I'll probably contact some here on the side as this develops. I have to emphasize that online sales is not the target here. I have my distributor's site to link to if that's the way the deal is going to go.
Some of you IT guys might like this site. There are some features on it that have recently earned a patent. I don't know what they are, but there's a LOT of money invested in this, so I don't need to duplicate it in any way whatsoever.
However, in order to protect my leads that go into the distributor's site, I can give them a code that will produce some unseen incentives to keep them identified as my customers.
Frankly, buying something as complex as a window from an Internet site is a tough proposition. We still have to hand walk the first time buyers though the process. Measuring for retrofits is amazingly intimidating when that kind of money is being spent.
It all comes down to the same ol', same ol', which is a personal sale. I might get lucky and find a couple of property maintenance people or small contractors who will buy repeatedly unassisted, but the likelihood of that is slim. I've been doing this since '85, I have an idea which way the wind blows.
I'm just running a parallel site to pick off the few that don't land on the mother site. And, we're all regional, not national, but i can get some brands to other parts of the country. However, it's rare that someone in the Midwest would deal with a west coast business for building materials. Check it out.
https://forums.pelicanparts.com/1stwindows.com
Dan, can't give too much away here yet.
