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Instant estimate tool
Also called: Online estimator, Instant quote tool
An instant estimate tool is a form on a website that gives a homeowner a price range on the spot in exchange for their contact details, turning a browser into a lead before they call anyone else.
In practice
Roofers, painters, fence and lawn companies use them because the homeowner wants a number and will trade a phone number for it. The range is wide on purpose; the point is the lead, and the estimator sets the real price on site.
The tool only works if someone follows up within minutes. The homeowner has the number and is now shopping with it.
Related terms
- Conversion rate optimizationConversion rate optimization is changing a page's layout, copy, forms and buttons, then measuring, so a larger share of the same visitors call or book.
- Speed to leadSpeed to lead is the time between a lead arriving and the business responding, and the first contractor to respond wins a large share of the jobs.
- LeadA lead is a person who contacted the business about work by phone, form, text, chat or booking, before anyone has checked whether the job is real.
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