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"I've known Fred Kinney all my life. He is honest and very easy to communicate with. Buying from..."
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"I've known Fred Kinney all my life. He is honest and very easy to communicate with. Buying from him is a pleasure and you'll always be satisfied with what you get..."
"Fred is a straight forward guy that has been in the business for many years. He is a good man..."
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"Fred is a straight forward guy that has been in the business for many years. He is a good man to have when you need him. Nice person also."
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Value received for money spent, probably not. Very best way to get new customers is do a really good job, hopefully better than average, be pleasant and charge a fair price. This will get you at least 5 referrals from one job, which will be far better and give a much better client to work with.
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Value received for money spent, probably not. Very best way to get new customers is do a really good job, hopefully better than average, be pleasant and charge a fair price. This will get you at least 5 referrals from one job, which will be far better and give a much better client to work with.
Practice and develop the art of good listening when talking with them. Make call backs once in awhile and listen again carefully.
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Practice and develop the art of good listening when talking with them. Make call backs once in awhile and listen again carefully.
Absolutely never, not even to relatives. Just do good workmanship and always use the formula "fair value received for money spent". After a few years, do away with all advertising and you still won't be able to keep up with demand.
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Absolutely never, not even to relatives. Just do good workmanship and always use the formula "fair value received for money spent". After a few years, do away with all advertising and you still won't be able to keep up with demand.
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I have run the road both ways, starting small, going big and then going small. I pump septic tanks, and there is absolutely no question, even close, go small. If you have some extra energy you just have to put to use, be a small company doing big things. You can control costs much more easily,...
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I have run the road both ways, starting small, going big and then going small. I pump septic tanks, and there is absolutely no question, even close, go small. If you have some extra energy you just have to put to use, be a small company doing big things. You can control costs much more easily, and the expenses in time and $ of personnel problems that go with a big company, you can put to work for you getting really good tools, enjoying your customers, just take that time off for a long weekend if you please. By doing your own work you can control quality of trade workmanship, quality of customer relationships, and always provide a fair value service for money spent. Your customers will love it: guaranteed. I took my add out of the yellow pages 20 years ago, and I still get more calls than I can handle. With so many nut cases out there, though, I would definitely go C corp, or LLC, and keep your expensive equipment either in your own name or another co.. Good luck!!!
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Forget the silliness factor. It will only detract. Best advice is to adopt "fair value received for money spent". It will carry your company to galaxies and back.
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Forget the silliness factor. It will only detract. Best advice is to adopt "fair value received for money spent". It will carry your company to galaxies and back.
We tend to be seasonal May -> December
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We tend to be seasonal May -> December
Probably not a great deal. I take into account personal interview, look at other jobs they have done, & talk directly to the client.
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Probably not a great deal. I take into account personal interview, look at other jobs they have done, & talk directly to the client.
Send them a card with a note that you will not be increasing rates for them only for next 6 mos. (year, etc.), should they need your services in that time period. Everyone, who get groceries, gasses up their cars, etc. knows very well inflation is going foolish, and this would probably be...
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Send them a card with a note that you will not be increasing rates for them only for next 6 mos. (year, etc.), should they need your services in that time period. Everyone, who get groceries, gasses up their cars, etc. knows very well inflation is going foolish, and this would probably be appreciated. Might even want to let them know the price stabilization could be transferred to a relative or neighbor.
Finding people willing to work and take pride in what they do.
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Finding people willing to work and take pride in what they do.
