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Mold Inbound vs generalist agencies and lead marketplaces
You have options. This is an honest side-by-side so you can pick the one that fits your company.
| Mold Inbound | Generalist agency | Lead marketplace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who it serves | Mold remediation, testing and air quality companies | Any industry | Many trades |
| How results are reported | Answered calls, inspections, signed jobs | Traffic, rankings, clicks | Leads delivered |
| Testing vs remediation rules | Funnel built around how you work and your state | Rarely considered | Not considered |
| Call answering | Included: tracking, screening, after-hours, text-back | Rarely | Not included |
| Leads shared with competitors | Never | No | Often |
| Who owns the accounts | You | Often the agency | The marketplace |
| Contract | Month-to-month | Often 6 to 12 months | Varies |
When a generalist is fine
If you need a basic website and nothing else, a generalist can do it. Once lead quality and signed jobs matter, mold experience shows.
When a marketplace is fine
Shared leads can fill a slow week. Two of our mold case studies started by leaving marketplaces, because the leads were thin and shared.
When in-house is better
Large multi-location companies sometimes do best with an in-house marketer. We are happy to say so on the audit call.
Find out how many mold jobs stall between the call and the contract.
The audit is free, takes 30 minutes of your time, and you keep the findings whether or not we work together.