Originally Posted by
Drewbdo
I have been on Perfect Wedding Guide for a year. They send you leads from bridal shows who need your services, and you contact them. I think it would work better if I had a sales person contacting the leads. Frankly, after working my day job, when I get home, cold-calling brides is the last thing I feel like doing... I'd rather spend time with my family, or get on my turntables and practice, or even catch up on projects at home that have piled up while I'm working 60+ hours per week. Anyway, I've gotten zero customers, and just told them to cancel my account.
I have also been on The Knot for a year. Have had a few leads, "are you available on ___date___", and "what do you charge" type questions, but no appointments and no sales. In fact, none of them have put their phone numbers, so all I can do is email them back answering their questions. I can understand if I'm out of their price range, but I get irritated when they ask if I'm available, I answer that I am, give a call to action "let's chat!", and then I never hear back.