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Tips for Digitally Marketing Yourself as a Home Improvement Contractor
If you go back a few decades and turn on the radio or a television, you could almost guarantee landing on a commercial sporting a catchy jingle for home improvement services. Carpenters, plumbers, HVAC, and skilled specialists of all modalities had found a niche on the radio and TV waves in between the onslaught of … Continued
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How live chat can help you deal with problem patients
Most people loathe going to the doctor’s office. It takes time out of your busy schedule, waits can be annoyingly long, and there’s always the prospect of receiving disappointing or even frightening medical news. There are no two ways about it—a visit to your physician is typically a drag. As such, you don’t often find … Continued
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Creating a line of better communication for home improvement contractors
There’s a home improvement craze on TV. With programs like Fixer Upper, Property Brothers, and Trading Spaces dominating the airwaves, it’s easy to live vicariously through the people lucky enough to get a star-studded renovation of their homes. However popular they are, these shows tend to paint a false narrative when it comes to the … Continued
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The importance of references and work samples
Understanding the importance of references and work samples You’re a business owner, and chances are you’ve got clients that absolutely love you. They’re satisfied with your service, but just as importantly, they trust you and your employees, and your personalities mesh well together. But let’s say you’re an electrician. Like many home-improvement services, there’s really … Continued
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Helping the home improvement industry catch more leads
The home improvement industry is notoriously labor intensive. With long hours and backbreaking work, you have hardly any time (not to mention energy) left to find leads and grow your business. That’s where HelpSquad can save the day. While you focus on your job and put just a little work into gaining leads, HelpSquad can … Continued
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Live chat agent versus chatbot on your website
Humans have long been fascinated by artificial intelligence. If you take a look at TV and films featuring robots, you soon realize that examples are almost endless. There’s Marvin from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; The Jetsons’ beloved housekeeper, Rosy; Johnny 5 in Short Circuit; not to mention the famous R2D2 and C3PO of … Continued
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Why moving is much more than muscle: Creating a positive customer experience
We now live in a very mobile society. We carry computers in our pockets, billions of passengers fly on a plane each year, there are more than 250 million cars on the road in the United States. And, according to statistics site FiveThirtyEight, the average person will move homes 11.4 times in their lifetime. As … Continued
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What Kind of Advantages Can Live Chat Give Your Accounting Practice?
The way in which we conduct our accounting practices is changing rapidly. New customer expectations and emerging technologies mean that accounting firms must rethink how they deliver their services to customers and potential clients. As a provider of accounting services, your clients are counting on you to be there through every point of their life … Continued
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How Live Chat Can Take the Heat off of HVAC Owners
How Live Chat Can Take the Heat off of HVAC Owners It’s been three weeks of record-breaking heat and your days are getting longer and longer as you go from tired air conditioner to tired air conditioner trying to keep your customers comfortable. As a busy HVAC business owner, you don’t really have time to … Continued