John Doherty
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Farrah & Michael Jackson BOTH Die Today!!
John Doherty replied to All Surface's question in The Club House
You started it Celeste! Farrah, Ed McMahon, and Michael Jackson are in heaven and St Peter asks what they expect for the 4th of July. They all say, Patrick Swazye. -
garden hose downstreaming?
John Doherty replied to jeffex11's question in Residential Pressure Washing
Even if you could (I don't know) each home has varying pressure and volume so it would be nearly impossible to get a consistent mix from house to house. -
Homeowner Attempt at Clean and Neutralize before staining (with pics)
John Doherty replied to mrmichaeljmoore's topic in DIY'ers - Ask The Pro's
Wow it looks really good! Good job! This is one of the few homeowner posts that I've seen go this way, good job Michael. They usually go like this, h/o says I'm gonna do a,b and c what do you guys suggest? The answer is d,e and f. H/o says I'm doing a,b and c anyway, it ends up looking like crap, they get defensive and insulting. Looks good Michael! -
I won a dual lance and gun in a *** photo contest.
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2009 business?
John Doherty replied to charlie's question in Wood Cleaning & Restoration - Decks, Fences, etc.
Very busy! Web, referrals, and repeats, no resi advertising this year at all. Spending all marketing $s this year on commercial work. -
Stucco 12,000 sqft. home. Paver driveway 13000 sqft. Concrete 6400 sqft.
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This is how you learn, soak it in. By the way your method would put you at $900.00.
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2.5 guys @ 8 hours ea. 2 guys wash house, 1 does flatwork, when house is done 1 guy leaves other guy helps rinse flatwork, resand as necessary etc. 1 trailer with 5gpm hot machine and 10 gpm 2 man machine.
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3650.
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So you want to do a 10,000 mailer campaign?
John Doherty replied to plainpainter's topic in Business Topics & Tips
Dan our fall campaign went down the tiolet, but I have nothing to compare it to. I never did one that late in the season and it was the first one that was not targeted, I went for the saturation rate. So there are several variables, not targeted, late in the season, not addressed to an individual and the state of the economy. -
what lances do you like why.
John Doherty replied to chris francis's question in Residential Pressure Washing
I like the dual lance for flatwork, I haven't ever really used it to downstream with. Beth, what type of flex wand do you mean, like a shepards hook? I have one but haven't found a good use for it. -
So you want to do a 10,000 mailer campaign?
John Doherty replied to plainpainter's topic in Business Topics & Tips
I keep saying this about postcards, you have to shop around! Find a good lettershop and you'll be glad you did. It's all the same data, with the same counts. Mailhouses and lettershops want your business, they'll sell the lists for cost or just above. -
So you want to do a 10,000 mailer campaign?
John Doherty replied to plainpainter's topic in Business Topics & Tips
You can get them as cheap as .04 to .05 per and that's targeted to a specific demo, and owned not rented. If you mail per carrier route you don't have to pay for any names or addresses, and you reduce your costs even more because the postage is cheaper. -
So you want to do a 10,000 mailer campaign?
John Doherty replied to plainpainter's topic in Business Topics & Tips
I couldn't agree more! That $ needs to be spread around, putting it all in one basket could be disasterous. -
So you want to do a 10,000 mailer campaign?
John Doherty replied to plainpainter's topic in Business Topics & Tips
I have to disagree, the pricing I've mentioned is for 5.5x8.5 both sides in color. I would consider a 1% response rate fair, although my experience with our campaigns places us at roughly 1.75%. We also run about a 55% close rate. Even at .75% with a 50% close rate your at 38 jobs, at your $461 rate it's $17,500. It's not 10:1 but it's not bad. -
So you want to do a 10,000 mailer campaign?
John Doherty replied to plainpainter's topic in Business Topics & Tips
Your assumption of .50 per card is extremely high, I think .25-.30 is more accurate. -
The best machine manufacter
John Doherty replied to ApexPCLLC's question in Residential Pressure Washing
What type of motor is it? Looks like a Chinese knockoff. I think you'll get what you pay for, and you'll be disappointed. -
Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday to all!
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Using Feature/Benefits to prequalify customers
John Doherty replied to plainpainter's topic in Business Topics & Tips
WOW with just a little more then a week to go we get the understatement of the year! All kidding aside Dan, I'm glad to hear you're listening I think before you were only hearing. I hope you have a great 2009! -
Who has a copy of the yellow pages?
John Doherty replied to plainpainter's topic in Business Topics & Tips
I'm not adamant about it but it's useful for local stuff. -
U.A.W. salaries crippling auto indus?
John Doherty replied to plainpainter's question in The Club House
Wow only 10%, the problem with that is the non UAW maufacturers, Honda, Nissan, etc only spend 1/2 as much on their labor costs. That makes the 10% number meaningless, the UAW agreements make the cars 2xs more expensive to manufacture from a labor standpoint. Why U.S. automakers like GM and Ford are losing money - Jan. 26, 2007 -
Pressure washing second story siding - EASIER THAN EVER !
John Doherty replied to MichiganPowerWashing.com's question in Residential Pressure Washing
Wow and that's Briggs and Stratton putting those out. -
This was Scary
John Doherty replied to Palmetto Home and Deck's question in Wood Cleaning & Restoration - Decks, Fences, etc.
Wow that's too much. -
What do you have to do differently to justify a cost increase?
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States have had reciprical agreements for a long time, now it's just automated. It prevents you from losing a license in one state and just applying and geting one in another, etc.