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522. Part 1 of 2 - How to Make Money with Indoor Air Quality Products w Ben Reed

Service Business Mastery for Skilled Trades: HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical Home Service

Release Date: 05/05/2021

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Part 1 of 2 - Tersh & Ben talk about 5 Ways you can make money by offering the Haven IAQ product to your client!

Indoor Air Quality...this can be a sore subject for a lot of contractors, but on today's show, Tersh talks with Ben Reed of Haveniaq.com about how to use their product to monitor the air in your client's home so that you can offer the exact product they need. We oftentimes are unsure about what exactly is going on with our client's home unless we have had an extended amount of time to watch their home and HVAC equipment. And sometimes, an extended relationship is not enough to give us this information either!

Here is a little information about Haven IAQ

Haven IAQ is a new generation of software-enhanced HVAC products designed to empower contractors to make decisions and recommendations for their customers — based on reliable data.

The HAVEN Pro Web Portal provides HVAC Professionals with access to homeowner data as well as the knowledge and tools they need to provide clean air services for their customers, year-round.

  • Data-driven sales and equipment validation through IAQ reports.
  • Remote monitoring
  • Timesaving, automatic diagnosis of customers’ IAQ issues
  • Access to sales, marketing, and educational programs

In today's episode, Tersh & Ben talk about 5 Ways you can make money by offering the Haven IAQ product to your client!   

Our Deep Dive~

  1. Portable IAQ devices are like an "Urgent Care Center..."
  2. The HavenIAQ is like having regular Doctor visits to watch the trends...
  3. Sending reports with your business logo on it helps with branding while keeping you top of mind to the client. 
  4. ...you'll have to listen to the rest of the episode for these juicy details! 

RESOURCES

  • Learn more by visiting https://haveniaq.com/ 
  • In case any of you need official support, you can reach the team through the following methods:
    • HAVEN consumer support portal: https://tzoa.com/customer-support
      • Where you can find troubleshooting articles and submit trouble tickets
    • HAVEN consumer toll-free number: 1-888-964-2836
      • Available Monday to Friday, 9AM-5PM Pacific Time (English only)
    • HAVEN consumer support email: support@haveniaq.com
      • Expect to receive a response within 1-2 business days
  • Learn more about how Tersh trains his Service Technicians by using Virtual Reality by clicking here 
  • Learn more about Tersh by visiting https://serviceemperor.com 
  • Connect with Tersh on social media @tershblissett 
  • Have you ever wondered HOW to target your perfect client?!? It's EMOTION...EMOTION is what sells, visit https://admanity.com/SBM/ to get this free share that I (Tersh) stand behind 100%!

"If you know how people will emotionally react, you have an advantage more valuable than all of humanity's innovations."

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