neps.us
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Dan loves it when a plan comes together-
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If my dog had your face I'd shave his but and make him walk backwards!
how was that?????????
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Don't encourage, Mr. Toscanos.poke, poke, poke
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Dan, try chasing them down in the van. I hear you can get good SEO from a listing on the Megan's Law website.I'm just playing. Give me a call when you get a minute.
:sinister: If the van fits.................
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Hahahaha:D I agree Dan, no way to know unless you try. 100 of your signs strategically placed in your town is honestly about the most awesome thing I could ever imagine. Are you two in the same town?If we were I wouldnt even notice. Unfortunately.
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Oh come on, even I'll give you your ad is better than my yard sign - heck you did 3 mil in sales, and I did 30k. So that's a 100 fold difference, but then again if I put a hundred signs out like mine - who knows?True Dan. Good luck with what you have. You obviously know better.
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Jon - BlueBook is a directory for mostly commercial contractors - here is Chris' adI admit it's not as impressive as your yard sign but it works.
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I wasn't spreading rumours, Chris, I was asking you - is there harm in asking?Dont back down now Dan. You were being accusational.
It's funny how a few mod's came to my defense because Bill has a axe to grind with me because I have called him out on many occassions. Go read the thread little man. It clearly states it was not my doing. Your assumptions are just like your pretend business model. Fake.
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Okay, just read this. But I'm assuming you do believe large comm/industrial, etc. is better. Why? Aside from larger jobs, what other benefits?It depends on what you want your company to become.
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Hello NEPS,Is this a correct statement as to your opinion, or is Dan off? I'm curious---not offended in the least bit. Would love to hear move if that is indeed your opinion. I've heard others say that of different trades....always intrigued by it.
BTW, what is "Bluebook?"
Dan is off as usual.
If you want JFife, pm me about the Blue Book and other commercial avenues and I'd be more than happy to give you my opinion.
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Chris, not to go off topic, but was that you who emailed Archibald from Newburyport High school computer and told him he sucked at wallpapering? Supposedly the email went something along the lines of 'You call yourself a hanger? I wouldn't pay you to wallpaper my doghouse'. We all think it was you. LOL!!!!!!!No Dan it wasnt. I have a family and a real business to run. Go ask a few mods over ther who it was. I am a man and not a child.
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Chris, I know about the bluebook - even met with those guys. But I don't have the know how to approach commercial work, first of all I would have to learn how to estimate from blueprints - and I'd rather not think about that now. Perhaps your perspective is correct that a true painting business is one that does commercial work, and the residential guys are just a bunch of hobbyists. I'd like a few years with a few reliable guys working for me before even thinking about commercial.Now we are getting somewhere ..... you have to have a mix to grow. Small commercial is very easy to get into. Very easy. Reading blue prints is very easy as well.
ANd I do not think Res guys are just hobbyists. I know many very successful guys that are strictly res painters.
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I know your a smart man Dan but you have a mental block. You just cant believe that anyone can do what your doing legally, successfully and while being profitable. You think you are so smart that it is impossible for anyone to do better than you. Your very close minded. If you opened your mind to learn from others you just might make some money.
You understand that posting on internet forums at 9am doesnt pay?
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Chris you've been in business how many years? Possibly even a 2nd generation painter if I am not mistaken? You've taken the route of doing commercial large projects and all - and that takes time to build up to that level. But I've seen plenty of big guys in the last year that were doing millions in commercial work from all different trades - and they lose that one account - and they're all done. I know a guy that made millions running cable for Comcast, after having a very successful landscaping company, then someone came along and underbid him by a couple tenths of a penny per mile - and now his truck sits stagnant in some commercial lot - while he is passing out fliers for snow plowing, hoping to make a few bucks this winter.10 years and no other painters in my family. I am the only blue collar worker. I own everything in my business and have never had a business loan. I have grown from the sweat off my own back and have walked away from my largest customer several times in my career for the growth and for the betterment of my business. I have more than one iron in the fire Dan.
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I'll even throw you a bone Dan ...your dying to get numbers out of me
Yearly marketing number are nice but lets try 5 years worth. In the last 5 years advertizng with the Blue Book I have spent $15k and have had over $3mil in business from it. I have just doubled my advertizing with them.
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What do you care? I'll give you this bone, I made a $10.80 investment in this one advertizing and made about 7-8k back - LOL!!!!!! My website was free and the hosting was as well - and did about 20k from it.small potatoes Dan .... you like to talk a big game but when challenged you choose to back down a talk about all these ridiculous percentages off silly numbers that wouldnt sustain a real business. Come big boy ....
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Do you know how cheap my van costs to run? A new van would cost me quadruple the money each month from the loan. I figure I can use the difference in more advertizing and I am way ahead of the game.How much did you spend in advertizing this year?
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Why do all Obama supporters wear rose colored glasses and drive with no rear view mirror?
The economy must be getting better because Obama said so. Anyone that questions Obama is a republican with an axe to grind. It amazes me how the cold hard facts can only be viewed in support of Obama and not for what they truely are.
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Brian does have some good information.
What specifically are you looking for? Templates? Systems?
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Dan, evidently you and I read different articles, because the jobs saved figure was proven to be absolute fraud, just like global warming and every other liberal brain fart out there.:wave:
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$120 bucks in gas plus 4 hours of time at (according to Dan) $200 per hour = $920.00 for a used 24 ft ladder he could of bought for $200 new. Sweet deal. I hope the Mystery Machine can make it that far.
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^^^thanks^^^
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Well that ends that, you have nothing else to say. Have a great year next year.I will Dan .....I have work booked for three crews until spring and 8-10 crews when the snow melts. Thank you.
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in The Club House
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Google might be pissed about that.