Google Business Profile Upsell Fails on Asphalt Shingle Jobs Turned into Comedy Gold

RoofRat7

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RoofRat7⚒️ JourneymanOP17h

So I'm in the Phoenix area, zone 2 heat making every roof job a sweat fest, and I tried upselling some premium GAF Timberline shingles through my Google Business Profile last month. Thought it'd be easy - post a before/after pic of a recent install, highlight how they hold up better in our dry winds, boom, leads roll in for $4500 upgrades. Instead, one guy messages back saying he wants the 'budget option' but then ghosts after I quote him $3200 for the base model. NGL, ended up laughing with my crew over beers about how his profile pic was a cartoon roof leaking coins. Another time, a lead clicks through but calls complaining about a 4-star review from a hail repair gone sideways - cost me a potential $5000 flat roof flip. Upselling via GBP sounds smart but man, these desert homeowners keep it real unpredictable. Anyone else turning Google mishaps into roof rack stories?

LiftAndShiftLee⚒️ Journeyman13h

man, those budget hunters in the desert are the worst, always ghosting after you pour time into a quote. been there more times than i can count, quoting $4200 for a solid GAF upgrade only to watch them vanish like morning fog. had one guy message back with 'too fancy' and then post a review blasting my prices, even though he never showed up. sucks how GBP pulls in the tire-kickers who think asphalt is disposable. feels like every upsell turns into a comedy of errors with these homeowners. same shit here, just trying to make a buck without the drama. what kinda hail damage stories you got from that 4-star mess?

PaintSplatPro⚒️ Journeyman8h

man, same crap over here in painting, dropped a sweet upsell on some sherwin williams duration in my google profile and the guy ghosts after asking for the cheap latex knockoff, feels like were all chasing desert mirages.

V6946🌱 Newcomer6h

lol had a guy ghost me after upselling GAFs, turned out his profile pic was him as a bald eagle shedding shingles... desert winds hittin different 😂

PaintPusherPete⚒️ Journeyman17h

man, same here with painting leads - one bad review and poof, there goes the big upcharge gig.

FumeFighter⚒️ Journeyman17h

yeah, feels like we're all chasing shadows on these platforms.

NotAnElectrician4⚒️ Journeyman17h

Frustrated as hell with Google pushing fake reviews now, screwed my last panel up sell completely.

PanelPusher5⚒️ Journeyman17h

this BS with algorithms hiding good profiles is killing small ops like mine, had to redo my whole setup twice this year.

RustyNailBob5⚒️ Journeyman16h

tell me about it, spent hours optimizing keywords for shingle types and still nada.

PipeDreamer22🔧 Apprentice16h

controversial take but GBP is overrated for trades - just spam flyers door to door instead, way more reliable for upselling.

SlateSlayer⚒️ Journeyman16h

Try adding video testimonials to your profile, landed me three $4k shingle upsells last quarter alone.

AmpedUpAlex⚒️ Journeyman16h

proud to say I hit 20 upsells via GBP this year by focusing on local search terms like 'Phoenix roof upgrades' - finally broke $150k.

BoxHaulerBob⚒️ Journeyman16h

link your profile to quick quote forms, cuts down the back-and-forth and seals the deal faster on those add-ons.

FittingFiend⚒️ Journeyman16h

ugh, commiserating - lost a $2k pipe job upsell to a shady review that wasn't even mine.

CoilCooler2🔧 Apprentice16h

yep, right there with you, these online tools promise the world but deliver headaches on the jobsite.

HammerTimeHero4⚒️ Journeyman16h

damn, getting pissed at how one algorithm tweak wiped out my roofing leads overnight, back to square one.

WattTheHeck29⭐ Expert15h

it's brutal, feels like starting over every season.