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How Energy Swing Windows Wins Trust by Talking About Warranties [Endless Customers Podcast Ep. 115]

By Alex Winter
Sep 24, 2025
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Isabella
having a coach and
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working with Lindsay, she was really able to
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push me
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to really challenge myself
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and make sure that I'm hitting those
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benchmarks in
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helping me
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keep myself accountable.
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explaining the why behind
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what I was doing, because
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there were some points where I'm like,
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What's the effect that
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is this really having?
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so I had this little discouraging.
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Isabella
But, you know, then I meet with her and she would help pull up,
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the numbers behind
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articles.
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And so that really helped
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keep the momentum going and make me feel like, okay,
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this isn't just for nothing. Like it really is having an effect.
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if I didn't
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have a coach. I don't think we would be where
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we're at today.
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Bob Ruffolo
And now onto the show. Here's your host Alex
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Alex
In this episode of the Endless Customers podcast, I'm sitting down with Isabella White, content manager at Energy Swing Windows, about their Fearless Content Award submission.
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Energy swing has embraced fearless content by addressing one of the toughest homeowner concerns in the window indoor industry
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warranties.
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Instead of hiding behind vague
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lifetime warranty language,
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Isabella has led the creation of content that exposes hidden exclusions,
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educates homeowners, and builds trust.
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Together, we're going to talk about how transparent content not only educates buyers, but also attracts higher quality leads
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that value long term service,
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not just the price.
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Isabella, welcome to the show. How's it going?
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Isabella
Good. How are.
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Alex
You?
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Alex
I'm doing great.
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Alex
Thanks. Thank you for taking the time to be on the show with us today and to share your story. I really appreciate it.
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Alex
So can you
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tell us and tell our audience here just to kick things off a little bit about yourself, what you do
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Alex
your job here. So just like day in and day out and then also a little bit about energy swing windows just so we can, like, paint the picture.
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Isabella
I'm Isabel White. I work at energy. So in windows I'm their content manager. We do replacement
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windows doors and basement finishing. And we've been servicing the greater Pittsburgh area for over 25 years.
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Alex
Nice.
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Alex
Let's kick things off. Can we talk a little bit about the idea of fearless content as the content manager?
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Alex
What does that mean to you, and how does that apply to your day to day and just what you do for your job?
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Isabella
Yeah. So fearless content to me is saying what others in your industry are not willing to say or too afraid to talk about.
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homeowners have questions and they want to find the answers. So if you're not the one who is going to talk about
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it, then someone else will. And that's where they're going to find their information.
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Isabella
So you might as well be the one to kind of set the stage and,
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you know, give the people what they're looking for.
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Alex
That's
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right. I get frustrated when people try to hide price or try to hide
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these things that I need to know, and
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it's why I navigate away and go find someone else who will give me the price. So I totally agree with you. And it's definitely a principle of endless customers, which I see
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up on the shelf back there behind you.
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Alex
You have the books?
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Isabella
Yep.
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Alex
That's awesome. Very nice.
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Alex
So can you talk to me a little bit about what LED energy swing
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to take such difficult topics like warranties and things that like typically in your industry, people tend to shy away from talking about like what?
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was the linchpin there? Have you guys started to focus in on that and just start talking about that
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bringing that up in your content?
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Isabella
Yeah. So I would say one of our
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business's core principles is trust and transparency. Even before we started working with impact.
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Isabella
That's always been a key focus for us.
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talking about
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some of the more difficult topics, there was a little bit of hesitancy.
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Isabella
Especially when it came to comparison articles. But warranty has always been something that we've
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really tried to explain to homeowners.
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Isabella
For example, we get people come into our showroom and I'll be like, oh yeah, we have a lifetime warranty. And I'll say, yes.
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So what everyone does and so it's like,
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you don't want to be like, no, that's not
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right. Did you read the fine print?
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Isabella
it's difficult to kind of explain that information in a way that homeowners
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are looking for it, I guess.
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Or like trying to make it relatable so that they're not going like, sure, I've heard that one before. Like,
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what is
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what is lifetime
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actually mean?
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Isabella
Yeah,
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exactly.
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Isabella
being able to sort of break that down in the article.
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Was really important. And warranties are a lot of just like legal language. It feels like. So trying to,
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bring it down to just a normal person's.
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Vocabulary.
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Alex
No normal
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speak. It's okay. We can
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say that because when you start getting into the warranty section, it's almost like terms and conditions on some of these apps on your phone too. It's like,
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who reads through all
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that? Yeah,
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I just go from scroll all the way to accept and move on with my life because
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it's just a lot of layers.
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And I'm not a lawyer, so I just
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it's
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above my pay grade, as they say. So
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when you
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double down,
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how do you do that? So do you have to try to bridge the gap and like understand the legalities of it and then figure out a way to like, what does that workflow look like for you as far as creating the content in a way that
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your audience is going to respond to it?
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Isabella
I will say that article specifically was one where our owner, Steve, who's been
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Isabella
doing windows and doors for over 50 years, he really
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Isabella
helped me a lot in that because I have never bought windows and doors, so I'm not
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Isabella
the best
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person to know about the warranties.
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Isabella
I think what helped a lot was trying to find actual warranties and
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like highlight in that article, I highlighted specific like comparisons between two things.
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I think that really helped.
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Isabella
To actually have like this is specifically what it says, but that's not what it means by like lifetime warranty. It's like, look at that inclusions.
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Alex
Gotcha,
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I'm just curious because I actually have to get new windows in my house.
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So I've been looking at a lot of different companies and
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warranties and all the other legal stuff as
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well.
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I'm curious, why
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do a lot of companies avoid talking about this
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Just in my research alone,
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they don't talk about it til you have somebody come out and give you an estimate, and then they're in your house, and then you can start to ask them the questions.
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But like if you're just trying to go to someone's website and figure this out on your own,
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couldn't figure it out. So
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why do people do that? What's up with that?
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Isabella
know that was something that I struggled with too, in several of the articles is with the research. It's like, I can't find this on anyone's site.
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Isabella
Which is kind of scary because I'm like, if I'm an active, natural homeowner in the market for this, it's got to be so frustrating, right?
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Isabella
I would say the reason why a lot of other companies don't want to talk about it.
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Isabella
is because it
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lessens the value of what they're selling? Because
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when you have a warranty that only last two years versus a company that is going to cover you for 20 plus or for as long as you live in your home like we do.
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Isabella
the value between the two offers changes in a two
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salesman, especially in home improvement.
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Isabella
Tend
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to not have the best reputation.
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Isabella
So when they are able to get into the home, they can kind of weave their way around that topic and frame it in a way where the homeowner might
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not fully understand it.
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Alex
Yeah, that makes total sense.
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feel like my experiences were that they were dancing around the subject, too, and they were like,
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Alex
not fully giving me the answers that I wanted. So
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Alex
I,
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Alex
think this is a great way and I totally commend you and Steve for
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wanting to create these types of articles.
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Alex
this definitely plays into the whole idea of disruption. And if you read Endless Customers or if you've been any of our events, you know that we're trying to help
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be the trusted voice in your industry and in your space and being honest and transparent.
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Alex
And in doing that, hopefully it disrupts all these people that are hiding the truth or hiding these
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facts. Right. So your warranty article, as well as
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other articles that you put out, like
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Alex
what are you seeing as you start to release this content in regards to like response
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people and maybe even from competitors as you're
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the content manager here releasing all this stuff.
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Alex
what's been the response back and like what results have you been seeing overall?
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Isabella
I would say
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Isabella
because I don't I'm not in the homes with these people cause I'm not one of the consultants. But when I do talk to people in the showroom, when they do come in,
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Isabella
I just notice that homeowners are much more educated and they've even said like, oh
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Isabella
yeah, I've heard about that on your site.
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Isabella
J channel is such a specific piece of a window that a typical homeowner probably isn't going to know.
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Isabella
But I think that also just goes to show
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you can't assume homeowners
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are oblivious to the topic. And I think that also proves like homeowners are doing so much more research now,
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Isabella
they're going to be well educated on the topic.
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Alex
So
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Alex
no, that's a great answer. So I guess my next question to follow up with that is like
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how do you get the ideas to answer these questions? Like, are you talking to your sales team? Are you talking to people in the showroom? Like, where are you getting your topics? And where are you starting to
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pull these ideas from to make sure that you're answering these people's questions and these people that are doing a lot of research,
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that want to be informed, you're you're meeting them where they are.
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Isabella
So I would say a lot of the topic ideas do come from the consultants because they are the ones in the homes
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Isabella
with the customers. I know too, whenever I speak to people in the showroom, that helps. Also our service team, I have asked him
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Isabella
what kind of questions
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Isabella
or problems he's seeing when he goes out to service products, because that can also help to lead into
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Isabella
lot of more problem articles.
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Isabella
Or.
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Isabella
Best of product lines or like reviews, to see which products specifically are having the most issues and things like that.
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Alex
Yeah,
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Alex
they gotta love it.
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Alex
Nice.
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Alex
Now, did you know about the big five before you started at Energy Swing or before you started in this role?
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Alex
No,
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Alex
was it like learning about the big five and how do you use it in like your day to day? I'm going a little off script here, but I have to ask because
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Alex
this is just like a perfect
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Alex
segue.
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Isabella
Yeah. So
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Isabella
I originally sponsored an energy swing
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Isabella
two and a half years ago, and I actually have a design background, so
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Isabella
content was totally new to me as far as writing goes. Definitely was a challenge, but
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Isabella
framing things in the big Five
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Isabella
helped it make a lot more sense, because I think there were a lot of topics or things that as a company, we wanted to talk about, but it didn't really make sense to,
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Isabella
because I think it's really easy to want to write about yourself and how great you are and why you should choose us.
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Isabella
But then when you break it down into the big five and look at it from that scope, it's like,
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Isabella
is anyone really looking this up? Also, it's really easy to see how great you are, but like
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Isabella
you got to have something to back that up.
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Alex
Yeah, you got to
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Alex
prove it. Talk is cheap.
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Alex
Totally.
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Alex
No.
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Alex
And a lot of people make that mistake. And we see that time and time again where it's the me, me, me, us us us show and how great we are. But you have to demonstrate that.
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Alex
there's two very different things. Have one saying it and then
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Alex
demonstrating it to build trust.
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Alex
And you do that with the big five and you do that with these articles. So can we talk a little bit about how,
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Alex
this fearless content
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Alex
has just helped
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Alex
sales consultants and like what this content has done for sales conversations in general, like,
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Alex
sounds like it's helping, but I'm just curious, like from your perspective, what you're hearing and what your salespeople and consultants are saying.
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Isabella
So we did make a switch over to HubSpot, which is helped tremendously with tracking and seeing the activity that these specific pages are getting. You know, associated with who.
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Isabella
And like what's talked about in and as customers,
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Isabella
We have seen some people starting to view
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Isabella
way more pages,
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Isabella
which is super exciting. So like 20 plus pages, it's awesome.
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Isabella
And whenever the consultants get into the home,
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Isabella
it has become a lot easier and there's a lot less friction.
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Isabella
And we've also started more with the assignment selling
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Isabella
and sending blogs and articles to homeowners
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Isabella
before their appointment just to get them set up and to already kind of establish that trust in comfortability.
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Isabella
With the consultants before they even get there.
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Alex
So that's amazing.
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Isabella
Been helping a lot. Yeah.
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Alex
Yeah, that's what it's all about. So you implement HubSpot. Bravo.
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Alex
that's a game changer for sure.
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Alex
whatever CRM you're using. But HubSpot you know, we love HubSpot here.
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Alex
What we're using before that,
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Alex
was there a system in place before that or what was going on?
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Isabella
Yeah, we were using Market Sharpe
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Isabella
wasn't as user friendly, especially when it came to what marketing
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Isabella
tracking those type of numbers.
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Alex
Yeah,
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Alex
The tracking piece is really cool. I love that you said that because
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Alex
it really does make a difference when you can see in real time how many page visits and what pages people are looking at, because it does influence the buyer journey and
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Alex
having trust building content in that fearless
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Alex
content
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Alex
just
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Alex
makes them feel way more informed.
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Alex
So when your sales consultants get out
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Alex
on the ground,
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Alex
they have way better conversations,
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Alex
Yeah, they're way more qualified.
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Alex
That's so cool to hear that.
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Alex
So I'm curious, right, as you're talking about this, how does leadership and like sales play into shaping this content and helping the marketing team and helping you create the content that you need to create to help drive more sales and bring in more qualified leads?
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Isabella
the sales team, they are really great at helping get the topics to me because they are in the home with the customer, so they know what the questions are or what the worries and concerns are with the customers. And as far as leadership,
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Isabella
I think they've been very
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Isabella
supportive in all of it and helping make sure everyone has the right tools and that they are set up for success.
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Alex
you feel like leadership is really bought into endless customers? Like, is everyone read the book?
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Isabella
Yeah. So
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Isabella
as far as buying your leadership, I would say it was actually the first people who were bought into it which helped everyone else also get excited about it.
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Isabella
But Steve, he read the book first and
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Isabella
was like, we all need to read this book. And then eventually we did the calculator first.
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Isabella
Which was really cool.
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Isabella
Yeah, that was exciting.
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Alex
Self-selection. That's where it's a hat.
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Alex
Yes. Any other
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Alex
self-service tools? I feel like that also just greatly helps
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Alex
buyers in their buyer's journey. I love doing those calculators.
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Alex
So was this Steve's idea to get,
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Alex
a calculator on the website as soon as possible?
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Isabella
Yeah, I would say so. Yeah.
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Isabella
I think, though, the problem,
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Isabella
something that I've been seeing more recently, specifically with Home Improvement, looking through the magazines and websites and Facebook ads, all of it is a lot of competitors now are saying
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Isabella
get an instant price,
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Isabella
get a quote instantly, whatever it is.
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Isabella
Then you go and you fill out a few questions and then it's just like, okay, we'll be in
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Isabella
touch shortly.
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Isabella
And so that is something where we have had to play with
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Isabella
our messaging and adjust our messaging to really emphasize, like, we're not just trying to take your information and then we'll just have someone call you and try to sell you, like you will really get actual numbers after this.
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Alex
That's a good point.
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Alex
I don't know if we've ever talked about
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Alex
that on the show, which is really cool that you're
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Alex
you're talking about it now.
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Alex
There is a lot of that. People are starting to get the idea of like, oh, we should put pricing or we should put pricing calculators because it used to be something that everyone swept under the rug.
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Alex
And now I think
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Alex
it's becoming a must have in today's marketplace.
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Alex
Right. But they do exactly
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Alex
what you said. I can't tell you how many times I fill something out. And then it's like,
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Alex
put in your email and your phone number and then we'll be in touch with you. And I'm like, ready to throw my computer out the window
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Alex
because I'm like, I just
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Alex
want the price.
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Alex
I just want
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Alex
the price. So,
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Alex
the takeaway for me is what you just said about
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Alex
how you position it. Right. So it's like the messaging on page or the messaging on the calculator
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Alex
that's positioned in a way that is going to let people know that they are going to get a price.
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Alex
There's no gimmicks, there's no
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Alex
smoking.
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Alex
There is like, you will know
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Alex
what's up by the end
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Alex
this exercise,
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Alex
which is really cool. So
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Alex
what does that messaging look like? And are you constantly tweaking that? Is that like
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Alex
AB test evolution or something like
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Alex
that.
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Isabella
So about every three months
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Isabella
I've been going back and trying to adjust it. I know the first iteration of it was very technical as far as like the product information.
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Isabella
I'm like
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Isabella
this is too technical for someone that just wants to like is just browsing, looking to get a price.
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Isabella
So I was able to kind of
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Isabella
make that
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Isabella
a little bit more simple and user friendly,
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Isabella
and then also really trying to emphasize
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Isabella
we're not going to spam you,
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Isabella
things like that.
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Isabella
Which is helped. We have seen since I made that change, it has helped quite a bit
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Isabella
with form, like fully submitting, getting to the number.
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Alex
That's where Uprising page video really comes in handy. And it's funny, I remember reading the book and being like, this seems so basic,
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Alex
like, why would you need a video to explain that? But it's insane
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Alex
how much of a difference it makes if you just say, hey, when you fill out this form, this is what's going to happen, and we're not going to spam you, and you're not going to get 100 phone calls and solicitations.
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Alex
It's crazy the difference it makes.
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Alex
that's really cool.
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Alex
So can you talk to me a little bit about
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Alex
working with a coach? And
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Alex
who are you currently working with right now?
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Alex
In the coaching program?
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Isabella
I'm working with Lindsay.
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Alex
We love Lindsay. Lindsay is awesome.
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Alex
She's give people.
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Alex
She's a fellow
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Alex
video personality like me from back in the day.
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Alex
And she's from Massachusetts, so we got that, too. But anyways, we digress. Tell me a little bit about for you
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Alex
what it's like working with a coach just from like an accountability standpoint, because as a content manager,
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Alex
this isn't a walk in the park.
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Alex
You're making a lot of content on a regular basis on a weekly basis.
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Alex
it can be daunting at times. And to come up
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Alex
with new, fresh ideas and fearless
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Alex
content and trust building content. So
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Alex
what's it like working with Lindsay and working with an impact coach?
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Isabella
not having a writing background, I was pretty nervous to get into this role. Very excited because I was looking for a new challenge, but I was nervous. I'm like, I, I'm not a writer.
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Isabella
I'm not sure if I'll be able to do this, but
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Isabella
having a coach and having working with Lindsay, she was really able to
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Isabella
push me to really challenge myself and make sure that I'm hitting those benchmarks in helping me
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Isabella
keep myself accountable.
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Isabella
explaining the why behind
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Isabella
what I was doing, because
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Isabella
there were some points where I'm like, okay, they have me publishing three articles a week. I'm writing three a week. It's a lot. But I'm like,
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Isabella
What's the effect that this is this really having? So, so I had this little discouraging. But, you know, then I meet with her and
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Isabella
she would help pull up,
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Isabella
like the, the numbers behind the
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Isabella
articles.
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Isabella
And so that really helped kind of keep the momentum going and make me feel like, okay, this isn't just for nothing. Like it really is having an effect.
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Isabella
if I didn't have a coach. I don't think we would be where we're at today.
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Isabella
And we've made a lot of progress. So.
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Alex
that's a profound statement. That's a big deal.
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Alex
Wow. Very cool. And accountability is a huge piece. That's something that I think is very relatable.
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Alex
can relate to that. I think everyone watching and listening can too. And
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Alex
that's why having a coach is so important
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Alex
in you need that
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Alex
partner that can keep you
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Alex
on the straight and narrow, keep you focused, but also keep you inspired.
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Alex
Because
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Alex
you're right, when you're creating a lot of content, it can be
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Alex
daunting. It can be stressful. It can be tiresome. It can be all the feelings.
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Alex
And it's nice to have that back up and support, to make sure that you're staying on task and you're focusing on the right things.
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Isabella
Yeah, she's definitely helped me overcome some imposter syndrome. Is what I would classify it as,
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Isabella
which is really, you know, it's nice to feel like
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Isabella
someone really is in your corner and they're like, you can do this. And they're teaching you how to do it, and they're giving you all the best tools and resources to do it the best you can do.
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Alex
Absolutely.
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Alex
And, you know, if
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Alex
you're not really coming out of a writing background and then you're starting to write and that's your new focus,
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Alex
that could be a pretty scary shift.
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Alex
That's something that
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Alex
I wouldn't want to be doing. That's why I'm in front of the camera
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Alex
not writing.
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Alex
Right. But
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Alex
everyone's specialty is a little bit different.
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Alex
And it sounds like you definitely have the skills and you just needed to hone them in and get some practice going. So now that you've been working with a coach,
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Alex
what's it feel like now?
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Alex
are you in the sweet spot or you have it sorted out, or do you still have some speed bumps that you had here in there?
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Alex
Like
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Alex
what's that look like for you?
00:18:08:11 - 00:18:09:19
Isabella
there are some speed bumps.
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Isabella
I had really good momentum and I still do. I just have to kind of get back to it because we also made a switch from our website
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Isabella
to HubSpot, and I was the one also kind of spearheading that.
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Alex
you got a lot
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Alex
going on. Yeah. You're
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Alex
a busy lady.
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Alex
So you're migrating your site
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Alex
to
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Alex
or you migrated your site to HubSpot on top of releasing all this content?
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Isabella
Yeah. So.
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Isabella
There was a slight workload shift there.
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Alex
Slight. Okay.
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Isabella
Yeah. So now
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Isabella
my focus is now getting back to the content.
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Isabella
So that may be a little hurdle just to kind of get back into that momentum because it took a while to really get
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Isabella
in the rhythm of three per week writing, editing, interviewing, all of that.
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Isabella
we're doing our QA right now, so they're testing the site as we speak.
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Isabella
So we'll see.
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Alex
That's
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Alex
exciting. Oh, we're going to have to have you back on the show
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Alex
so we can get an update on the
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Alex
website and how it
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Alex
how it's going for me. That's exciting.
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Alex
So can we go back, since we're talking about migrating the site to HubSpot
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Alex
and
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Alex
releasing these articles, and you're releasing
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Alex
fearless content, right?
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Alex
Especially the warranty stuff, which I think
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Alex
is just really cool that you guys are
00:19:08:17 - 00:19:10:01
Alex
disrupting in that way.
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Alex
Are you able to see some of these numbers and some of these metrics as far as, like the effectiveness of the content you're putting out and how it's helping your sales team?
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Isabella
Yeah, so we do have some reports set up with,
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Isabella
attributed revenue to like first blog scene or just new leads and contacts from where they're first page that they learned on was a blog, you know, in an article.
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Alex
that must be rewarding, though, for you to see that, like, hey, this this contact came through and it was from a piece of content that I wrote and
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Alex
a piece of content that we made as a team and pulled
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Alex
together as a company. That's
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Alex
exciting.
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Isabella
Yeah,
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Isabella
very. Whenever we first got that feature, and I could actually see that, I was like, it was just a big event, like a big win. And my coworker especially, I'm like, yes,
00:19:51:19 - 00:19:54:00
Isabella
people are seeing it and they're interacting with us,
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Isabella
and requesting us to come out to their house because of the content that we all created.
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Isabella
It's it's a really special moment when it first started happening. It was really.
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Alex
Cool.
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Alex
That's a beautiful thing.
00:20:04:21 - 00:20:06:09
Alex
Yes it is. Good for you.
00:20:06:09 - 00:20:06:22
Alex
Bravo!
00:20:06:22 - 00:20:14:03
Alex
for companies out there that might be hesitant to show this level of transparency, maybe they're in a similar industry. Maybe they're in a different industry.
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Alex
What would you say to them to try to encourage them to disrupt and create some fearless content themselves?
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Isabella
So I kind of said this earlier, but I think my biggest thing is if
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Isabella
you want to be the trusted resource in your industry, because if you're not the one who is saying it and putting it out there, someone else will and people are going to go to
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Isabella
them instead.
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Isabella
be the resource for people to come to you to find their information,
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Isabella
to find the questions that they're asking.
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Isabella
I feel
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Isabella
like today, especially there is just so much information on the internet. I mean, you go to Reddit, that's a big topic right now.
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Isabella
you can find pretty much all your answers there. So it's like
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Isabella
you might as well be the one to to make the content and to answer the questions.
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Alex
Can I said it better? It's almost like Marcus is here and you're like, channeling
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Alex
Marcus.
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Alex
Have you seen Marcus speak before?
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Isabella
Yeah, I was at Impact Live in Chicago.
00:21:03:18 - 00:21:04:13
Alex
Nice.
00:21:04:14 - 00:21:06:01
Isabella
The spring? Never. That was.
00:21:06:01 - 00:21:08:06
Alex
get I'm definitely picking up some Marcus vibes. That's awesome.
00:21:08:06 - 00:21:09:07
Alex
I love hearing you say that.
00:21:09:07 - 00:21:10:19
Alex
since we're talking about a great Segway,
00:21:10:19 - 00:21:12:04
Alex
what was it like on Impact Live?
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Alex
did you enjoy it where there's some takeaways? Can you talk a little bit about your experience going to the event?
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Isabella
Yeah. So I've been
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Isabella
to several conferences before and Impact Live was
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Isabella
by far my favorite one that I've been to.
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Isabella
Obviously it helps that we are working with impact, but I think my favorite thing
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Isabella
from attending the conference was the networking and being able to meet other people
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Isabella
who are in the same position I am.
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Isabella
I got to meet so many people who,
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Isabella
you know, we're all sharing the same experience.
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Isabella
So it was really refreshing and nice to hear how things were going for them.
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Alex
I love that that's such a great point. And it's true. There's
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Alex
so much organic,
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Alex
conversations that happen just like that, where you meet somebody that's in a similar position or similar seat and you can bounce ideas.
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Alex
We've even gotten ideas
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Alex
from customers just like you have like, well, you're doing something
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Alex
really cool.
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Alex
That's honestly how Assignment's selling. We
00:22:01:04 - 00:22:02:16
Alex
also turned into assignment
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Alex
recruiting for bringing in hiring on talent, and we learned that from a client. So like those are the beautiful moments that happen at
00:22:08:10 - 00:22:10:09
Alex
a conference like Impact Live, which, by the way,
00:22:10:09 - 00:22:13:05
Alex
we, I guess I can actually announce it. I said,
00:22:13:05 - 00:22:16:17
Alex
we're switching Impact live officially to endless customers live.
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Alex
And the first one will be
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Alex
kicking off in the spring in Chicago of 2026. So
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Alex
hopefully we'll see you there.
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Isabella
Yeah. I'm playing. I'm playing to be there.
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Alex
Awesome,
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Alex
All right. So this is my favorite part of the show.
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Alex
I'm putting you on the spot. This might be a little tough to answer, but I love this because
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Alex
it really just kind of brings our conversation together here. What's the one takeaway or the one thing
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Alex
for our watchers or viewers or listeners out there
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Alex
that you think they should take away from this conversation today?
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Isabella
Don't be scared and just publish the content. Talk about it. Don't be scared to talk about it.
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Isabella
that's my biggest thing, because there were some articles where I'm like,
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Isabella
I don't know if I feel like I'm a little nervous to hit publish, but it's like, just do it.
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Alex
Just
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Alex
do it. I love it.
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Alex
I love it, you heard it. Here, folks. Just do it. Don't be afraid.
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Alex
amazing the magic that can happen if you can just get over those fears, worries, doubts, concerns. It's really cool.
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Alex
Well, Isabella, thank you so much for taking the time to be on the show today and sharing your story.
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Alex
I really appreciate it.
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Isabella
Yeah. Thank you for having me.
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Alex
Absolutely. And I definitely want to have you back on the show. Once the website launches, I want to see
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Alex
everything rolls out and
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Alex
new leads and sources start coming to your website.
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Isabella
Yeah, that's I'm excited.
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Alex
Awesome. All right. Well, thanks again.
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Alex
And for everybody out there watching and listening. This is endless customers. I'm your host, Alex Winter. We'll catch you on the next episode.
When you sell a product that requires a homeowner to invite you into their house and spend thousands of dollars, trust is everything. That was the heartbeat of my recent conversation with Isabella White, Content Manager at Energy Swing Windows. The company is based in Pittsburgh and has been serving the region for more than 25 years with replacement windows, doors, and basement finishing. Their story isn’t just about selling better. It’s about writing content buyers are actually begging for.
In this episode of Endless Customers, we dug into what it really looks like to create content that homeowners can actually trust and use to make confident buying decisions.
Fearless content means saying what others in your industry are not willing to say. That phrase set the tone for our entire discussion. Isabella walked me through the messy world of window warranties, the frustrations of homeowners who can’t make sense of them, and the decision her team made to publish the clearest comparison guide in the region.
Let’s be honest. Lifetime warranties sound a lot like those terms and conditions on your favorite phone app. Full of promises, light on clarity, and impossible to interpret without a law degree. That’s exactly where fearless content has to step in.
What does "fearless content" really mean?
“Fearless content… is saying what others in your industry are not willing to say.” – Isabella White
Fearless content means publishing what others in your industry avoid. At IMPACT, we define it as being willing to answer The Big 5, questions buyers search for most:
- Cost & Price
- Problem
- Versus & Comparisons
- Reviews
- Best in Class
These aren’t just blog topics. They are the very questions buyers type into Google before deciding who to trust with their money. For a window company, that means publishing on the exact things competitors like to avoid: how much a window really costs, the downsides of certain products, and yes, the details hidden in warranties.
Isabella explained it best: “Homeowners have questions… if you’re not the one to talk about it, someone else will.”
Fearless content fills the gap by leaning into the very topics that feel risky. That’s where the trust-building happens.
Why are warranties the perfect example of fearless content?
If you’ve ever looked at home improvement warranties, you know the drill. Everything sounds great until you start reading the fine print. Suddenly, that “lifetime coverage” doesn’t cover installation, labor, or specific parts. Homeowners are left scratching their heads.
Isabella said she couldn’t find a single competitor in her region publishing a straightforward explanation of how warranties stack up. “I can’t find this on anyone’s site… That’s scary if you’re an active homeowner in the market.”
The result is a buyer who feels stuck in a maze with missing signs. They want clarity, but the industry has built walls of legalese. That’s where Energy Swing saw an opportunity to stand out by doing the exact opposite.
Isabella partnered closely with company owner Steve, who has more than five decades of knowledge in the field. She would dig into warranty documents, ask clarifying questions, and then rewrite the content in a way homeowners could actually understand.
“We highlighted specific comparisons… here’s what it says, here’s what it means.”
The workflow looked something like this:
- Identify the exact warranty language.
- Pull out the sections that confuse and that matter most.
- Translate it into plain English.
- Provide examples of how it plays out in real life.
- Add visuals and comparisons for clarity.
It’s not glamorous, but it’s effective. Giving buyers the clarity they can’t find anywhere else.
How does fearless content improve sales conversations?
Fearless content doesn’t stop at publishing. At Energy Swing, it became part of their sales process through Assignment Selling. Consultants would send homeowners articles about warranties before setting foot in the home. By the time the in-home appointment happened, the prospect was already informed and ready to ask sharper questions.
That shift lowered friction. Conversations weren’t about convincing. They were about clarifying and confirming. Isabella noted, “We’ve seen people viewing 20+ pages… in-home it’s easier with less friction.”
One sales consultant mentioned a buyer who asked about the “J channel” of a window. That’s a detail-level question that shows just how much homework buyers are doing when given the right content. When a homeowner is asking about something that specific, you know they’re not just curious. They’re serious. And that changes the dynamic of the meeting completely.
Instead of spending half the appointment explaining basics, the consultant can focus on what really matters to the homeowner. That saves time, builds credibility, and creates trust long before a contract is signed.
From my perspective at IMPACT, I’ve seen Assignment Selling transform conversations in industries far beyond home improvement. Whether it’s manufacturing, healthcare, or technology, the principle holds true. When buyers feel informed before they ever meet with you, they come to the table with confidence. And when that happens, the sales conversation stops feeling like a pitch and starts feeling like a partnership.
Moving to HubSpot for better visibility
Energy Swing had been using MarketSharp for years, but they couldn’t tie content directly to revenue. That changed when they moved to HubSpot. Suddenly, they could see contact-level behavior:
- The first article a lead read
- How many pages buyers were consuming before reaching out
- Which pieces of content actually influenced a deal
“When I could actually see it… it was a big win. People are requesting us because of the content.”
That visibility gave the whole team motivation. Writers could see their impact. Sales could validate that Assignment Selling was working. And leadership could finally connect the dots between marketing and revenue.
From where I sit, this is one of the biggest reasons companies stall out on content. If you can’t measure what it’s doing for your business, it’s easy for people to lose faith. When you can show a sales team that the blog post you published last month directly influenced revenue this month, the energy changes in the room.
For Energy Swing, it wasn’t just better reporting. It was a culture shift. Marketing felt proud. Sales felt supported. Leadership felt confident. And everyone could see that fearless content wasn’t just an idea. It was driving growth.
How did Self-Service Tools reinforce trust?
Energy Swing also leaned into self-service. Their online pricing calculator gives homeowners actual numbers, not just a form to capture contact info. Isabella shared how their team constantly refines the messaging to make it clear what happens next.
“We’re not just taking your info… you will really get actual numbers after this.”
A short on-page video reinforces that promise. It explains what the calculator does, what kind of results buyers can expect, and how the sales team will (or won’t) follow up. It’s a small touch that prevents the experience from feeling like bait-and-switch.
The result? More trust and more completions.
What stands out most to me is how this tool flips the script on traditional selling. Most homeowners have filled out an “instant quote” form only to be hit with a phone call from someone who refuses to give a straight answer. That’s the kind of experience that erodes trust. By contrast, Energy Swing’s calculator is upfront, clear, and respectful of the buyer’s time.
And that’s the real win here. It’s not just about technology. It’s about psychology. When you give people control, you lower their guard. They feel empowered instead of pressured. That trust becomes the foundation of every future interaction.
Leadership buy-in and a coach's role in keeping momentum
Content managers can’t carry this work alone. Culture and leadership have to be behind it. At Energy Swing, that started with Steve reading Endless Customers and championing fearless content from the top. He believed in transparency and self-service long before the first article went live. His support made it clear to the entire team that content wasn’t optional. It was a core part of how the business would grow.
Then came the coaching relationship. Working with Lindsay from IMPACT gave Isabella the accountability and benchmarks to keep the cadence moving. “If I didn’t have a coach, I don’t think we’d be where we are today.”
It wasn’t just about tactics. It was about confidence. Imposter syndrome is real when you’re publishing bold content. A coach helps you navigate that and focus on the why.
From my perspective, that combination of leadership buy-in and external coaching is what separates companies that dabble in content from those that truly make it part of their DNA. Without Steve’s belief, this work might have stayed a side project. Without Lindsay’s guidance, momentum might have faded. Together, they created the structure and support Isabella needed to thrive in a role that was new to her.
Your turn to try fearless content
Energy Swing Windows shows what fearless content looks like when it moves from theory to practice. They tackled warranties, embraced Assignment Selling, used HubSpot for visibility, built a transparent pricing tool, and leaned on coaching to stay accountable. The result? Buyers who feel informed, salespeople who have better conversations, and a company that stands out for honesty.
If you’re reading this, here’s your challenge. Think of one high-friction question your buyers always ask, the kind of question most companies dodge. Within the next 30 days, commit to publishing a clear and transparent answer. Use Isabella’s workflow as your guide. Translate jargon into plain language. Compare, clarify, and publish.
That’s exactly how Energy Swing started. One question at a time, one piece of content at a time. And look at the ripple effect it created.
Want help building your first fearless article? Talk to our team at IMPACT. We’ll show you how to use the Endless Customers System™ to publish content that wins trust, improves sales conversations, and drives revenue.
Connect with Isabella White
In her role at Energy Swing, Isabella oversees the creation of our marketing content—from eye-catching graphics and social media posts to customer stories and website updates. She’s passionate about turning ideas into engaging, on-brand messaging that connects with homeowners and builds trust in our team.
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FAQs
What industries benefit most from fearless content?
Fearless content works in any industry where buyers are asking hard questions before making a decision. That includes home services, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, technology, and professional services. If prospects are researching online, comparing options, and weighing risks, publishing honest, transparent answers will set you apart.
Does fearless content hurt my competitive position?
Not at all. Some businesses worry that sharing pricing or side-by-side comparisons gives competitors an advantage. The truth is, buyers are already searching for that information elsewhere. By addressing it directly, you become the trusted source instead of leaving the answers to chance. Far from hurting your position, it builds credibility and gives buyers confidence in choosing you.
How long does it take to see results?
Results can happen faster than you think. For example, Energy Swing saw measurable changes within just a few months—particularly in the quality of their leads and the depth of their sales conversations. The more consistently you publish, the faster you’ll see improvements in both traffic and buyer trust.
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