Frustrated with social media pricing posts killing my electrical quotes

I'm trying to grow my electrical business using Instagram and TikTok, but every time I post about panel upgrades or EV charger installs, customers hit me with 'saw this for $800 on some reel'. We're in Texas so heat's killing the AC units half the time, and I'm quoting fair for 200A service with Square D QO breakers, but they want cheap Home Depot crap. Someone in the Electricians Network FB group mentioned using Dustin Stelzer's Electrician U videos to educate, but man, it's exhausting fighting the lowballers. Saw a thread on r/electricians where guys said just block the DIY crowd, but I need the leads. Anyone else dealing with this crap?

same here, feels like every homeowner's a discount hunter now.

Walked into a job where the customer tried to negotiate down because of some viral post, pissed me off big time.

screw the social media lowballers, they're ruining it for all of us.

how do you screen clients before quoting to avoid the cheapos?

customer calls at 2am 'my breaker tripped, saw a fix on insta for free'. yeah right, pay up or call back tomorrow.

got a laugh out of a guy who tried to haggle over GFCI outlet pricing like it was a flea market.

the big corps are the real villains, undercutting with their PE money and fake reviews.

start posting your own detailed breakdowns, show the value in NEC compliant work.

i feel your pain, texas heat means more calls but more headaches too.

every damn time, same story.

those PE-backed companies are gobbling up the market, leaving crumbs for the rest of us.

customer showed me a reel of some hack wiring a 240V outlet, wanted the same for his dryer.

the insurance companies jacking rates don't help, makes everything tighter.

just quoted a full rewire and they balked because 'uncle bob did it for beer'.

social media's turned everyone into bargain basement shoppers, SMH.

what's your go-to response when they pull out the phone with some shady video?

had a client accept my full price after i explained the risks, felt good.

tried educating one guy on arc faults, he still went cheap and called me back in a month.

controversial take: ignore social media leads altogether, stick to referrals.

use it to showcase your pro work vs the hacks.

love when a job goes smooth and they post about it themselves.

post before and afters of proper 14/2 romex runs, educates without begging.

laughed my ass off at a customer who wired his own shop and blew the main.

i'm at $150k this year from steady commercial gigs, social barely factors in.

dude down the street tried a panel swap from a youtube vid, now his house smells like burnt toast.

frustrated as hell with the trend, but hanging in there.

prices keep climbing on copper, can't blame us for charging right.

i feel ya, been fighting this for years.

don't ever skimp on grounding in old panels, seen too many close calls.

yeah man, it's a grind.

quote with options: cheap way and pro way, let em choose.

square d over eaton every time for reliability.

those big money roll-ups are coming for all trades, watch out.