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Lee Pryor

  • Posts: 2286
Project X REVEALED!!!
« on: March 10, 2011, 02:23:14 pm »
Ok people since Slumpbuster busted me yesterday (thanks for that NOT) I feel its only right to put you all out of your misery. Its nice to see also that 200 people around the country looked at the site and thanks to the statistic data package I have under the site I can now see who and where you all are.

Welcome to "I want a window cleaner.com" where "I want does get"!

It is important to know first that I have built my own business with the standard price menu system which I came up with 2 years ago. So that is proven in my own business.

It is also important to know that there are many details that I will not be talking about, Ie future development plans for the site, areas covered and so on. So it would be better to not waste your time bombarding me with questions.

The Project is built around radio advertising, which at this time will reach nearly 200,000 listenerns a week from the 1st of April.

This drives people to the site, where they will learn all about the modern methods of window cleaning and such services. then they see the price for the type of property they have - dont give me stick please im aware of how you may view that, of course there will be lots of price lists at a later time.
Once they choose the frequency they want they submit their details.

The details come to me where I see which companies are covering that area and offer them the work.

What does it cost them?

There is no membership fee or up front cost.

A 6 week customer is sold for 1.5x a clean value

A 12 weeker for 1x a clean value

A flat =£10

any additional service a customer wants with the first clean is sold for just £5 - that could be a £120 gutter clear

If more than 10 customers are purchased at once a 25% dicounts is given on the purchase price.

Once purchased the customer info is emailed to that company and then its over to them to make of it what they will.

Its a bit like a canvasing company in terms of the sale but much stronger as the customer has come of their own accord and made there own decisions on price and so on.

I have hand picked 25 companies covering the area of broadcast and am happy that they are all running top level businesses that will porvide the customers with exactly what the site says they will.

your coments about the site have been taken on board by me, and I can say that ALL the Pryors Window Cleaning content will be removed over the coming months, its all a question of time and money.

If the project it a success it will be expanded around the country. so If you like the sound of all that and meet the requirements set out then email me your company details to info@pryors-uk.com I may not email or call you back but your details will be stored untill a time when the project is coming to your area, then I will contact you.

Many thanks

Lee Pryor

P.S dont hate me for trying to do something that will help us all! oh and my franchise package is damn good as it goes.  ;D
The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Steve CM

Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2011, 02:30:10 pm »
just one thing lee. i'm looking at your site and can't see how to submit my details as a customer? how is it done?

Steve CM

Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2011, 02:50:49 pm »
here lee take a look

http://www.webuyanycar.com/

If you want people to read info then maybe a few stages of leading them through other than reading a mass of text maybe the way to go. All i'm saying is people may get bored of looking and click off.

Not being negative just constructive :)

Mike_G

  • Posts: 1500
Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2011, 02:51:41 pm »
Good luck, time will tell if it's a goer or not

Regarding your site, there were a few of us mentioning last night on another topic that perhaps it would look better if the guys on your website were wearing a uniform of some sort, what do you think Lee?

 And please dont think its a criticism, its not, its just that everything is set up by yourself to provide a professional service and if I were a customer I think I would be expecting a visit from somebody who looks the part as well as someone who can carry out the work professionally.

Lee Pryor

  • Posts: 2286
Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2011, 03:01:48 pm »
The pictures were taken for my business 3 years ago, then and now my staff and I where tops with the logo on the front and back. I leave it up to my staff what trousers and footware they have. we dont want boiler suites and things like that.

As i have said, in time ALL thats ALL the Pryors content will be coming off, starting with the logo over the next week.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Wc Solutions

  • Posts: 1829
Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2011, 03:10:58 pm »
all that time waiting just for that!

good luck with it but cant see it being any good...

Jake Kelly

  • Posts: 168
Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2011, 03:18:00 pm »
good luck with it but cant see it being any good...

No need to be like that. You should have left it at "Good luck".

Lee, good luck mate, keep us all up to date :)

Wc Solutions

  • Posts: 1829
Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2011, 03:19:51 pm »
good luck with it but cant see it being any good...

No need to be like that. You should have left it at "Good luck".

Lee, good luck mate, keep us all up to date :)

im pretty sure its been done before tho!!

Kate2

Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2011, 03:41:47 pm »
As with all marketing you have to have proactive aswell as reactive, sure Lee has researched his competitors? If you are happy with the way that things will work out, and all satisfied with the arrangements........

Small but perfectley formed

  • Posts: 1743
Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2011, 03:45:13 pm »
Good luck , i hope you can make a nice profit from your investment
Spit and polish

♠Winp®oClean♠

  • Posts: 4085
Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2011, 03:45:19 pm »
Ok people since Slumpbuster busted me yesterday (thanks for that NOT) I feel its only right to put you all out of your misery. Its nice to see also that 200 people around the country looked at the site and thanks to the statistic data package I have under the site I can now see who and where you all are.

Welcome to "I want a window cleaner.com" where "I want does get"!

It is important to know first that I have built my own business with the standard price menu system which I came up with 2 years ago. So that is proven in my own business.

It is also important to know that there are many details that I will not be talking about, Ie future development plans for the site, areas covered and so on. So it would be better to not waste your time bombarding me with questions.

The Project is built around radio advertising, which at this time will reach nearly 200,000 listenerns a week from the 1st of April.

This drives people to the site, where they will learn all about the modern methods of window cleaning and such services. then they see the price for the type of property they have - dont give me stick please im aware of how you may view that, of course there will be lots of price lists at a later time.
Once they choose the frequency they want they submit their details.

The details come to me where I see which companies are covering that area and offer them the work.

What does it cost them?

There is no membership fee or up front cost.

A 6 week customer is sold for 1.5x a clean value

A 12 weeker for 1x a clean value

A flat =£10

any additional service a customer wants with the first clean is sold for just £5 - that could be a £120 gutter clear

If more than 10 customers are purchased at once a 25% dicounts is given on the purchase price.

Once purchased the customer info is emailed to that company and then its over to them to make of it what they will.

Its a bit like a canvasing company in terms of the sale but much stronger as the customer has come of their own accord and made there own decisions on price and so on.

I have hand picked 25 companies covering the area of broadcast and am happy that they are all running top level businesses that will porvide the customers with exactly what the site says they will.

your coments about the site have been taken on board by me, and I can say that ALL the Pryors Window Cleaning content will be removed over the coming months, its all a question of time and money.

If the project it a success it will be expanded around the country. so If you like the sound of all that and meet the requirements set out then email me your company details to info@pryors-uk.com I may not email or call you back but your details will be stored untill a time when the project is coming to your area, then I will contact you.

Many thanks

Lee Pryor

P.S dont hate me for trying to do something that will help us all! oh and my franchise package is damn good as it goes.  ;D

Well done on the effort Lee. Obviously, you've invested both money & time in to it.

Good luck with it & one thing's for sure, if you never try, you'll never know! ;)

Paul Coleman

Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2011, 03:46:17 pm »
all that time waiting just for that!

good luck with it but cant see it being any good...

I'm not so sure.  I'm very much in "jury's out" mode on this.  If it were just a radio ad with a phone number - even an easily memorised one - I would probably agree with you.  I think the key to it, and I've said as much to Lee, could be the easily memorised domain name.  However, it is hard to be sure.  As far as I know, there is no road map for this type of advertising with window cleaning.
Will it work?  Probably - to a point.  I feel it would need to be repeated regularly and frequently before it starts to work better.  I also feel that there will be a novelty element to it at first which will attract some of the listeners.
Whether it will work well enough to recoup Lee's financial outlay is also debatable IMO.  On its own - perhaps not.  However, something like this could end up laying groundwork for other things if managed well (again IMO).
I do wonder if it might have been simpler to just find two or three outlets for selling the work that isn't in Lee's area but by involving so many, at least he can be sure that all the work will be sold.  Also, by creating a situation where a number of people might be wanting the work, it prevents him from being put into the position of, for instance, the farmers who supply Tesco (i.e. too few outlets enabling the buyer to dictate price).

Darranvps

Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2011, 04:06:35 pm »
Good Luck Lee

I used radio advertising many years ago for my business in Bradford, West Yorkshire, aimed at commercial window cleaning customers. The local radio station was called Pennine Radio, and I think at the time was listened to by about 400,000 or so.

This was done before websites were available.

Was it cost effective for me - I'm not saying.

Let us all know exactly which radio station will be playing the ad, and hopefully we can listen in.

Darran
Purple Rhino

cozy

Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2011, 04:11:55 pm »
Some good points there Paul. Firstly good luck with the project Lee. A rising tide raises all ships and all that.
200,000 people listen to the station that will broadcast the advert? Domestic potential custies will be 100,000 at best because I asume half the people in UK have a regular windy. I would expect a return from 100,000 listeners that "heard the advert" that about the same percentage of listeners would react to it as they would to leaflets. So about 2%.that's about 2000 potential custies. If it goes like that, great!! The beers are on you. ;D

Sean Dyer

  • Posts: 2947
Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2011, 04:13:31 pm »
Good luck pal

Ignore the ones on here with no ambition, or who are jealous , as you have said many times, the risk is all on you, and it can only prove to work , or not , nothing ventured nothing gained and if successful it will be great and i 'm sure you can make it work !

Sean

H S and Son

Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2011, 04:22:22 pm »
Good luck Lee. If its a success fair play to you. Im not entirely convinced it'll be what you might have hoped it'll be, all the same onwards and upwards and if it raises the profile of your business and the recent routes regarding H&S the industry is moving down then that can only be good news.

I wont be coming onboard though despite you stating a few months back that I would  ;)

Well done.

Matt   

jasonl

  • Posts: 3183
Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2011, 04:28:02 pm »
This will work for sure , wish one was available for carpet cleaners .
I clean carpets
I dry Buildings

erithwc

Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #17 on: March 10, 2011, 04:34:20 pm »
Good luck lee hope you don't lose any money, but in the words of dragons den " im out "  ;D ;D

i find it easy to deliver leaflets where i want the work, plus i cant see the point in paying another cleaning company for getting me work and making their company bigger and giving them a stronger hold on the market.


Mike_G

  • Posts: 1500
Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #18 on: March 10, 2011, 04:34:32 pm »
This will work for sure , wish one was available for carpet cleaners .

Well if there isn't, why dont you do one yourself?

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: Project X REVEALED!!!
« Reply #19 on: March 10, 2011, 04:42:33 pm »
i think this will work
and work well , gud on ya lee ;) ;)
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