Perma-Chink Systems’ Preferred Applicator Program
Being a Preferred Applicator with Perma-Chink Systems is an excellent method of increasing your potential customer base with little effort. Any contractor can become a Preferred Applicator; they just need to agree to a few simple requirements. Best of all, Preferred Applicators don’t have to pay to become one. There are no membership dues, no processing fees, nothing. Just attend a training once every two years, do your best work, and use our products. It’s that simple.
Our Preferred Applicators have visibility to tens of thousands of customers through Perma-Chink Systems’ Find a contractor tool. Launched in May of 2018, the Find a contractor search tool opens up another avenue to obtain customers. Perma-Chink Systems administers the tool, which connects homeowners with you. An automated process done electronically, customers have the power to select their own contractor.
So, APPLY TODAY if you’re wanting to improve your business.
Not Receiving PC Pros Emails?
We communicate important Preferred Applicator-specific information through emails during the year. We do not sell your email address, nor overwhelm your inbox with daily or weekly emails. If you are not receiving these emails, or are a professional who wishes to sign up, fill out this form with your contact information.
Preferred Applicator Program Application Form
To submit your information for the Preferred Applicator Program, please complete this online form. A representative from Perma-Chink Systems will contact you regarding your application.
Submit Projects Here
Do you have an excellent project you’d like to share? Complete the following form to submit your project, and we’ll publish it online through your Find A Contractor listing, or our store pages, or Perma-Chink Systems’ social media accounts. We’re looking for fantastic before and after projects, restorations and repairs. Please provide the Perma-Chink Systems products applied in the project, including color choices. If you have many pictures, or videos, please send them directly to michael@permachink.com.
Submit a Project
To help capture the best view of your project without paying for a professional photographer, please follow these tips:
1. Make sure the sun is behind you when you take the picture.
2. Overcast days are sometimes better than sunny days. There are fewer harsh shadows with an overcast day.
3. Try to avoid using the flash. The flash can give the picture an unrealistic look to the finish on the wood.
4. Zoom with your feet, if possible. Don’t rely on your camera or phone to zoom in or out, as some camera quality suffers if zoomed in too far.
5. Leave the shot as you took it. Don’t add filters or effects, as some will degrade the quality of the shot.
Here are some links that can help:
Beginners Guide Real Estate Photography
About the Preferred Applicator Program
The Fine Print
Dear Professional Log Home Applicator,
We are reaching out to you, yet again! This time we want to say “thank you”! Perma-Chink Systems has listened to the invaluable feedback you have provided through surveys, one-on-one conversations, and recent Professional Log Home Applicator seminars. What we have heard is that you like our products, love our service, appreciate our marketing efforts, but – you still are not getting leads from us! Perma-Chink sincerely appreciates your input; you and your employees are often the only contact between Perma-Chink Systems and log home owners, let’s face it – you are vitally important to Perma-Chink Systems!
For years, our Customer Service Representatives have invested time in providing Contractor Referrals for homeowners, working diligently to get your name out there. The Customer Service Representatives then send you an email stating we provided your name to a homeowner in your area; you wait by the phone for the business that is surely coming your way. Nothing happens. This is not always the case, but it has happened too many times. We feel your pain and frustration!
Every time a local house painter with no log home experience applies product to a log home, we all lose. You do not get the job, we do not supply the material, and the homeowner gets a sub-par job. This happens for many reasons, but most often because homeowners cannot find quality log home maintenance contractors. Let’s change that!
Perma-Chink Systems has added a new Preferred Applicator Locator to the Perma-Chink Systems website.
“How will the new Preferred Applicator Locator work?”
Here’s how: A log home owner will click the Find a Contractor link and enter their ZIP code to start the search. The system will then display all contractors within the specified area on what we call the listing content.
The List will show your company name, address, and the distance from the homeowner’s location, making it easy for them to identify the closest options.
Now, when they click on your company name it will take them to your own landing page within the Perma-Chink website. You will be requested to provide some basic information (i.e. Company and contact information, type of work you specialize in, testimonials, before and after pictures of work you have done, etc.) to fill your landing page, and you will be able to submit updates or changes to your landing page as needed. For instance, perhaps you are booked for the summer and you are getting phone calls from our website that you can’t handle. You can notify us to update your landing page with a notice that says “Now booking jobs for Summer of 2026”. Or, you could add something like “We will be working in the Atlanta area in September 2026, call us now for a free estimate.” The landing page is your opportunity to market your business through our website.
Through the landing page, homeowners can contact you directly using the information provided on your Perma-Chink Systems page. They can call or email you, or submit a form where they describe their project – such as the home’s size and age, any issues they’re experiencing, what’s currently on the home, and other relevant details—if they choose that option.
Although you may have been doing business with us forever, we want to make sure your landing page is up-to-date and current, so we will ask you to resubmit much of what we may already have obtained previously (submit online here).
- Company Logo – if you do not have one we will create one for use on our website.
- Company Information – tell us how long you have been in business, your crew, your experience, etc.
- Provide Contact Information – PCS requests you to provide a valid email address and phone number.
- Specify the work you do – identify any of the following categories you will do: staining, sealant application, blasting, energy efficiency testing, annual maintenance programs, log replacement, historical preservation.
- States you work in – list them! Identify other base addresses if you have crews in multiple states. Because this will be zip code based.
- Specify if you are bonded and insured – homeowners want to know! Just specify “yes” or “no”.
- Share pictures – submit before and after pictures of other homes you have done. Label each picture (i.e. Smith home before, Smith home after). If you want to include information regarding what Perma-Chink products and colors you used, this is a very common inquiry! You can even post a picture of your dog – whatever you feel will gain you an opportunity to do business with the homeowner.
- Share your company feedback – if you have testimonials from your customer base this is the place to share them – it’s all about you!
Keep in mind as you submit these items; this landing page is your opportunity to put your company in front of the people who will be hiring you! You are communicating to the people that provide your living – and ours, so please spend some time on it – be accurate, and truthful.
Now for the tedious and boring stuff that will be required of you in order to qualify:
- Complete our Preferred Applicator Application Form for Approval – Please provide current customer and job referrals as requested.
- Provide and maintain current contact information – You are required to keep Perma-Chink Systems informed of any changes regarding your address, phone number, email, and services offered.
- You must provide proof of Insurance, License, and Worker’s Compensation, where applicable or required by Law.
- Attend a PCS Workshop once every 24 months – This is mandatory to keep you informed of NEW products and any changes to existing products. We want to also use this time to learn from you and get your feedback with products, application, and services.
- PCS Leads & PCS Products – The Preferred Applicator Program is intended to promote your business and PCS products. Therefore, through this mutually beneficial arrangement, we trust that you will be an avid proponent of our products and use Perma-Chink whenever possible.
- Maintain satisfactory customer reviews.
- Maintain acceptable payment and credit terms, if applicable.
Again, we are grateful to you for being honest with your feedback, and it is with great pleasure that we announce this new service to you, our most valued customer!
Sincerely,
Rick Webb – Perma-Chink Systems, VP of Commercial Sales
Drive People to Facebook
Getting involved in social media can improve your customer’s experience. We have an 8.5×11 graphic that will easily take customers to our Facebook page via a QR code. Download the graphic here and print it to display at your business location(s).
