Category: Technology

Win more deals, impress your customers! 

Successful HVAC/R businesses know that every touchpoint with your customers matters.  And to turn leads into customers and truly provide a 5-star experience you need the right tools for the job.  That’s why we are proud to announce OnCall Air now seamlessly integrates with Housecall Pro.  It’s the best way to win more jobs and provide an amazing customer experience.  

Housecall Pro is trusted by more than 4,000 HVAC, electrical and plumbing businesses ranging from small to large. The simple to use platform helps with your scheduling, dispatching, customer communications, billing, payments and more.  You’ll earn more 5-star reviews and save time.  

With OnCall Air, you’ll get a total sales platform that elevates sales, empowers your technicians and streamlines your sales processes. Easily create custom quotes, provide customers more choices and recommend upgrades that delivers more value to your customers and profit to your business.   

Take advantage of this amazing new integration today.  Signing up and getting up and running is simple. Get started today and you’ll receive a $50 gas card just for attending a demo of Housecall Pro. And if you sign up, you can receive up to 3 months of OnCall Air free and up to 25% off your first year of Housecall Pro.   

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The Ultimate Guide To Yelp For Business Owners

Whether customers want to buy the latest tech, dine at the finest local restaurant, or find a plumber to fix a leaky faucet fast, they’ll most likely check reviews before purchasing, ordering, or contracting.

In fact, one out of three customers reported a three-star or lower rating would dissuade them from patronizing a business. This places immense pressure on businesses to not only satisfy their customers but to delight them as well.

If you own and operate an established business or are just getting started, Yelp is a platform that can help customers provide valuable feedback and for prospective customers to find you. In this ultimate guide to Yelp for businesses, we detail how to get started, the intricacies of the platform including free and paid tools, and tips for managing your business.

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Do you use 100% of your HVAC-R software?

Most HVAC-R businesses only use 10% of their business operations software mainly because most software is incredibly hard to learn and use.

Not Housecall Pro.

Housecall Pro has been voted as the #1 easiest platform to use for five years in a row and also boasts the shortest onboarding time so you can get up and running in no time.

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Introducing: Housecall Pro XL

Watsco is excited to announce our software partnership with Housecall Pro and the brand new XL platform.

Housecall Pro XL is a platform of powerful software tools to help accelerate your business growth, better manage your money, understand your numbers and analytics, and help deliver the most amazing customer experience possible.

Find out why Housecall Pro has become the preferred field service management solution for all HVAC-R professionals by requesting your free demo [here]

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Why Using and Promoting Online Booking Matters for Your Business

Let Online Booking Increase Your Revenue and Customer Approval

Home service pros need to do business online… even though it sounds counterintuitive. After all, the bulk of your work involves face-to-face visits with a customer on their property. Isn’t handing out business cards and earning referrals the old fashioned way enough? As it turns out: no.

A whopping 97% of people use the internet to find local services. That includes you, whether you do plumbing, carpet cleaning, garage door repair, or any other home-related business. And when once people find you, they want to book quickly. Up to 70% of customers would book online if it was available.

Perhaps the most important thing you can do for your in-person business is to allow online booking. And then you need to tell everyone about it.

Along with getting a great online booking software, what can you do to promote the option to book online? Let’s talk about how online booking sells itself by improving the customer experience, and what you can do to win over the unconvinced.

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Give Your Employees This Training Tool For Success

Set your employees up for success with East Coast Metal Distributors training tools.

We recently met with Melissa Bowling, an employee of Custom Sheetmetal Services in Durham, NC, to discuss her experience with East Coast Metal Distributors. Melissa was a fairly new employee that started at Custom Sheetmetal in February of 2019. As a new employee, we made sure she was provided sales support, training, and access to our online platform to ensure she had the tools she needed to succeed in her new role.

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Benefits of Remote A/C Monitoring with Sentree (Video)

The Sentree A/C Monitoring system provides remote air conditioner monitoring for HVAC business owners like Timothy Russ, CoolHouse Air Technology.




How to Elevate your Customers Experience while Maximizing your Profit

 

Think Homeowners don’t care about your presentation? Think again. Everyone in this day and age is used to shopping online and getting detailed-product information, reviews and recommendations on every purchase they make, from the smallest of items, like a pen, to the biggest, like a new vehicle.

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