You're in a crawlspace and your phone rings. It is a potential client looking for a home inspection. How likely are you to make sure you land the deal? Are you going to be able to make a good argument for your ancillary services? This is one of the reasons why home inspectors choose to hire a call center. In this episode, we will talk with Paula Pinnix from ACC and learn how a call center can make your life easier. For more info about America's Call Center, visit https://americascallce...
Apr 28, 2022•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dave Klima has some valuable experience to share that will help you add revenue - even after your inspection. He will discuss how some of these programs work - and how he has already instituted them in his own home inspection company. Please enjoy the latest episode of Inspector Toolbelt Talk. See the company references Dave makes here: www.wellguardian.us as well as here: www.guardhomewarranty.com 🥳 Try our home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE? 👉...
Apr 21, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast James Gonte, a home inspector with 30 years of experience and admin of WING - one of the largest Facebook groups for home inspectors, tells us how he can charge an average of $850 per inspection. He will also give some thoughts on why most home inspectors should reconsider how much they charge. Stay tuned for another episode of Inspector Toolbelt Talk! 🥳 Try our home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE? 👉 https://bit.ly/3nUnOaw 🤓 Get TRANSCRIPTS of a...
Apr 12, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever had a dissatisfied client? If so you are not alone. In fact, complaining about services seems to be the favorite pastime of some people. In this episode, you will get a few tips on how to deal with complaints successfully. Stay tuned and listen in! 🥳 Try our home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE? 👉 https://bit.ly/3nUnOaw 🤓 Get TRANSCRIPTS of all our episodes 👍 https://bit.ly/3qVVRRn Check out our home inspection app at www.inspector...
Apr 05, 2022•41 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast What is burnout? Are you experiencing it? In this episode, we help you see some ways to beat burnout in small, practical ways. Stay tuned and listen in! 🥳 Try our home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE? 👉 https://bit.ly/3nUnOaw 🤓 Get TRANSCRIPTS of all our episodes 👍 https://bit.ly/3qVVRRn Check out our home inspection app at www.inspectortoolbelt.com Need a home inspection website? See samples of our website at www.inspectortoolbelt.com/home-insp...
Mar 31, 2022•39 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Gas is up and interest rates are going up - what does this mean for us as home inspectors? A bit of a "mixed bag", but there is some good news in there. Stay tuned and listen in! 🥳 Try our home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE? 👉 https://bit.ly/3nUnOaw 🤓 Get TRANSCRIPTS of all our episodes 👍 https://bit.ly/3qVVRRn Check out our home inspection app at www.inspectortoolbelt.com Need a home inspection website? See samples of our website at...
Mar 23, 2022•34 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast If you aren't offering this ancillary inspection as a home inspector - you should be. Harold Van Dyk helps us see why this booming service is the "secret sauce" of the home inspection industry. Learn more by listening in! 🥳 Try our brand new home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE ? 👉 https://bit.ly/3nUnOaw 🤓 Get TRANSCRIPTS of all our episodes 👍 https://bit.ly/3qVVRRn Check out our home inspection app at www.inspectortoolbelt.com Ne...
Mar 17, 2022•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tighten up your home inspection agreement with the expert advice of Isaac Peck of OREP and Working RE Magazine. Isaac helps us "plug the holes" that may be in our inspection agreements that we may not even know are there. Listen in! 🥳 Try our brand new home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE ? 👉 https://bit.ly/3nUnOaw 🤓 Get TRANSCRIPTS of all our episodes 👍 https://bit.ly/3qVVRRn Check out our home inspection app at www.inspectortoolbelt....
Mar 09, 2022•35 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Bob Madewell was attacked and has a cautionary tale for all home inspectors, and some advice to keep us safe. We are put in a lot of risky situations - and this podcast has some important information that we all need to hear in our industry. 🥳 Try our brand new home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE ? 👉 https://bit.ly/3nUnOaw 🤓 Get TRANSCRIPTS of all our episodes 👍 https://bit.ly/3qVVRRn Check out our home inspection app at www.inspectortoolbelt.c...
Feb 28, 2022•39 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast, we take a moment from our usual podcast format to talk about where we are at with our app - Inspector Toolbelt. Upcoming features, our "meteoric" increase in users, and just some of the great things that have happened here at ITB! 🥳 Try our brand new home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE ? 👉 https://bit.ly/3nUnOaw 🤓 Get TRANSCRIPTS of all our episodes 👍 https://bit.ly/3qVVRRn Check out our home inspection app at www.ins...
Feb 21, 2022•22 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Communication is half our job as home inspectors. We know houses, but we can sometimes struggle with communication aspects of the business. So how do we become better communicators? Beon and Ian talk about this in this week's episode of Inspector Toolbelt Talk! 🥳 Try our brand new home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE ? 👉 https://bit.ly/3nUnOaw 🤓 Get TRANSCRIPTS of all our episodes 👍 https://bit.ly/3qVVRRn Check out our home inspection app a...
Feb 11, 2022•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Inspector Toolbelt Talk, we interview Barry Cohen who created and maintains homeinspectology.com - a website that provides a wide range of resources for home inspectors. Barry has been a great support for the home inspector community. Listen in to hear what makes him tick. 🥳 Try our brand new home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE ? 👉 https://bit.ly/3nUnOaw 🤓 Get TRANSCRIPTS of all our episodes 👍 https://bit.ly/3qVVRRn Check out...
Feb 03, 2022•24 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Most of us don't want to sit down and blog, but blogging can increase our conversions, website traffic, and gets us more inspections. In this episode, David Nyman will help us make blogging easier (and maybe even a bit less painful to do). Check out our home inspection app at www.inspectortoolbelt.com Need a home inspection website? See samples of our website at www.inspectortoolbelt.com/home-inspection-websites *The views and opinions expressed in this podcast, and the guests on it, do not...
Jan 28, 2022•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Inspector Toolbelt Talk, we interview Joe Ferry himself - "The Home Inspector Lawyer". Joe discusses who owns the home inspection report, arbitration clauses, and his experience defending home inspectors for over two decades. Don't miss this episode! 🥳 Try our brand new home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE ? 👉 https://bit.ly/3nUnOaw 🤓 Get TRANSCRIPTS of all our episodes 👍 https://bit.ly/3qVVRRn Check out our hom...
Jan 21, 2022•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, two inspection website "nerds" (Ian and temporary co-host Jason) talk about how you can make your own home inspection website. What platform you should choose, some tips to improve conversions, and how to structure your website to make it a real success. Have a listen and learn about how to make your own home inspection website! 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE ? 👉 https://bit.ly/3nUnOaw 🥳 Try our brand new home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🤓 Get TR...
Jan 11, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bitcoin - do you accept it as payment for a home inspection? Should you even consider it? If you do accept it - how do you do that? We discuss all of this and more in Episode 1 of the new season of Inspector Toolbelt Talk! 🥳 Try our brand new home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE ? 👉 https://bit.ly/3nUnOaw 🤓 Get TRANSCRIPTS of all our episodes 👍 https://bit.ly/3qVVRRn Check out our home inspection app at www.inspectortoolbelt.com Need a home insp...
Jan 03, 2022•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2020 and 2021 were wild years for the home inspection industry. What will 2022 bring for us as home inspectors? Beon and Ian discuss some of the positive aspects of what is coming up, how to adjust for it, and some of the challenges that may be coming our way in the home inspection industry. 🥳 Try our brand new home inspection APP 🙌 https://bit.ly/3qXMGA2 🔥 Need a new home inspection WEBSITE ? 👉 https://bit.ly/3nUnOaw 🤓 Get TRANSCRIPTS of all our episodes 👍 https://bit.ly/3qVVRRn Check out...
Dec 27, 2021•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast "I have a logo" is something we hear often - but do you have a brand? We show you, in this episode, why a brand is important, how it gets you inspections, and ultimately, how to use your brand as a tool. Check out our home inspection app at www.inspectortoolbelt.com Need a home inspection website? See samples of our website at www.inspectortoolbelt.com/home-inspection-websites *The views and opinions expressed in this podcast, and the guests on it, do not necessarily reflect the views ...
Dec 20, 2021•20 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we will explore other ways to grow your home inspection business without hiring full-time home inspectors. Reduce the risk of a great employee leaving to start a competing business and taking clients and referring agents with them Check out our home inspection app at www.inspectortoolbelt.com Need a home inspection website? See samples of our website at www.inspectortoolbelt.com/home-inspection-websites *The views and opinions expressed in this podcast, and the guests on it, do ...
Dec 13, 2021•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast We talk marketing with Dave Klima, CEO of Aardvark Inspector. Get insight into some of the secrets he learned along the way to become one of the largest independent home inspection companies in the US. We also learn about his brand new platform Inspected Houses. Check out our home inspection app at www.inspectortoolbelt.com Need a home inspection website? See samples of our website at www.inspectortoolbelt.com/home-inspection-websites *The views and opinions expressed in this podcast, and the gu...
Dec 07, 2021•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the thing you do over and over again, are always thinking about and if you're not... you should be. Time to talk about your prices and reasons why you're very likely not charging enough. How to figure it out? How to make the change? When to make the change? Ian and Beon have some pointers to help you out. For more information, check out our blog on How to Price Your Services Check out our home inspection app at www.inspectortoolbelt.com Need a home inspection website? See sam...
Nov 29, 2021•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast We get to chat with the King of the Crawlers, Scot Baker himself! We will talk about crawlers (particularly the BIGCrawler), marketing with a crawler or drone in general, and some of the things that has led Scot to a career in home inspections and building the BIGCrawler - so sit back and enjoy the smooth sounds of Scot Baker :) Brought to you by Inspector Toolbelt Home Inspection Software Check out our home inspection app at www.inspectortoolbelt.com Need a home inspection website? See samples ...
Nov 26, 2021•32 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast You may have heard the term "Fractional Marketing". Listen as our hosts discuss a unique definition of the term and how it can help you create a diverse revenue stream for your home inspection business. Check out our home inspection app at www.inspectortoolbelt.com Need a home inspection website? See samples of our website at www.inspectortoolbelt.com/home-inspection-websites *The views and opinions expressed in this podcast, and the guests on it, do not necessarily reflect the views a...
Nov 19, 2021•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Meet your hosts and get some insight into what to expect on Inspector Toolbelt Talk in the coming weeks and months. Check out our home inspection app at www.inspectortoolbelt.com Need a home inspection website? See samples of our website at www.inspectortoolbelt.com/home-inspection-websites *The views and opinions expressed in this podcast, and the guests on it, do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Inspector Toolbelt and its associates....
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