Click a question to learn the answer:
- What about personal contact with my customer?
- What information does my customer have to have to complete Quick Estimator ®?
- How do I get the budgetary estimate from my customer after they complete it?
- How does your program provide me with pre-qualified leads?
- How does this really save me money?
- How will this increase my profits?
- How do I get the Business Marketing Tools from your sample pack?
- Does Quick Estimator® change for different geographic locations?
- Why would I use your system when I need to be in front of my potential customer to see and sell the job?
- How does Quick Estimator® determine its pricing?
- What does the term “national average” mean and how is it generated?
- How long is the subscription period?
- Does my subscription renew automatically each year?
- How do I know MyPaintBid.com will work for me?
- Do I need a computer or the Internet to be a member?
- How do I know my customers are using MyPaintBid.com?
- I advertise now why do I need additional costs?
- What if I do not do residential painting?
- Can I link my website to MyPaintBid.com for my customers?
Questions & Answers
- What about personal contact with my customer?
We encourage personal contact and this program is the first step towards planning a successful project. It’s designed to educate your potential customer, pre-qualify them and enhance your personal contact while improving your close rate. TOP - What information does my customer have to have
to complete Quick Estimator®?
Quick Estimator® requires an access code provided by you, the customer's e-mail address, room dimensions, and 3 minutes or so to answer the easy to understand questions, your contact information will be along side of the Quick Estimator in the event your customer needs to contact you or ask any question while using the system. TOP - How do I get the budgetary estimate from
my customer after they complete it?
An e-mail is sent to you with the summary of the details they answered along with a ballpark estimate for labor and materials, we encourage a follow up e-mail or call and review the summary with them and show them what you can do for them by looking at the job personally. TOP - Does your program
provide me with leads?
Every time your exclusive access code is used in Quick Estimator our system automatically generates an email that is sent instantly to you, and only you, with the potential customers contact information and their realistic budgetary estimate with a complete summary of work. At the same time, a second email is sent to the potential customer with your contact information including the realistic ballpark estimate. Included with these qualified leads via email, your contact information will be displayed beside the Quick Estimator whenever your access code is entered into the system. This is another way for potential customers to be able to contact you thereby helping you to increase your closing rate. TOP - How does this really save me money?
Absolutely, Your time is valuable, this tool allows you to provide multiple estimates without any time or travel invested. It is working for you 24/7. TOP - How will this increase my profits?
What you save on time and fuel by modernizing your estimating process you will recoup your annual membership fee within two or three uses, what’s saved on the remainder of your first year with us will most certainly strengthen you bottom line. TOP - How do I get the Business Marketing
Tools from your sample pack?
The BMT listed in our sample pack can be ordered from us after these tools are customized to reflect your specific input. Pricing is determined by each item and quantity ordered (contact us with required items and quantity). TOP - Does Quick Estimator® change
for different geographic locations?
Currently Quick Estimator® is based on a national average cost for both labor and material. We will be implementing a new more advanced version called (Zip Code Pro™) where your input, based on geography, will set the Quick Estimator® pricing to your exclusive zip code. TOP - Why would I use your system when I need
to be in front of my potential customer to see and sell the job?
With today’s cost of travel it is important that your potential customer is serious about hiring a professional to complete their painting project. Everyone is in need of more than one estimate do you want to be comparing yourself to the low ball or a painter that does not know how to estimate a paint job. Price is as important to your customer as it is to you and once a fair price has been established you need to be able to talk about all the other factors that make for a successful paint job. TOP - How does Quick Estimator® determine
its pricing?
Quick Estimator® determines its realistic pricing by using paint industry costs for both labor and material on an average of professional painting skill set, geography and mid-range products across the USA. Quick Estimator is not your quoted price for your customer; however, it should be used as a comparison. TOP - What does the term “national average” mean
and how is it generated?
The term national average is a cross section of pricing representative of painting projects and material costs across the United States. Depending upon your geography the term “industry average” or “national average pricing” may vary up or down. TOP - How long is the subscription period?
The subscription period for Quick Estimator® is one year. TOP - Does my subscription renew automatically
each year?
Your subscription will never renew without your permission. Upon the end of your subscription year you will be contacted by a MyPaintBid.com representative to renew your subscription and be updated on the latest products and services we offer. TOP - How do I know MyPaintBid.com will work
for me?
MyPaintBid.com will work for you instantly by saving you money without you having to travel on each estimate that your customer completes using the Quick Estimator Internet tool. The more customers who budget themselves the more pre-qualified business you will receive. TOP - Do I need a computer or the Internet
to be a member?
No you don’t. The only thing we ask is you have an e-mail address (we can help you set one up they are free). This first stage is designed to be customer friendly and as we all know your savvy consumers today are using the Internet to make informed buying decisions. With Profile Builder™ you will get your own webpage and URL @ no additional cost (just think advertising on the World Wide Web for free). TOP - How do I know my customers are using
MyPaintBid.com?
You will know your customers are using MyPaintBid.com because we are able to track how often your access code is used in the system. (your payback is within 2-3 uses and we encourage you to use it as many times a month as you can) Also by noticing your close rate increasing and your monthly fuel consumption decreasing. TOP - I advertise now why do I need additional
costs?
Even if you already spending money on advertising this is a tool to be used in conjunction with your advertising (you are now able to track any advertising and the return on that investment with your access code). You start benefiting and saving instantly before a paint job is even started, by modernizing your estimating process by simply adding your access code to your advertisements, you will save money not add additional cost. TOP - What if I do not do residential painting?
Even if you don’t do residential work you can utilize Profile Builder™ to display your resume and show your customers painting is a skilled trade and what it takes to do professional painting and keeping up with the trends within that industry. In the future we will be adding both commercial and industrial applications and in joining now you will receive updates and a newsletter charting the progress of these new applications. TOP - Can I link my website to MyPaintBid.com
for my customers?
Yes, with your membership we include Web Link™ which enables you to place a link to MyPaintBid.com directly from your website to ours. Also if you have your own website Profile Builder allows you to link from MyPaintBid.com back to your website. TOP
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