We never used Service Magic for lead generation but I did find our structural PE there and it has worked out great.
Andrew Truitt Standard Solar Inc. On 4/20/10, solar...@aol.com <solar...@aol.com> wrote: > > Allan: > > Things may have changed since we used them (or rather, vice versa). This > outfit is certainly ramping up their advertising media dollars. > > My advice would be > 1) Make sure you do not mind having to cancel the credit card you give them > (you may want to terminate service later); > 2) Get and READ their lead return policy.... become a speed demon when > returning leads. > > Along with the occasional solar lead, you may be receiving names of people > who want to do anything for their home from re-roofing to installing double > pane windows on the doghouse. And get used to seeing the same contractors > bidding against you on any of their referrals. SunPower has recently > engaged their services on a trial basis but we are loathe to give them a > credit > card number. > > The only magic for us was how they made our dollars disappear....but > things may be different now. Calfinder is cut from the same cloth - quite > literally. If I ever hear anything differently on these people in the > future, > I'll let you know. If you do go ahead with their service, let us know how > it goes. > > Patrick A. Redgate > AMECO Solar, Inc. > Serving Solar California > Since 1974 > 7623 Somerset, Blvd. > Paramount, CA 90723 > 562-633-4400 > > > _www.solarexpert.com_ (http://www.solarexpert.com/) > _www.amecosolar.com_ (http://www.amecosolar.com/) > > > (http://www.positiveenergysolar.com/) > > > > In a message dated 4/20/2010 10:50:31 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > r...@solarray.com writes: > > Once you sign up, they start charging you, even for bogus leads. You never > get your money back, just credit (if you're lucky) to get more bogus > leads. > Also, they waste a lot of your time with different sales reps calling you, > but never talking to each other, their internal communication is zilch. > Here's a quick breakdown of our experience: > > > cash out of pocket: around $40 > time talking to reps, paperwork: 20hrs > Leads generated: a Renter wanting more information on"that solar stuff", > who was about an hour away. > Aggravation in dealing with a company that really seems to be > unscrupulous: > Priceless. > > > I was already suspicious before the first lead, but decided to see. > As soon as I saw they had zero filtering of the leads, I immediately moved > to dump them, which took weeks, BTW. > > > > > R. Walters > _...@solarray.com_ (mailto:r...@solarray.com) > Solar Engineer > > > > > > > > > On Apr 19, 2010, at 8:50 PM, Allan Sindelar wrote: > > > Wrenches, > There was a thread last year about Service Magic's lead generation > "service". At that time, the strongest message I heard was not to let them > in, > because their leads are seldom good and you can't get rid of them. I don't > think that I recall a single positive review of them on this list. > > Has anything changed since then? What's the current story, please? > Thanks, > Allan > > -- > _<xm > > Allan Sindelar > al...@positiveenergysolar.com_ (mailto:al...@positiveenergysolar.com) > NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic Installer > EE98J Journeyman Electrician > Positive Energy, Inc. > 3201 Calle Marie > Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507 > 505 424-1112 > _www.positiveenergysolar.com_ (http://www.positiveenergysolar.com/) > > > > > > > > > > -- Sent from my mobile device "Don't get me wrong: I love nuclear energy! It's just that I prefer fusion to fission. And it just so happens that there's an enormous fusion reactor safely banked a few million miles from us. It delivers more than we could ever use in just about 8 minutes. And it's wireless!" ~William McDonough _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
