Re: Some details and Leverage...

> You need a carpet cleaner...and you can RENT
> THESE if you need them...I have the Dirt
> Devil model and it works great.

We used a Rug Doctor and worked a deal out with a local Dry Cleaner. We would use the machine and pay him after the fact. He also gave us a great deal on it.

When you are detailing the car you could actually clean the floor mats with the carpet cleaner. In our case we would contract to clean a commercial carpet - anyone that wanted to leave their floormats back for the night would have them cleaned at no charge.

> You make up a flyer, knock on doors...charge
> that 49 bucks for a HOLIDAY TOUCH UP...and
> you can easily do the 2 in the morning/2 in
> afternoon.

I like the touch up aspect. One thing we did with the Dry Cleaner - he gave us a deal on the machines - and we would try and sell drapery cleaning while in the house.

> a call from a Doctor who wanted his car
> "waxed" at his office because he
> had an event he was attending that night and
> didn't have time to take it
> out...(CONVENIENCE)

Gordon - this is the line that caught my ear. "an event he was attending that night" How many people have "an event to attend" in the next three weeks? Almost everybody - but many are going and needing to make an impression. At the larger parties a valet takes your car while you go in. At the end of the night everyone stands out front waiting for the cars - and commenting on what they see drive up. So there could be a large market for the pre-party clean up.

> But, I did have to leave the house and talk
> to people.

How terrible - actually having to talk to somebody!

Even in an online business like ours there is a lot of talking to people. In fact we get many comments on how pleased they are that we actually treat them courteously and like a live human being.

-- Dan Butler




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