Business advisor / mentor

[Sanke]

Morning all
I would really like to push my business forward this year. Has anyone ever had a mentor / advisor or do we all just struggle along hoping for a break ?

 

[kellogs64]

yes im in the same boat if anyone could help?

 

[Octopus]

what sort of help do you think you need?

 

[kellogs64]

a good kicking prob lol, advice someone to chat too bounce ideas. im going estate agents could do with pricing info call out all hours, hourly rates periodic pricing info ect

 

[dan86]

nobody is going to be able to help you with pricing.only you know what you need to earn.
but by all means, if you wanna talk and tell us you're ideas, whatever they may be, I'm sure most of us will be willing to listen and tell you what we think and help in any way we can.

 

[kellogs64]

im thinking £25 an hour with no call out 8 till 6
£45 call out first hour £25hr after first hour 6pm till 10pm
£75 call out first hour £45hr after first hour 10pm till 8am
periodic inspections £90
pat test 5 items £30 then £2 every item over 5
c/u change £250
rewires start from £1550

i want to put a basic price list together, something to shoe estate agents. what do you think to prices ?

 

[kellogs64]

i live in grimsby n e lincs

 

[Plonker 3]

Do you have any contacts who are letting agents? As you will probably find they already have there own teams for such things. Besides all they would want on a call out is make safe, before pricing repair later.

can you give up every hour every day, in the hope your phone may ring once a month?

 

[kellogs64]

no not yet, gota start somewhere mate.already done 20 thousand flyers, got another 10thousand in ready to be delivered. should try builders but i been ripped off once already.

 

[kellogs64]

decent builders already have sparkys? wat to do ?

 

[Plonker 3]

How the hell do you plan to deliver 30000 flyers?

 

[kellogs64]

decent builders already have sparkys? wat to do ?i done 20k already

 

[Plonker 3]

How are you going to deliver them?

what other advertising do have in place or plan on doing?

work won't come overnight, you need to be patient, things will probably get worse before they get better.

 

[dazza1981]

Hi mate have you tried JRC properties.... i hear they pay a grand just to find a fault!!!! Hes definatley looking for more " boys"
Sorry couldnt help it!!!!

 

[dazza1981]

On a serious note your right you do need to start somewhere and hopefully your persistance patients and hopefully good quality workmanship will pay off for you. Good luck

 

[Octopus]

im thinking £25 an hour with no call out 8 till 6
£45 call out first hour £25hr after first hour 6pm till 10pm
£75 call out first hour £45hr after first hour 10pm till 8am
periodic inspections £90
pat test 5 items £30 then £2 every item over 5
c/u change £250
rewires start from £1550

i want to put a basic price list together, something to shoe estate agents. what do you think to prices ?

Too cheap. A proper EICR on a 3 bed house should take you the best part of a day once you've allowed for the documentation - same goes for a CU change. As for rewires - too many variables to give prices.

 

[samillingworth]

You have to think, when going into a business to offer your services, you have to think why should they, why would they and what are you going to do thats more beneficial to them? would your costing be in line with what they need? if the business relationshipwith the company and the current electrician is already good, what can you do to give them the shake up they need? I have no experience in being an electrician but i'm an experienced b2b handler and I Have to think like that when drumming up sales and contracts. you first need to know what you have so you know what you can give.

 

[Carlosfandango]

You have to think, when going into a business to offer your services, you have to think why should they, why would they and what are you going to do thats more beneficial to them? would your costing be in line with what they need? if the business relationshipwith the company and the current electrician is already good, what can you do to give them the shake up they need? I have no experience in being an electrician but i'm an experienced b2b handler and I Have to think like that when drumming up sales and contracts. you first need to know what you have so you know what you can give.

What's b2b?

 

[midgetman]

I think its to do with break dancing

 

[samillingworth]

What's b2b?

b2b would be business to business. no it has nothing to do with breakdancing, no need to be so ignorant is there.

 

[kellogs64]

going to hand deliver them myself,not advetising anywhere else. they are roughly the going rates around here for inspect and test c/u change is about wat there charging aswell.

 

[Plonker 3]

You do realize to deliver that many leaflets will probably take you about a week, working about 8 hours a day. Thats a hell of alot of walking.

 

[Badged01]

You do realize to deliver that many leaflets will probably take you about a week, working about 8 hours a day. Thats a hell of alot of walking.

Lucky he hasnt got any work at the moment then :smile5:

 

[kellogs64]

lol i know i already done 20k,when i get work i pay someonelse to do them. not a very good return as im lucky if i get a job out off it but you gota start somewhere.

 

[Badged01]

lol i know i already done 20k,when i get work i pay someonelse to do them. not a very good return as im lucky if i get a job out off it but you gota start somewhere.

I'm lucky in that I get 'free' flyers/leaflets thro a relative. I use them to occassionally post in the local area where Im working, and have to say the uptake has been ...... zero!

 

[kellogs64]

yep i know the feeling lol