The setup almost every crew starts with
A manager prints neighborhood maps and highlights a section for each rep. Reps text photos and addresses to a group chat. Someone types them into a spreadsheet at night, or drops pins into Google My Maps. It works for three reps. At eight reps after a big hail storm, it falls apart in predictable ways:
- Double knocks. Highlighted sections don’t say which streets were actually driven. Two reps work the same block, and a homeowner gets three knocks in one afternoon.
- Lost leads. A lead texted from a dead zone never sends. A photo with no address can’t be found again.
- No live picture. The manager learns what happened today tomorrow morning, after the spreadsheet is updated.
- Hours of admin. Someone spends evenings retyping addresses instead of booking appointments.
Side by side
| LeadAlign | Paper map + sheet + group text | |
|---|---|---|
| Which streets are worked | Painted live as each rep drives | Whatever someone remembers to highlight |
| Capturing a lead | One tap, exact location saved | Text a photo or address, retype it later |
| No signal | Saved on the phone, uploads later | Texts fail or arrive hours late |
| Territories | Drawn on the map; reps alerted if they stray | Highlighter lines nobody checks while driving |
| Manager view | Live dashboard of every rep and lead | Next-day spreadsheet |
| Routes for closers | Optimized Google Maps route in two clicks | Copy addresses into a maps app one by one |
| Cost | $29 per rep / month | “Free,” plus admin hours and wasted doors |
Do the math on “free”
Say a rep wastes 30 minutes a day on streets a teammate already covered. Over a 20-day storm month, that’s 10 hours per rep. If that rep normally sets one appointment every two hours, that’s five appointments a month that never happen, for each rep. LeadAlign costs $29 for that rep for the whole month.
Add the evening hours someone spends retyping texted leads into a spreadsheet, and the DIY setup is the most expensive option on this site.
What changes on day one
- You create the company map and add reps by email. Takes a few minutes.
- Reps open the app and drive. Their routes paint the map in their own colors, so everyone sees what’s covered.
- Reps tap “Lead here” at a good house. The pin lands on your dashboard instantly, or as soon as their phone finds signal.
- You export or route. Download leads to a spreadsheet if you still want one, or send your closers an optimized route.
If it’s you and one other rep working a small town, a shared map in your head works fine. Once you have three or more reps in the same storm zone, or anyone working where the signal drops, a shared live map pays for itself in the first week.