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Garage door marketing
Garage door marketing that answers the broken spring call.
We bring people to your site from Google. A garage door that won't close is an urgent call, and the caller dials the next company on the list. We answer when you're on a roof or in a garage, email you the details and follow up on the installs you quoted.
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Where garage door companies lose work
- Urgent calls go to voicemail and the caller moves on.
- New door and opener quotes get one follow-up, then nothing.
- Customers who got a door five years ago never hear a thing about service.
When we reach back out for you
- Before winter: Maintenance reminders: springs, rollers and weatherstripping.
- Spring: New door and opener check-ins to past quote requests.
- Any time: Follow-up on installs that went quiet.
- After every job: A review ask the same day.
Example message
Also included
People sent to your site
A page for each service and the towns you work, plus your Google profile kept current.
Calls answered
Day or night, with the details emailed to you.
Reviews
Asked for after every job. Replies drafted for your OK.
Monthly report
A short email with a private link.
Three plans
- System · $279/mo. Website, Google profile, reviews, calls answered, every lead followed up and past customers brought back.
- System+ · $697/mo. Everything in System, plus ads run for you. $200/mo in ad spend included.
- System++ · $947/mo. $400/mo in ad spend included.
Billed monthly, or prepay yearly at signup. No setup fees. We're a newer platform, so the first 500 shops lock in founding pricing for life. Live within 1 to 3 days of paying. Postcards are an add-on. Compare plans
Garage door marketing: what actually brings in calls
Garage door work splits into two kinds of jobs. Repairs are urgent: a spring snaps, the car is stuck inside and the homeowner calls until someone answers. Installs are planned: a new door or opener the customer compares and thinks about. Good garage door marketing catches the urgent call and keeps the planned job from going cold:
- A complete Google Business Profile. The right categories, your service area, real photos of your installs and steady new reviews help you show up when someone searches for garage door repair.
- A website with a page for each service. Spring repair, openers, new doors, off track doors and tune-ups each get their own page.
- Every call answered. A door that won't close is an emergency to the caller. If it goes to voicemail, they call the next company.
- Every install quote followed up. Check ins at 3, 10 and 30 days on new doors and openers.
- A review after every job, asked the same day while the fix is fresh.
- Past customers reminded about tune-ups. Springs, rollers and weatherstripping before winter, so the next repair call comes to you.
- Ads in the towns you serve, once the basics are in place.
Garage door leads: where they come from and how to keep more of them
Where garage door leads come from
- Google search and the map. Homeowners searching for garage door repair find your profile and pages and call you directly, with no per lead fee.
- Past customers. A customer who got a spring fixed five years ago will need an opener or a new door eventually.
- Builders, realtors and property managers who need doors fixed or replaced before a closing or between tenants.
- Neighbors. Garage doors face the street, so a new door is the best ad you have. A postcard to the houses nearby helps.
- Facebook and Instagram ads. On System+ and System++, we run Meta ads to homeowners in the towns you serve, with ad spend included.
- Lead selling sites, which charge per lead and often send the same request to several companies.
What we do with every garage door lead
- Missed calls are answered day or night, and the caller's name, number, address, the problem and a good time to call back are emailed to you right away.
- Callers who opt in to texts get a quick text in your business's name, so they know their request landed.
- Open install quotes get check ins at 3, 10 and 30 days, and follow-up stops the moment the customer books or says no.
- Every finished job gets a review request by email, and by text for customers who opted in.
A garage door website that turns visits into calls
Someone with a stuck door is on a phone in the driveway. A garage door website has to load fast, show you fix this exact problem, and make calling easy. Every garage door website we build includes:
- Your phone number at the top, with one tap to call.
- A page for each service: broken springs, cables, opener repair and installs, new doors, off track doors and tune-ups.
- Pages for the towns you serve, each written for that town.
- Real photos of your installs and recent reviews.
- A short request form with room for a photo of the problem.
Your website is included on every plan with no setup or build fees, and we keep it updated every month. You keep your domain, your site and your customer list.
Ads and postcards for garage door companies
On System+ and System++, we run Facebook and Instagram ads that show your real installs to homeowners in the towns you serve. Ads work well for planned jobs like new doors and openers, and for tune-up offers before winter. Every lead from an ad gets the same follow-up as a phone call.
- Ad spend included. $200/mo on System+ ($697/mo) and $400/mo on System++ ($947/mo), with no separate ad bill.
- Only the towns you serve, so your techs stay on efficient routes.
- Full control. You see every ad and can change or pause any of it anytime.
- Targeted postcards, add-on. Premium targeted postcards to homes near your recent installs: 500 cards for $1,250, with design, list, printing, postage and mailing included.
We don't run search ads. More on Facebook and Instagram ads
Garage door marketing agency, lead sites or done for you?
| Option | What you get | What is still on your plate |
|---|---|---|
| Do it yourself | Full control and no monthly fee | Building the site, updating Google, answering calls on a ladder and chasing quotes at night |
| Lead selling sites | Garage door leads sold one at a time | Racing other companies to call back first, and paying per lead whether the job closes or not |
| Garage door marketing agency | Campaigns and a website, often on a long contract | Answering the calls, following up on quotes and reminding past customers |
| BuiltForShops System | Garage door website, Google profile, call answering day or night, quote follow-up, review asks and tune-up reminders | Calling customers back and doing the work. $279/mo, no setup fees |
What garage door marketing costs with us
- System, $279/mo. Garage door website, Google profile kept current, missed calls answered day or night, quote follow-up, review requests after every job, tune-up reminders and a monthly report.
- System+, $697/mo. Everything in System, plus Facebook and Instagram ads with $200/mo in ad spend included.
- System++, $947/mo. Everything in System+, with $400/mo in ad spend included.
- Postcards, add-on. 500 premium targeted postcards for $1,250, with design, list, printing, postage and mailing included.
Billed monthly, or prepay yearly at signup. No setup fees, and you can cancel anytime. We work with garage door companies across the United States, with a first focus on New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware.
Garage door marketing questions, straight answers
How do garage door companies get leads?
Most garage door leads come from Google search and the map, past customers, referrals from builders, realtors and property managers, Facebook and Instagram ads, postcards to homes in the neighborhoods you serve, and lead selling sites. Repair calls are urgent, so the company that answers first usually gets the job. Leads from your own Google profile, website, reviews and past customers have no per lead fee.
Is a garage door business profitable?
It can be. Repair calls like broken springs, cables and openers are quick jobs with steady demand all year, and new doors and openers are bigger tickets. What usually decides it is how many calls you actually answer, how well you follow up on install quotes, and how many past customers come back for tune-ups and replacements instead of calling someone else.
Do I need a garage door marketing agency?
Not always. An agency can run campaigns and build a site, but many still leave the phones, the quote follow-up and the tune-up reminders to you. If you mostly lose work to missed calls and quotes that go quiet, a done for you service that answers calls, follows up and keeps your Google profile current can cover more for less.
What should a garage door website have?
Your phone number at the top with one tap to call, a page for each service (spring repair, opener repair and installs, new doors, off track doors, tune-ups), pages for the towns you serve, real photos of your installs, recent reviews, and a short form where people can describe the problem and add a photo.
Do you run search ads?
No. We don't run search ads. On System+ and System++, we run Facebook and Instagram ads for your garage door company in the towns you serve, with $200/mo in ad spend included on System+ ($697/mo) and $400/mo on System++ ($947/mo). You see every ad and can change or pause any of it anytime.
Does missed-call answering handle emergencies?
It answers right away, takes the details and emails you so you can call back. It doesn't dispatch or promise arrival times.
Is texting extra?
No. Texting is included in every plan. Carrier registration takes a week minimum, so texting turns on as soon as the carriers approve it, about 1 to 2 weeks after signup. Premium targeted postcards and the $99/mo ordering add-on, which sends phone and online orders straight into your Clover or Square, are the only add-ons, billed separately. We text only customers who opted in.
Do you work with shops outside my area?
Yes. We work with independent businesses nationwide, not just one region. Setup is online and support is by email and phone.
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