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WhatsApp marketing for solar companies.

With SmartChat, you send your customers on WhatsApp everything about their solar system: the offer for a battery storage unit, the system check that's due or an installation slot that has come free.

WhatsApp newsletter from a solar company: invitation to the info evening

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Show your showroom or a finished rooftop system. SmartChat takes the image from your website, and you can upload your own photo at any time.

👋 Hello Andreas, ☀️ on Thursday, March 20, we invite you to the info evening on solar power at our showroom. 🔋 Our master electrician shows you modules, storage and wallbox in operation, hands-on and with time for all your questions. 📊 On the screen you can see live what the own rooftop system at our hall is producing right now. 🏡 Feel free to bring a photo of your roof and we'll discuss the right size on the spot. 🧾 If you have an electricity bill, bring it along. It shows us how much you use per year. 🥨 It starts at 6:30 pm, and pretzels and drinks are taken care of. Places are limited, sign up with one tap .
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SmartChat AI writes the invitation from your website and your documents. Date, time and program are in bold so your customer sees them right away.

Reserve a spot

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With one click, your customer reserves his place at the info evening.

SmartChat gets in touch automatically with your customers.

Welcome, installation date and on-site visit: these three messages are sent even when your team is up on a roof. Custom automations are available from Basic.

As soon as a customer confirms
A row of houses displaying solar panels on their rooftops, reflecting sustainable energy practices.
☀️ Thanks, you're now signed up.🏠 We plan and install solar systems, battery storage and wallboxes for houses in the region, from single-family homes to barns.👷 Everything comes from us: consultation, scaffolding, installation and registration with the grid operator. We work with our own electricians.📣 Here you'll hear about free installation slots, the system check that's due and our info evenings.📍 Our showroom is Monday to Friday open, Saturdays by appointment.💬 Have a question about your roof? Write us directly here in the chat.16:06
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Welcome for new contacts

Anyone who signs up and confirms in WhatsApp gets a short introduction to your business right away.

As soon as the installation is scheduled
Wooden roof structure in progress with open sky view, ideal for construction themes.
👋 Hello Christine,✅ your Installation is scheduled: We're coming on Monday, April 14, from 7:30 am.🏗️ A partner company puts up the scaffolding we'll set up on the Friday before, and it stays until sign-off.🔌 During the work, your power is off for a few hours . Fridge and freezer handle that well.🚚 Please keep the driveway clear, our van brings modules and materials.🧹 At the end, we tidy up, take the packaging with us and explain the display on the inverter.📲 Something doesn't fit? Just reply to this message.14:12
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Installation date confirmed

If your planning software can report new installation dates to SmartChat, your customer gets the date on WhatsApp right away.

1 day before the consultation
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👋 Hello Peter,📅 tomorrow at 10 am our consultant is coming to you and will look at roof and meter cabinet .🧾 Please have your latest electricity bill ready, it shows us your yearly usage.📐 Do you have building plans of the house or photos of the roof structure? They help us with planning.🪜 We briefly need access to the attic, if there is one, and to the basement.🚗 For his car, a parking spot in front of the house or in the driveway is enough.⏱️ The appointment takes about one hour and is for you non-binding. We'll send you the offer in writing afterwards.17:00
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Reminder before the consultation

SmartChat analyzes the consultation appointment in your calendar and reminds your customer the day before. Electricity bill and plans are then ready when your consultant rings the bell.

This is how you collect contacts at consultations and installation.

Your customers sign up themselves: via the QR code in the quote folder, on your website or through a link. They only get your newsletter after confirming in WhatsApp.

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    Your customer scans the QR code

    The code is in the quote folder, in the handover record and on a sticker at the inverter. SmartChat creates it to match your landing page.

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    Your customer enters first name and phone number

    A small window opens on your website. All it needs is a first name and a WhatsApp number.

    Real sign-up popup on the Solartechnik Reiter landing page, mobile view: heading Never miss quotes and news again, first name Frank and phone number entered, button Sign up
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    Your customer confirms in WhatsApp

    He clicks Confirm and he's in. This double opt-in means: every customer agrees themselves in WhatsApp.

    👋 Hello Frank,☀️ here you'll find out when your system check is due, and get news about storage and wallbox.✅ Do you want to receive these messages? Then click the button below: Confirm.🔒 You can unsubscribe at any time. Just write STOP.16:05
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    You have the proof

    SmartChat records for every customer when and through which route he agreed. The proof is available as a PDF at any time.

    Contact Frank in SmartChat, mobile view: status Confirmed, sign-up history, consent confirmed in WhatsApp and button Download proof

SmartChat AI answers questions from your customers.

When a customer writes but nobody in your company is reachable anymore, SmartChat AI answers fully automatically for you. She answers with the knowledge she has learned from your website and your documents. If she has no source, she hands over to you.

Inbox in SmartChat: SmartChat AI answers a WhatsApp question from a Solartechnik Reiter customer

  • Even on Sunday evening

    Your customers ask when they have time. SmartChat AI answers right away, even when your office is closed.

  • In every language

    SmartChat AI replies in the language your customer writes in.

  • Technical issues stay with the team

    If SmartChat AI can't answer, for example in case of a fault, the message is passed on to your team in the inbox.

Frequently asked questions about WhatsApp marketing for solar companies.

Can my solar company message prospects on WhatsApp after the consultation?

Only if the prospect has agreed himself. He signs up, for example via the QR code in your quote folder, your website or a link, and confirms once in WhatsApp. Without this confirmation, SmartChat sends him no newsletter.

How do my solar customers get onto the WhatsApp list?

Through your landing page, which SmartChat builds for you. You print the QR code for it in the quote folder, in the handover record or on a sticker at the inverter. On your website, a popup asks visitors, and a Click-to-WhatsApp button on your website only opens the chat with you. It doesn't put anyone on the list.

Can I message customers whose system we built years ago?

Only once they have signed up and confirmed themselves. So include the QR code with your next letter or with the invoice for the system check. Whoever signs up gets your messages about storage, wallbox and maintenance from then on.

Does SmartChat plan solar systems or write quotes?

No. SmartChat is not a planning or quoting program. It sends your messages on WhatsApp and answers your customers' questions. If your planning software can report appointments via webhook, SmartChat sends the customer a message based on them.

Does SmartChat remind my customers about consultations and installation?

Yes, with an automation from Basic. SmartChat analyzes the appointments in your calendar via iCal and sends your customer a reminder on WhatsApp the day before. He then knows what to have ready.

Does SmartChat AI answer questions about subsidies and feed-in tariffs?

SmartChat AI only answers with what is on your website and in your uploaded documents. If SmartChat AI can't answer, the message is passed on to your team in the inbox. SmartChat does not replace tax or legal advice.

Do I have to write the newsletters for my solar company myself?

No. You tell SmartChat AI the topic, for example your info evening or the system check in spring. SmartChat AI writes the text to fit your company. You read it and send it with one click.

How does SmartChat AI know my modules, storage units and prices?

SmartChat AI analyzes your website and all the documentsyou upload, for example data sheets or your price list as a PDF. When a new storage unit joins your range, you upload its data sheet. From then on, SmartChat AI knows it.

Can my installation team reply in the inbox too?

Yes. All WhatsApp conversations are in a shared inbox, where your office and your installers reply too. Free has 1 seat on the team, Starter 3, Basic 6 and Pro 12.

Do I need a new phone number for my solar company?

No, you send with your own number. You connect it to SmartChat and confirm it with a code from Meta, the company behind WhatsApp. You connect one number per account.

What does WhatsApp marketing cost for a solar company?

SmartChat Free costs €0, with no time limit and no credit card, and includes 100 messages one time. Starter costs €299 per month with 3,000 messages, Basic €499 with 6,000 messages and Pro €999 with unlimited. Sending costs no credits. All prices plus VAT, more under Pricing.

What does Meta charge for my solar company's WhatsApp messages?

Meta bills you directly for the fees for WhatsApp messages. For that, you store a payment method in your Meta account. You only pay SmartChat for your plan. You can find the exact prices here.

How many automations does my solar company get?

Free and Starter only have the fixed automation for new contacts (confirmation and thank-you). Custom automations are available from Basic: Basic has 3, of which 1 is the fixed one, and Pro has unlimited. A custom automation sends automatically, for example the reminder the day before the consultation.

How quickly is my solar company ready with SmartChat?

Tell SmartChat AI your company's website. In 60 seconds, your WhatsApp marketing system with landing page and QR code is ready. After that, you connect your number and send your first newsletter.

How does a customer unsubscribe from my solar company's WhatsApp messages?

Anyone who has confirmed your newsletter writes STOP into the chat with your company. From then on, SmartChat sends him nothing more, and he shows in your contacts as unsubscribed.

WhatsApp marketing for your solar company in 60 seconds.

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