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Trailfire turns every kitchen remodel, room addition, and custom build into more 5-star reviews, more referrals, and more nearby project leads — built for the long-cycle, high-ticket, photo-heavy rhythm of general contracting.
Punch-list-complete timing · per-project routing (remodel vs. new build) · before/after photo prompts · postcards to every adjoining lot.
Built for General Contractors
Big renovation projects are neighborhood events. Trailfire sends postcards to surrounding homes while your work is still the centerpiece of conversation.
Homeowners research GCs extensively before hiring. A strong review profile with detailed project feedback wins more bids at higher margins.
Happy homeowners are your best lead source. Automated referral incentives keep your name top of mind when friends ask for contractor recommendations.
Why General Contracting is different
GC review systems built for restaurants and dentists don't survive a $40K kitchen remodel that takes 6 weeks and involves 8 sub-trades. The customer's mood about your work changes daily. The review you'd want them to leave at week 1 is different from what they'd write at week 6. And the sales cycle for the next prospect is 3-9 months of "thinking about it." Your review platform has to handle all of that.
A kitchen remodel involves demolition, plumbing, electrical, drywall, paint, and finish work. Trailfire collects mid-project pulse-checks (private feedback) and a public review at completion — so customer concerns surface early enough to fix, and the final review reflects the whole experience.
Customers blame the GC for sub-trade mistakes. Trailfire's per-sub attribution lets you see which crew's work is generating issues and address it before it becomes a public 2-star review of your business.
Average GC ticket is $40K+. Customers who get a great remodel will refer 2-3 friends in the following year if asked once. Trailfire's referral engine handles the timing, the reward, the attribution, and the follow-through automatically.
How It Works
Finish a renovation, addition, remodel, or new build — then open Trailfire and tap "Job Complete". That single tap sets everything in motion.
One-tap job entry — customer, address, service type in 30 seconds
Geo-tagged automatically — neighborhood campaigns target the right homes
Mark Job Complete
Customer
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Address
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Service
Contracting Project
Geo-tagged
Chicago IL
Engine activated
3 automations queued
Built for the way general contracting actually works
A GC review is earned at the punch-list walkthrough, not before. Trailfire times the request to the moment of project sign-off — when the customer's relief is highest.
Kitchen remodels, additions, and new builds attract different buyers. Trailfire routes review templates by project type so the ask matches the work and the platform that earns the next job.
Remodels sell on the transformation. Trailfire prompts before/after photo uploads on every review so the next buyer sees real projects, not renderings.
The full Trailfire platform — for General Contracting
Reviews are the foundation. These are the engines that compound on top of them.
Identify the homeowner researching their next remodel behind your anonymous web traffic and mail them a project-specific postcard. Visitors who viewed your kitchen-remodel page get a kitchen-remodel mailer — not a generic flyer.
Learn moreProject pipelines are lumpy — one quarter heavy, the next light. Up to 50% of unused postcards roll over for 90 days, send-first when the pipeline thins. Most providers give you zero.
See pricingPick 5 local GC competitors. See whose review pace is climbing fastest, weekly. Know if you're losing ground before they pull away.
Learn more1-year warranty walkthroughs, room-by-room expansion prompts, design-trend update nudges — all on autopilot. Set the rules, the engine runs.
Learn moreThe numbers
88%
of homeowners check online reviews before hiring a general contractor
BrightLocal Consumer Review Survey
5–9%
revenue lift per 1-star rating increase
Harvard Business School
12×
more likely to hire a contractor who just worked on their street
Direct mail industry research
60–80%
typical Trailfire review capture rate vs. ~10–20% industry baseline
Trailfire customer averages
FAQ
Long projects mean low job volume — make every job count. Trailfire automates the ask at job-end, with a 30-day follow-up and a 6-month 'still happy?' check-in to capture multiple review opportunities per project.
Referrals, by a wide margin. Average GC ticket is $40K+; even generous referral rewards produce strong ROI. Build a systematic referral engine instead of relying on organic word-of-mouth.
Yes, with realistic expectations: GC jobs are infrequent (5-10 years between major remodels per home), so the radius response window is wider. Plan for delayed response rather than immediate calls.
Drip marketing keeps you top-of-mind during the 3-9 month decision window. Newsletter, before/after photos, project showcases, and timing-sensitive 'permits approved' updates all work.
In every state that requires GC licensing (most regulated states do). Trailfire auto-includes your license per state matrix on every generated postcard.
Same engine, different industry — configured for the way each trade actually works.
Free Resources
Practical, no-fluff playbooks tailored to general contracting business economics — reviews, postcards, referrals, local SEO, and compliance.
Practical playbook for general contracting contractors to build review velocity, climb the Local Pack, and win more nearby jobs. Trade-specific timing, templates, and response framework.
How general contracting contractors use post-job radius campaigns, Smart Cards, and referral postcards to turn one bathroom remodel into a whole street of new customers.
Why referrals have the lowest CAC of any channel for general contracting contractors. Reward structures, timing, automations — and the FTC disclosure rules that keep you safe.
The Local Pack ranking playbook for general contracting contractors. Business Profile, citations, service-area pages, schema, and the review velocity that compounds over time.
Practical TCPA and CAN-SPAM compliance for general contracting contractors. Consent capture, 10DLC registration, quiet hours, recordkeeping — and the per-violation penalties to avoid.
How general contracting businesses scale to multiple branches — per-location attribution, brand consistency, central vs. branch authority, technician mobility, and the marketing patterns that scale.
Pricing models for general contracting contractors — flat-rate books, options-based quoting (good/better/best), raising prices without losing customers, and financing for higher-ticket jobs.
The hiring and retention playbook for general contracting contractors. Sourcing apprentices, pay structures, retention, and the cultural patterns that keep your best general contracting techs from leaving.
Choosing a review management platform as a general contracting contractor. Evaluation criteria, feature comparison, TCO analysis, vendor categories, and the non-negotiables.
Join general contractors using Trailfire to turn every project into more nearby work.