OP
joehat
Sounds like rated people
Yep agree
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Sounds like rated people
You'd be better off building a "rogue customer" website that we can all subscribe to and share details behind secure login
You'd be better off building a "rogue customer" website that we can all subscribe to and share details behind secure login
We can rate them on :
1. Changing their minds
2. Changing the dates
3. Questioning the work
4. Meddling
5. Late payment
6. "short" payments
I think number one should be frequency of hot drinks provided. I did a 6 hour job the other day and got 6 drinks ! discount is already set for their next job !
I was concentrating on the "painful" clients.... so a "positive" side would be good too .....
This is the point i was trying to make earlier. The OP just does not understand what the customer really wants. Word of mouth, recommendations, local, reliable tradesmen. None of my customers would touch them with one either, and why would they? Sorry, I hope it falls on its face as well, it will be a bleak day when it flourishes.Most of my customers wouldn't touch your "type" of business with a barge pole!
if you have any doubt, that's a resounding NO from me!
15% is unreal ! All that is going to achieve is making it a nailed on certainty that the customer will have to pay more for using your service as the shortfall in the contractor's pocket will be passed on directly to the customer.
Are you aware of the business overheads currently experienced by contractors and the margins they work to? If you are you should know that asking as much as 5% and still expecting the contractor's quote to be competitive in the local market is bordering on the unrealistic.
A customer of mine is building a similar service and has the right idea. It's free for contractors and customers to use. They take voluntary donations from satisfied contractors.
I think it should read BErated people?Yep agree
No I think I got it. You are planning to waste customers time and your own time by allowing the customer to select a budget that you then have to tell them is unrealistic. Why not have a system that allows them to pick what they want e.g. number of sockets, type, number of light fittings type, details about the house etc etc and then tells them a price range final price to be confirmed following contractor visit?
Before you visit the customer, you'll know what house type, inside of the house with pictures, videos, type of work needed, when to start, empty or occupied house/flat etc, materials needed, direction to, distance and travel time, your money is sure.
How will I find these subs? I'll ask the mods on here to advertise then we will meet in person at your business and we take it from there. Since I live in Birmingham then a Birmingham sub will be needed first.
Materials? They dont but I should have mentioned that once a contractor has visited then I will have that information. In regards to an automated home, I have that coveredDo most customers really know what materials they need? They just know that they want a tv in the corner. They may forget about the sky/cable box, DVD player, xbox/ps, ethernet connection.
You will only truly find out what materials you need until you visit and chat with the customer.
I live on the internet so I know things that I wont put on here so I know how to get customers so let's leave it at that. But a clue is, when a customer visits your website, you have 2 seconds to catch their attention or else they're gone but I'm not debating on "getting jobs/customers" that's my job. If you say it wont work then I'm eager to find out.A sparky round my way spent loads of ÂŁÂŁÂŁÂŁÂŁ on getting to the top of the Google rankings, it worked a treat, if you put in "electrician in xxxxxxxx" or almost anything else he was top of the list. Guess how many enquiries he got in the first month? 2 and no jobs. This guy just doesn't get it so you are all wasting your breath. The replies have not been childish, tongue in cheek yes, but essentially realistic. It won't work and people don't this type of faceless service.
Hum... beware all you Brum guys!
Materials? They dont but I should have mentioned that once a contractor has visited then I will have that information. In regards to an automated home, I have that covered
You know what's funny? I say you that "hey Jim I can get you some work and this is how I will get them". You turn around to say "nahhh mate that wont work". Instead y'all just could have said "ok mate, you may could change this up a bit, add this and remove this but here's my number so when you get a customer, hit me up".
After reading your last post my 'manhood response' would be you have delusions of grandeur. I'm starting to believe this is nothing more than a wind up.
I dont have any "mental illnesses". But I'll stop here and create the picture (have the website up) so you'll see.
Again, most customers don't know what they need. You are putting a quote out on what they input to your site. Then you guy turns up, chats with the customer and then adds loads of material to the quote. Price goes up by quite a lot.
It's great that you always look on the bright side. We have some managers here that do that. They can suggest something and when you tell them that it can't work they say they you are "being negative" or just brush your comments aside. Then down the line there is another meeting about why is this project not going to plan...... We can all stick our heads in the sand and think everything is fine.
Do you have one of those tacky '--- many people have visited this site' on it? It could be a good way of getting your count...
I dont have any "mental illnesses". But I'll stop here and create the picture (have the website up) so you'll see.
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