Fairly making money by sub-contracting - New Business Startup

[Spoon]

I wont offer "light buld replacement services" but rather re-wire services: services with high value.

Wow. So you are not quoting for small jobs. Is your motto going to be "Don't give us your small povie jobs, give us your money". Yes I'm being an --- again, but that is the was some people may interpret you not offering "light build replacement services"

 

[Spoon]

The customer could also say "I have a 2 bedroom flat etc..." so based on their description we would determine the correct budget. If they selects the lowest budget and their description has "I have 2 bedroom etc..." we would contact the customer explaining to them x and y.

How do you know what they want? How many sockets do they want per room? Do they want TV signals in each room? Music in each room? Alarm cables? Internet cables?

 

[puffy]

How do you know what they want? How many sockets do they want per room? Do they want TV signals in each room? Music in each room? Alarm cables? Internet cables?

That's what the description is for. Not sure what's that? It's a blank text box that the customers types into to state what they want.

The website will not be for everyone. We have chosen a niche and will work with it. Just like a teacher: he/she teaches few subjects and stick with you. That teacher could never teach every subject. But I am taking on board all feebacks to see the best way to layout the website.

 

[Electric Magic]

You have not got the concept, I have noted this in previous comments. They will select a budget (based on feedback we set values):

Title: Select work type:
{customer chooses full rewire}

Budget:
{customer selects "£2K - £3K"}

Description:
{Customer: I have a one bedroom flat etc}

The customer could also say "I have a 2 bedroom flat etc..." so based on their description we would determine the correct budget. If they selects the lowest budget and their description has "I have 2 bedroom etc..." we would contact the customer explaining to them x and y.

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?

 

[puffy]

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?

Sounds good. Never thought of that. Hmmmm. Thanks.

 

[Spoon]

It's a blank text box that the customers types into to state what they want.

So your wonderful app is going to analyse this text and then quote accordingly....... cool app.

 

[puffy]

So your wonderful app is going to analyse this text and then quote accordingly....... cool app.

Very simple. You extract keywords etc. But Electric Magic just made a valid point.

 

[Spoon]

Magic just made a valid point.

Yes he has. He has worded it a lot better than my sarcastic comments in my previous posts...

 

[sean_ork]

There's a time and place for smart apps, this isnt one of them.

NASA spent millions developing a pen that would work in zero gravity - the Russians used a pencil.

 

[puffy]

There's a time and place for smart apps, this isnt one of them.

NASA spent millions developing a pen that would work in zero gravity - the Russians used a pencil.

And NASA's pen failed because they tried. I have not. Big difference. I try things no matter if someone says it's a waste of time. I'm not re-inventing any wheels here.