Furniture, kitchens, windows and doors: how to find customers with Firmo
You see who is about to build a house and whose house is being completed. You offer your product at the right time, when the owner is looking for furnishings.
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How to do it (5 minutes)
New private houses: building permits where the building is a dwelling. Windows and doors are ordered at the start of construction.
New houses āConstruction starts this week: windows, doors and kitchens must be ordered now.
Construction starts āCompleted buildings (occupancy permits): furnishings and furniture.
Occupancy permits āFurniture and furnishing tenders: schools, kindergartens and institutions.
Furniture tenders āSave the filter with your county and subscribe to a daily email.
ā° The right moment to make an offer
These signals show who has a need right now. A click opens a ready filter.
ā Ready email template
Subject: Windows and doors for {site}
Hello {name}
I saw that construction of {site} is about to start.
We are {your company} and we make {product} to measure, including installation.
If you send the drawings, we will make an offer within a couple of days.
Have a great day!
{your name}
Fill in the places in curly brackets. Company name, board member and contact are in the Customer finder.
Send this email to hundreds of companies at once with follow ups: Firmo CRM is coming soon.
Tips
- There are usually 6 to 18 months between the building permit and the occupancy permit: the time to offer is at the start of construction.
- If the owner is a company, you see its contacts. A private person's contact can be opened one at a time.
- The builder is also a good client: it has several sites at once.
Create a free account, save a filter and choose how often the email comes. Contacts, Excel and the daily email are in the Pro plan.
ā Frequently asked questions
Can I see a private owner's contact?
A logged in user can open a private person's contact on the building permits page one at a time, confirming the purpose. Private persons' data is not put in lists or emails.
When should I make an offer?
There are usually 6 to 18 months between the building permit and the occupancy permit. Windows and doors are ordered at the start of construction, kitchens and furniture before the occupancy permit.
Is Firmo free?
Search, company pages, rating, tenders, building permits and bankruptcies are free. In the Customer finder the first 3 companies are free. All names, contacts, Excel and daily emails come with a plan from ā¬15 a month, and the Pro plan can be tried free for 14 days.
May company contacts be used for sales?
A company's public email and phone may be used for an offer if the offer relates to the company's business and the email includes an opt out. Firmo does not put sole traders' or private persons' contacts in lists.