[windiewasher]

My marketing and canvassing business is taking off and next Thursday appear on groupon.
 Should be a busy time.bring it on I say.

[Helen]

My marketing and canvassing business is taking off and next Thursday appear on groupon.
 Should be a busy time.bring it on I say.

what offer are you doing on groupon?

[windiewasher]

My marketing and canvassing business is taking off and next Thursday appear on groupon.
 Should be a busy time.bring it on I say.

what offer are you doing on groupon?

Windows and exterior of gutters.

[Tom White]

Let us know how it works out, Kev, though my feelings, after reading some of the posts about Groupon and how it works, aren't positive.

It sounds like you could be doing a lot of work, for very little return.

But maybe I don't understand it properly?

[SB Cleaning]

Could someone please tell what groupon is

[Helen]

Let us know how it works out, Kev, though my feelings, after reading some of the posts about Groupon and how it works, aren't positive.

It sounds like you could be doing a lot of work, for very little return.

But maybe I don't understand it properly?

No you understand it correctly
In return for doing a lot of work for little return, you can end up with a database of clients very quickly, but you have to be very clever with your offer and not let Groupon advise you on how to do it!
It really is a marketing exercise and a cheap way of getting customers, but at the expense of getting proper price work in

[Helen]

Could someone please tell what groupon is

just search it and you'll find out.

[Helen]

My marketing and canvassing business is taking off and next Thursday appear on groupon.
 Should be a busy time.bring it on I say.

what offer are you doing on groupon?

Windows and exterior of gutters.

What's the actual offer?

[windiewasher]

60% off my normal price
Nothing to lose lets to gain

My marketing and canvassing business is taking off and next Thursday appear on groupon.
 Should be a busy time.bring it on I say.

what offer are you doing on groupon?

Windows and exterior of gutters.

What's the actual offer?

[Helen]

60% off my normal price
Nothing to lose lets to gain

My marketing and canvassing business is taking off and next Thursday appear on groupon.
 Should be a busy time.bring it on I say.

what offer are you doing on groupon?

Windows and exterior of gutters.

What's the actual offer?

Good luck, hope it goes well for you

[windiewasher]

thanks 

60% off my normal price
Nothing to lose lets to gain

My marketing and canvassing business is taking off and next Thursday appear on groupon.
 Should be a busy time.bring it on I say.

what offer are you doing on groupon?

Windows and exterior of gutters.

What's the actual offer?

Good luck, hope it goes well for you

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

Good luck, I hope it works out for you.

I have some experience of this but in another sector.

My experience (& of many others) is that the people who buy from Groupon are bargain hunters & who are not prepared to pay any more for the product/service than they get it for in the first place!

[Helen]

Good luck, I hope it works out for you.

I have some experience of this but in another sector.

My experience (& of many others) is that the people who buy from Groupon are bargain hunters & who are not prepared to pay any more for the product/service than they get it for in the first place!

What sector was this in? The general consensus is that it works for restaurants, cinemas etc etc, but not great for service industries

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

Good luck, I hope it works out for you.

I have some experience of this but in another sector.

My experience (& of many others) is that the people who buy from Groupon are bargain hunters & who are not prepared to pay any more for the product/service than they get it for in the first place!

What sector was this in? The general consensus is that it works for restaurants, cinemas etc etc, but not great for service industries

Beauty therapy

[wpclean]

I really hope it work out for you, it is good to be positive and look for new opportunities.

[Ian101]

just make sure to limit the numbers 

[andrew tapsell]

what deal are you offering on groupon
 

[windiewasher]

i've limited it to 200!
goes live Thursday im excited!
If i can convert 10 to 20% as regular custys the campaign will be a success and will keep doing Groupon,i wont be earning great money but still more per hour for them jobs than someone working in a shop or a warehouse!

[colley614]

Kev can you explain a bit more how it works? I think it could be a good idea to get started

[Helen]

Kev, have you done a "groupon" before? There seems to be a thread earlier on October about it and nor sure it if it was you or not? If so, how did that one go for you and what area was the offer based in?

[windiewasher]

Kev, have you done a "groupon" before? There seems to be a thread earlier on October about it and nor sure it if it was you or not? If so, how did that one go for you and what area was the offer based in?

Helen,i remember the post well,i have never been involved with Groupon before but been in contact with a few people who have and have had a fair bit success from it!
 Its a bit of a gamble,but life is.

[windiewasher]

Kev can you explain a bit more how it works? I think it could be a good idea to get started

Basically mate you go groupon and contact your local groupon and enquire about doing a groupon ad,then they will contact you.
 You then have a phone interview they gather all the details of the offer and explain what you get,what they get.
 You then sign online contracts.
they go to head office in London and make a decision within 7 days deciding if they accept you to go on groupon!
 really straightforward.
If you want any advice or more info contact me on contact@cleanerbrighterwindowcleaners.co.uk

[stuart mc]

can you break down what they make, what you charge and what you get in the end etc

or
original price

what the customer pays

and what groupon get

and what do you get

doesn't have to exact as your prices are your business but an example so we can see the % involved

make it simple and say the original is £100 or £50 whatever you prefer

[windiewasher]

can you break down what they make, what you charge and what you get in the end etc

or
original price

what the customer pays

and what groupon get

and what do you get

doesn't have to exact as your prices are your business but an example so we can see the % involved

make it simple and say the original is £100 or £50 whatever you prefer

ok pal,
if the customer pays £50
you get £25 minus vat £20
groupon get £25 minus vat £20
but you get lots of exposure aswell as many potential repeat customers!

[stuart mc]

ok just one more question, if the customer pays £50 what is the original price, i.e. what discount are they getting.

not knocking this and I am not daft I realise you will have made the original price higher than what it would be normally

[windiewasher]

ok just one more question, if the customer pays £50 what is the original price, i.e. what discount are they getting.

not knocking this and I am not daft I realise you will have made the original price higher than what it would be normally

£100 m8

[stuart mc]

ok just one more question, if the customer pays £50 what is the original price, i.e. what discount are they getting.

not knocking this and I am not daft I realise you will have made the original price higher than what it would be normally

£100 m8

ok now I have the full picture and I wish you the best of luck and I hope it works out for you, keep us informed
but I for one will not be following your lead.

but hope it works out for you, I can see how you can make it work though, but I doubt I could convince a canny jock that they were getting a bargain if I used the sums involved

[Pope vader]

it is a good way to get a load of gutter jobs over the crap winter months,  or if some one is starting up a business and wants to be busy and seen,  but for window cleaning i am not sure it would work

[windiewasher]

ok just one more question, if the customer pays £50 what is the original price, i.e. what discount are they getting.

not knocking this and I am not daft I realise you will have made the original price higher than what it would be normally

£100 m8

ok now I have the full picture and I wish you the best of luck and I hope it works out for you, keep us informed
but I for one will not be following your lead.

but hope it works out for you, I can see how you can make it work though, but I doubt I could convince a canny jock that they were getting a bargain if I used the sums involved

Thanks mate but its like you say its down to your prices in the first place!

[windiewasher]

it is a good way to get a load of gutter jobs over the crap winter months,  or if some one is starting up a business and wants to be busy and seen,  but for window cleaning i am not sure it would work

Ive chatted to 2 window cleaners who said it was very succesfull.
I will soon find out and to be honest very excited by it,im also in the process of donating free window cleans for raffles etc which gets me good publicity aswell as getting in the papers!
 Doing what i can to get my name out so i can build my brand up.

[L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner]

There are enough `dolies`and `cowboys`putting out unbelievable
Rock low prices to get work,Groupon is going to make things much
Much worse than what it is in some areas anyways already.
It will do nothing but keep prices below what even the `cowboys`are
Charging.
It`s only the un established cleaners short of work that will go for a
Groupon deal.
There`s proof of that in an earlier `post`on this thread.


Lewis  Doubtfire

[L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner]

Forgot to mention.

Exciting Times Ahead………………………
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You must Be Joking


Lewis  Doubtfire

[barry mallett]

i hope you go bust cant do with windys driving prices down

[daniel worgan]

Never heard anything so ridiculous in my life.
Your original price could be £100 yet you end up with £20 after Vat....so basically you are letting 80% of your turnover go (presuming your,e not VAT registered) in order to get good exposure.
Surely you would be much better off taking 80% of your current turnover and employing canvassing teams to get new work at the true market value.
These schemes drive prices down to unsustainable levels and are not only damaging to you but also potentially the trade in general.
How many of the customers that actually pay £50 instead of £100 (example figs only) will willingly sign up long term,they are bargain hunters who have caught onto the fact that desperate companies will offer something for nothing just to get new business in.
I certainly do not hope that it works,i dont wish bad fortunes on your finances personally (you're doing a grand job of that yourself) but i can see every desperate wc/gutter cleaner/upvc cleaner looking at this with rose tinted glasses.

[L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner]

Some `resis`will ( your cut) be 60 pence,largish semis
And detached from anywhere between £3 and £ 5 ( at
The most )

Lewis  Doubtfire

[windiewasher]

What a sad and jealous pair of losers.