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Should You Sell Roofs?
Are you considering trying this crazy roof sales job (or any sales job, really)? Asking yourself, “Should I sell roofs?” Need help feeling more confident about the opportunity and getting the balls to quit your current salary job? Let’s take a look at some REAL numbers to help you understand the opportunity. Visit this page…
Can’t You Just Give Me a Bid?
We’ve all heard this ugly question, but few have learned how to masterfully a) prevent it, and b) handle it effectively when and if it does pop up. Your sales presentation should eliminate the request for simply a “bid,” but if it doesn’t, it’s crucial to diagnose the source of the objection and handle it…
What Roofing Company Owners Should Be Doing NOW to Prepare for a Successful 2015
Hopefully you came out of 2014 with a profitable year, learned some new lessons along the way about how to run your business or deal with your team better, and took some time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Christmas has passed, the New Year has begun, and even though the frosty mornings…
Cheap, Easy Roof Sales Referrals
Every storm restoration salesman and roofing contractor is constantly after more leads. Between door knocking, mailers, telemarketing, radio ads, commercials, billboards, yard signs, and door hangers, one of the most direct ways to get a virtual “deal in the bag” is through referrals. Referrals in the roofing industry kick ass. They’re a shoo-in contract as…
Why Hating Knocking Doors Can Be Your Biggest Advantage
Forget everything you’ve ever heard about door to door roof sales. Overly enthusiastic, too-nice and “all smiles” salespeople will get chewed up and spit out in storm restoration. Door knocking in roofing sales is sort of a necessary evil, and while there are plenty of ways to get leads besides knocking doors, canvassing is still…
One of the Best Door Knocking Tips
Door knocking isn’t exactly most roofing contractor’s cup of tea. Any time you can add another skill to your door to door roof sales game to improve your results and your experience, it’s priceless. How can you all but eliminate the possibility of getting a “no” at the door? By not allowing it to even…
How to use a 6-pack to get easy appointments.
Do you dread knocking doors? If you’re like most restoration salesmen, canvasing is by far the least favorite part of the position (besides the taxes). When we first started working in the storm restoration industry, our least favorite necessary evil was knocking on doors to set up inspections. Minutes felt like hours, it always seemed…