Phone Research / Appointment Setter — Call Moving Companies, Log Quotes in Spreadsheet

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Summary

I'm relocating from Seattle to Cleveland and need someone to run the front end of my mover search so I don't spend a week on the phone. I've already done the research. You'll get a finished spreadsheet with a shortlist of moving companies, a call script with the exact questions to ask, and a tracker with the columns to fill in. You don't need any moving industry knowledge. What I need is someone organized who is genuinely comfortable making outbound calls to US businesses and taking careful notes. What you'll do -Call moving companies from my shortlist (phone numbers and websites provided). The list is grouped into tiers, work top to bottom, Tier A first. -Read them my prepared move summary, same script every time, so the quotes are comparable. -Work through my list of 12 standard questions and record the answers in the tracker. -Ask each company to email a written estimate, and forward/CC those to me. -Where a company only takes web forms, submit the form using my prepared summary. -Flag any company that won't answer the written-line-item questions, that's useful information, not a failure. -Send me one short end-of-day summary each day you work. What you will NOT do -You will not book, sign, schedule, or pay for anything. No deposits, no contracts, no commitments of any kind. You gather information; every decision is mine. -You will not be asked to provide any payment details, and I won't send you any. -You won't need to handle my address or personal details beyond a general neighborhood and the city. Requirements -Available during 8am–5pm US Pacific time on at least three weekdays this coming week. This is the hard requirement, the companies you're calling keep Pacific business hours. -Clear, confident spoken English and real comfort on the phone with businesses. -Google Sheets competence, you'll be filling in a structured tracker. -Reliable phone setup and quiet environment. -Appointment setting, cold calling, lead research, or similar phone-based experience. Deliverable My tracker, filled in for every company you reached, plus forwarded written estimates and a short note on which companies were responsive and which weren't. Budget & timeline -I'd like this done within one week of hiring. I'll start with a paid trial of 2 calls at hourly. -If the notes come back clear and complete, we will continue with the rest. To apply Please answer these three in your proposal. I'll skip applications that don't: -What time zone are you in, and which hours can you work between 8am–5pm US Pacific? -Describe one time you made outbound calls to businesses and had to collect specific information. -What did you do when someone was unhelpful? -Start your reply with the word CASCADE so I know you read the whole post.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • < 1 month
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • One-time project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Data Entry
Online Research
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:5 to 10
  • Last viewed by client:6 days ago
  • Hires:
    1
  • Interviewing:
    5
  • Invites sent:
    30
  • Unanswered invites:
    16
About the client
Member since Jul 27, 2026
  • USA
    Seattle6:44 AM
  • $10 total spent
    1 hire, 0 active
  • 1 hours

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