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Steaminpile
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Posted: 08/March/2005 at 9:30pm |
do you guys start sending out flyers,mailers etc. for the Spring season??
or do you ever stop?
I know Steamer has already sent out his.................but I'm thinking in the next couple of weeks |
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Superglide Ken
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Lisa Smith
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I don't send out flyers or postcards or newsletters or any of that stuff. I work on referrals and repeats- they don't cost me a penny. Started out establishing myself with some local real estate offices, did the best work in the area at a fair price. Realtors will refer you and use you again and again if you do right by them. Then the homeowners would use me, the neighbors, the other realtors in the office...on and on and on. I've never done any advertising that was worth what it cost me. Repeats and referrals are the way to go. Take care, Lisa |
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Steaminpile
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yeah but what about running a second truck? busy enough by myself,but there's a Cleanco in my shop that wants to suck rug |
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Superglide Ken
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Andy, you are doing the right thing. It is easy enough keeping 1 truck busy by repeats or refferals, but keeping most multi-truck operations going steady usually requires a marketing program to do it, especially up here in Canada where cleaning carpets at minus 20 degrees or so is not a top priority with most people.
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MR. STEAMER
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Normally they get sent out end of March for April..... But I got a Deal by Sending them out one month early... actually I'm glad.. I've book 41 and counting.. so next year I'll start for end of Feb for March... people are itching for spring |
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Lisa Smith
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Yes, I only run one truck, and I will never own more than one truck. I would rather raise my prices than add employees and a second truck. Employees cost more money and headaches than they are worth. Better to have a high end biz with one truck than a lowball or even value priced outfit with multi trucks... At least for me. I'm no manager. No advertising, low overhead, no payroll, flexibility, personal service, loyal clients....why would I want to run more trucks? I love being an owner / operator. Take care, Lisa |
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MR. STEAMER
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Mrs Lisa Greenie... what about Mr. Greenies truck??? does he have one two???
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Lisa Smith
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Nope. He was a padder before he came to Cali. He came from Hawaii where they do a lot more VLM cleaning. I bathed him in the hot steam of truckmount extraction.
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MR. STEAMER
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Lisa smith Greenie... or Lisa Greenie Smith??? I like the latter
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Lisa Smith
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How about Greenie Smith? ;-)
Take care, Lisa |
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MR. STEAMER
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so no baby??? how about a pet???
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Lisa Smith
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We have a cat, a snake and assorted fish. We'll just be happy to pull the marriage thing off! lol...why drag more innocents into the mix?!
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