Raising rates on cold outreach for interior jobs in zone 5 - here's my script

Been doin cold outreach door-to-door here in north jersey, zone 5 winters mean more indoor painting gigs but my old rate of $75/hr with Sherwin-Williams Emerald paint just aint cuttin it anymore with material costs up 20%. I bumped it to $95/hr last month and landed three kitchen cabinet jobs at $2,500 each, usin that Idaho Painter's tips on TikTok for the cold pitch. Guys in the Painting Contractors Facebook group been sayin the same, time to value our work or get squeezed out. Saw a thread on r/paintingbusiness where someone shared a similar script, worked like a charm for me too. If you're stuck at low rates, try highlightin the premium paint and warranty in your approach, its helped me close faster without the hagglin.

cold outreach? more like cold shoulder from half the homeowners lol, but hey if it gets you $95/hr im tryin that tomorrow.

sherwin williams emerald at $95? overpriced bs, stick to behr premium and charge $70, clients cant tell the diff.

i feel ya, been hittin doors in the burbs too and rates creepin up is the only way to survive.

goddamn supply chain still screwin us, i quoted a whole house interior last week and ate half the paint cost myself.

start with the value add: mention the brand's fade resistance for zone 5 light, then drop the new rate. closed two jobs that way.

frustrated as hell, called on a lead from cold email and they laughed at my $90/hr, said their cousin does it for $50.

same boat here, outreach feels like beggin sometimes but yeah rates gotta go up or we're all broke.

paintin contractors group full of whiners, but theyre right about rates.

insurance jacked my premiums again cuz of outreach risks, cant afford not to raise rates now.

every damn time i try cold outreach the dogs come out, but $95 sounds worth the bites lol.

ugh been doin this 10 years and still hate knockin doors, rates up or im out.

we're all in this crap together, rates up across the board or we sink.

door to door in zone 5? brr, but solid advice on the script.

had a outreach flop last week, guy wanted free estimate then ghosted, pissed me off.

ghosters are the worst, feel that burn.

just use housecall pro for trackin those leads, saves the headache.

how do you handle the no-shows on cold calls? mine are killin my schedule.

clients think painters are cheap labor, enrage me every outreach.

walked into a job site today where the previous painter lowballed and left a mess, had to re-quote higher to fix it.

bump to $100/hr min, use benjamin moore aura for that premium feel, clients bite.

we're all gettin screwed by big box stores undercuttin prices, time to fight back with better rates.

use quickbooks for invoicin those new rates, tracks everything clean.

hit $120k this year after raisin on outreach, best move ever.

dont skimp on the pitch, one bad low rate job can tank your rep for years.

pe firms buyin up paint suppliers now? rates up or get rolled over.

big box and cheap imports killin us, gotta rage against that machine.

watched idaho painter vid on tiktok about this, he said same - raise or retire.