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Necessary care when hiring solar energy companies

Check below the main recommendations that customers and every solar energy company need to put into practice before closing a contract. The list was produced by Gustavo Tegon, sales specialist.

Don't sign anything right away: The traps often require you to sign the contract quickly so the client doesn't have time to think. Don't sign anything beforehand and look for information about the company first. Reputable companies not only answer all doubts, but also respect each client's time.

Don't start anything without a contract: While some scammers push for the signing of a contract immediately, others seek to start work without signing any legal documents. Don't let that happen. A serial company will insist on a contract and will help you understand what it means for you.

Also, don't confuse a free estimate – which many good solar companies provide – with an actual contract. Some shady companies give you an estimate and act like that's their contract. It is not. Any contract you sign should be easy to understand.

Get references about the supplier: never forget to check the company's history. How long has it been on the market? Does it have a physical address and not just a website or phone number? Talk to customers who had a relationship with this supplier. Sometimes a simple online search will yield valuable information.

Don't just look at the price offered: One of the main baits of scams applied by fraudulent companies (in all economic segments) is precisely to offer a very attractive price to their customers.

In some cases, criminals use the tactic of signaling that the offer will end shortly, which ends up persuading the customer to make the purchase quickly. The objective of this type of scam is to prevent the consumer from having time to reflect and carry out a security check that could reveal that it is a scam.

Regardless, the rule is one: price too cheap? Be suspicious and try to do some research into the history of the company and its sales. There are several websites on the internet where you can find comments about the credibility of this company. It doesn't hurt to search.

Understand the company's positioning in the sector: market positioning is a very valuable tool for any company. After all, it is what defines the way a company presents itself to the public.

A serious company, when creating a positioning strategy, will seek to make it clear to everyone what segment it serves and what its differentiators are. If this is not clear, be suspicious. It won't necessarily be a scam, but it's best to be careful and look for other companies.

Get to know the company’s leaders: Who is the founder, president, co-founder or manager of this company? What is the history of these professionals in the solar energy sector? Do they have credibility? When we do a quick query on Google, are their names highly rated or do they not even appear on the search platform? These are questions that need to be answered, because as our parents used to say when we were little: you should never trust strangers.