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Page 37 of 47. Evidence-based guides on building custom CRM systems and earning visibility in AI search. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. Written by the Pavado team.
Custom CRMShould I Hire Office Help or Use Software? 4 Tests
83% of trade owners have never calculated what admin costs them. Four tests decide whether a $40,000 office hire or a $150 a month tool is the right spend.
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Lead GenerationShould I Sign a 12 Month Lead Contract? 5 Tests
A 35% termination fee turns a 12 month lead contract into a 4.2 month minimum spend. The 5 tests to run before signing, and the clause voiding rep promises.
17 min
Lead GenerationSolar Facebook Ads That Work in 2026: Lease Rules
65% of 2026 solar sales are leases or PPAs, which forces Meta's financial ad category: no ZIP targeting, a 15 mile minimum radius. How solar ads work now.
16 min
GrowthUnderbid a Job? What to Do in the First 48 Hours
Underbid a job? Recovery hinges on one thing: whether you raise it before or after the work happens. The triage, the cost-to-complete math, a script.
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Lead GenerationWhy Electrical Leads Don't Convert: The Scope Gap
Most electrical leads die in the gap between the job they asked for and the job you quoted. Here are the six gaps, and the order to close them in.
16 min
Lead GenerationWhy Landscaping Leads Don't Convert: Not Price
Homeowners explain in their own words why they did not hire a landscaper. Almost none of them say the quote was too high. Here is what they say.
17 min
Lead GenerationWhy Plumbing Leads Don't Convert: The 24% Trap
Plumbing shops with fewer than 5 techs book 24% of their calls. Shops with 25+ book 59%. Same leads, same trade, and the gap is not sales skill.
16 min
Lead GenerationWhy Solar Leads Aren't Converting: The 2nd Funnel
Solar has two funnels and most owners measure only the first. Close rates run 8% to 17%, and deals you already signed leak out between signature and PTO.
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Lead GenerationAre Angi Leads Worth It for Roofing? The $21M Tell
Angi bought a roofing company in 2021, lost $21.4M of EBITDA on it in one year, and sold it. What that tells roofers about the leads they are buying.
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Lead GenerationAre Angi Leads Worth It for Security Alarm?
Angi's own guide tells your prospect a security system runs $746 and install is often free. Run Angi leads through the 30x creation multiple test.
14 min
Custom CRMBest CRM for HVAC Companies: The 4-Report Test
ServiceTitan's own filings show ~$89,000 of revenue per customer per year. Skip the vendor lists: pick your HVAC CRM on four reports it must produce live.
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Custom CRMBest CRM for Roofing Companies: Price the Seats
We pulled all three vendor pricing pages on one day and they disagree by 2x. The roofing CRM decision is a seat-model decision. Here is the math.
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- Which Pavado guides appear on blog page 37?
- Page 37 includes Should I Hire Office Help or Use Software? 4 Tests; Should I Sign a 12 Month Lead Contract? 5 Tests; Solar Facebook Ads That Work in 2026: Lease Rules; Underbid a Job? What to Do in the First 48 Hours; Why Electrical Leads Don't Convert: The Scope Gap; Why Landscaping Leads Don't Convert: Not Price; Why Plumbing Leads Don't Convert: The 24% Trap; Why Solar Leads Aren't Converting: The 2nd Funnel; Are Angi Leads Worth It for Roofing? The $21M Tell; Are Angi Leads Worth It for Security Alarm?; Best CRM for HVAC Companies: The 4-Report Test; Best CRM for Roofing Companies: Price the Seats. Open a title above to read its full answer and sources.
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