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Re: Profit From Clients That Say "No" To Your Services...
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Re: Profit From Clients That Say "No" To Your Services...
Correct, definitely not a contractor... And yes, design work has been one of the easiest things to sell... It also helps us weed out clients that we'd rather not work with... If they're one of the few that complain about the $300 fee, then they're probably going to complain about a lot of other things concerning price as well...
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Re: Profit From Clients That Say "No" To Your Services...Quote:
Any other form of a business model would be illegal in Cali.
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Perhaps MrHamel means that he, personally, is not a licensed contractor, though he works for his father, who is a licensed contractor. Or something like that.
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Re: Profit From Clients That Say "No" To Your Services...
I am skeptical about those renderings being the result of 20 or 30 minutes of work, unless it means that's how long the rendering processing took.
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Re: Profit From Clients That Say "No" To Your Services...
If the point of the original post is that a commitment to some fairly low cost design work is a very big step toward closing the full sale, yes, I think many of us agree. It's an outstanding qualifying step, and yes, it creates a relationship.
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No real software skills needed. Edit: a quick search turned up a half dozen threads. On my phone or I'd link.
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Re: Profit From Clients That Say "No" To Your Services...
I'll add my quick thoughts based on the subject matter ..."Profit From Clients That Say "No" To Your Services... "
If they said No, then quickly consider 1) Why did they call you in the first place? 2) How much effort did you put into the sales effort? 3) See what you can learn from the prospect to see how you can do a better job eliminating tire-kickers from contacting you, or possibly learn what competitors are doing better than you. Then you will profit down the road before the next prospect shows up. Good luck all. Brian
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Re: Profit From Clients That Say "No" To Your Services...
I don't see the B license.
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Re: Profit From Clients That Say "No" To Your Services...
But I do believe those can be done in 20-30 minutes. As said, set up for specific cabinet lines.....drag n drop n done.
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Re: Profit From Clients That Say "No" To Your Services...
Down at the bottom of their web site. Not under the same name.
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Re: Profit From Clients That Say "No" To Your Services...
Those are some really nice designs man! You're very talented if you can knock those out that quickly. You should sell your services online and have people send you in photos of their kitchen that you render off of.
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Not listed on the CSLB under 'Kitchens by Design' out of Rancho Cucamonga..
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Re: Profit From Clients That Say "No" To Your Services...
I'm curious about the ikea thing!
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Re: Profit From Clients That Say "No" To Your Services...Quote:
In another thread he explains that they sign the job then sell it to another contractor.
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Re: Profit From Clients That Say "No" To Your Services...
That's exactly what the depot does. They aren't the contractor.
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