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SB Cleaning

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #20 on: March 24, 2013, 06:55:35 am »
i thought id give it a go get the name out there to new areas its spring time hoepfully once this snow goes and i expect to pick up new work as were carrying them out il prob carry them out myself to be honest do 2-3 a day and then leaflet around them, its only a gutter clear not a gutter clean and the way i bring first cleans up i reckon we may be able to convert 50% over to regular customers

the amount of traffic it has generated to my website been really good so more emails to bank in the database for future advertising campaigns etc


I doubt you will pick up 50% of them as regular custys  :-\

robertphil

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #21 on: March 24, 2013, 08:27:21 am »
would think most will be done in 20 minutes so not bad money

Ste M

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #22 on: March 24, 2013, 08:30:54 am »
Richy aint got a vac so he'll be doing them off ladders I'd imagine. If you can do a 4 bed house in 20 minutes then that is some feat. Hour minimum for each house and that's not taking into account the majority may be full to the brim

PAUL ERITH

Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #23 on: March 24, 2013, 08:43:54 am »
i thought id give it a go get the name out there to new areas its spring time hoepfully once this snow goes and i expect to pick up new work as were carrying them out il prob carry them out myself to be honest do 2-3 a day and then leaflet around them, its only a gutter clear not a gutter clean and the way i bring first cleans up i reckon we may be able to convert 50% over to regular customers

the amount of traffic it has generated to my website been really good so more emails to bank in the database for future advertising campaigns etc



If you are storing people's email address don't you need to state this on you site  ??? ???

C o z y

  • Posts: 7775
Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #24 on: March 24, 2013, 10:26:44 am »
People who use Groupon are not the customers we're looking for. They want/expect to pay pennies for a job. Next gutter clean or window clean, they'll go back to Groupon for the next sucker who does an offer.
Groupon is designed for restaurants etc for special offers to get new custies. The carpet section of CIU has hundreds of stories about Groupon. Every poor sucker who tried it was saying"it will get us new customers on our data base" etc etc. To be honest, I thought everyone knew about Groupon by now, obviously there're still guys out there who haven't.

Enjoy the ride. 13 quid an hour. Nobody's perfect, we all make mistakes. ;)
No still don't understand, I must be thick

8weekly

Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #25 on: March 24, 2013, 10:40:39 am »
i thought id give it a go get the name out there to new areas its spring time hoepfully once this snow goes and i expect to pick up new work as were carrying them out il prob carry them out myself to be honest do 2-3 a day and then leaflet around them, its only a gutter clear not a gutter clean and the way i bring first cleans up i reckon we may be able to convert 50% over to regular customers

the amount of traffic it has generated to my website been really good so more emails to bank in the database for future advertising campaigns etc



If you are storing people's email address don't you need to state this on you site  ??? ???
He would only gain email addresses if they signed up for a newsletter.

ben M

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #26 on: March 24, 2013, 10:43:17 am »
People who use Groupon are not the customers we're looking for. They want/expect to pay pennies for a job. Next gutter clean or window clean, they'll go back to Groupon for the next sucker who does an offer.
Groupon is designed for restaurants etc for special offers to get new custies. The carpet section of CIU has hundreds of stories about Groupon. Every poor sucker who tried it was saying"it will get us new customers on our data base" etc etc. To be honest, I thought everyone knew about Groupon by now, obviously there're still guys out there who haven't.

Enjoy the ride. 13 quid an hour. Nobody's perfect, we all make mistakes. ;)
+1

Goldoak cleaning specialists

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #27 on: March 24, 2013, 10:52:50 am »
Biggest cowbin the west. I reckon ul get 3/4 that stay with u for the 40 you sell..and then ud never be able to do their gutters again unless the following year ud be happy with 13 pound and under after vat. .let me stress they take the vat from the price shown which is then halved. .so 26 for offer 13 to them minus 20%= you take the difference. .around a tenner per gutter..I wouldn't even start the van for that. .

If utwant customer base surely all them people who had thos deals on ur f book account helped. Y not just keep going?

Personally if someone sed I can empty ur guttering for a tenner id say na ur ok id rather pay more for a professional service.

4 bed house guttering easy min £80 all day every day

The No1 Outdoor cleaning firm in Wales.

deeege

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #28 on: March 24, 2013, 10:54:37 am »
People who use Groupon are not the customers we're looking for. They want/expect to pay pennies for a job. Next gutter clean or window clean, they'll go back to Groupon for the next sucker who does an offer.
Groupon is designed for restaurants etc for special offers to get new custies. The carpet section of CIU has hundreds of stories about Groupon. Every poor sucker who tried it was saying"it will get us new customers on our data base" etc etc. To be honest, I thought everyone knew about Groupon by now, obviously there're still guys out there who haven't.

Enjoy the ride. 13 quid an hour less Vat so £11.40 Nobody's perfect, we all make mistakes. ;)

+1 (made a small correction for you)
"....and it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink, and mother wake me early in the morning."

windiewasher

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #29 on: March 24, 2013, 10:58:18 am »
 ;D
You get 50%
Then they take vat off
He will 13 before vat.
I did groupon but told all customers to get there money back.luckily most of them bought them out my area too so i got away lightly.
Biggest mistake i ever made in business,i hope its not a mistake for you richy but i have a feeling it will be.
Takings off all first cleans till march 7th 2014
October  total=  cleaned  extra per month
November = cleaned extra per month
Total £  so far.

windiewasher

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #30 on: March 24, 2013, 11:06:10 am »
I found the people who use groupon for these deals are quite wealthy but work and generally dont care about the houses but when they want something done they dont want to pay.
 i had one who asked me for a driveway quote after so i said 300 quid.he says i will give you 100 as i have had qualified plasterers working for 50 a day.
 his house approx value of 400k.
 I said do you work for £50 or £100 a day and walked off before he could answer.
Takings off all first cleans till march 7th 2014
October  total=  cleaned  extra per month
November = cleaned extra per month
Total £  so far.

Stephen.C

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #31 on: March 24, 2013, 06:38:42 pm »
I found the people who use groupon for these deals are quite wealthy but work and generally dont care about the houses but when they want something done they dont want to pay.
 Bang on mate.
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

www.pureh2owindowcleaning.com

Ian Rochester

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #32 on: March 24, 2013, 07:12:15 pm »
£26 for a 4 bed, which probably has low and high level gutters, Groupon take 50% plus vat, so you're doing it for around £11....... mad!!!  We charge £120 for 4 bed minimum

Moderator David@stives

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #33 on: March 24, 2013, 07:43:03 pm »
I just unfriended richy for posting disgusting links on Facebook , my kids look on Facebook and don't want to be associated with such a prat

stuart mc

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #34 on: March 24, 2013, 07:49:02 pm »
I just unfriended richy for posting disgusting links on Facebook , my kids look on Facebook and don't want to be associated with such a prat

surely your kids only see the stuff on their friends newfeeds, or do they use yours, don't blame you either way

keyser soze

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #35 on: March 24, 2013, 08:13:43 pm »
you can do it richy .. nothing ventured nothing gained... all the best on it

Moderator David@stives

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #36 on: March 24, 2013, 10:13:24 pm »
Stuart

i dont hide my facebook, I leave it on when i go out of the room

Richy had a video showing Male anal sex in a video, I reported him to facebook, dirty disgusting prat

stuart mc

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #37 on: March 24, 2013, 10:16:57 pm »
Stuart

i dont hide my facebook, I leave it on when i go out of the room

Richy had a video showing Male anal sex in a video, I reported him to facebook, dirty disgusting prat

fair one I would have done the same, and I will not add him either

stuart mc

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #38 on: March 24, 2013, 10:37:48 pm »
just a thought though dave, he may be a victim of spam, it has happened to more than one of my friends, clicking on links and getting affected

richywilts

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Re: Someones going to be busy
« Reply #39 on: March 24, 2013, 10:49:02 pm »
Stuart

i dont hide my facebook, I leave it on when i go out of the room

Richy had a video showing Male anal sex in a video, I reported him to facebook, dirty disgusting prat

dave get a life it was put up as a joke it was not two men humping each other or nothing for every it was a joke of someone riding a bike with a dildo as a seat my friend put it on my facebook i shared it and said maybe some fat women should invest in these as it would solve two problems they would get laid and lose weight at same time

sorry if you found it vulgar it wasnt intended for your childrens eyes, i seen the humour in the clip you obviously never

know need to come on here calling me a prat over it you could have privately messaged me on facebook and asked me to remove it which i have actually done but not because u reported me
Richard Wiltshire
Window Clean Direct

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