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    I'm a college student so all i get is summer. My website will be finished by March, and the mailers will be sent out in early April and again in early May. I will be dedicating a lot of time over winter break towards developing a busines plan. I have a bulk of it done already but need to mesh it all together.

    I also have a 15 week internship at beckman coulter (a scientific lab for a cool $18) for next summer so i think i will only be able to do the work on the weekends and bids in the evening.

    What would you guys expect for call backs on 2 x1000 mailer? and how many of those call back would you expect to turn into jobs? I have read some earlier post on this topic, but i would like some more resent data/input.

    Thanks, Joe

    Joe,

    To be Honest with you, Sending 1000 mailers in April, and 1000 mailers in may to 2 different zones, may only get you 2-3 calls each time,

    BUT if you send 3 mailers from April 1 - may 10 to the same 1000 you should close at least 10-15 jobs

    Sending 1 mailer to 1000 people will yield littler results, The true power of direct mail, is repetition. The more the home owner sees you the more the remember you company is around.

    For Instance:

    April 1st - 1000 Mailers sent,

    April 4th - Cards Land

    April 5th - 8th - You receive 4 calls. and during those dates, you are driving your lettered vehicle to do the estimates.

    now everyone in that zone has seen you TWICE,

    April - 10 - 12 you close 2 jobs and perform these jobs on these dates. Now that’s 3 times the neighbors have seen you.

    April 15 - 1000 cards sent to the same list as the first time

    April 19th cards Land, now they have seen you 4 times.

    April 20th - 25th you get 7-9 calls, During those dates you are again, driving your lettered vehicle through that neighborhood, They have now seen you 5 times.

    April 25th - 29th you perform the 4-6 jobs you close, Now they have seen you 6 times.

    May - 8th you send another 1000 cards to the same list.

    May 12th cards land, Now they have seen you 7 times.

    May 13-18th you receive 9-15 calls,

    See the pattern, The more a targeted group sees an advertisement, a company, or a person, The more they remember that company.

    Home owners are all procrastinators, they may need washing, but when they see you, there too lazy to call, but the more they see you, they more chances they have to call you, and you gain their business.

    I have seen the same tree trimming company in my area for over a month, everyday I kept saying to myself, I need to get a price from them for my trees. Finally after a month of seing them, I finally asked them for an estimate today, And Monday my trees will be getting trimmed.

    When a home owner, can put advertising in the mail, to an actually company that they see, to an actual person that they talk to, They will remember you first when the time comes for there cleaning needs to be filled.

    Im a firm believer in this type of marketing because it has worked very well for me, and many other contractors. Also this works even better, with courier route mailing, because every single person on every street in a courier route will get a card. so while you doing a job at Jim bobs house, Mary Jane next door, has already seen your card, and now is seeing you work.

    Make sure your cards look great, and that they are easy to read. if it doesent catch the home owners attention within 3 seconds, it will probably get disregarded.

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    To be honest, I would market the house washing first, Because you can be sure that everyone you are sending cards to, Lives in a house... Not everyone you send a card to will have a deck, unless you have done extensive research. Also for a new company, finding work is key, Once you know you are doing good, Go ahead and market specialties.

    This is not gospel, But it has worked for me.

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    I just was out to bid on a whole cynder block house. Very clean condition. Measured it off at about 2300 sq ft. Looks like all I will need is my PW with water (no chem's). I want the job of course but I don't want to under bid to low. What do you think a fair price would be? $200.00? Thanks for any help!

    Why no chems? It will take longer, and you will have to charge more, Time is money, You said its very clean? No mold or Black mold on it?

    I would charge 245.00 that is my min for house washes

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    great job. i have been playing with Gimp software the past couple days, since I saw it posted on your first thread about the logo design...nice simple program. Again, nice job on the logo....now how about you work on mine LOL...everyone needs a side business right ?!?!

    I could help you out, Its a free thing I do for members of BBS land, I helped Pat with his logo, (cleaning doctor) and I did mine, and a few other members

    Shoot a pm on what you are looking for, and ill come up with a couple of drafts

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    You could add a link to your website for SEO results since the general public can view your company info as well as your "responses". Possibly leading to ( or diverting ) jobs from your area.

    You can add your social security number if you want (again) ,the general public to view it, and possibly identity theft.

    Height and weight are your choice to post as well. But it is not required to take part in the forums discussions, but signatures are.

    Again, welcome to TGS.

    Larry might appreciate the Height and Weight posted :D

  14. Posted · Edited by PressureWashE · Report reply

    If you are targeting residential, wouldn't putting your house mix in a 5 gallon bucket be easier, Than premixing a large batch that you may not completely use? after a few days, That mix is not going to be near as strong.

    If i were you i would save that chem tank for mixing up a roof cleaning solution, and buy a delavan pump and ds out of a 5 er. After a while when you are doing 4-5 houses a day, then pre mixing large quantities may be benificial

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    Oops double post

    So if i pump spray it on, I just let it dwell untill it dries?

    Also If i do the Sealer test to see if water is absorbed or not, Say a sealer is not present, What is a good way of removing this white.

    Thank you all for this valuable help

    Also There is some mold in the grout of the concrete, Should I pressure wash it to clean it, then when it dries apply the xylene.

    Thanks

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    That is moisture trapped underneath the sealer. Lightly wipe the affected areas with a rag moistened with zylene/xylene - this will emulsify the sealer just enough to let the trapped moisture escape then the sealer will settle back out properly. USE the proper PPE - this is not a applicator friendly product! It's not difficult to perform, however, it can be time consuming, even tedious. Price appropriately!

    Thank you, Where can i get that compound?

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    I asked this question over at ***, but i did not get much of a response. I have a large job Thursday morning, and the back patio is stamped concrete, The sections out side of her over hang have this white residue to it, i rubbed it with my hands but it did not come off.

    I took a picture of what im talking, and what it should look like. Anyone know how to remove it.

    John

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