Word-of-mouth got you here. It won't get you there.
And they all lead to the same place: nowhere.
Angi & HomeAdvisor, shared leads, race to the bottom.
The "marketing guy" who disappeared after month two.
DIY marketing that eats your nights and weekends.
Referral dependency, great until it isn't.
The agency that showed you clicks but never showed you revenue.
Doing more work, making the same money.
They stopped chasing leads. They stopped depending on referrals. They plugged into a growth engine, a system that brings qualified homeowners to them every single month. Same trade as you. Same market. Different trajectory.
"We had to hire just to keep up."