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Say if estimates are free before they fill out the form.

People hesitate on your contact form when they do not know if the estimate costs money. Say it up front, next to the form.

  • small business website
  • estimates
  • contact form
  • local business
  • Clovis
  • Fresno
Hand filling out a paper form on a wooden desk next to a coffee mug

Someone is ready to ask for a price. Then they see your form and pause.

Is this going to cost them just to hear a number? Your site never says. So they close the tab and call the next business that does.

Put the answer next to the form

On the contact page, right above the submit button, write one plain line. Estimates are free. Or the first visit has a fee, and here is what it covers. Or you only quote after a site visit, and that visit is free.

Don't hide it in a long FAQ. Put it where their finger is about to hit send.

Match what you say on the phone

If your office tells people estimates are free, the site should say the same thing. If you charge a trip fee for quotes outside town, say that too. Mixed messages make people feel tricked before you ever show up.

Name the edge cases

Some jobs need a paid diagnostic. Some commercial quotes take more time. If those are different from your usual free estimate, say so on the service pages that apply.

A clear line about the estimate removes one reason they walk away.

If you want a site that answers the money questions before they fill anything out, talk with Hexacomb. You run the business. We take care of your website.

Contact

What should the site be bringing in?

New business, or one whose website went quiet. Say what you do, the towns you cover, and drop the link if you have one. I write back from Clovis, usually within a day. The first note is about your jobs, not a list of packages.

marco@hexacombllc.com
(559) 492-7402

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