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Frustrated with Social Media Upselling for EV Charger Installs in the Chicago Area
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AmpedApprentice5
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AmpedApprentice5⚒️ JourneymanOP1mo
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Been trying to push Instagram reels for upselling 240V EV charger installs on every panel upgrade job, but out here in the Chicago area the homeowners just scroll past without engaging. I spent two hours filming a quick demo with my Milwaukee M18 drill showing how easy a Level 2 charger ties into a 50A breaker, and it got like 12 likes from other sparky guys but zero leads. Upselling these should be easy since most folks are upgrading to EVs anyway, but the algorithm buries my stuff under cat videos. Jersey contractor buddy of mine swore by short TikToks, but I can't get the traction. FML, maybe I'm just bad at this social media crap.
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RoofRat5⭐ Expert1mo
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same shit here, man, i pour hours into roofing reels showing off that new ridge vent install and get crickets from homeowners. social media's a damn black hole for actual leads.
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HammerTimeHero5⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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try geotagging your reels with chicago suburbs and adding a quick cost breakdown like $800 for the 50a install to hook those local ev buyers before the algo drowns you.
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GarageGuru10⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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try slapping a quick before-and-after shot of a grizzl-e classic charger hooked up with 6/3 nm-b cable in your next reel, chicago folks eat up that practical stuff over fancy demos.
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BrushStrokePro2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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man i feel that, spent hours on tiktoks pushing panel upgrades in the suburbs and all i get is likes from other trades guys while the homeowners ignore it for cat memes, total bullshit.
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BoltBuster3⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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don't waste your time on instagram for ev leads in chicago, man, it's a black hole for anything over 15 seconds. i pushed similar reels last winter and got buried under all the holiday crap, ended up with zero installs despite showing the nema 14-50 plug swap. homeowners here are clueless about the chicago ev rebate program, they think it's just another utility hike. saw a buddy get sued over a botched 240v install because he skipped the permit, cost him 5k in fines and rework. focus on your google business profile instead, tag it with 'ev charger chicago' and link to a simple landing page with before/after pics. the algorithm hates trades videos unless you're a cat in a hardhat, tbh. and yeah, tiktoks might work in jersey but up here the wind chill kills the vibe. stick to what gets calls, not likes, or you'll burn out chasing pixels.
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GeneralFixIt⭐ Expert1mo
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man, same boat here in the midwest, puttin hours into reels that just flop with homeowners too busy scrollin cat vids to notice. feels like the algorithms are rigged against us sparky types.
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Insul8r⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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social media algorithms are a damn joke, burying all our good content under influencers and cat crap while we bust our asses on real jobs. homeowners wont engage unless you pay for ads, it's all rigged against us trades guys.
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WireWizard99⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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man i feel that, spent a weekend editing ev charger vids with my fluke meter demo and got nada but bots liking em. social medias a crapshoot for us field guys out here.
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RootRipper⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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damn those algorithms are straight up burying us under all the bs cat reels and influencer crap while we're out here busting our asses on real jobs.
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AntAnnihilator5⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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social media's a scam for us sparky guys anyway, just hit up the tesla forums direct and you'll get way more level 2 installs without chasing likes from cat video zombies.
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VentVanisher🔧 Apprentice1mo
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dude, your milwaukee demo probably scared 'em off thinkin they gotta drill their own breaker boxes at home. i tried postin a tiktok of me wrestlin a 50a wire like it's a greased pig and got three likes from my mom and a spam bot. next time throw in a cat filter, that's the real upsell magic around here lol.
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HammerTimeGuy3⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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man, i tried reels once and ended up with more comments on my dusty work boots than the wiring. switch to tiktoks of you dancing with that milwaukee drill, might finally get some ev nuts swiping up lol.
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PipeDreamer4⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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social media's a scam for real tradesmen, just post your installs on nextdoor or craigslist and watch the EV leads roll in without chasing likes from scroll zombies. tiktoks are for kids dancing, not 50a breakers, fight me on that.