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Home inspection & real estate trends, tips and tools to help the modern home inspector grow and run a successful business. Learn more about Spectora at https://www.spectora.com
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Oct 3, 2022
Oct 3, 2022
53 min
Eric Harmon is easy to root for. A practical guy that tracks his numbers and goes with what works. Simple right?
He drops lots of juicy nuggets in this one:
- His origin story
- How he got inspection #1
- Using IG to get 34% of his agents
- Using local contractors as a differentiator
- Making thousands more a month from 1 upsell email
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Sep 30, 2022
Sep 30, 2022
59 min
Blaine Wallace keeps it fun and creative.
He brings the knowledge on how he used Instagram to his benefit (still does) and how breakfast meetings helped him scale up.
We get into more amazing topics for new inspectors:
- How and why he doesn't like going to offices
- How he gets all online bookings and no phone calls
- Mentorship
- How to explain defects smoothly
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Jul 28, 2022
Jul 28, 2022
53 min
JT is always a treat. He's one of those guys that seems like he's got it all figured out. This time we get into:
- His acceptance into the Enterprise level of IEB
- Using Spectora Advanced for both of his companies
- Self-improvement
- KYN (Know Your Numbers!)
- Training & personality assessments
- How he's thinking about growth, digital vs. Realtors
If you want to see JT's impressive companies, you can find them below:
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Jul 21, 2022
Jul 21, 2022
56 min
Trish is practical and effective. She got agent lists, created content, did "fireside chats" and got Google Reviews! And she's building an amazing business up in Canada. Listen in and Kevin and Trish talk about her first inspection, getting a big ole list of agents, creating content, training and more!
You can connect with Trish at her website - https://www.wiseonhomeinspections.com/ or wiseonhomeinspections@gmail.com
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Jul 7, 2022
Jul 7, 2022
1 hr 3 min
In this month's Spectora Spotlight, we got the Inspect Canada team to talk about their journey in the Canadian home inspection market, creating content to grow and how to wow client's with true home consultant services.
You can connect with Dave and his team at their website - https://inspect.ca/
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Jun 2, 2022
Jun 2, 2022
46 min
On today's episode we have special guests Mike Wagstaff and Liz Devine. You know Mike (co-founder and CEO) but Liz is a talented Product Manager at Spectora that's running our partnerships program. We have always been all about looking forward and finding ways to elevate our industry. This is one of the ways our industry is transforming in real time.
They talk about:
- The state of the industry and how it relates to clients, data, leads and monetization for inspectors
- Spectora's stance on ethical ways home inspectors can and should benefit
- The needs of the modern homebuyer
- How our industry will evolve in the coming years and how you can be ahead of the curve
Interested in Spectora? Start your free trial today: https://hubl.li/Q02nfFrR0 Bundle a year of the app with a custom website: https://hubs.la/Q02p9VvF0 Growing your business? We got your back. Check out our business tools: https://hubs.la/Q02p9S0B0 Learn more about the power of Spectora, visit Spectora Academy: https://hubs.la/Q02pv_G90 Not subscribed to the pod yet? Shame! Go do it! We're on Apple & Google Podcasts & Spotify. Click follow or subscribe! This keeps us motivated to keep doing more of this. Got ideas for guests? Send 'em our way through the chat bubble or email Kevin@Spectora.com Not using Spectora? See what the biggest and best companies are saying - https://hubs.la/Q02p9SRZ0
May 21, 2022
May 21, 2022
15 min
The Spectora team always enjoys being a sponsor at the IEB Unite conference. What the team enjoys the most is sitting in on the sessions and soaking up the knowledge of the biggest and best in the industry.
Kevin gives you his 5 key takeaways from his notes on the conference.
Interested in Spectora? Start your free trial today: https://hubl.li/Q02nfFrR0 Bundle a year of the app with a custom website: https://hubs.la/Q02p9VvF0 Growing your business? We got your back. Check out our business tools: https://hubs.la/Q02p9S0B0 Learn more about the power of Spectora, visit Spectora Academy: https://hubs.la/Q02pv_G90 Not subscribed to the pod yet? Shame! Go do it! We're on Apple & Google Podcasts & Spotify. Click follow or subscribe! This keeps us motivated to keep doing more of this. Got ideas for guests? Send 'em our way through the chat bubble or email Kevin@Spectora.com Not using Spectora? See what the biggest and best companies are saying - https://hubs.la/Q02p9SRZ0
May 21, 2022
May 21, 2022
55 min
In this month's Spectora Spotlight, Zac Knoblauch talks about staying small and the benefits of running a very profitable 1 man home inspection company.
They also get into:
- Importance of websites, branding and social media
- The economy and slowdown
- Tacos 🌮
- Reports
- Spectora Connect and the future of subscription revenue for inspectors
You can connect with Zac at his website or on his Instagram account.
Interested in Spectora? Start your free trial today: https://hubl.li/Q02nfFrR0 Bundle a year of the app with a custom website: https://hubs.la/Q02p9VvF0 Growing your business? We got your back. Check out our business tools: https://hubs.la/Q02p9S0B0 Learn more about the power of Spectora, visit Spectora Academy: https://hubs.la/Q02pv_G90 Not subscribed to the pod yet? Shame! Go do it! We're on Apple & Google Podcasts & Spotify. Click follow or subscribe! This keeps us motivated to keep doing more of this. Got ideas for guests? Send 'em our way through the chat bubble or email Kevin@Spectora.com Not using Spectora? See what the biggest and best companies are saying - https://hubs.la/Q02p9SRZ0
Apr 29, 2022
Apr 29, 2022
1 hr 1 min
Adam is on the first team nice guy list in the home inspection industry. Adam has a thoughtful chat with Kevin about using social media & CRMs, his small town approach and how he sees his company helping homeowners past the inspection.
They also get into:
- How Actions is the best thing that happened to him (Spectora Advanced)
- Future state of the industry
- Websites, communication & efficiency
- You can get in touch with Adam at his website
Interested in Spectora? Start your free trial today: https://hubl.li/Q02nfFrR0 Bundle a year of the app with a custom website: https://hubs.la/Q02p9VvF0 Growing your business? We got your back. Check out our business tools: https://hubs.la/Q02p9S0B0 Learn more about the power of Spectora, visit Spectora Academy: https://hubs.la/Q02pv_G90 Not subscribed to the pod yet? Shame! Go do it! We're on Apple & Google Podcasts & Spotify. Click follow or subscribe! This keeps us motivated to keep doing more of this. Got ideas for guests? Send 'em our way through the chat bubble or email Kevin@Spectora.com Not using Spectora? See what the biggest and best companies are saying - https://hubs.la/Q02p9SRZ0
Apr 27, 2022
Apr 27, 2022
43 min
Josh tells Kevin his story of getting into the home inspection industry, the ups and downs and how he approaches client service, empathy and buyer psychology.
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