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Everything here comes from work we actually did for fence and home service companies. No theory, no filler.

By Next Estimate 7 guides Updated August 4, 2026
  • Comparison · Estimator software

    Looking for a mySalesman alternative? Here is the honest comparison.

    mySalesman is $175/mo. Next Estimate is $149/mo. Here is what each one actually does, where they do the same thing, and the one difference that matters if your leads come from Facebook.

    Updated August 4, 2026 · 7 min read
  • Guide · AI search

    5 ways to get your contracting business recommended by ChatGPT

    45% of people now ask AI for local business recommendations. Here are five things a contractor can do this week to be the company it names.

    Updated August 4, 2026 · 6 min read
  • Guide · Selling

    5 things that sell a homeowner before you drive out

    After looking at about 7,000 estimates, these are the five things that actually work for selling a homeowner before the in-person estimate.

    Updated August 2, 2026 · 3 min read
  • Case study · Fayetteville, NC

    How this fence company sells the job before anyone drives out

    A fence in Fayetteville, North Carolina sold online before the owner ever measured it. Here's the exact system, and why the marketing agencies before us never built it.

    Updated July 30, 2026 · 5 min read
  • Guide · AI + Facebook ads

    How to replace your marketing agency with AI, in under an hour

    Paying an agency over $1,000 a month and not happy with it? Here's the three-tool setup that runs your Facebook ads for about $40 a month instead.

    Updated July 29, 2026 · 6 min read
  • Guide · Facebook ads

    Why your Facebook leads feel like garbage, and how to make money off them anyway

    If you own a fence company and think Facebook leads are garbage, you're right. Here's the difference between Google intent and Meta volume, and how to filter one into the other.

    Updated July 29, 2026 · 8 min read
  • Guide · Facebook ads

    How to get leads from your Facebook ad, not just clicks

    Running a Facebook ad to your fence estimator? Here's how to switch it from clicks to actual leads using your pixel, step by step.

    Updated June 15, 2026 · 15 min setup

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