Hello again,
Yesterday I received an email from a company called ServicMagic.com. Some of you might be familiar with this business. When you start a handyman business getting established in the community can take some time. This company may be a way to receive referrals to potential customers that you might not have had access to.
First, I do not have any kind of relationship with Service Magic. Several years ago we did sign up for their service to obtain leads, used it for a couple of months, and then dropped it.
What they do is they have a list of people who offer handyman services, or does some type of home repair, including landscapers, inspectors, painters, movers etc. When a potential customers goes to their website and answers a few questions about what the customer is looking to have completed, Service Magic will contact someone in the customers area that provides the service, give the company the customers information, then it’s up to you to follow up with the customer.
The service is free (I do believe) to potential customers, however the people receiving the leads are charged a monthly fee, based on which level they choose to belong to.
Like I said earlier, we did subscribe to their service and we did receive leads. Most of the leads were tire kickers, people thinking about doing some work; however these tire kickers if approached correctly can become good customers. I will admit we did not spend the time to really try and convert these people into customers. This was an error on our part. We were pretty busy at the time and made the mistake of not following up properly. Learn from our mistake.
Service Magic also offers helpful tips for business owners to help them get customers.
Since we have not used them for quite some time, I am not endorsing or saying not to try the company. When you start a handyman business, getting customers can be a challenged and this might be a way to generate more leads. You will have to decide if the cost and the leads you receive are worth your money and time.
Until next time.