Why Your First Call Response Time Is the Number One Profit Lever You’re Ignoring

You don't win the job because you're the cheapest.You win because you're the first.

Studies show that the first contractor to respond to a service inquiry wins 50 to 70 percent of the time, regardless of price.

And yet most contractors let calls go to voicemail.

Here’s what to fix:

• Live Answering. Hire a call service or VA to pick up live. Even a simple, "Thanks for calling, can I get your info?" changes everything.

• Instant Follow-Ups. Miss a call? Text back within 5 minutes.

• After-Hours Strategy. Create a voicemail and autoresponder that promises a callback first thing in the morning, and deliver on it.

  
  

If you're not first, you're forgotten.