Lawrence... Curb painting question

> Hi Lawrance,
> I liked your idea about curb painting and
> just had a question.
> How many trips do you make when you paint
> the numbers? One trip or 2?? I know the
> background paint needs to dry before you can
> apply the numbers.
> Also ,how will a person go about finding all
> the homeowner associations in my local area?

> By the way , can a woman do this job??

> Rhonda

Rhonda,

A woman can certainly do this, as it is not difficult in terms of physical labor.

In order to earn good money with this, it needs to be operated like a business. There's much more to it than just how to do the jobs. The jobs need to be secured on a regular basis and that involves understanding what people respond to. There's a lot of psychology involved in getting a predictable stream of orders.

Most residents view this as "yeah, whatever" and won't respond to fliers in large numbers. Also, painting address numbers on curbs is typically done by highschool fund-raisers; boy scouts and kids looking to pick up spending money. It just doesn't garner an image of any more than that.

I did the flier thing and experienced low response. My approach comes from a long time of testing along with some aids that prove effective on a regualr basis.

Homeowner's association members can be located by knocking on doors and simply asking the residents who the officers are. Unless it's a very large association of several hundred (or thousand) homes, they typically operate out of their homes. Yesterday, I met with the presidents of two aassociations and it was in their homes.

They've agreed to contract with me because of the work I've been doing there already, the quality work I do and the professional manor in which I operate. I've formed a company, have business cards, a business phone number, wear a business identification badge and guarantee the jobs to last for at least 10 years. I apply six coats of weatherproof paint and people feel they get value for their money, as well as a nice looking product since mine are different from the typical curb addresses.

If you're looking for a way to make money, there are several ways to go these days, you just need to find something that clicks with you.

You can email me with more specific qustions if you'd like, but please understand that my success comes from the system I've developed and that does mean knocking on doors and giving a 30 second pitch. My response rate is high, as is my income because and only because I'm willing to kncok on doors and know exactly what to do every step of the way. That's why I get 60% to 80%
positive response instead of the paltry 1% to 3% derived from passing out fliers.

Lawrence