Adding a BERC to Curb Painting Biz....

Hi I'd like some help brainstorming ideas to add a BERC to a curb addressing biz.

I've considered brokering home improvement deals such as asphalt maintenance, handyman repairs, lawn care...just about any home related repairs.

There's also drop shippers to consider.

Anybody got some better ideas? Thanks.

1) Get a Domain with a "Keyword" of what you are offering;
"www.TacomaServices.com"...."www.SpokaneServiceFin ders.com"...
"www.AlbanyContractors.com"....etc

2) Set up a Website with the "Services" listed in Alphabetical Order;
"Accountant"
"Antique Shop"
"Attorney"
"Dentist-Family"
"Dentist-Orthodontist"
"Doctor-Family"
"Doctor-Internist"
"Electrical Contractor"
"Garden Supplies"
.....etc

3) "Salt" your list with a few "Freebies"....so "paying clients will NOT feel like they are the FIRST" to participate....and that "the Train is MOVING, NOT stalled at the station"!

4) Send out Flyers to prospects in each Category.... telling them about your website that can help local consumers FIND .....services they need....for $175/Mo....where YOU will advertise your site locally.

4a) Offer them a "90 Day Trial" for $525 ($175 x 3)....thereafter they can pay $175/mo....:automatically deducted from their Checking Account (Special Software program will create monthly "Drafts" (same as a Check))

5) Run ads in local media and especially on your local CABLE CHANNEL. You can't believe how cheap you can get 30 sec ads for here. AND...they get exposure. (I've had 14 clients paying me a NICE, monthly amount for the last 6 yrs....to have an ad for their business on the local Cable Channel)(6 of them advertise nowhere else....because they GET RESULTS)
Call up your local Cable Channel and ask them what a "30sec Ad" is going for. The ones I do are nothing more than an "8 by 10 Poster" in 2 colors... simply showing the businesses Logo, Name, Address, Phone, Hours, and WHAT they do and WHY viewers should call them.

There's a few other things to this....but hey....you gotta do some work and research on this.

Don Alm...."Master of Entroopeneerial Skills"

Hi Nathan,

The marketing system in the curb addressing program, you got from me, has been used very successfully by some people in the Address America program.

Their address signs are viable in neighborhoods not governed by home owner associations (those don't allow yard signs).

Their signs are very attractive and offer good profit margins, but they don't give much in the way of how to market them.

This is what I've been told by AA reps who used my system to market their signs.

It's a related product that offers another profit source using the exact same marketing system you now have.

Something to thnk about,

Lawrence

HI Nathan, Don has a good idea but be sure to listen to Lawrence. I used his system to explode my sales of Address Americas NightVision Address Signs. The curb addresses are not permitted in a lot of towns and there is a lot of rural areas where there are no curbs. Adapting the system I got from Lawrence I went from a 1 to 4% response on flyers to averaging over $300 per hour without flyering... just going door to door with a sample in hand and the tips I learned from Lawrence.

Cheers,
Steve Shulenski
www.PetStarUSA.com

Please tell me what a BERC is.

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Originally Posted by SteveSki

. Adapting the system I got from Lawrence I went from a 1 to 4% response on flyers to averaging over $300 per hour without flyering... just going door to door with a sample in hand and the tips I learned from Lawrence.

Cheers,
Steve Shulenski
www.PetStarUSA.com

An HOUR? Even if you could pull off such a supernatural feat, you're still basically working a JOB. I'm talking about adding in some source of residual income , or higher ticket backend items to boost profits. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.

I think you would be better to start a lawn care service first and then add curb painting or the reflective address sign later as an add on. Could really build a business with a double referral if customer is happy with lawn service and sign. Plus you have a residual income with lawn care.

I think the sign is a better opportunity than curb numbering, when I am looking for a house at night I am looking toward the houses and not at curbs. I can see where reflective sign would help a lot.

Mark

Originally Posted by Nathan Michael Haines

An HOUR? Even if you could pull off such a supernatural feat, you're still basically working a JOB. I'm talking about adding in some source of residual income , or higher ticket backend items to boost profits. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.

There is nothing supernatural about taking action and applying the psychology of influence. The sales presentation takes all of 30 seconds and the most often asked question is "who else bought one". When canvassing I carried a clip board with a sign up sheet of signatures dozens of people in their area who already had a sign or who had ordered one. That "Social Proof" really helped. Best back end products I had were "Protect America" home security systems and satellite TV Dishes.

Cheers,
Steve Shulenski

Originally Posted by SteveSki

There is nothing supernatural about taking action and applying the psychology of influence. The sales presentation takes all of 30 seconds and the most often asked question is "who else bought one". When canvassing I carried a clip board with a sign up sheet of signatures dozens of people in their area who already had a sign or who had ordered one. That "Social Proof" really helped. Best back end products I had were "Protect America" home security systems and satellite TV Dishes.

Cheers,
Steve Shulenski

That's about 14 sales and installations per hour. All by your lonesome self? Maybe if you were born on planet Krypton...