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Midwest HVAC News
10 Ways To Get More HVAC
Leads.
Are you having a hard time getting HVAC leads? It’s a common problem
for many businesses, including HVAC companies.
 About
65% of businesses consider lead generation and website traffic
to be the biggest challenge they face. That says a lot considering
the other challenges they face. There are ways to generate leads
that are high-quality and you can convert into paying customers.
Do you want to learn how to get HVAC leads? Keep reading to discover
the top tips to get the best leads to your HVAC business.
Start with the Basics
Before you jump into any marketing efforts, you have to have a solid
foundation. Without the foundation, you could be throwing spaghetti
against the wall hoping that it sticks. A good foundation starts
with understanding your target market, your HVAC company’s brand,
and why someone would call your HVAC company.
Your target market is essentially your ideal client. Do you
generally want to work with commercial companies or residents? What
are their main challenges? How can you help them? The reason why
knowing your target market is important is that people will approach
looking for HVAC service providers differently. A property manager
at an apartment complex will have different needs from a suburban
family looking to have their HVAC system repaired.
Your brand is what people think about your HVAC company. It’s not
your logo. Your brand is the connection you create with your target
market. Reliability and professionalism could be important
components of your brand. Finally, there’s the million-dollar
question: why would people call your company? This is the one thing
that matters to your target audience that your competitors don’t.
That’s known as your unique selling proposition.
You Have to Be in Search Engines
Do you know where people will go when they need an HVAC company?
They’ll turn to a search engine, most likely Google. If your
business isn’t listed on the first page of results, it doesn’t
exist. The majority of people will stay on the first page. If you’re
on the second page, you don’t exist. You can optimize your site for
search engines, which will help your site appear higher in search
results. There are things you can do like make your website faster
and use the right keywords to improve your ranking.
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Referrals Still
Work
The mistake that many business owners make is that they just
assume that people will refer business to them. They also assume
that they can live off of that referral business. Do you know
how many people would give a referral?
About 83% of customers.
Do you know how many actually do? About 29%. The reason why they
don’t give referrals is that no one asks them to. This is great
news for you because you easily create a system to ask for
referrals. The first thing you can do is to ask. Ask for
referrals in your emails, and pick up the phone and directly ask
customers.
Finally, have a system in place to show appreciation to people
who refer business your way. It could be something simple like a
plant or a gift card to a local restaurant. People are more
inclined to refer more business to you when you show that you
appreciate the gesture.
Pay Per Click Ads
There is a lot of value in referrals, but if you want to grow,
you need to be more active in generating leads. Combining a
solid referral strategy with pay per click ads will go a long
way to help you grow your business. People will do research
about your business before they pick up the phone to call. You
can use
pay per click ads on Google to get your site among the top
search results. That will increase the likelihood you'll capture
some of that traffic.
How does pay per click differ from SEO? SEO does take a while to
build momentum, and it is an effective way to build trust with
potential clients. Pay per click is more immediate. Once you
turn on a campaign, you should start to see results because your
ad appears ahead of organic results.
Have a Great Website
When you use different tactics to drive traffic, you want to
make sure your website is ready for that traffic. People
will form an opinion about your business within a few
seconds of visiting your website.
They’ll decide whether or not they want to do business with you.
If your website takes too long to load, they’ll form a negative
impression of your company. You want to make sure your website
is
set up for speed, ease of use, and it's structured for
search engines.
Use the Power of Communities
Who are the people in your neighborhood? Thanks to
Nextdoor,
people are starting to find out. This app creates a community of
your neighbors. You can chat with them, ask questions, and learn
more about a specific neighborhood. As an HVAC provider, you can
also advertise directly to them. If you target residential
customers in a specific area, this could be a great way to get
in front of them.
Facebook Ads
You may think of Facebook as a way to connect with family or to
share the most embarrassing pictures of your kids. Facebook is a
powerful lead generation tool for your business. The reason why
is because it is inexpensive compared to other forms of
advertising.
It also allows you to deliver highly targeted campaigns. For
example, you can target homeowners in your area in the fall and
spring for maintenance before extreme weather sets in. That type
of tactic can generate reliable customers that contact you for
regular maintenance, repairs, and they can refer business your
way, too.
Google Local Service Ads
These types of ads are similar to PPC ads. The main difference
is that they’re targets to service providers like HVAC services,
plumbers, and electricians. With these ads, Google helps you get
the job. On standard PPC ads, users will perform a search, see
your ad, lick through, and hopefully take the next step and call
your HVAC company. You have to have a lot of pieces working
seamlessly together to capture that lead.
Plus, the user still has to take action. Google service ads take
a number of steps out of the process and they qualify the leads
for you. Plus, these ads feature you as a Google Guaranteed
provider. That ads a level of trust with consumers, making it
more likely that you’ll get contacted.
Someone is likely to search for HVAC providers near me. The top
of the results will list advertisers who were
carefully screened by Google to advertise as a local service
provider. Google will verify your license, insurance, and
perform a background check on your business. Google will also
ask users to specify the type of service they need and where.
Some of the services for HVAC providers include vent
installation, thermostat installation and repair, ductless HVAC
services, heating repair, and AC repair.
Always Add Value
There is a lot of competition among HVAC companies. The most
memorable and successful companies go a long way to be helpful.
You can do that through website content or video content.
People are always going to try to fix the issue themselves
before calling your HVAC company. Let’s say that someone’s HVAC
system is creating a high pitched sound when the heat runs.
They’re going to look up what that sound is and how it can be
fixed. You can position your company to be a valuable resource
to help people diagnose and solve the issue themselves.
If they can’t, they’re more likely to call your HVAC company
than anyone else. If they do, they’re more likely to remember
your company because you were so helpful. In one simple step,
you earned their trust and possibly created a loyal customer,
even if they don’t call your business right away.
Test and Measure Results
A mistake that many people make with they try to generate leads
is that they don’t measure results. They have no way to tell if
a campaign is working or not. They also don’t test their
campaigns to see where improvements can be made. They assume
that what they have is enough.
Don’t be afraid to experiment with different aspects of a
campaign. For example, if you run a pay per click campaign, you
can test different headlines to see which one gets the best
response. When you do run tests, only test one thing at a time.
Are You Ready to Get More HVAC Leads?
It’s not easy to run an HVAC business. In order to be a
successful business, you need to make sure that you are taking
steps to get in front of your customers. Learning how to get
HVAC leads really comes down to having a good foundation. You
have to have some of the basics down like your brand, your
target market, and your unique selling proposition. That helps
you narrow down your advertising channels and home in on various
ways to reach them. Once you have the basics down, you can
implement some of the creative ways listed here to get more HVAC
leads.
Do you want to know how you can get HVAC leads that are ready to
convert? Sign up for a
demo of our services and find out how we can drive leads to
your business.
Since 2006,
Service Direct has helped HVAC contractors all over North
America be found online. Unlike other online marketing companies,
our leads are exclusive and our platform allows you to see those
leads in real time.
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