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How many 3rd Party Lead Providers do you use?

How many third party lead providers do you buy from?

  • Ha! NONE! = I'm a SEO monster/I'm cheap/3rd Party?

    Votes: 2 14.3%
  • I purchase from 1 company

    Votes: 5 35.7%
  • I purchase from 2 companies

    Votes: 1 7.1%
  • I purchase from 3 companies

    Votes: 2 14.3%
  • I purchase from 4 or more companies -give me all the leads!

    Votes: 3 21.4%
  • I'm a vendor, what am I doing in this poll?

    Votes: 1 7.1%

  • Total voters
    14

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How many companies do you buy leads from? This isn't how many companies do you get leads from this is about how many sell you a package of leads or charge per lead?


If you want to publically post your number, feel free to do so! Could be a good conversation. We buy from 1 company: AutoUSA.
 
As we sell leads, I'd also be interested in what dealers consider "good" closing rates.

We're offering leads that have (thusfar) closed at 8% according to the dealers on the program. However, I have to profess complete ignorance as to whether or not that's good for third party leads.

What do you think?
 

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Automotive dealers share which third-party lead providers they purchase from, with AutoUSA, Dealix, and Autobytel appearing most frequently across responses, while some dealers like Jason Walter are shifting budgets away from third-party leads toward their own dealer websites. The discussion touches on ROI concerns and lead quality, with one lead provider asking about industry-standard closing rates (8% mentioned as "about average for better lead providers"). A practical question about duplicate leads across multiple providers suggests dealers are concerned about overlap and efficiency when juggling multiple lead sources.

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