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What Is Pay-Per-Appointment Lead Generation? A Guide for Kitchen and Bath Remodelers
Pay-per-appointment lead generation means you pay for booked, qualified appointments instead of clicks, leads, or a monthly retainer. For a remodeler, that's the closest thing to paying for an actual shot at a job.
Leads vs. appointments
A lead is a name and a phone number. Many never answer, some are renters, some just wanted a price. An appointment is a homeowner who has talked to someone, confirmed they want the work, confirmed a budget, and agreed to a time for an in-home estimate. Paying per appointment moves the work of chasing and qualifying leads off your plate.
What should count as a qualified appointment
- Homeowner: not a renter or a tenant asking for a landlord.
- Real project: they want the remodel, not just a ballpark number.
- Budget confirmed: they've confirmed a budget that fits the work before you drive out.
- Decision-makers: everyone who signs off on the job will be there.
- Confirmed: the appointment is confirmed before you go.
Get this definition in writing before you start. It's the single biggest difference between agencies.
How billing usually works
You agree on a price per appointment for your market. Appointments get booked on your calendar, and you're billed for what was delivered. At BuildSignals, your card is charged once a week for that week's appointments. No retainer, no long-term contract, and you can stop when it stops working for you.
What the agency should be doing behind the scenes
- Running ads to homeowners in your service area, usually on Facebook and Instagram with lead forms built to filter out tire-kickers.
- Calling fast. The first few minutes after someone fills out a form matter most. See our post on speed to lead.
- Qualifying each lead against the definition above.
- Booking and confirming the appointment on your calendar.
- Reporting every lead and appointment so you can see what you're paying for.
Red flags
- No written definition of a qualified appointment.
- The agency owns the ad account and won't give you access.
- Long contracts or big setup fees before you've seen a single appointment.
- No real results from contractors like you.
How to try it without much risk
BuildSignals offers a free 2-week trial. After that you choose to pay per appointment or pay per close. Our contractor clients have closed $2.8M+ in remodeling work so far, including Contractor 2.0's first appointment 15 minutes after their ads went live and a $22,000 job closed on day 10.
Quick answers
What is pay-per-appointment lead generation?
A model where a contractor pays a set price for each qualified, booked appointment instead of paying for clicks, raw leads, or a monthly retainer.
How much does a pay-per-appointment program cost?
It depends on the market and the type of remodel. BuildSignals sets the per-appointment price for your market on a 20-minute call, after a free 2-week trial.
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Then pick how you pay: per appointment or per close. No long-term contracts. Book a 20-minute call and we'll check whether your area is open.
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