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The Curbsight Blog

Buying guides and field notes for contractors — written by Sol Zendejas-Smith, founder, curbsight, who knocked the doors before he built the software. No filler, real numbers, dated so you know they're current.

OPERATIONS · AUGUST 2, 2026 · 8 MIN
Wasted Taps: Why a Good Team Still Hits a Ceiling

You hired well. They work hard. The ceiling did not move. The cost is not lost jobs. It is what your best people quietly absorb — and what that costs you.

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BUYING GUIDE · AUGUST 2, 2026 · 9 MIN
Roofing Software Comparison: 7 Tests. We Pass 6.

Seven structural tests for comparing roofing software, each checkable on a demo call. Curbsight passes six. The one it fails is named up front.

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BUYING GUIDE · AUGUST 2, 2026 · 10 MIN
Building a Roofing CRM in HubSpot: The 6 Real Costs

Sales Hub Professional is $90 a seat and onboarding is $1,500 one-time. Those are the two easy ones. The other four, priced — including the one nobody quotes.

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BUYING GUIDE · AUGUST 2, 2026 · 7 MIN
Roofing Appointment Setting Software: 7 Facts It Drops

Appointment setting software books the slot. The appointment still reaches your closer missing the seven facts your setter learned at the door.

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OPERATIONS · JULY 31, 2026 · 9 MIN
How Many Jobs Before Paper Breaks? Count the Open Ones

At five jobs a month paper works, and anyone selling you software is selling you software. The break point isn't monthly volume. It's how many are open at once.

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GROWTH · JULY 13, 2026 · 10 MIN
How Roofers Scale Past Referrals: The 4 Channels, Ranked

Referrals cap at your install base: 300 roofs at 8-10% is 24-30 jobs a year, however hard you work. Four owned channels beat it, ranked by cost per closed job.

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BUYING GUIDE · JULY 12, 2026 · 8 MIN
Sales Rabbit Alternatives in 2026: 4 Picks, Priced

Why door-to-door teams leave Sales Rabbit: seat minimums, setup fees, multi-year terms, a blank map. Four replacements worth switching to, and what each costs.

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BUYING GUIDE · JULY 12, 2026 · 10 MIN
Best Roofing CRM Software 2026: 8 Tools, Real Prices

Curbsight, AccuLynx, JobNimbus, Roofr, RoofLink, QuoteIQ, Projul, Jobber — on what each actually costs, and which stack layer each still leaves you paying for.

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BUYING GUIDE · JULY 12, 2026 · 7 MIN
The Real Cost of a Roofing Software Stack in 2026, Itemized

Six line items, five reps, and a bill most owners have never added up. The itemized math on published pricing — plus the cost that appears on no invoice at all.

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ESTIMATING · JULY 12, 2026 · 5 MIN
Roofing Estimates Without Per-Report Fees — the Real Math

The industry pays per measurement report, per roof, forever. How self-drafting estimates from aerial data work — and the accuracy trade-off nobody advertises.

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PRODUCT · JULY 12, 2026 · 6 MIN
Does Curbsight Have a CRM? Yes — and It Replaces Yours

Yes — editable pipeline, self-drafting estimates, invoicing with QuickBooks sync, photo docs, material ordering. The full tour, plus the gap we name out loud.

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