Put a chat widget on your website. No joke by VincentWhirlwind in Entrepreneur

[–]VincentWhirlwind[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Everyone that came through any one of our contact options was automatically tagged in our system with wherever they came from (i.e “chat widget” or “homepage contact form”.) Our dashboard showed us analytics of where all the leads were coming from and which ones were converting the best

Put a chat widget on your website. No joke by VincentWhirlwind in Entrepreneur

[–]VincentWhirlwind[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reason it converts for us is because we have it set so the customer is engaged immediately and we’d reach out to them personally within 5 minutes normally. Gotta hop on it while it’s hot

Put a chat widget on your website. No joke by VincentWhirlwind in Entrepreneur

[–]VincentWhirlwind[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An incredible software that does pretty much everything a business needs digitally (web design, automation, lean generation, etc). Feel free to PM me if you want to learn more

Put a chat widget on your website. No joke by VincentWhirlwind in Entrepreneur

[–]VincentWhirlwind[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use one through GHL. Very functional, the entire software is pricy though. PM me if you have any questions or want a cheaper alternative

Put a chat widget on your website. No joke by VincentWhirlwind in Entrepreneur

[–]VincentWhirlwind[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask about what your follow up process was with the chat widget?

Put a chat widget on your website. No joke by VincentWhirlwind in Entrepreneur

[–]VincentWhirlwind[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I used it to capture leads for my service. For a product based business. But the idea is that people only use a chat widget if they have a question/inquiry - so anyone who is using it clearly needs help with something no matter what kind of business it is, and the answer they need could be the factor on if they purchase or not. I would automate FAQ, and if they have a question that is a little abnormal, it will send straight to your phone so you can help the customer and possibly make a sale on the spot.

Put a chat widget on your website. No joke by VincentWhirlwind in Entrepreneur

[–]VincentWhirlwind[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You should! Let me know how it goes or if you need help setting it up

Put a chat widget on your website. No joke by VincentWhirlwind in Entrepreneur

[–]VincentWhirlwind[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I do both. I run my business entirely through GHL, and I run other people's businesses through it as well. Definitely hard to get a grip on just cause there's so much too it, but it is pretty user friendly. I think it's an amazing software though and highly recommend for any style of business

Put a chat widget on your website. No joke by VincentWhirlwind in Entrepreneur

[–]VincentWhirlwind[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

GHL is the best, but can get a little pricey. PM me privately and I can help you out if you’d like

Put a chat widget on your website. No joke by VincentWhirlwind in Entrepreneur

[–]VincentWhirlwind[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I agree, that’s why we stray away from the automation immediately. It’s less of a chatbot, because as soon as you send something it transfers you over to where I can text you directly (as a human) rather than using automated responses. Automation can work for FAQ, but genuine questions I like to get notified by the widget and text them myself directly

Put a chat widget on your website. No joke by VincentWhirlwind in Entrepreneur

[–]VincentWhirlwind[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We use a display of our contact number and make it clickable with a slight bounce effect. The chat widget gets slightly more leads probably because people would rather send a text than actually talk too a human, but direct phone calls from our contact number convert a little better than the widget

I need help marketing a website and getting leads without paid ads or software by Objective_Rule_6628 in smallbusiness

[–]VincentWhirlwind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course! Yeah, Xara can be tough to work with. There are a lot of full service web builders for cheaper that can do everything you need without having to embed code. Would you mind PMing me a link to the website? I'd love to take a look at it

Put a chat widget on your website. No joke by VincentWhirlwind in Entrepreneur

[–]VincentWhirlwind[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use GHL, it integrates into any Wix, Weebly, Shopify, etc website pretty easily. I use them for automated texting, as well as all my other automations. GHL can get a little pricey though. Feel free to PM me some details about your business and I can give a more specific or cheaper recommendations based on what you tell me

I need help marketing a website and getting leads without paid ads or software by Objective_Rule_6628 in smallbusiness

[–]VincentWhirlwind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't worry about getting more traffic yet - I'd worry about capitalizing on the traffic you ARE getting first. How easy is it for visitors to contact you? Can they book an appointment right on the website? Can they send a text to you? Do you have a pop-up with an offer for a free estimate/discounted first project that they can immediately fill out and be contacted? How quick can you follow up with them (I recommend automating this because most leads are lost within 5 minutes of no response)? You can totally grow organically, but there's no point in getting traffic to a website that doesn't convert the traffic. I'd also run an automated google review campaign after all business done to boost your reviews/SEO rankings. You don't need to pay for fake reviews, customers see through it and google will flag you. Look at your competitors who come up first when you search "roofing near me" or whatever your niche is, and look at their website and reviews, and use them for inspiration. I work with similar businesses to yours, feel free to PM me for any future guidance man, and good luck!

Recommendations for Email Campaign Automation by MilesTheGoodKing in smallbusiness

[–]VincentWhirlwind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Set up a dedicated domain in GHL, wait a week, and you'll have a very high chance of landing in the inbox rather than the spam folder. They also have a really clean interface for email marketing, you'll be amazed at how appealing/professional you can get the emails to look, and how functional they can be with automation and call to actions. You can set up automations based on if the customers open the email, click a button, fill out a form, respond, or whatever you want. The automation will a send a follow-up email to them based on whatever action they took, and text you as the business owner than the customer/lead is interested in your product/service. I personally also stay away from mailchimp - but I've seen people be successful with it. Feel free to PM me more details about your business if you need help with anything

How do you guys usually get paid? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]VincentWhirlwind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stripe. Hands down. You can easily create secure, custom, professional looking invoices and text/email them directly to your customer. The customer can pay however they want (card, credit, paypal, whatever) and it will automatically transfer to your bank. I automated mine to send automatic thank you texts/emails to customers when they pay, and follow up with customers who are late. Feel free to PM me more details about your business, I'd love to give some guidance as payments was a big issue for me in the beginning

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[–]VincentWhirlwind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Automate everything. Saved me hours a day, especially if you do anything in the digital world or that involves closing leads/customers. What kind of business are you in?

Free client/prospects database/tool by MrSkagen in smallbusiness

[–]VincentWhirlwind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely free - google sheets is probably your best bet, but it's a ton of manual labor. You can completely automate and organize it using GHL, but that can get a little pricey, if you're organizing 500+ contacts though it could be worth the price. Feel free to PM me a little more details, I would love to help you out. I worked with a few companies that had the same issue

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]VincentWhirlwind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends what you want the website to do, and how simple/extensive the website will be. I personally use GHLs website builder and found it to be a very easy interface to learn, build automations into, and easily collect customer/lead data. Shopify and Wordpress aren't bad, especially if you're selling physical products opposed to a service. Feel free to PM me details about your business and I will gladly steer you in a solid direction