Why?

Hummm?>>>

My little peacock brain seems to handle it pretty well. ( after a couple goody powders). Guess I won't be needing your software. What a shame! :woohoo:

Bill, We use Market Sharp to help with our CRM. Yes it works for our company.

For those of you asking, a CRM is a portal for you to store your leads, track orders, streamline processes,track job progression and many other great functions.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Without going into details, I use FCS.

Good to know, thanks for sharing.

Word-of-mouth referrals is the most effective. Our customers typically come to us.

U.S.A. EMPLOYEES, English spoken only. No "suedo-subs".....

No "deposits/down-payments"....

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We send very detailed estimates/contracts. Almost a step by step on what we propose to do to the roof. It makes the customer comfortable to know what is happening up there and they have the opportunity to ask questions like "What is Ice & Water Shield>>>

RandyB1986 wrote: [quote]My main selling point is one that pisses my wife off, I do all my work with no money down, sign the contract & pay in full upon completion.

I always stress for the customer to check references in this area from people I in>>>

Well........... most of it can be found on my website.

www.hicksroofing.com>>>

I did your grandfather's roof 40 years ago, then 25 years ago, then 10 years ago, and last year I did their camp in Maine. I did your father's two houses and both of your sister's house. I even did the house that you lived in for the last 10 years, and>>>

Cutting O'head is the safest route. One might argue that a recession is the process of cutting O'Head anyway Buying in bulk is fine, if you have the work to do. Which is the crux of this conversation. Buying bulk is fine, if you have the funds available>>>

I used to do that years ago. I like getting a deposit up front. It works better for me. 50% down and the balance upon completion. The deposits go into an escrow account and are there for the materials and some of the labor. We have an aggreement with>>>

My main selling point is one that pisses my wife off, I do all my work with no money down, sign the contract & pay in full upon completion.

I always stress for the customer to check references in this area from people I installed roofs for 13-14 years ag>>>

Walmart, eBay, Costco, and Home Depot have conditioned Americans to shop price. I don't know why roofers have a hangup with this. When the economy is bad, does Ford, American Airlines, Dell Computers raise their price? no, they lower their price and offe>>>