Offers of free water damage leads are almost always an introductory batch attached to a term contract, and in an emergency trade the terms matter more than in any other. A fortnight of free calls that commits you to a year at an unspecified rate is not a trial, it is a contract with a discount at the front.
The three questions that make free useful
What minimum term does accepting the batch commit you to. Are the enquiries calls or forms, since in restoration those are different products and the cheap one is worth much less. And what does the rate become at renewal, since an introductory price that resets is the standard shape of this offer and the reset is where the seller earns it back. A free batch that survives all three questions is a genuine measurement opportunity.
Mold remediation leads and the three shapes they take
An inspection enquiry, an insurance-driven testing request and a confirmed remediation job differ by an order of magnitude in value and are routinely sold at one price. Nobody in this record publishes a mold figure. The single most useful thing you can do is ask what the homeowner actually reported, because a seller that cannot tell you is selling a category rather than a job and should be priced as the cheaper end of what it might be.
What is genuinely free in this trade
Referrals from plumbers, from insurance adjusters and from past customers cost nothing per enquiry and arrive at exactly the right moment, which is why the best restoration companies work them deliberately. Aged data is the other thing sometimes described as free, and in restoration it is close to worthless: a homeowner with a flooded basement three months ago dried it out with somebody else's equipment.
Questions people ask about free water damage leads
Are free water damage leads real?
Free batches are normally an introductory offer attached to a term contract. The genuinely free channel in this trade is referrals from plumbers, adjusters and past customers.
What do mold remediation leads cost?
No source in this record publishes a mold price. The nearest anchor is one competitor's band of roughly $40 to $550 for exclusive pay-per-lead network inventory.
Why are aged restoration leads worthless?
Because a loss is dealt with in days. A homeowner who reported water damage three months ago has already dried the building out, usually with a competitor's equipment.
What should I ask about a free trial of restoration leads?
The minimum term, whether the enquiries are calls or forms, and the renewal rate. Those three turn a giveaway into a measurement.