gtp1003

Well if you are targeting an area, canvassing is a 50 to 70 percent no period. Targeting customers when your doing a job with a job sign with three pages mailed to 30 neighbors address to them with names phone numbers and the whole bit helps. But they can not be sent at the same time hence the 1.32. One is to the customer. the second is getting there attension the third is letting them who you are and what you do and well how professional you are. Its a very long story and my wife will be home soon so i cant get into full detail. For some reason my stuff is being blocked or something not sure. Im giving solid advise and well someone does not like the way im wording it guess.

Framer53

It is hard to read one paragraph. just push enter every other sentance and it will become easier for us old men to read!

NormW

Hi MOTB,

I checked out Myonlinetoolbox and have been playing with it. I'm not sure if its something that would necessarily benefit me at the moment, but I like it, and I want to find a way to benefit from it.

I also noticed Andersen (window company) came out with an estimating program that was similar to MOTB. I checked it out quickly, but decided to play with MOTB. I worked at a privately owned lumber co. for a number of years, and have grown weary of Andersen. Bit of an overweight Gorilla in the Window biz, They played the game well with lumberyards, small contractors will get eaten by Andersen eventually. By the way, how come I can not use MOTB with Mozilla? why only Microsoft?

You seem to have an innovative knack, and I hope it continues. In my opinion, if you want to do something innovative in the online referal business, you need to have the customer shell out a fee to use the service. This will give the leads some credibility to those who purchase them.

Congrats on MOTB, Anything that makes the estimating, bidding, process easier, Im interested in. If you can bundle somethin into it, that helps generate more leads, more power to you. So far, the fees discussed to this point, would be way above what I think most smaller operators would pay.

I also think when customers use online referral services, it's the smaller operators, they are seeking

handyhands

Is this the same ole same ole where you purchase a zipcode (prices can differ from zip-to-zip as the total count for homeowners in each of these zipcodes will differ)

-and then they promise you all the leads exclusively for a year from each zipcode?

If so, RUN. And run quick.

gtp1003

First off A number is just that my way has Worked in lets see 11 states so far. The way i do it i dont even write the number on the contract. SO what evey i think is what i want to charge gerts written down. You sir are wrong. I am not trying to sell anything but im not just going blurt out a desertaion on how to do things at a very cheap matter and explain everything so people that doubt me can make more non beilef of me. You all know the answers i was trained by monroe porter. Got to his site. proofman look it up on google i dont care. You dont want my help so be it. When you sell IN Michigan 15 foot of valley for 2500 let me know if not have a great day and i can fax you the contract if you want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NormW

Good Grief!

buddy110

Not really. If you intend to grow your business you'll need to spend 10-15% on advertising. When you look at it that way 7.5% is very good.