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the best way to guarantee success is to be different

different in a good way

you need an original/different idea...something that will make you stand out and put your products in instant demand...

they aren't canceling same day...they are canceling 1 day before....it leaves a hole in my schedule

I can return the materials...sometimes there's a restock fee(30%)....returning things isn't...

its the time of the year when I get more service type calls

about 5% are canceling on me the day before the job....they are typically fixing it themselves or having a friend fixing it.....its...

yea...i wasn't planning on having you guys follow every step....when its in its final revise i will post it though.....any changes can be made anytime

i wouldn't want 100 plumbers looking at my...

if you cant figure out HOW to figure it out id hire an accountant to show/teach you how

you need to know exactly how much each item costs YOU....if not you may be selling them at cost or below w/o...

just got his reply....YES IT IS WORDPRESS!!!

I cant wait until you guys start critiquing his work in a few weeks!

sounds like he's starting on it in 1-2 weeks...4 weeks to complete

forgot to ask

sign-o-rama Milwaukee

there are sign o rama's in every city around here

I decided on #3 today..

had a 1/2 hour talk with him and he mirrored what many of you had told me

that there is no magic bullet....get the site up and running for 30 days, see whats happening...

the guy I talked to was a printer....banners/vehicle wraps/etc

he said he ads pictures of his work every week....and that got him to #1

I see no reason why a printer and someone I know would...

it would help maximize it, yes I agree(if it works in my area)

but for something like a waterheater...I cant just pick up waterheaters and drive around with them hoping to sell them...I do have a...

buy QuickBooks

hire an accountant to teach you how to use it

#3 designer has all the stats on my traffic...I got the links from my original web designer and gave him a copy....#1 also has checked it out

#3 told me 83% of the visits are less than 30...

a typical work day for me is around 6-7.5 hours in the field..i may spend 1-2 hours at home doing bids...some nights 0, some nights 1-2

I typically work 1500 hours a year in the field....my...

im trying to get it....slowly im getting it

from what you are all saying $12,900 is the stupidest thing I could do...and I shouldn't expect 1st page anywhere unless I devote my life to working on...

what do you do if all 4 calls that day say NO?

what do you do if you have #2 scheduled for 10 am and #1 says NO??? just sit for 2 hours?

I typically make $1,000 a day for labor....maybe...

how do press releases help jump start a new website?

what is a normal % for people to stay less than 30 seconds on your website?

I realize it could take a year for my website to get to the...

the problem with a flat rate book is many (50%) of the time you don't know what the project is until you get to the house....the homeowner rarely describes the problem correctly.... im going to a job...

my guess is less than 20% of my customers would be able to take a video of the problem for me to see and put it on skype...its very interesting though....definitely not done by anyone else

the way...

id sell you one for $10k and then give $1k back to your wife/girlfriend to make sure you had an enhanced sex life for the first week. you'd be happy for a week and your wife/girlfriend would have...

got my 2nd meeting with guy #3 for Wednesday.....were going to compare his $5500 to guy #1's $12900...........he says in the mean time he's going to research the market for plumbing in my area and...

i know where your coming from Harold, but im just looking for a gut feeling

i disagree about adding to my hourly rate to cover my internet costs

im going to be spending 8+hours a month + extra...

due to the high cost of my new website I am considering adding a 3rd price category
I am currently $94 for new homes($94 is my actual cost), $107 for remodeling & service

I am considering going...

ooook.....went back to #1 today for a final meeting

I took out the green screen time and having me walk around my home page...-$1900.....price is now $12,900

it includes 55 pages (vs 15 pages...

a nice young lady should say ball c-ck


ha....thanks for the advice.....I don't know whats standard or typical....most of the websites I see are like my existing one or worse.....when I see...