Contractor Leads
Pay per contractor leads is one of the most successful methods of increasing business. There are many contractor lead programs to choose from and finding the right one or two can be a challenge. The two main factors when choosing a contractor lead generation site is the quality of leads and price. You want to make sure the leads are verified before they are sent to you. The pricing can fluctuate with each lead company so you want to pay attention to their pricing formula. Most contractor leads are priced out based on the project. You are asked for you credit card info up front so when a lead is sent to you, you are charged the lead fee.
We have found and are now using an alternative way of getting contractor leads. With Contractor Referral Services you pay only for the contractor leads that you want. They send you the basic lead information about the job and the location. You decide if you want to buy the lead. If you do want the lead information, just follow the link provided and you pay with Google Checkout. Once the payment is submitted, you are emailed the lead information. And the price per lead ranges from only $15-$20. Plus you are added to their contractor directory for free.
If you would like to learn more then visit them online at: www.localprocontractors.com They also have a job posting site where you can view lead requests from homeowners at www.procontractors.biz
Real Time Web Analytics
If you are a contractor and have a website, keeping track of your visitors to your site should be a priority. After all, this is why you have a website and are promoting your company online. That is to attract new customers. We use a great program that allows us to monitor visitors to our site, Clicky Web Analytics! We can monitor where are visitors came from (city,state), what search engine they arrived from and the search terms that they used to find us. Best of all it is happening in real time. This means that when you login and view your stats, you are seeing up to the minute data on the traffic to your web site. Most services don't let you see what's happening "today" until the day after.
You can join for free or there are membership options you can choose from. There are benefits in having a paid membership but don't worry, the pricing is very affordable. We have the $9.99 per month package which we can track up to 10 websites. I just hand out the additional included website monitoring to family members who have personal pages. Visit Get Clicky! here
