anyone else struggling to land office moves in atlanta?

we're in atlanta and just quoted $4500 for a full office relocation including all the furniture disassembly and it's like pulling teeth to get them to sign. been hitting up local businesses with flyers but they keep going with the big national chains like two men and a truck. anyone got tips on breaking into commercial without dropping rates?

fml, same here every damn time they say 'we'll think about it' and ghost you.

been there brother, atlanta's market is cutthroat for sure.

i tell ya, had a client laugh when i mentioned our rate then hire the guy who wrecked their desk.

ugh the commercial side is brutal, i feel your pain.

god i hate chasing these leads all day.

totally get it, took me months to close my first office gig.

screw the big chains, they're the reason we can't get fair pay.

join a local chamber of commerce, i landed two offices last month through networking.

those nationals are killing us small guys.

we're at 60% commercial now, started with free audits.

sharkbite approach: just do it, forget the big boys.

big chains suck, always.

those corporate assholes don't care about us.

watched a moving matt video on ig, he swears by targeted emails to hr depts.

yep, hr is the key.

we're in the same boat.

solid advice.

dont chase, let them come to you via google.

had a similar issue, felt like crap.

big companies are the devil.

network at business expos, that's how i got my break.

cold calls work if you script em right.

dont waste time on flyers, go digital.

saw a post in moving professionals fb group about partnering with realtors.

realtors can hook you up big time.

hate when they negotiate down to nothing.

this is my life rn.

laughed when a client said our quote was 'too professional'.

flyers? tried door hangers on offices, zero bites.

office managers are the gatekeepers, build rapport.

big chains gonna big chain.

we all feel that struggle.

cold outreach via linkedin, landed a $6k move.

totally.

asked this on r/movers, got some decent tips.

r/movers has gems sometimes.

frustrated with the no-shows.

same old story.

had a guy tip me $20 after haggling the whole time.

humor in the hustle i guess.

what's your follow up strategy?

office moves.

we're hurting too.

big corps suck.

yeah the nationals.

try offering bundle with storage.

storage upsell works wonders.

get it.

frustrated af.

cold calls all day.

optimize your site for 'atlanta office movers'.

site seo is key.

we're there with ya.

what's your pitch?

pitch tweaks helped me.

we feel ya.

totally.

office gigs pay off long term.

we're struggling too.

big chains ruining it.

watched tommy mello on tiktok, he says niche down to offices.

niche is smart.

hustle harder on referrals.

referrals from past jobs.

build that network.

we get the pain.

same situation here.

optimize google my business.

google is everything.

had to lower rates once, regret it.

what's your min for office?

min quotes.

we're in atlanta too, same bs.

atlanta probs.

landed one via fb group.

fb groups help.

dirt cheap competition.

competition is fierce.

had a funny one where the client moved themselves and called us for the heavy stuff.

we're all in this.

yep.

atlanta mover here, network with property managers.

property managers are gold.

big companies suck the life out.

frustrated with bids.

same.

we get it.

totally.

cold email templates from r/movers worked for me.

templates save time.

had to fire a lead gen guy, waste.

lead gen scams.

client tried to pay with crypto lol.

crypto? wtf.

we feel the struggle.

big chains forever.

joe here, upsell packing services.

packing upsell yes.

hate the hagglers.

hagglers suck.

networking events changed my game.

events worth it.

we're hurting.

same.

office moves.

try linkedin ads.

ads can work.

we get ya.

totally.

hit up co-working spaces.

co-working leads.

gurus say niche.

niche down.

commercial is tough but rewarding.