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What happens when you stop
losing leads to slow replies?

HVAC contractors, plumbers, and roofers share how FollowFire turned missed opportunities into booked jobs — automatically.

60 sec
Avg first reply
145×
Avg ROI (Starter)
74%
Drop in dead leads
3×
More conversions
❄️HVACChicago, IL

Added $14,400/month in booked jobs

Stopped losing evening and weekend leads to faster competitors.

145× ROI
estimated return

"I was losing maybe 40% of my web leads just because I couldn't reply fast enough. FollowFire replies in 60 seconds now — even at 11pm. Last month was my best month ever."

— Owner, Midwest Comfort Heating & Cooling
⏱️
Avg response time
4.2 hours
< 60 seconds
📋
Monthly leads closed
3–4 jobs
11–12 jobs
💰
Monthly revenue added
+$14,400
📉
Dead leads (no response)
~40%
~8%

The Challenge

Midwest Comfort was getting 15–20 contact form leads per month from their website, but only closing 3–4 of them. The owner estimated he was replying to most leads 3–6 hours after they submitted — often the next morning. By then, many had already booked with a competitor.

The Solution

After connecting FollowFire to their website contact form, every new lead received an automated email and SMS reply within 60 seconds — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The message included a direct phone number, a quote on typical response times, and a link to book an estimate.

⏱️ Setup time: 15 minutes
💳 Plan: Pro ($99/mo)
🔁 The owner connected FollowFire to their Gravity Forms contact form in about 15 m…
🔧PlumbingAustin, TX

Recovering 3–4 lost leads every weekend

A solo plumber automates replies while he's on the job or off the clock.

~150× ROI
estimated return

"I'm under a sink. I can't be checking my phone every 20 minutes. FollowFire just handles it. People text me back saying 'thanks for the fast reply' — I didn't even send it, but they're already warmer when I call them."

— Owner, Rodriguez Plumbing
📅
Weekend leads recovered
0–1 per weekend
3–4 per weekend
⏱️
Time spent on lead follow-up
~2 hrs/week
~15 min/week
⚡
Lead response window
8–48 hours
< 60 seconds
💰
Est. monthly revenue added
+$6,000–$9,000

The Challenge

As a solo operator, Marco Rodriguez was physically on job sites from 7am to 6pm most days. Weekend leads were the worst — he'd find 4–5 contact forms on Monday morning that were already 48 hours old. Most had booked someone else. He needed a way to stay responsive without being glued to his phone.

The Solution

FollowFire connected to his Squarespace contact form in one click. Now every lead gets a professional, personalized auto-reply within 60 seconds — even on Saturday night. Marco checks his FollowFire dashboard each morning to see who replied and prioritize his callbacks.

⏱️ Setup time: 10 minutes
💳 Plan: Starter ($49/mo)
🔁 Marco uses the Starter plan. One contact form, unlimited email replies, 3-touch …
🏠RoofingDallas–Fort Worth, TX

Conversion rate up from 12% to 31%

Automated follow-up sequences turned cold leads hot again.

280× ROI
estimated return

"Before FollowFire, a lead would come in and we might send one email, maybe two. Then nothing. Now there's a whole sequence — email, then another email, then a text. Leads are coming back to us 7, 10, 14 days later that we would have written off."

— Owner, Summit Roofing Solutions
📈
Lead conversion rate
12%
31%
📉
Dead-lead rate
~74%
~22%
⚡
Average response time
~6 hours
< 60 seconds
💰
Monthly revenue increase
+$28,000+

The Challenge

Summit Roofing had a manual process: one sales rep would email new leads when she had time. Leads that didn't respond in 48 hours were marked dead. They estimated they were closing 12% of form submissions — and suspected many of those 'dead' leads were just waiting for a better follow-up.

The Solution

FollowFire's 4-touch automated sequence replaced the manual process: instant reply (Day 0), follow-up (Day 3), SMS reminder (Day 7), and a final check-in (Day 14). Each message was AI-crafted to sound like it came from a real person on the team — not a bot.

⏱️ Setup time: 20 minutes
💳 Plan: Pro ($99/mo)
🔁 Summit uses the Pro plan for 3 contact forms (main site + 2 landing pages). The …

Works for any local service business

If you have a contact form on your website, FollowFire can follow up every lead in under 60 seconds.

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