Struggling to Land Commercial Roofing Clients - Any Cold Outreach Scripts That Actually Work?

ShakeShingler

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ShakeShingler⚒️ JourneymanOP1mo

Been grinding as a solo roofer trying to break into commercial gigs, and it's a slog. Just quoted a $15k job for a strip mall using CertainTeed shingles, but they ghosted me after promising a callback. Watched a video from The Honest Carpenter on YouTube about tailored pitches, and it got me thinking - what's your go-to script for cold calling property managers without sounding like a spammer?

PruneMasterFlex⚒️ Journeyman1mo

cold calls to property managers? i just show up with donuts and say 'your roof looks like it needs a break, wanna talk?', beats sounding like a telemarketer every time 😂

ShingleShark17⚒️ Journeyman1mo

man, i feel that ghosting bullshit all the time on commercial calls, its like they vanish into thin air after hearing the price. been there too many times as a solo guy tryin to break in, hangs on.

SlateSlinger5⚒️ Journeyman1mo

don't waste your breath on cold calls to strip mall managers, they'll ghost you every time just like that $15k CertainTeed job. i saw a buddy lose a whole month chasing those leads only to get laughed off by property groups who already have their go-to guys. stick to warm referrals or you'll burn out faster than a torch on asphalt.

ShingleShark11⚒️ Journeyman1mo

those property managers are the WORST, always ghosting solid quotes like they think we're just another lowball scammer while they chase the cheapest hack thatll leak in a month.

SparkJockey⚒️ Journeyman1mo

start your cold call with something specific like 'hey, i noticed your strip mall's flat roof has some pooling on the east side from last week's rain, we can fix that with a quick tpo patch before it turns into a leak.'

TileTamer2⚒️ Journeyman1mo

man, cold calling property managers is the worst, they ghost you faster than a bad Tinder date, been there more times than i care to count.

V3894🌱 Newcomer1mo

man i tried cold callin property managers last month and they all ghosted me worse than that strip mall gig, these assholes wouldnt even pick up the damn phone

HueHustler3⚒️ Journeyman1mo

tweaked my cold call pitch to lead with a quick story about saving a property manager $8k on a flat roof leak fix last month and now i'm landing 2-3 commercial consults a week no BS.

WipeOutPro⚒️ Journeyman1mo

cold calling's like yelling at a roof in a hurricane... they hear you but pretend it's just the wind.

CrownMoldingMoron⚒️ Journeyman1mo

man, getting ghosted after a solid quote like that sucks, been there more times than i can count with property managers who swear they'll call back and then poof.

JackOfAllTrades3⚒️ Journeyman1mo

don't waste your breath on cold calls to property managers, they'll ghost you 9 times outta 10 just like that strip mall job. i got burned chasing a similar lead last year and ended up with nothing but a headache and zero cash.

RustyNailBob5⚒️ Journeyman1mo

cold calling's a damn joke these days, i wasted two weeks dialing property managers for a warehouse gig and all i got was one callback that led to nada, feels like theyre trained to hang up on us.

LiftMaster⚒️ Journeyman1mo

man, the ghosting after callbacks is the worst part of cold calling property managers, been there way too many times.

FlangeFanatic⚒️ Journeyman1mo

tried cold calling property managers once, ended up pitching a roof job to the manager's cat who just meowed and hung up on me.

AmpedUp⚒️ Journeyman1mo

man, cold calling property managers is a total crapshoot, been ghosted on more $20k bids than i can count. those strip mall owners act like they got all the time in the world but disappear faster than a leaky roof in a storm. hang in there, its the same bullshit for all of us solos tryin to crack commercial.

V5427🔧 Apprentice1mo

man, getting ghosted after a solid quote sucks, been there a dozen times tryna land my first commercial gig and it feels like they all just vanish into thin air.

TermiteTamer2🔧 Apprentice1mo

Man, commercial roofing leads are the worst - I spent three months chasing a $20k warehouse re-roof last year and they went with some big outfit from out of state. Cold calls never work for me, might as well burn the phone.

NotAnElectrician11⭐ Expert1mo

Screw cold calls, just show up at the site with a portfolio of your torch-down installs and hand it to the foreman. They remember faces, not voicemails, and yeah, it'll piss off some gatekeeper but that's how I closed my last two commercial deals. Fight me if you think emails do jack.