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    Posted: 18/September/2008 at 1:29am
Hello,
 
Im not new to carpet restoration but I am new to finding jobs and contracts.  Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
 
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Buy a TV commercial or radio ad....seems to work for a few million others.
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Fliers, doorhangers, newspaper ad. For commercial work, i found that pound'n the pavement and going from business to business with a small demo, or a good sale's pitch works pretty good. Good luck with it!!Big%20smile
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Meet the people, let the people meet you.  Everywhere you go talk up the business.  Dirty carpets in the restaurant you are eating in?  Submit a bid and follow up.  You can get fat and happy by getting fat and happy.

Marketing is not about any one thing that you do, it is about EVERYTHING that you do.
Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity?
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go big or stay home
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what duckcountry said has worked for me. I like doing the commercial side, so anywhere that has carpets I go in and ask them who cleans their carpets. Most of the time they are already looking to replace the guy they use. (the key is to be better than all of those around you) Have fun!
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If you want to give away demos here is my view on how best to do that.

Take a dirty carpet removed from a hallway.  Clean one side using your method, leave the other side alone.  The uncleaned side represents their carpet before, the cleaned side is their carpet after you perform your magic.  Now cut that carpet and trim into sample swatch sizes.  Put your business card or label on the opposite side.  You might want to include Before/After labels on the back side just so they don't confuse what your meaning is.

This is your brain.  This is your brain on drugs.  Remember that effective campaign?

Give away the swatches, not free demos.  Labor saving, gives the same effect in your presentation and takes less time.  I do not believe they are as interested in watching how you do it as seeing the end result, the Readers Digest version is good enough in today's age of people with short attention spans making business decisions.  Nothing against them, just adjusting mediums to carry out the same message.  They would jump to the end of a novel and then decide if it is worth their time to read the book at all.

Food for thought. 

But whatever is working for you, keep on doing it.  Lee  Trevino would address the ball with a baseball swing, not the accepted swing.  But with years of practice he mastered his way.  Mastering your method is what allows you to play with the pros, not going through life doing whatever everyone else does. 

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Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity?
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Food for thought??
Could somebody just clean my carpets!
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Sometimes it's good to think outside the boxBig%20smile

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Cheerleader Real great info there duck.. Cheerleader
The 3ft rule.. Everyone and anyone that looks like they have $$$$ expose yourself Confused(Not that way)Shocked to them and give them a Bcard.. Big%20smile
 
 
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You can go to Google local.com and Yahoo Local .com and register your business on the map section for free. I get calls every day from this. If you need help let me know.
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Originally posted by cmaster cmaster wrote:

Sometimes it's good to think outside the boxBig%20smile
Box of what???Guitar
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Soil Lint Green Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08/November/2008 at 11:25am
I did a little research on that subject and found a list of possible boxes to think outside of.  Here is the list:

bandbox   
boombox
breadbox
cashbox
coalbox
econobox
econoboxes
feedbox
firebox
gearbox
hatbox
hellbox
homeobox
hotbox
icebox
jukebox
letterbox
litterbox
lockbox
mailbox
matchbox
pegbox
pepperbox
pillbox
postbox
saltbox
sandbox
saucebox
shadowbox
skybox
snuffbox
soundbox
strongbox
sweatbox
teabox
tinderbox
toolbox
toybox
woodbox
workbox

Now I will get off my soapbox.
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