

RemStar

Okay sorry Roof God, I though you were offbase at first but now I understand, If you were hurtin for jobs that would be a source.
I had never really considered that becasue I figured the profit margins would be too low.


This forum is really quiet...what roofing forum are is main for roofing? The painting talk forum I usesd to participate in had a new post ever 5 min, followed by 20 replies.

Grumpy

Boards like that are too active for me.


Umm painting and roofing? If we were the plumbers or electricians your account would already be banned LOL.

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Ansel

It is easy .... Do your first job and then ask Customer for a couple referrals .... Let your Customer know you have a problem - You had work until you finished their job .... People want to help - Just ask!

If your work is good and prices fair you will get the next job and so on ....

RemStar

Ha okay grumpster.. I used to contract painting work... now I contract Roofing work. Both trades have the install instructions printed right on the packaging.

daviddeschaine

Great information, and does anyone offer financing to homeowners through a bank?

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daviddeschaine

You guys are great thank for all the comments, Hey how everyone doing this year!

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RidgelineRoofing

We use lead generators such as ServiceMagic and QualitySmith. These are, as Grumpy said, sometimes unreliable. However, they are a quick and easy source of lead generation.

Right now with a difficult economy generating leads can be difficult. The main thing is to keep at it. Direct mailings and doorhangers are good, but again, these things typically take time to see results.

As others have said, Craigslist is a good free opportunity for advertising and creating a website. Create a website and get them listed in search engines and Internet directories. All of these things will help generate traffic which is a potential customer.

You may also look at advertising in a local newspaper. The costs are not astronomical and one job should obviously cover the entire advertisement.

I hope some of this stuff helps.

Grumpy

Why pay service magic to advertise for you when you have a website and can do exactly what they do (pay per click) for alot less cost per lead and less compititon too? I used to use them and now never would and wish I got rid of them sooner. Simply put at the end we wern't selling ANY jobs through them. If you're selling jobs then keep with it I guess but I find a larger ROI by advertising the same way they do rather than paying them to do it for me.

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RidgelineRoofing

We have used Pay-Per-Click methods also through Bing, Yahoo, and Google. We face a lot of competition in Charlotte because roofers do not need any type of licensure for work under $30,000. Getting leads directly through ServiceMagic is beneficial because it gives us leads that are ready for a job and typically with leads through their service we will be competing with companies on an equal footing.

I'm not sure what the market is like in Chicago, but here generating leads is one of the more difficult things. Pay-Per-Click was spending hundreds of dollars and I am not even sure it generated a lead when it was active. We are still experimenting with different marketing techniques that are working.

daviddeschaine

I do have a great way of generating new roofing jobs, and it's low cost & highly effective. The Old Fashioned way it to go out, and knock on doors. Get some free brochures from you vendor, and find a neighborhood you would like to work in. All these home were built at the same time, and need a roof at the same time....Clean Shirt & jeans, and SMILE

Canvassing Is One Of The Sure Ways Of getting A Roof Job!
Before 7:00 am - After 6:00 pm is the time to work your area!

I know people will complain, and come-up with every reason not to knock doors, But I find the real reason is because it's hard work, and they never had to do this before!

http://www.roofingbusinessmastermind.org

Times have changed and we all need to become a little more creative... ;-)

We will all be just fine!

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