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Be the dealer an installer calls first when the panels have to reach the site this week.

An installer in Nashik has a rooftop job fixed for Saturday and is two inverters short. On WhatsApp the dealers who sent a price list this month sit near the top, and the first one that shows stock gets the call. The dealer still waiting for a vendor to confirm prices loses the sale, and the next ten from that installer.

Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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In one paragraph

Solar equipment dealers stock and sell panels, inverters, mounting structures, cables and protection gear to installers and EPC firms, and kits to the odd home or shop owner who buys direct. Marketing makes the shop or warehouse the first call for a price and availability. Sales converts price-list enquiries into regular accounts. GullySales prepares the stock and rate broadcast, the IndiaMART and JustDial listings, and an account record for each installer.

Solar dealing runs on price lists, stock and credit. A dealer who keeps installers informed about what has landed, what is coming and what a project size will cost wins accounts that reorder. One who only answers when asked competes on rate alone against the other IndiaMART listings.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

How buyers decide

How solar equipment dealers are chosen.

Installers pick a dealer on three things in order: is the item in stock, what is the rate for this quantity, and can I have credit until the customer pays me. The brand matters, but a dealer who can name the module wattage and the inverter warranty without checking a file is trusted faster.

Large EPC firms add vendor registration and an approved-supplier list. Small installers follow the dealer whose WhatsApp updates are clear and whose delivery goes to the site, not the godown.

The problem

What usually goes wrong for solar equipment dealers.

What owners tell us on the first call, in their words.

  • “Installers ask for rates and then vanish”

    We send a price on WhatsApp and the installer buys somewhere else. We never learn whether we were too high or too late.

  • “Our price list is a photograph of a handwritten sheet”

    Every update means re-sending an image and the installers never keep the latest one.

  • “Credit eats our cash”

    Installers wait for their customers to pay, so we wait too. We have no clear way of knowing who deserves more credit and who does not.

  • “Brand principals take the big accounts”

    The manufacturer's own sales team deals with EPC firms directly and we are left with the small jobs.

  • “Our IndiaMART listings bring calls and no orders”

    Enquiries arrive for three kilowatt kits, we reply with a rate and the thread ends.

  • “We do not know which installers will repeat”

    The billing system holds every sale and none of the pattern, so nobody calls the ones who stopped ordering.

What we do

What we do for solar equipment dealers.

Everything included for solar equipment dealers.

  1. A WhatsApp price and stock broadcast

    A set routine for sending a clean price and stock update to installers who have asked for it, with the product, wattage, make and a name to call.

  2. Product pages by system size

    Pages for three, five, ten kilowatt and commercial kits, listing the components you supply and the questions an installer asks.

  3. Installer account book

    A record of each installer, what they buy, the gap between orders, their credit position and the last time anyone called.

  4. Marketplace listing clean-up

    IndiaMART and JustDial listings with specific items, ratings, make and minimum order, plus a rule for replying to every enquiry quickly.

  5. EPC and contractor outreach

    A short capability sheet with the brands and quantities you can supply, delivery area and vendor registration documents.

  6. Warranty and handover pack

    A simple sheet for each sale showing serial numbers, warranty claim route and your contact.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries split by IndiaMART, JustDial, WhatsApp and walk-in
  • Rate quotes sent against orders placed
  • Installers who ordered a second time
  • Lapsed installers contacted and the ones who ordered again
  • Installers whose credit is past the agreed limit
  • EPC and contractor leads added

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Worth a page and a campaign of their own

Stock and price updates sent to installers on WhatsApp · Rate pages for panel, inverter and structure combinations · IndiaMART and JustDial listings that carry real product detail · Installer account records with credit notes · Reorder reminders for repeat buyers · Delivery to site confirmation · Warranty and service handover documents · Visits to EPC purchase teams

Priority campaigns

Campaigns for what solar equipment dealers most want to sell.

Each one planned around when your buyers decide, and measured against the baseline.

  • Monsoon stock-up campaign

    Messages to installers before the rains slow site work, listing the panels, inverters and structures you have bought ahead for the post-monsoon rush of rooftop and pump jobs.

  • New installer introduction

    Outreach to electricians and contractors who have started doing solar, with a starter rate sheet and a person to call.

  • Panel and inverter change alert

    A note to existing buyers when a model changes or a price moves, with the reason in plain terms.

  • Lapsed account recovery

    A call and message for installers who bought regularly and stopped, asking what is missing and offering a visit.

  • Kit bundle promotion

    Search ads and WhatsApp offers on common home and shop system bundles, with a page that lists what is included.

Beyond search

Where we reach buyers of solar equipment dealers, beyond Google.

Search matters, but it is rarely the only way this industry's buyers find a supplier.

  • Installers and electrical contractors

    A list of installers and electrical contractors in your region, with an introduction and the stock and rate message they will receive.

  • EPC firms and project developers

    Vendor registration papers and a capability note, written for the purchase team that keeps the approved-supplier list.

  • Brand principals and distributors

    A short sheet for the manufacturer's regional manager showing the districts and installers you sell to, drawn from your own records.

  • Housing societies and institutions

    A society or institution that buys equipment itself and hires a local fabricator needs a kit page and a clear delivery note.

  • Banks and finance partners

    A loan officer financing a customer's plant is asked which dealer to buy from; a short note on your invoicing and documents answers that.

Who it is for

This is written for these solar equipment dealers.

  • Solar module and panel distributors
  • Inverter and hybrid inverter dealers
  • Mounting structure and fabrication suppliers
  • DC and AC cable and protection equipment dealers
  • Battery and storage equipment dealers
  • Kit sellers for homes and small shops
  • Solar pump and agricultural equipment dealers
  • Wholesale suppliers to EPC firms

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
  • You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
  • You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.

How it works

How the work runs for solar equipment dealers

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Trace the rate enquiries

    Which price lists reached which installers, who ordered again and where a rate request went silent.

  2. 2

    Open an account for each installer

    Credit position, last order and the panels, inverters and structures they buy, in one place instead of the billing system's long list.

  3. 3

    Fix one format for the rate message

    Item, wattage, make, rate and a name against every number, replacing the photographed sheet.

  4. 4

    Find the next buyers

    Electricians starting solar, EPC purchase teams and principals' regional managers, each with the sheet they would ask for.

  5. 5

    Read the gaps in the account book

    Which installers grew, which stopped ordering, and the one question to put to each.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

GullySales builds every engagement from three pieces of sales work. This page is not one of them, but the same three steps apply to the business behind it.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions solar equipment dealers ask before they call.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

Can you help us win installers from other dealers?
By being easy to buy from: current rates, stock confirmation and a person who calls back. We prepare the outreach; the price and credit decision is yours.
Will you manage our price list?
We set up a clean format and a routine for sending it. The numbers come from you and your principals.
Is IndiaMART worth keeping?
It brings calls, but the value is in the reply. The listing needs specific items and a set reply, and orders still depend on your rate and stock.
Can you reach EPC firms for us?
We prepare a capability note and a call plan for purchase teams. Vendor registration is each firm's own process, and approval is theirs to give.
How do we stop credit running out of control?
We keep an account record that shows what each installer owes and buys. Your team decides credit terms, with the record in front of them.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
Fixes to reply time, follow-up and your Google Business Profile are the quickest to show, because the enquiries already exist. Ads can follow soon after follow-up is in place. SEO and content take longer. How long each takes depends on your business, and we tell you which applies to you after we have spoken. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
To start, last month's enquiries in any format and time with whoever handles them. After that, access to the accounts the work touches, such as the website, Google Business Profile or CRM.

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