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Re: Staring a Cleaning Service

seoservicepro — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:42:37 GMT

aacl2009. Best way in my opinion. You start by lowballing prices to get a client base and some kind of cash flow going, then, once you have some kind of base income, you start raising prices for new clients until you reach a new level of income, then do it again.

When I started doing article marketing, I didn't have a website. I was running a webmaster forum and telling people about marketing their business using articles. This was before it had really caught on.

Everyone was telling me they didn't feel confident enough to write article or they didn't have time, etc. etc. I offered to write some articles for a few members to show them the benefits, sort of put my money where my mouth is sort of thing.

I charged them just $5 per article. I soon had so many orders I couldn't keep up and it wasn't making me a lot of money. So I raised my price to $7.50. The orders kept coming. I raised it to $10. Orders kept coming. At $15 per article orders kept coming because now I had a reputation. At $20, it slowed down for awhile, so I thought I had found the proper market price for my articles.

At one point it changed. I had hired writers and we were producing around 1500 articles per week at the $20 price, so I had to raise it again.

A few years later, we now charge $40 per article and do a smaller volume. The focus is on quality rather than quantity as it was in the beginning. I have clients that have been with us a long time and new clients don't mind the price for what we give them.

My point is you have to learn what the market will pay for the qulity of service you give them. In the beginning you don't turn down anything. After awhile you will find your niche and what clients will pay for what you provide. Let the business grow itself rather than trying to solve it all it once.

Re: Do you use Online software in your business?

techshortcut — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:36:04 GMT

I have used Mozy.com for my key data and have never had any problems. They have a free version that allows you to backup 2GB. They also have a rolling 30 day window where they will keep all the different versions of your files so if you need to restore a version from a week prior you can easily do it. Great piece of mind.

The thing to keep in mind about online backups is that they are geared to backing up your data rather than clone/image your disk drive due to the amount of data you need to transfer. If you want to do disk image backups you will want to backup to a local storage server and then back that up offsite periodically.

Another thing to keep in mind about online backups is that if you have a lot of data to restore it can take a long time depending on your Internet connection.

Re: Can you set up an LLC and use your domain name for DBA?

seoservicepro — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:31:51 GMT

Thx BDH1776. I fixed it. I have fat fingers.

Re: Inventing a product - where to start?

KansasEngg — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:36:09 GMT

Hi Wheelboy,

I would be willing to work with you on the design of your idea. Working for a percentage would be fine with me. Take a look at my profile for more info about me and my company.

Re: Looking for distributors for a retail clothing store.

987Inc — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:26:44 GMT

I know a distributor out of Loa Angeles, please email me at qobierika@live.com if interested.

Re: Looking for distributors for a retail clothing store.

987Inc — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:24:51 GMT

I know a distributor out of Los Angeles, email me at qobierika@live.com if interested

Re: Boutique merchandise. How to get brand names in your store

987Inc — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:23:12 GMT

I know of a distributor out of Los Angeles email me at qobierika@live.com if interested.

Re: I need Cheap Point Of Sale software

POSman — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:13:58 GMT

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Need a custom software or a dynamic web application?

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Re: Inventing a product - where to start?

LeeRobert — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:12:32 GMT

Do NOT show your idea to anyone without applying for a patent first.

You are not selling the idea or product, you are selling the patent. Without a patent the product is not yours to sell. For all you know it could already have been invented. The fact that one isn't on the market is irrelevant. If someone has registered an identical idea with the patent office you cannot make it.

A company will not buy a product from you without a patent.

Not all companies and people are nice. Without a patent anyone can copy your idea.

Once an idea becomes public knowledge it cannot be patented.

Hope this helps.