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Hoist
Hoist is a technology platform that provides a complete solution to start YOUR painting business. They provide online training to learn about the painting industry, a marketing platform to get you actual customers, and end-to-end technology to run your business. With no hefty startup fees, it's easy to get started today.
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Hoist
Welcome to the most intuitive business-building platform ever created. It’s everything you need to start, run, and grow your company, all in one place. Hoist equips you with everything you need to start, grow and run your own home-services business in 30 days. Really.
1. We provide training and support.
Induction. Mark. Operating. All the necessary tools to start your business, in a simple way. Learn on your own time with our virtual training courses designed by industry experts and join our vibrant community for even more advice.
2. We handle the busywork.
Paperwork kills passion, so we do it for you. Simply provide the docs we’ll need for the process —business registration, licensing, incorporation, insurance — and Hoist will take it from there.
3. We help you build a powerful local brand.
Every business has a story. We’ll help you tell yours by positioning your brand within the right customer segment.
4. We get you customers.
Our powerful marketing engine generates high-quality, relevant leads from places like Google, Yelp, and Thumbtack. Then, our U.S.-based call center greets your customers like a local desk agent.
5. We help run your business
Happy customers, organic referrals, and glowing reviews. Our paperless, automated workflow saves time and allows you to focus on what you care about most.
6. We connect you with local contractors.
Once you book a job—and the customer has made a deposit—the Hoist team will connect you with skilled subcontractors who will deliver high-quality labor.
7. We get you paid.
Automate payment and estimate reminders, impress customers with a paperless process, and get paid quickly—with payment options for every type of customer.
Marketing
Online and offline marketing are hard. But who says you need to do it all yourself?
Imagine if you could hire a team of marketers that understand your target market, branding position, business vision, and goals and could also devise a marketing strategy that keeps your pipeline of leads healthy without burning a hole in your pocket.
Call Center
If your prospect doesn’t hear from you within 5 minutes, they’ll start exploring other options
The home services industry is competitive. Rely on us to instantly reach out, qualify, and convert your leads into appointments with a 91% success rate.
Brand Creation
Build your own brand, hassle-free
Hoist platform creates your own custom brand (logo, marketing materials, and website) in no time. It's one of the first steps to launch your company on Hoist!
Coaching
Subject matter experts in your business’s industry will help you succeed
Our in-house subject matter experts have done what you will be doing - starting and running a profitable home service business. Lean on them for support and advice on how you can continue to see success.
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FAQs
- A tech platform that sets you up with everything you need to start, operate, and grow a home painting business
- It provides training with top experts, a best-in-class marketing engine, and a complete set of tools to run your business operations
- Hoist is a technology company built by some of the best tech minds
- Homeowners pay for house painting services
- Someone with strong experience of leading and managing business teams in the past
- Someone with the ambition of building a multi-million dollar business in 2-5 years
- Year 1 - Use Hoist tools to get off the ground, register the business, get your own website, get your first customers, find painters and start completing jobs
- Year 2 - Hire a sales manager and grow your business
- Year 3 onwards - Hire a general manager to manage the day-to-day operations. Estimated revenue
