so i'm in north jersey trying to build up my crew for bigger interior jobs, and i start cold calling local painters i've found on google business profiles. figured i'd offer $25/hr plus mileage for Benjamin Moore color matching gigs on weekends. one guy legit laughed and said 'kid, i charge $75 for that in an hour' before hanging up, another thought i was a homeowner DIYer and yelled about my 'cheap ass' spray gun. NGL, it's hilarious but i'm dying here, spent $200 on a list of 50 leads and only got 3 callbacks. anyone got better scripts for cold outreach without sounding desperate? saw a post on r/paintingbusiness about door knocking, maybe that's the move. this newbie life is a trip.
