{"id":34453,"date":"2019-10-28T05:14:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T18:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=34453"},"modified":"2019-10-28T05:14:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T18:44:00","slug":"solarquotes-app-mb1267","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solarquotes-app-mb1267\/","title":{"rendered":"SolarQuotes Innovation Making Australian Solar Installers &#8216;Appy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/solarquotes-app.jpg\" alt=\"SolarQuotes app\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/solarquotes-app.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/solarquotes-app-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/solarquotes-app-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/solarquotes-app-1024x538.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An app recently released by SolarQuotes has received very positive feedback from SQ\u2019s installer clients that have started using it.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With companies increasingly being run from just about anywhere rather than just an office, mobile apps are playing a crucial role in keeping a finger on the pulse of a business, getting things done and staying competitive.<\/p>\n<p>The SolarQuotes App (available for <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/au\/app\/solarquotes\/id1456563829\">iOS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=solarquotes.com.solarquotes&amp;hl=en\"> Android <\/a> ) enables installers who are part of the SQ network to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>receive solar sales leads &#8211; and immediately act on them.<\/li>\n<li>manage sales leads.<\/li>\n<li>manage their SQ account.<\/li>\n<li>receive, manage and respond to reviews.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The driving force behind development of the app is SolarQuotes Office Manager Chantel Peacock.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The app puts everything our installer clients need when working with us quite literally in their pocket,&#8221; says Chantel. &#8220;They are able to respond from wherever they are to quote enquiries from potential customers and feedback from existing customers, quickly and easily.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For example, when receiving a solar sales lead, the installer can send a brief text to the potential customer with a single click, letting that person know they&#8217;ll be back in contact shortly regarding a detailed quote.<\/p>\n<h2>\u201cAn App Worth Having\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Among the installers to already use the app is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installer-review\/goliath-solar-and-electrical\/\"> Goliath Solar &amp; Electrical <\/a> , an SQ platinum-rated company.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;So great to have the SolarQuotes app with all the functionality of the web portal at your fingertips,&#8221; said Goliath founder David Stevens. &#8220;Easy usability with everything we require to keep on top of looking after our clients. Great work to the SolarQuotes team yet again for market-leading service.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To start using the app, all participating installers need to do is download it and then log in using their existing SolarQuotes credentials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=solarquotes.com.solarquotes&amp;hl=en\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34455 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-play-sq.png\" alt=\"Google Play\" width=\"250\" height=\"74\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/au\/app\/solarquotes\/id1456563829\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34454 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/app-store-sq.png\" alt=\"App Store\" width=\"250\" height=\"82\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/\">SolarQuotes<\/a> is Australia&#8217;s most popular online destination for unbiased solar energy purchasing information. 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It enables potential solar buyers to receive quotes from up to 3 installers matched to their requirements from the company&#8217;s network of approximately 330 thoroughly-screened Australian solar firms.<\/p>\n<p>Solar energy businesses that care about providing quality systems to Australians and who aren&#8217;t already part of the network can learn more about SolarQuotes&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/supplier.php\"> solar sales lead services here <\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An app recently released by SolarQuotes has received very positive feedback from SQ\u2019s installer clients that have started using it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":34457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SolarQuotes Innovation Making Australian Solar Installers &#039;Appy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An app recently released by SolarQuotes has received very positive feedback from SQ\u2019s installer clients that have started using it.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solarquotes-app-mb1267\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SolarQuotes Innovation Making Australian Solar Installers &#039;Appy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An app recently released by SolarQuotes has received very positive feedback from SQ\u2019s installer clients that have started using it.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solarquotes-app-mb1267\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-10-27T18:44:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/solarquotes-app.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solarquotes-app-mb1267\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solarquotes-app-mb1267\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"SolarQuotes Innovation Making Australian Solar Installers &#8216;Appy\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-27T18:44:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solarquotes-app-mb1267\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":431,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solarquotes-app-mb1267\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/solarquotes-app.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar &amp; 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