Question 1

When is the best time to drop — spring or fall?

Accepted Answer

Both. Spring (April–May) targets post-thaw debris: pine needles, seed pods, and shingle grit that built up over winter. Fall (September–October) catches the main leaf drop before the hard freeze locks everything in. We recommend dropping two weeks before each peak — the homeowner has the hanger in hand right when the timing feels urgent. Two drops a year on the same street builds brand recall and recurring customers.

Question 2

How does the window + gutter combo pitch work on a door hanger?

Accepted Answer

Lead with the combo price — "$279 flat: windows + gutters, same visit" — and most homeowners skip the mental step of deciding whether to book both. A split-service ask (gutters OR windows) invites comparison shopping; a bundled flat rate feels like a deal. The combo typically adds $150–$250 to the ticket over a gutter-only job, and the extra 45 minutes of window work is pure margin at that price point.

Question 3

What about ladder safety and insurance — does that matter to homeowners?

Accepted Answer

It matters a lot. Ladder work is one of the highest-liability categories for residential services — a fall on private property can create a homeowner insurance claim. Leading with "bonded, insured, and WCB-covered crew" on the hanger removes the hesitation before it forms. We build that copy into the design so it reads at a glance, not in the fine print.

Question 4

Does the homeowner need to be home for the job?

Accepted Answer

No — and that's a genuine conversion advantage. Eavestrough and window cleaning are exterior-only jobs. The crew shows up, cleans, takes before/after photos, and leaves. We recommend putting "no-one-home OK — exterior only" on the hanger copy. Homeowners who would otherwise delay booking because they can't take a day off book immediately.

Question 5

What's the before/after photo workflow and why does it matter?

Accepted Answer

Before/after photos serve two purposes: quality proof for the customer and social-proof content for your marketing. The crew photos the clogged eavestrough on arrival and the clean aluminum on departure, then sends both to the customer. We design the hanger to explicitly promise "before/after photos every job" — it signals professionalism in a commoditised market and dramatically reduces callback disputes.

Question 6

Google Ads are cheap for gutters — why use door hangers instead?

Accepted Answer

CPC is cheap ($3–$6), but click-to-lead conversion is brutal — you're bidding against 15 other gutter companies, and the customer is price-shopping in a tab alongside your ad. CPL ends up at $30–$60 and the customer has zero relationship with you. A door hanger on a specific street with a specific crew on a specific Saturday sidesteps the auction entirely. The customer hasn't Googled yet — they found you first. That changes the conversion psychology completely.

Question 7

How does route-density affect my per-job economics?

Accepted Answer

The math is straightforward: if your crew can clean 8–10 homes on one block in a single day, your per-job drive time approaches zero. Google leads scatter jobs across the city — a 20-minute drive between a $200 gutter job and a $180 window job eats half the margin. Door hangers cluster your signups by street, so you're doing 8 stops in 4 blocks. The density is the profit.

Fill your seasonal schedule before leaves even hit the grass.

A whole block in one Saturday.

Built for the way eavestrough & windows customers actually buy.

Hit them before they search

Tracked Deliveries

Effortless combo upsells

2–4× cheaper leads cheaper leads.

See every street we walk for you.

Before. After. Same Saturday.

Drop the block before the leaves fall

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