Now that Dealer Chat services have had a chance to penetrate the business, chances are that you've heard all about the service and its ability to generate high quality automotive sales leads.

Maybe you've already signed on and are already reaping the benefits of dealer chat.

Maybe you're on the flip side; refusing to spend more money on an additional lead source when you're completely happy with the ones that you already have.

Or, maybe you're on the fence about the whole thing.

You want quality automotive sales leads, but there's something holding you back. No matter your current view, it's important to look at the cold hard facts about Dealer Chat so that you have accurate information to base your decision off of.

Your website is your online showroom. Who's greeting your ups? - When someone walks into your showroom, do you ever just let them browse and walk out? If you did, wouldn't that be a wasted up? No matter if that person is in the market right now, or will be down the road a bit, you must find out their situation and at the very least, introduce yourself, right? The same goes for your online showroom - or, your website.

At any given part of the day you may have 10 or more people on your website at the same time. Just as you would on a busy day in your physical dealership, you must acknowledge those folks and let them know that you're there to help. Dealer chat enables you to do this and more. Give your name and ask for theirs. Offer to show them around your online showroom. Build rapport. Do everything correctly, and you're going to get yourself a very promising lead. It's a fact - an automotive sales lead generated from your own website is of better quality than any third party lead.

The lights are off and the door is locked for the night - but your website is still open. Even after you shut your doors for the evening or weekend, your website is still (hopefully!) running.  Consumers have varying schedules. Some may do their shopping early in the morning before your dealership opens. Others may depend on the late-night to early-AM hours to do their internet searching. Just because your dealership doors are locked, doesn't mean you don't have any potential up's. By having a dealer chat option available 24/7, you are increasing your chances of capturing more automotive sales leads and converting them into sales.

You don't have to be available at every single moment - there's a rep for that!  So you're sold on the benefits of dealer chat, however you wonder "Who is going to answer the chats? Who is going to greet all of this online showroom traffic? I don't want to hire someone on the overnight shift. What happens if all of my salesmen are busy?"

The questions that arise are endless, but the solution is relatively simple. There are dealer chat providers that offer24/7 live chat support.   Instead of the costly addition of a BDC, or extending the hours of your current representatives, you can allow the trained live chat staff to provide constant and professional support. They capture your automotive sales leads and deliver them right to you.

At the end of the day, some people will never sign onto the idea of having a dealer chat service on their website and that's perfectly okay. It's important to realize however, that utilizing chat software saves you and your dealership time and money; both of which are hard to come by. Some dealer chat providers offer 30 day free trials, so why not go out on a limb and try something different?  Not liking your current live chat support? Switch it up. Try new features.  Sometimes it's about finding the solution best for you.