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Lee Pryor

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Re: Why
« Reply #20 on: February 08, 2017, 04:19:09 pm »
Why is that a problem. Here to make money not a charity!

If someone phoned me up and said I have 100 leads that came in this week I want £15 for each of them I would take their hand off! our cost per customer last year was £54.00
The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Smurf

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Re: Why
« Reply #21 on: February 08, 2017, 05:23:51 pm »
Maybe you would Lee having so many vans on the road but some are not as desperate for work as you.

As a punter point of  view if I contact a firm directly I would expect that firm to give me a price not someone else.

NWH

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Re: Why
« Reply #22 on: February 08, 2017, 05:27:48 pm »
50k a month eh,good on ya.

Smurf

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Re: Why
« Reply #23 on: February 08, 2017, 05:31:54 pm »
50k a month eh,good on ya.

Impressive indeed but still a long way to go compared to what some of the nationals turnover per month I'm guessing.

Og

Re: Why
« Reply #24 on: February 08, 2017, 05:45:41 pm »
Why is that a problem. Here to make money not a charity!

If someone phoned me up and said I have 100 leads that came in this week I want £15 for each of them I would take their hand off! our cost per customer last year was £54.00

We'll take a look at any leads out our way.
How'd you get to £54 of cost per customer? Is this total overheads before wages? Not just marketing surely?
Just curious amigo.

NWH

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Re: Why
« Reply #25 on: February 08, 2017, 05:51:27 pm »
5-6 good rounds that is but I would say they are made up of lots and lots of smaller jobs within the rounds basically most work taken on,of course I don't know that but that would be my guess. Logistically it must be an nightmare.

Lee Pryor

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Re: Why
« Reply #26 on: February 08, 2017, 07:17:13 pm »
Can I just say that wanting to expand a business does NOT make me desperate for work! Where that idea came from I dont know. I have a goal, I am working towards it for god sake.

I have no plans to be national, or commercial! So no there isnt a long way to go.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Lee Pryor

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Re: Why
« Reply #27 on: February 08, 2017, 07:23:52 pm »
As usual it was a mistake to say a word on here. I thought a few of us could all benefit from what I am doing rather than just turn customers away. Silly me

I now have the exact area mapped out so will not be offering anything on this forum and the people on it. I will look up 20 or so cleaners in that area and call them directly instead.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.

tlwcs

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Re: Why
« Reply #28 on: February 08, 2017, 07:27:39 pm »
As usual it was a mistake to say a word on here. I thought a few of us could all benefit from what I am doing rather than just turn customers away. Silly me

I now have the exact area mapped out so will not be offering anything on this forum and the people on it. I will look up 20 or so cleaners in that area and call them directly instead.

Maybe, just maybe you could have done that without the "look at me" post and posted after what you had done by helping local cleaners.
Bye bye now.

G Griffin

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Re: Why
« Reply #29 on: February 08, 2017, 07:46:23 pm »
As usual it was a mistake to say a word on here. I thought a few of us could all benefit from what I am doing rather than just turn customers away. Silly me

I now have the exact area mapped out so will not be offering anything on this forum and the people on it. I will look up 20 or so cleaners in that area and call them directly instead.
And I'm going to turn the telly over when your advert comes on.
So there!
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Bungle

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Re: Why
« Reply #30 on: February 08, 2017, 07:49:26 pm »
As usual it was a mistake to say a word on here. I thought a few of us could all benefit from what I am doing rather than just turn customers away. Silly me

I now have the exact area mapped out so will not be offering anything on this forum and the people on it. I will look up 20 or so cleaners in that area and call them directly instead.

Don't let the door bang you on the arse on the way out. Bye hun
We look at them, they look through them.

Dave Willis

Re: Why
« Reply #31 on: February 08, 2017, 07:55:51 pm »
Is it April 1st this goes live?

Smurf

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Re: Why
« Reply #32 on: February 08, 2017, 10:29:18 pm »
Can I just say that wanting to expand a business does NOT make me desperate for work! Where that idea came from I dont know. I have a goal, I am working towards it for god sake.

I have no plans to be national, or commercial! So no there isnt a long way to go.

I was referring to keeping all your vans on the road and your staff fully employed. I also would have thought your million leaflet drop would have done the trick but obviously not as effective as you thought.

NWH

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Re: Why
« Reply #33 on: February 08, 2017, 11:35:22 pm »
Anyone hoping to build a business on leafleting is dreaming 2-3 million all you'll do is keep the bin men busy

Lee Pryor

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Re: Why
« Reply #34 on: February 08, 2017, 11:57:59 pm »
Anyone hoping to build a business on leafleting is dreaming 2-3 million all you'll do is keep the bin men busy

Well actually that is not correct.

Sorry.
We added over 200k to our annual turnover last year.

So that person would not be dreaming.

Look I realise that people on here would love to laugh and say see lee what you did didn't  work. But the fact is it did. Fact. I don't remember ever saying I would be stoping growing anytime soon. I just like trying new things to see how results compare. You never know, I might get the same result this year for less money. Or a better result for the same money. Or it may not work. Fact is I try new things. It's fun!
The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Scrimble

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Re: Why
« Reply #35 on: February 09, 2017, 09:50:22 am »
Lee hope things are going good for you and your closer to buying your ferrari and somewhere to park it,

I wouldn't even consider selling your leads, you have paid to get them so taking a loss and selling them do not  even consider,  some of your options are to make the areas you do not cover to areas you now do,  send a worker further? maybe consider having one or two smaller more fuel efficient vans to travel?

do what jogpost has done and open up another unit so you now have a much larger area you can cover?
sub contract the work out and take a percentage from each clean? but then If I was booking a pryors window clean and some noddy the shiner or 1scrim bob turned up I wouldn't be happy

Lee maybe you should start your own FB group where you can be control of who is in it,

Mick Kent

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Re: Why
« Reply #36 on: February 09, 2017, 10:03:09 am »
Just goes to show some people are never truely happy. You know you have issues when turning over 50k a month isnt enough.


Scrimble

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Re: Why
« Reply #37 on: February 09, 2017, 10:17:36 am »
Just goes to show some people are never truely happy. You know you have issues when turning over 50k a month isnt enough.

more like a desire to be bigger and better than the rest, not everyone is happy with just enough.

keep it going Lee your a legend IMO F the haters

֍Winp®oClean֍

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Re: Why
« Reply #38 on: February 09, 2017, 10:20:36 am »
Just goes to show some people are never truely happy. You know you have issues when turning over 50k a month isnt enough.

Turnover is irrelevant, his costs might be 50k a month.
Comfortably Numb!

Mick Kent

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Re: Why
« Reply #39 on: February 09, 2017, 10:24:15 am »
Just goes to show some people are never truely happy. You know you have issues when turning over 50k a month isnt enough.

Turnover is irrelevant, his costs might be 50k a month.

Thats why i said turning over and not earning or take home