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roselvaggio
Jobber Ambassador
14 days ago

Anyone else seeing less leads than normal for this time of year?

Typically we are chaotic and booked this time of year, but we’ve had to run multiple discount promos using Jobber’s email campaigns to offset! Last April, we closed the month with almost 100 leads and this year it looks like we’ll close out about 25% less. Is it the economy and the price of eggs? Something else? Our pricing is higher than most in our area based on our reputation!

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  • AlwaysMaggie42's avatar
    AlwaysMaggie42
    Contributor 2
    14 hours ago

    I've noticed it also, but I have noticed quite a few new companies popping up in my area.  I have bidded quite a few jobs, won a couple of them and got ghosted on a few.  Followed up on the ones I didn't get and some of the owner's said they went with someone cheaper and some said they were going to save their money due to gas prices rising and everything else going up because of the gas prices...a little tuff right now for everyone...

  • GardenStatePros's avatar
    GardenStatePros
    Contributor 2
    7 days ago

    Yeah, I’ve noticed a slight slowdown too compared to last year—nothing crazy, but definitely not as “automatic” as it used to be.

     

    I don’t think it’s just one thing. Feels like a mix of:

     

    • People being a little tighter with money right now
    • More competition popping up in the space
    • And customers shopping around more instead of booking right away

     

     

    What’s helped me:

     

    • Following up WAY more than before (a lot of jobs are sitting in “maybe” longer)
    • Offering simple add-ons instead of heavy discounts
    • Pushing value hard instead of price (before/after content, reviews, etc.)

     

     

    Also noticed lighting installs and higher-ticket services are still moving if you position them right.

     

    Curious—are you seeing more ghosting after quotes too or just fewer leads overall?