Cold Outreach for Painting Gigs in Chicago - Scripts That Actually Work?

BrushStrokeBoss3

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BrushStrokeBoss3⚒️ JourneymanOP4d

Been in the Chicago area my whole career doing residential painting, and cold outreach is my go-to for filling the schedule during slow months. I hit up homeowners with door hangers offering a free trim touch-up, mentioning Benjamin Moore Regal Select for that premium finish without scaring them off. Last month I landed three $2,500 interior jobs from calls after dropping 200 hangers, but half the time they ghost me after the initial quote. Frustrated as hell because I'm burning gas and time, especially with all the old brick houses here needing lead-safe certs before we even start. Anyone got a script that cuts through the BS and gets callbacks? I've tried texting follow-ups but it feels too pushy. Saw a thread on r/paintingbusiness about using NextDoor for targeted posts, might give that a shot next.

LockPickLarry8⚒️ Journeyman4d

cold outreach in chicago? man, it's like knocking on doors during a wind storm, half the time they just slam 'em in your face while yelling about the cubs game.

LiftAndShift2⚒️ Journeyman4d

ghosting homeowners are the WORST, man, i dropped 150 flyers last week in the burbs and only got two callbacks before they vanished. texting follow-ups aint pushy enough, try calling em out on their lead paint excuses and see if that lights a fire.

PipeLord42016⚒️ Journeyman3d

try this script on your follow-up calls: 'hey, i know lead paint scares folks around here, but i've done dozens of chicago bungalows with safe removal using benjamin moore's zero-voc stuff, lets chat about your project?' works way better than texting.

SpringSpecialist2⚒️ Journeyman4d

damn, cold outreach in painting is a grind, i've wasted weeks on flyers that just end up in the trash around here.

DoorJammer⭐ Expert4d

yeah man, same crap, feels like yelling into the void half the time. stick to neighborhoods with fresh remodels, that's where i finally got bites without the headache.

BreezeBoss⚒️ Journeyman1d

fuckin flyers are a scam run by angi and those lead-gen vampires who charge you $50 a pop for garbage contacts that ghost you anyway.

PaintPusherPete⚒️ Journeyman15h

what kinda scripts you guys usin for cold calls that dont sound like total bs to chicago homeowners?