Boiler lead companies

[AllyBongo]

Anyone ever used companies that sell you boiler leads, tempted to give them a try, but unsure if it will actually be worth it. Its just installs we are looking to do

 

[kris]

Yeh u til recently I used to,,, I used a company called service magic and boiler guide, both have recently changed ownership and name, I've had many a job off them so if your quite then it's handy , just remember you pay for the lead but it's not garaunteed work just garaunteed foot in the door to give an estimate,,, most of the time I was competing against British Gas and SSE so my quotes always looked great next to theres lol,,,

 

[kris]

Forgot to say tell them it's just installs and they'll only send u instal leads,

 

[AllyBongo]

Cheers. I always thought they were a bit of a scam. So, do you just tell them how many leads you want and they send the details over? Do they always have leads in your area?

 

[smtplumbing]

dont use quotis

 

[AllyBongo]

dont use quotis

Bad leads???

 

[hammers4spanner]

is service magic now called holmes media?

seem to get loads of emails from them referencing boilers

 

[smtplumbing]

they tie you in bad leads cant claim money back etc etc etc

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Are they any good? Always thought it was a one way money earner for them?

 

[thorn]

Used service Magic a while back for a few jobs. Can't complain really, don't like paying for jobs but it worked. They did send over a few dud leads - just kicked up a fuss and they refunded me everyone I complained about. I was getting about 50% of jobs I quoted

 

[thorn]

Reading that back to myself i might start using them again!:smile5:

 

[hammers4spanner]

i have used boiler guide in the past and would steer away from them imho ..

seemed to have a lot of dud leads

 

[Millsy 82]

is service magic now called holmes media?

seem to get loads of emails from them referencing boilers

No it's gone to quotatis or something like that.

I used to just get boiler service and breakdowns off service magic had a few but some were just a waste of time wanting to pay £20 and stuff like that. It's a shame you can't pick and choose which ones you want to but a bit like rated people as you can usually sort the bad ones out before you buy.

 

[AllyBongo]

Holmes Media seems set up pretty well, think we're going to give it a try. Also spoke to Leads to You today, same kind of set up but a bit more expensive.

 

[myles]

I use boiler guide, actually on an install this week from them. Any dud leads ie: wrong number, no replies etc then they do refund (I have had about 4 duff leads) also usual problem with potential customers who think replacing a back boiler costs £1000 all in lol. This is the first install I have got the nod on through them and it was a last chance before I closed the account!

 

[AllyBongo]

I use boiler guide, actually on an install this week from them. Any dud leads ie: wrong number, no replies etc then they do refund (I have had about 4 duff leads) also usual problem with potential customers who think replacing a back boiler costs £1000 all in lol. This is the first install I have got the nod on through them and it was a last chance before I closed the account!

How long have you been using them and how many leads roughly did you buy?

 

[myles]

Been with them since about sept, probably bought 9 or 10 leads of which 4 were no good, but at least they refunded without any quibbling! Alot of it depends on location with how many leads you can get around my area I dont get many as its the back of beyond but if you were near to a town/city I would imagine you would pick up a lot more leads!

 

[IDCHAPPY]

They are all vermin in my eyes, i know they can work though.

 

[gassafe]

Iv used boiler guide before, not so much anymore. The descriptions that the customers give are so brief it's sometimes hard to know what sort of lead your buying!

I also found most the customers wanted it in the cheap, they also don't appreciate that we pay for the leads & once has a customer who didnt bother answering the door & told me she changed her mind! No refund from boiler guide as it was past there 2 or 3 day complaint time!!! Grr! They also said it's the opportunity to quote, not there fault the customer changed there mind so will sometimes quibble a refund!

 

[jtsplumbing]

How do these company's manage to get all these leads in the first place ? don't see them advertising apart from rated people, our local yellow pages must have hundreds of local plumbers, What guarantee do they offer if you get a S--t job done or is it not there problem

 

[gassafe]

How do these company's manage to get all these leads in the first place ? don't see them advertising apart from rated people, our local yellow pages must have hundreds of local plumbers, What guarantee do they offer if you get a S--t job done or is it not there problem

I guess there well placed on google for new boilers searches etc... They don't offer any guarantee to installer or customer, it's just a lead generator, it's up to the customer to decided & check installer references etc... Plus the installer will get reviews from the accepted quotes on the website profiles etc