DEAD right now

[XTREME1]

Holy crap everything just died. Slowest time ever.

2 choices
1. enjoy the slow time and get drunk and high
2. start working the advertising sales thing


If I had someone who could post a poll what will I do?

 

[Mikey P]

panic advertising never works this time of year.

Do you use Service Monster or have the ability to email your database?

If so send one out wishing every one happy holidays, thanks for the loyalty yada yada and then mention you have room for 4 more jobs on the scheduled so please act quick!


or take the other route and confess to being slow and recently divorced/flat broke and could really use some money for a 5th of Jack.

 

[bensurdi]

panic advertising never works this time of year.

Do you use Service Monster or have the ability to email your database?

If so send one out wishing every one happy holidays, thanks for the loyalty yada yada and then mention you have room for 4 more jobs on the scheduled so please act quick!


or take the other route and confess to being slow and recently divorced/flat broke and could really use some money for a 5th of Jack.

I'm hitting a EDDM hard right now for the first time offering a holiday special. Keeping my fingers crossed. Will let you know how it works.

 

[XTREME1]

divorce is a quick money fix... I get divorced i get rich... I do loike to support myself but it is brutal . I have never seen a week like now

 

[Hoody]

Yeah we have been doing a holiday food drive thing, and considering we have no database to really speak of - I posted flyers all over town, and asked churches with food pantries to put the flyers on their message board, and or make an announcement to their congregation/parish with the promise of donating a portion of what we receive to them. We have a great response for about 2 weeks, delivered the donations, and then it went flat line.

 

[XTREME1]

mikey my numbers are pretty simple. $800,000 in business receivables of about 10g's I put away 20 for jan and then 20 for feb but didn't antispate december

 

[Mikey P]

Eddm??

 

[bob vawter]

once the trees go up...
yor purty much dED.....!

 

[XTREME1]

i will be taking a class run by Yoakum and then a real industry winner named becker

 

[FredC]

Eddm??

https://www.usps.com/business/every-door-direct-mail.htm

 

[Able 1]

Dead this week also..

 

[Desk Jockey]

Eddm??

Post Office
Every
Door
Direct
Mail

 

[XTREME1]

not for me. I am gonna work the database and beg

 

[GCCLee]

MC HAMMER STYLE It's Commercial Time duh duh dah dut duh duh

 

[Becker]

i will be taking a class run by Yoakum and then a real industry winner named becker

You could learn alot.

 

[XTREME1]

I don't doubt it. It is time for me to get back to the BB roots that built my business

 

[Chris A]

once the trees go up...
yor purty much dED.....!

Yup, what he said

 

[steve_64]

once the trees go up...
yor purty much dED.....!

november and december use to be like april and may. i use to be busy until christmas day then dead for about 3 weeks then a gradual climb till april. this sucks!

 

[Charlie Lyman]

pretty slow here. But we plan for it. I'm going to try and make another baby.
January we send out a deal. That will keep us busy for Jan and part of Feb. Spring will be here soon enough.

 

[dealtimeman]

Not dead but also would like more work. A few restoration jobs that normally I would not build back, we are going to do all the build back just to get more building experience and to fill time.

commercial has not been too shaby either.​

 

[hogjowl]

I posted about this the other day. It's awful here right now. I have had nothing to do for two days. Normally, I am fairly booked this time in Decembers past. I am fairly certain the problem is the psychological result of anticipating that congress and that president you idiots elected not being able to reach a compromise. I will be moving to Texas if they succeed from the union.

 

[mirf]

Not dead but pretty slow. For sure a tree thing here.

 

[hogjowl]

Not dead but pretty slow. For sure a tree thing here.

Yeah, I can see someone from New Jersey thinking it couldn't be the president he elected.

 

[Becker]

I don't doubt it. It is time for me to get back to the BB roots that built my business

Nothing, did you say you built it with zero advertising unlisted number and your awesome rotovac webpage.

Work has been very steady for me.

 

[Mikey P]

Californians have complete faith in our lord and savoir baby Barak so we are busy as can be♡♡¡

 

[Jim Martin]

I posted about this the other day. It's awful here right now. I have had nothing to do for two days. Normally, I am fairly booked this time in Decembers past. I am fairly certain the problem is the psychological result of anticipating that congress and that president you idiots elected not being able to reach a compromise. I will be moving to Texas if they succeed from the union.

I keep telling you come here and I will put you to work...............

 

[Royal Man]

i will be taking a class run by Yoakum and then a real industry winner named becker

Actually. I did have eight jobs call in already today.

Then again, I don't have an unlisted number?

 

[hogjowl]

You'll piss your pants the day I show up at your door.

 

[Jim Martin]

You'll piss your pants the day I show up at your door.

LOL..your probably right.........

 

[jcooper]

Greg,

It's a little late for this year, but one thing we do for the Holidays... Christmas cards to all clients, no special deal/sale*. Just Marry xmas.

They get the card put it on fireplace, it's in front of them everyday for a month!

It's not cheap, cards will cost a buck a piece, plus stamp. It get the phone ringing in Jan/Feb!

Think about it... How many of us/you get xmas cards from anybody other than family?

$800,000 in business receivables of about 10g's I put away 20 for jan and then 20 for feb

Heck, numbers like that you sure don't need my advice, I need yours!