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Our Top 10 Criteria to be considered a “Quality Siding Lead Company”:

See: Our Top 10 List of Siding Lead Companies below

1. High Percentage of Good Leads
   1. Contractors have to invest their time energy and money in providing Free Estimates, not wasting their valuable time on garbage leads is crucial.
   2. Although bad leads will happen, the less often the better.
2. Selective in the Contractors they Approve
   1. If they approve every contractor who’ll pay – they aren’t pre-screening their contractors.
3. Homeowner Initiated
   1. Where the homeowner themselves initiated the request and it wasn’t some automated or profiled estimate request.
4. Non-Interfered with Siding Leads
   1. Where the homeowner is immediately put in contact with the contractor(s).
   2. There is nothing worse for a siding contractor than to have to waste time explaining why the person they spoke to on the phone doesn’t actually know anything about siding.  It just makes everybody look stupid, confuses the homeowner and makes the contractor look bad.
5. Fresh Leads
   1. The FASTER the contractor can get a hold of the homeowner the better.
6. No Lengthy Contracts
   1. If the lead company is a quality company – no lengthy contracts are needed.  The contractors will stay with the company because their leads are good and profitable.
7. Fair Refund Policy
   1. If a lead is bad – refund it.  If the contractor is being unreasonable and wanting leads for free – don’t refund it.  Simple as that.
8. Limited # of Contractors the Siding Lead is Sent To BUT More Than One
   1. Sending leads to any more than 3 to 4 contractors just pisses everybody off.  3 to 4 is the standard.
   2. Sending a lead exclusively to one (1) contractor doesn’t give the homeowner any comparison estimates – how will they know if they are getting a good deal or not? They wont.
   3. Exceptions: If the homeowner wants only 1 contractor or more than 4 contractors they probably have their reasons.
9. Lead Company Actually Knows How to Generate Siding Leads
   1. How does a lead company actually know how to generate siding leads you ask?  ANSWER – By intimately understanding what the homeowners want AND what the contractors want AND how to make that happen.  AND that know how comes from Experience IN the Siding Industry (or even at least knowledge in a related construction trade.)
10. No Obligation Free Trial
    1. If a company knows it’s good at what it does – it isn’t afraid of allowing contractors a test drive Free from monetary obligation.
    2. If the company can deliver the goods, contractors will stay.
    3. Many Siding Lead Companies don’t offer this because … drum roll … you guessed it – they already KNOW they can’t deliver the goods.

Top 10 List of Siding Lead Companies:

A list of the Top 10 Siding Lead Companies and how they ranked in our Top 10 Criteria

1. Contractors With Integrity Network (Cwin)
   www.ContractorsWithIntegrity.com
   1. High Percentage of Good Leads
      + VERY GOOD | 95.40% Good Leads
      1. TEST SAMPLE:
         Out of the Last 1,523 Contractor Purchased Leads
         1,453 of them were Good Leads
         70 where bad leads
         95.40% Good Leads
   2. Selective in the Contractors they Approve
      + VERY SELECTIVE | Only 12.74% Approved
      1. TEST SAMPLE:
         from: Thursday, August 21st 2008, 1:46 pm  to: Friday, February 20th 2009, 3:46 am
         259 Contractors Submitted Join Requests, only 33 Contractors were Approved
         12.74% Approved   87.26% NOT Approved
   3. Homeowner Initiated
      100% Homeowner Initiated | 100% Non-Paid Advertising
      1. All leads come from Homeowner Initiated estimate requests
      2. All traffic from Organic Search Engines
         1. That is where the homeowner is Actively Searching for Siding – it’s their idea
         2. Paid advertising typically interrupts the homeowner
            
   4. Non-Interfered with Siding Leads
      Zero Interference
      
      1. Contractors Are Instantly Notified of New Leads
      2. No Salesperson gets in between the Contractor(s) and the Homeowner
   5. Fresh Leads
      + Super Fresh | 1 second to 48hrs old
      
      1. Leads older than 48hrs become unavailable for purchase
         *unless homeowner wants another contractor
         
   6. No Lengthy Contracts
      No Contract What-So-Ever
      1. Cwin uses Terms & Conditions to govern what is expected of Contractors BUT No Contract is signed.
         
   7. Fair Refund Policy
      14 day Refund Window on Bad Leads
      1. Leads submitted as “bad” are investigated and refunded within 3-5 business days.
         
   8. Limited # of Contractors the Siding Lead is Sent To BUT More Than One
      Up To 3 Contractors | Homeowner is given the choice
      1. The default is up to 3 contractors matched
      2. Homeowners are allowed to change the number of contractors they would like estimates from.
         
   9. Lead Company Actually Knows How to Generate Siding Leads
      + EXPERT | Company has extensive knowledge of All Aspects of Siding & Siding Lead
      1. Cwin came from the Siding & Window Industry
      2. Founder has over 20+ years in the siding industry
         
   10. No Obligation Free Trial
       + YES | Free, No Obligation Trial
       1. Zero Setup Fees
       2. Zero Signup Fees
       3. Zero Monthly Fees
       4. Zero Required Deposits
       5. Completely FREE to Try!
          *you only pay when you decide to purchase a lead – then it’s all on a per lead basis – hand picked by you.
          (it doesn’t get any better than that.)

2. – 10. No 2nd Place – No Runners Up.
still waiting for another siding lead company to even come close to our #1
If you know of a siding lead company that should be on this list … please do let us know.
We would be OVERJOYED to list them HERE!!!