Never lose a painting job to a missed call
Painting is estimate-driven and weather-driven. The phone rings while everyone is on a ladder, and a quote that goes out on Monday is forgotten by Friday.
Where inquiries slip away
Calls during job hours
Owners and crews are on site when most homeowners call, so first contact often goes to voicemail.
Estimates with no follow-up
Exterior quotes are big decisions. Without a nudge, a quote sits in someone's inbox until another painter calls back first.
Spring and fall rushes
Inquiries cluster in good weather. The busier you are, the more you miss.
The questions it asks
Every trade needs different details to make a callback useful. For painting companies, a typical conversation covers:
- Interior, exterior, or both?
- Roughly how many stories or rooms?
- What's the surface: wood, vinyl, brick, drywall?
- When would you like it done?
- Which town is the property in?
What drives a ballpark
If you want it to give a ballpark, it works from your own price guide. The factors that usually matter:
- Square footage and number of stories
- Surface type and prep needed
- Number of coats and colors
- Season and your current schedule
Any estimate is a range, labeled as a ballpark, and your people confirm the final price.
Following up so quotes don't go quiet
Check in a couple of days after a quote goes out, then once more a week later. Painters often get more answers by following up before the season fills up than after.
Follow-up reminders go to a named person on your team, and monthly reporting shows what was answered, quoted and won. Read our guide to following up politely.
Questions from painting companies
Can it give a painting estimate?
Only if you want it to, and only a ballpark range built from your own price guide. The final price is always confirmed by your estimator after a visit.
Will it handle repaint-the-whole-house inquiries and small touch-ups differently?
Yes. You decide which job types get a ballpark, which get a site visit, and which you'd rather screen out.
Run a painting business in NH or Maine?
Tell me what's slipping. I'll give you an honest answer, even if it's that you don't need me.
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