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Double Your Profit Day #19 Conversion Rate HACKS Top Experts Use to DOUBLE Bookings

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Aug 19, 2025

Discover the secrets to boosting your conversion rate and turning leads into loyal customers. Learn why every unbooked call is lost profit and how improving your booking rates can skyrocket your ROI without additional expenses. Delve into the differences between lead booking and raw booking rates while uncovering strategies to optimize response times and sales processes. Even small tweaks can lead to significant gains in revenue, with one extra close potentially increasing sales by over 20%!

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Two Conversion Rates Matter

Conversion rate measures how many interested people become paying customers at each stage.
Distinguish lead booking rate (high-intent) from raw booking rate (all calls) to understand performance.

ADVICE

Prioritize High-Intent Booking

Book 80–90% of high-intent leads like no-heat or no-power emergencies.
Accept lower booking rates (40–50%) for low-intent leads from shows or cold lists.

ADVICE

Improve Raw Booking To Boost ROI

Track raw booking rate across all incoming calls and aim for roughly 30–40% overall.
Improve booking on expensive leads to instantly increase marketing ROI without extra spend.

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Welcome to Day 19 of the Double Your Profit Series

The go-to series for contractors, home service owners, and small business entrepreneurs.

Today, we’re diving into one of the most profitable levers in your business: Raising Your Conversion Rate.

Conversion rate is simply how many potential customers you turn into paying customers. And here’s the beautiful part: you don’t need more leads to grow your business — you just need to get better at handling the ones you already have.

🧠 Why Conversion Rate Matters

Every unbooked call or unsold appointment is lost profit. Increasing your conversion rate instantly multiplies ROI on the marketing dollars you’ve already spent.

Imagine this: you’re paying $90 per high-intent lead. If you’re booking 6 out of 10 and raise that to 8 out of 10? That’s a 20–30% increase in ROI without spending an extra dollar.

This is the power of doing more with what you already have.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

The difference between Lead Booking Rate and Raw Booking Rate
What “good” booking rates look like for high-intent vs. low-intent leads
Why high-intent calls (like no-heat or no-power emergencies) should be booked at 80–90%
How raw booking rate measures overall performance across all calls
Why raising booking rate on expensive leads can skyrocket ROI instantly
The second conversion rate that matters: appointments → sales
How a single extra close can boost sales revenue by 20% or more
Common reasons conversion lags: speed to answer, poor objection handling, weak sales process, or not presenting options
How small tweaks in handling calls and running appointments can double profit — without adding a single extra lead

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⚙️ The Big Picture

You don’t need more marketing spend or more leads to scale. You need to book more of the calls you already get and sell more of the jobs you’re already running.

That’s how you boost revenue, maximize profit, and grow smarter.

🔥 Think of this episode as your playbook for squeezing maximum profit out of every call and every lead.

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John Wilson, CEO of Wilson Companies
Jack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC

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