{"id":19046,"date":"2018-02-09T15:52:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T05:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=19046"},"modified":"2018-02-12T13:29:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T02:59:08","slug":"australian-solar-quotes-quality-mb0457","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/australian-solar-quotes-quality-mb0457\/","title":{"rendered":"Not All Australian Solar Quotes Are Created Equal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Australian<\/p>\n

Just as there are fantastic, good, average and terrible solar power system installers, the same can be said for Australian solar quotes service providers.<\/p>\n

One of the great things about this website, SolarQuotes, is the name. Those arriving on SQ have a pretty clear idea from the outset about one of our core functions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, the name also creates a few headaches as it is sometimes confused with other quoting services in Australia.<\/p>\n

A Case (And Cases) Of Mistaken Identity<\/h2>\n

SQ founder and head honcho Finn Peacock<\/a> was recently contacted by Consumer Affairs Victoria concerning a number of people who had been stung by a dodgy solar provider – hundreds of thousands of dollars had been lost. Some of these unfortunate victims were issued quotes after submitting their details via a third-party service.<\/p>\n

Given the level of pre-vetting<\/a> and monitoring our installer partners are subjected to, the enquiry puzzled Finn until the solar power installation company involved was named – SolarOrb<\/a>. It was a firm that has never been a part of SQ’s network and one Finn wouldn’t touch with a 3.048 metre pole – or even a ten foot one.<\/p>\n

With that cleared up, Consumer Affairs Victoria continued on their way to investigate further elsewhere.<\/p>\n

It’s certainly not the first time SQ has been confused with other Australian solar quotes services, and likely won’t be the last.<\/p>\n

Quality Brings Quantity – Not Vice-Versa<\/h2>\n

Some Australian solar quote providers are driven primarily by quantity, others by quality. Finn opts for the latter approach, which we’ve found generates quantity through positive reviews<\/a> and word of mouth.<\/p>\n

Since 2009, more than 339,000 Australians have received solar quotes<\/a> through SQ and Finn is fiercely protective of the trust customers put in us.<\/p>\n

Solar Installers Put Through The Wringer<\/h2>\n

For installers to receive leads from us to quote on isn’t just a case of companies signing up and we start sending enquiries their way. SolarQuotes makes it really clear<\/a> our services are for companies that care about quality. We drive that point home in order to discourage the cowboys from applying and use an extensive pre-vetting process to further screen applications, which includes:<\/p>\n