Advice Needed Local Appliance Repair Lead-Gen Working — Need Help Structuring Operations & Liability

[Brian213]

Looking for advice on local lead gen model for appliance repair

I’ve been approaching local service businesses, specifically appliance repair technicians, offering web design services. Most of them show interest because some have zero digital presence, while others only have a basic Google Business Profile.


I usually show them a demo site. They like it, seem happy with it, and then nothing happens. I get ghosted.


So I started doing my own research and noticed that the appliance repair niche in my local area looked fairly low competition. I created my own website that connects customers with local repair technicians, indexed it on Google, and started ranking on page 1.


After that, I looked into running Google Ads. I watched a few YouTube and TikTok videos on setting up a simple local campaign, set a low budget, and ran a campaign for fridge repairs.


On the first day, I landed a customer.

Because I didn’t yet have a technician properly lined up, I quickly contacted one of the technicians I had previously approached for web design. I told him I had a customer waiting and asked if he could help her. At first, he thought it was a scam, so I told him he could take the customer for free.


Later that day, he messaged me asking how I got the customer. The job turned out to be worth R1,500, so he was happy and thanked me.


As the week progressed, I started landing around one customer per day and sending them to him.


Then I looked at improving the call-to-action because in South Africa, WhatsApp is used for almost everything. I created a WhatsApp Business profile and listed the main calls-to-action as WhatsApp and “Call Now.”


This past week, I landed 10 customers. Most of the repairs were worth over R1,000. A few days ago, an insurance company even called me asking if I could send a technician out to assess a client’s appliance.

The issue I’m facing now is operations.

I work Monday to Friday at a chemical plant, so when customers call or message me during the day, I have to try to answer them while also relaying the information to the technician. I’m stuck in the middle. I’ve missed calls and replied to messages too late, and every missed lead costs me money because I’m paying for Google Ads.

I’m also still new to Google Ads. So far, the setup seems to be working, and I haven’t changed much yet. Also look to further my knowledge on this also Andy Black I followed your exact instructions on putting what people search for in the Ad and on the landing page.

This week, I messaged the technician and told him I could put his details on the website for R600 per week, mainly to cover my ad costs and make a small profit.


Another option I’m considering is keeping the current setup as it is and getting my brother to handle the WhatsApp messages and calls as a dispatcher. The problem is liability. If something goes wrong with a repair, or if the customer is unhappy, I’m worried they may look at me as the person responsible.


So I’m looking for advice from anyone who has done something similar.


What is the best way to structure this going forward?


Should I rent the site to one technician weekly/monthly?


Should I keep myself as the lead handler and charge per lead?


Should I pass calls directly to the technician?


How do I reduce liability if the repair goes wrong?


I’m also thinking about expanding this model into other niches and other areas, but before I do that, I know I need a proper plan for handling the leads.


Any advice from people who have built or operated a local lead-gen model like this would be appreciated.

My main Google Ads questions are:

1. Should I keep the campaign running while I fix the lead-handling process?
2. Should I send traffic to one main appliance repair page, or separate pages for fridge, washing machine, stove, and aircon repairs?
3. Should I keep using WhatsApp and calls as the main conversion actions, or force enquiries through a form first?
4. What should I track before deciding this model is worth scaling?
5. How do I avoid wasting ad spend while I’m still testing?

 

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Exituni tvagg


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[Brian213]

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Evvedjif e qodvasi ug tenqmi gusn O dsievif moplif vu XjevtEqq.