Commercial office moves: how I landed three big clients this quarter

Been in the moving game for 15 years, and lately I've been focusing on commercial office relocations out here in the Chicago area my whole career. The key for me has been networking at local business chambers and offering free consultations where I walk through their floor plans with them, pointing out how we can minimize downtime using things like padded dollies and modular furniture disassembly. I saw a thread on r/moving about lead gen for commercial jobs, and it reminded me to leverage LinkedIn for targeting HR managers at tech firms moving downtown. Someone in the Moving Professionals Facebook group swore by creating short demo videos of past office moves to post on Google Business Profile. Last month, that approach got me a $15k contract for relocating a 50-person law firm, no downtime over a weekend. TBH, it's all about building trust with specifics like our inventory tracking system that scans every box in real-time. If you're chasing commercial leads, start with those local events, it pays off big time.

goddamn corporate types nickel and dime you on every pallet jack rental then ghost when it's time to sign. commercial leads are a crapshoot unless you got an in.

don't chase commercial without ironclad contracts. had a client last year try to withhold payment over 'scratches' on antique desks we never touched. get everything in writing upfront.

same here, chicago winters make scheduling these a nightmare with snow delays. feels like half my leads fall through because of weather.