Cleaning Estimate Calculator
Cleaning Estimate Calculator
So you are looking to get more leads for your cleaning business. Well you are in the right place to do just that. This page will show you how an Estimate Calculator can elevate your cleaning business and bring in more leads automatically through your website!
What is a cleaning estimate calculator?
A cleaning Estimate Calculator is a set of questions that provide an automated estimate once they have been answered. The easiest way to answer this question is by showing you an example of one. Check out the example cleaning Estimate Calculator to see one in action.
Why does my cleaning website need an Estimate Calculator?
There are numerous reasons why your cleaning website will benefit from having an estimate calculator
Save Time
Time is money. By automating the estimate process for your cleaning business you can spend more time focussing on running your business.Improved Customer Experience
When a customer visits your website, they are looking for information that will help them to decide whether to use your services. By offering them a customised instant estimate they get the information they want quickly and efficiently.Outshine the Competition
Let's face it, our Estimate Calculators look good. Having one on your cleaning website will make your business stand out from the crowd and contribute massively to building trust with your customers.
I'm interested
So you're interested in having an Estimate Calculator built for your cleaning business's website? Then let's get started!
Cleaning Estimate Calculator in detail
Let's take a look at our example cleaning estimate calculator in more detail to see all of the specific features.
Service Selection
When your website user opens your estimate page, the first part of the estimate calculator they will see is the "Select Service" page. This is pretty self explanatory, but just to be clear, this is where they select the service that they wish to receive an estimate for.
In our example we offer "Deep Cleaning", "After Builders Cleaning" and "End of Tenancy Cleaning". You can use whatever services you want to. Each service then has its own set of questions with possible answers.
Make it simple for your users
Back button
Our back button makes it simple for your users to return to previous questions if they feel they have made the wrong selection for their cleaning estimate. This makes for a great user experience.
Submission page
Every Estimate Calculator contains a submission page. This is the ladt page the user will see before sending off their details in return for an estimate. You are free to request any extra information from the user that you wish. And you can select if the input is required or optional. The only compulsory field that every Estimate Calculator must have is an email field. This is because estimates are emailed to your users.
In our example we have opted to ask the user for their name, email address and an optional message. There is text to go with each input to indicate whether the field is optional or required. In our example we have made name required and message optional. As mentioned previously, email is required for every estimate. You may wish to different fields such as phone number or postcode. Its completely up to you!
Estimates emailed to your cleaning clients
Once your website user has submitted their answers, 2 emails are sent. One email is sent to the potential customer and one is sent to you, the business. Currently the business is BCC'd in the the email sent to the potential customer. You have the freedom to customize this email and can select what information is displayed.
For best results we currently reccommend passing all information back to the customer in their email. This way both you and them are on the same page about what information has been submitted.
Once this email is received by the potential customer they can reply to it directly to book in the job, or query anything.
Receiving this information yourself makes it quick and simple to follow up on any enquiries that don't reply to the estimate email. For example, if you do not hear anything from a potential customer, you could send them a special discount, or ask if they need anything clarifying about the estimate.
I've heard enough, I want one!
Great! You are ready to start getting more leads through your website
How to setup your Cleaning Estimate Calculator for you
Setting up an Estimate Calculator for a cleaning business is easy, quick and painless. Create an account and sign up to a plan that best suits you.
1. Start from a template or from scratch
Once you have created your account and signed up, its time to start configuring your Estimate Calculator. You can choose to either create your own Estimate Calculator from scratch, or select to use one of our starting point templates. Either way its super simple to do. Enter your services, and the questions and answers for each service. Each service can be assigned a base estimate amount, which is the starting point for any estimate. Each answer associated with that service can also be assigned an amount. The base amount will be added to any answer amounts to create estimates!
2. Link your business email address
One of the great things about Estimate Calculators is that you can send estimates to customers from your own business email address! In order to enable this feature you must submit your business email address in your settings page. Doing this will alert our email service provider who will send you a verification email. Click the link in the email to verify it and you are good to go! All you need to do now is select your verified email address from the drop down menu in your email settings.
Of course, if you would rather not use your business email address or you do not have such an email address, you are able to use our default sending address.
3. Configure your estimate email
Estimate Calculators give you the freedom to customise the estimate emails sent to your potential customers. there are various variables you can use to make the emails unique to you and your needs. Because of this system its actually entirely up to you if you even provide an estimate to your users. By omitting the estimate amount variable from your email you can use your calculator purely for information gathering purposes.
4. Point your subdomain at your Estimate Calculator
For best results, we recommend you point a subdomain at your Estimate Calculator. We provide detailed instructions of how to do this within your account. By doing this it keeps continuity with your website and your website users won't feel like they are exiting your site when they land on your Estimate Calculator.
5. Style your Estimate Calculator to match your branding
When it comes to styling your Cleaning Estimate Calculator, you have a lot of freedom. But not so much freedom that it feels like hard work. Trust me. You are able to change the colours to match your branding, add your logo and even change the fonts. We do have preset colour schemes and font combinations if you would prefer to use these!
How to use your cleaning estimate calculator for your business
Get your customers using your cleaning estimate calculator!
Once your Estimate Calculator is setup and active on your cleaning website, you will be able to make use of it. When potential customers land on your website, present them with a "call to action" where you have a button saying "Instant Estimate" or "Get Estimate". Your website users will be far more likely to complete the Estimate Calculator form as opposed to a regular contact form. So when they click on your "call to action" button, they will be taken to your Estimate page. Here they will answer the pre-set questions, then enter their details. Importantly they will also enter their email address. They then submit the instant estimate.
Automatically calculate their estimate
Behind the scenes, their answers to the questions are handled by your estimate calculator, and an estimate is generated. This estimate is then sent to the website user along with the answers to the questions that they submitted. The same email is also sent to you (the cleaning business owner) as mentioned previously. The website user can now reply to the estimate to quickly express their desire to go ahead with the service, or they can just as easily reply with any queries they may have.
Follow up on enquiries
If you do not hear anything from the user who submitted the estimate request, you can follow up with them, as you have their email address. This is great because you can ask them if they have any further questions, or even negotiate a deal with them if pricing is the issue. If you did not have an estimate calculator, many of your website users may glance at your website and leave without enquiring.
Ready to take the next step?
Ready to pull the trigger and get more leads for your cleaning businesses? Then click below!