{"id":103125,"date":"2023-08-01T12:53:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T16:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/\/?p=103125"},"modified":"2023-10-04T11:28:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:28:42","slug":"solar-dealer-programs-101-how-to-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/\/2023\/08\/solar-dealer-programs-101-how-to-build\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar dealer programs 101: How to build"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-september2023-article1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-september2023-article1.jpg 770w, https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-september2023-article1-500x325.jpg 500w, https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-september2023-article1-368x238.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a successful solar business, you know it\u2019s not easy getting to the top. There\u2019s marketing, prospecting, creating proposals, and selling systems, of course. Then there\u2019s the actual design, sourcing parts, coordinating installations, and getting them approved. Every project in a solar company\u2019s portfolio is time-intensive and requires significant attention to detail.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you have these processes in place and are managing your installs like a pro, maybe you\u2019re ready to take on more business, enter a new area of service, or expand your footprint in other ways. If so, maybe you\u2019ve considered starting a sales dealer network. After all, there are other companies out there facing the same time and resource constraints you are \u2014 a network can provide complementary expertise and help you scale faster.  <\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/aurorasolar.com\/blog\/solar-dealer-programs-101-how-to-build\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read the full story on Aurora Solar\u2019s website.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a successful solar business, you know it\u2019s not easy getting to the top. There\u2019s marketing, prospecting, creating proposals, and selling systems, of course. Then there\u2019s the actual design, sourcing parts, coordinating installations, and getting them approved. Every project in a solar company\u2019s portfolio is time-intensive and requires significant attention to detail. 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