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Post by dustbunny2006 on Aug 29, 2006 8:28:14 GMT -5
I'm new to this, today is my first day. Would somebody please help me  ! How do you get into a forum? I have several questions to ask about what to charge on several things. I just started a cleaning business 2 months ago and would greatly appreciate some advice. Thank you  Renee (dustbunny2006) |
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Post by Kevin on Aug 29, 2006 12:36:36 GMT -5
Welcome Renee! Proceed to Step #2 or simply post your question in the starting a janitorial cleaning service section. The question will more than likely be answered and stay active for 30 days, until it is transfered to a secure IJCSA member area. |
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Post by cleaningup on Oct 29, 2006 19:12:13 GMT -5
i live in georgia, close to atlanta, I am trying to start my cleaning service, but i am lost as what to charge and how to get customers, do i make flyers, signs, etc.
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Post by Kevin on Oct 30, 2006 7:03:37 GMT -5
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Post by FreedomClean on Oct 31, 2006 5:33:49 GMT -5
Frankly, I love craigslist for low cost advertising. When I first started out, I printed almost a thousand flyers, spent I don't know how much in gas and time distributing them and got nothing in response. I posted to craigslist and within a couple days had dozens of leads, and the best part is; it didn't cost me more than a few minutes on the computer. Don't know how craigslist is for commercial work, but for residential, if they service your area, that's the way to go.
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Post by Pages Personal Cleaning on Oct 31, 2006 13:49:50 GMT -5
Mike
I had never advertised on Craigslist until a couple of weeks ago. I have been getting a lot of calls these past couple of weeks from it. I never realized so many people used Craigslist.
Patti
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Post by spotless on Oct 31, 2006 18:30:53 GMT -5
I have been using Craig list for almost a Month now. I have not received 1 call from it. What are you guys doing different then what I'm doing???
Carla
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Post by Mike R. on Oct 31, 2006 23:47:53 GMT -5
The only luck I had on Craig List is 1 Sales Rep in one year. I bet it depends where you are. Just keep at it. Also, if you are just starting out...... Barter w/ a newspaper! Trade free janitorial Services for free advertising. You will be surprised how many people jump at bartering and the amount of new business you can generate from something like bartering w/ a newspaper. Good luck!
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Post by logan5127 on Nov 1, 2006 7:54:18 GMT -5
The only luck I had on Craig List is 1 Sales Rep in one year. I bet it depends where you are. Just keep at it. Also, if you are just starting out...... Barter w/ a newspaper! Trade free janitorial Services for free advertising. You will be surprised how many people jump at bartering and the amount of new business you can generate from something like bartering w/ a newspaper. Good luck! Very good advice Mike. I think bartering would be a great topic in the topic section. |
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Post by Grizzly on Nov 1, 2006 8:00:31 GMT -5
Bartering does work, we barter for our Chamber of Commerce membership, invoices passed back and forth including all applicable taxes etc., sales included in tax calculations owing , works well. Every year have an ad in the Chamber of Commerce directory costs us maybe an hour a month in labour.
Bill
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Post by spotless on Nov 1, 2006 17:30:44 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice Mike. On the 14th of this Month, It will be a YEAR since I had my business. I'm slowly but surely getting jobs.
Carla
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Post by HBF on Nov 7, 2006 19:15:27 GMT -5
One idea related to Craigslist is if the list in your area does not get a lot of traffic move to the next major metropolitan area. My local area does not get anything, but the major one (Philadelphia) gets people from NJ all of eastern PA, Delaware and even MD. I think the main reason is the more local ones are not that busy.
Whenever I sell anything on there I use Philadelphia even though philly is an hour and a half from me and I am very successful.
Just be sure to post what areas you will service to avoid unnecessary phone calls.
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Post by rianramsey on May 16, 2007 17:44:27 GMT -5
:-XI too am new to this, i have recently started my own business and i have lots of question also, but i have a hard time figuring out how to post in the forms....... PLEASE HELP.  |
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Post by Kevin on May 17, 2007 7:36:58 GMT -5
All easy after your first post. Just keep posting and keep asking questions. |
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Post by eclean on Jan 31, 2008 23:31:25 GMT -5
I posted my business on craigs list but I was listing my carpet cleaning services and i even specified the areas we service and I was getting calls from Pittsburgh, New York and so forth. I am in Philadelphia, sooooo. I gave up on that one.
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! How do you get into a forum? I have several questions to ask about what to charge on several things. I just started a cleaning business 2 months ago and would greatly appreciate some advice. 
