Comments on: How’s Your Business Doing? http://www.advertisingblogg.com/hows-your-business-doing/ Learn marketing for carpet cleaning business by Hitman Advertising Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:40:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cliff http://www.advertisingblogg.com/hows-your-business-doing/#comment-135 Cliff Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:19:25 +0000 http://advertisingblogg.com/?p=72#comment-135 Thanks to all who have responded. I've been receiving calls, but are expecting to pay at the most $75.00 to do a 2500 sq ft area. All these undercutting low cost ads that other carpet cleaners are posting seem to have people convinced that is the going rate for a quality carpet cleaning. Thanks to all who have responded. I’ve been receiving calls, but are expecting to pay at the most $75.00 to do a 2500 sq ft area.

All these undercutting low cost ads that other carpet cleaners are posting seem to have people convinced that is the going rate for a quality carpet cleaning.

]]> By: Hitman http://www.advertisingblogg.com/hows-your-business-doing/#comment-128 Hitman Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:13:44 +0000 http://advertisingblogg.com/?p=72#comment-128 Thanks for all your comments. Cliff, playing the internet marketing game by yourself is tough. It really takes having someone who knows internet marketing to hold your hand. I have a program set up for this. Email me if interested. Thanks for all your comments. Cliff, playing the internet marketing game by yourself is tough. It really takes having someone who knows internet marketing to hold your hand. I have a program set up for this. Email me if interested.

]]> By: Terry http://www.advertisingblogg.com/hows-your-business-doing/#comment-123 Terry Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:55:39 +0000 http://advertisingblogg.com/?p=72#comment-123 up approx 33% over last year. New media, Local business networking, and getting existing customers to be better cheerleaders using surveys and thank you cards are responsible for increase. up approx 33% over last year. New media, Local business networking, and getting existing customers to be better cheerleaders using surveys and thank you cards are responsible for increase.

]]> By: cory http://www.advertisingblogg.com/hows-your-business-doing/#comment-112 cory Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:57:29 +0000 http://advertisingblogg.com/?p=72#comment-112 Cliff, let John look at your ads. He can help you get a better response. Cory www.mycarpetcure.com Cliff,

let John look at your ads. He can help you get a better response.

Cory
http://www.mycarpetcure.com

]]> By: Cliff http://www.advertisingblogg.com/hows-your-business-doing/#comment-111 Cliff Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:09:39 +0000 http://advertisingblogg.com/?p=72#comment-111 Though I have been advertising like crazy through various sites such as CL, & Kijiji, I am not receiving any calls. I am in the Southern California area, and business seems to be bad. My business targets mostly an upscale clientele, that I believed would be recession proof, but wow was I wrong. I have a noticed that others in the carpet cleaning industry, have been experiencing the same downward trend in business. Regarding my adveritising, on Kijiji they display a hit counter on you ad posted. One of my ads that I posted 2 days ago, has received more than 350 hits, but no phone calls. I can't figure it out. Every day I post somewhere, which has help in my positioning on search engine pages. I am always on the first page, and my website shows many hits and adding to favorites, but no requests or calls. I don't know what is going on. My service is one of extreme quality and time consuming to ensure customer retention and word of mouth, and I can't offer $99.00 for a whole house as others are doing at this point. I couldn't justify performing my service for that price, and I don't want to just do a fog and extract, it goes against my nature. If I can't do it right, I'd rather not do it at all. I'm really worried at this point at feeling the pinch. I wake up everyday hoping today will be better, but nothing changes. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Though I have been advertising like crazy through various sites such as CL, & Kijiji, I am not receiving any calls. I am in the Southern California area, and business seems to be bad. My business targets mostly an upscale clientele, that I believed would be recession proof, but wow was I wrong. I have a noticed that others in the carpet cleaning industry, have been experiencing the same downward trend in business.

Regarding my adveritising, on Kijiji they display a hit counter on you ad posted. One of my ads that I posted 2 days ago, has received more than 350 hits, but no phone calls. I can’t figure it out. Every day I post somewhere, which has help in my positioning on search engine pages. I am always on the first page, and my website shows many hits and adding to favorites, but no requests or calls. I don’t know what is going on.

My service is one of extreme quality and time consuming to ensure customer retention and word of mouth, and I can’t offer $99.00 for a whole house as others are doing at this point. I couldn’t justify performing my service for that price, and I don’t want to just do a fog and extract, it goes against my nature. If I can’t do it right, I’d rather not do it at all.

I’m really worried at this point at feeling the pinch. I wake up everyday hoping today will be better, but nothing changes. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

]]> By: Dom http://www.advertisingblogg.com/hows-your-business-doing/#comment-103 Dom Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:14:01 +0000 http://advertisingblogg.com/?p=72#comment-103 I'm slightly behind from last year but, so far, I'm not terribly concerned. I lost a couple of mid-size commercial accounts (shut down) and a bunch of residential customers this year (moved out of state), it's the third year in a row that this happens, so, all in all, I can't complain to be where i am right now but I'll have to do something to generate more bussines before it's too late.I've dropped all the YP ads at the beginning of this year, for the last couple of years they didn't generate enough to even pay for themselves, the only thing going for me is the website ( it could do better), repeat and referrals. I’m slightly behind from last year but, so far, I’m not terribly concerned. I lost a couple of mid-size commercial accounts (shut down) and a bunch of residential customers this year (moved out of state), it’s the third year in a row that this happens, so, all in all, I can’t complain to be where i am right now but I’ll have to do something to generate more bussines before it’s too late.I’ve dropped all the YP ads at the beginning of this year, for the last couple of years they didn’t generate enough to even pay for themselves, the only thing going for me is the website ( it could do better), repeat and referrals.

]]> By: Mike http://www.advertisingblogg.com/hows-your-business-doing/#comment-102 Mike Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:22:19 +0000 http://advertisingblogg.com/?p=72#comment-102 Business is pretty good. We're not extremely up over last year, but I can't complain. It looks like we are about 5% up over our total sales last year. Business is pretty good. We’re not extremely up over last year, but I can’t complain. It looks like we are about 5% up over our total sales last year.

]]> By: LN BENOIT http://www.advertisingblogg.com/hows-your-business-doing/#comment-101 LN BENOIT Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:15:47 +0000 http://advertisingblogg.com/?p=72#comment-101 I MOVED TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM FLORIDA IN JULY OF LAST YEAR SO I'M DOING MUCH BETTER THAN AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. I HAVE BEEN DOING DECENT FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW WITH NO SIGN OF A SLOW-DOWN. I DO ALOT OF REFERRAL WORK WITH A COUPLE DIFFERENT REALTORS. AND I HAVE SOME YELLOW PAGE ADS WHICH SEEM TO WORK HALF WAY DECENT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE BUSIER BUT IF IT STAYS STAUS-QUO I'M HAPPY. I MOVED TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM FLORIDA IN JULY OF LAST YEAR SO I’M DOING MUCH BETTER THAN AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. I HAVE BEEN DOING DECENT FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW WITH NO SIGN OF A SLOW-DOWN. I DO ALOT OF REFERRAL WORK WITH A COUPLE DIFFERENT REALTORS. AND I HAVE SOME YELLOW PAGE ADS WHICH SEEM TO WORK HALF WAY DECENT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE BUSIER BUT IF IT STAYS STAUS-QUO I’M HAPPY.

]]> By: Master Weaver Reza http://www.advertisingblogg.com/hows-your-business-doing/#comment-100 Master Weaver Reza Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:49 +0000 http://advertisingblogg.com/?p=72#comment-100 We were unaware of the slow business for the Rug industry. We have grown another location and we are recieving rugs from all over the states. What get us going is the list of rugs bought a couple years ago from the Middle East. We are a 500 year old company in the Middle East, and the looms, and Bazaar gives us a list of what rugs sold and to where. We promise never to adverstise the lists, or try to sale rugs to them, just cleaning and repair. Our referrals are up this is by the incredible work we do. We are the only one in the rug industry with a 2 year warranty on our cleaning. Our work with the Museums are up, and the Museums are referring us to the very old rugs. To work with the Museums you have to have your bacholar degree or higher in the rug programs at University of Esfahan Arts, or University of Tehran. One thing I have notice is the cheapy rugs as we call them. With the cheapy rugs we have not seen for a couple of years now. We do not advertise at all. We were unaware of the slow business for the Rug industry. We have grown another location and we are recieving rugs from all over the states. What get us going is the list of rugs bought a couple years ago from the Middle East. We are a 500 year old company in the Middle East, and the looms, and Bazaar gives us a list of what rugs sold and to where. We promise never to adverstise the lists, or try to sale rugs to them, just cleaning and repair.
Our referrals are up this is by the incredible work we do. We are the only one in the rug industry with a 2 year warranty on our cleaning.

Our work with the Museums are up, and the Museums are referring us to the very old rugs. To work with the Museums you have to have your bacholar degree or higher in the rug programs at University of Esfahan Arts, or University of Tehran.

One thing I have notice is the cheapy rugs as we call them. With the cheapy rugs we have not seen for a couple of years now.

We do not advertise at all.

]]> By: Ades http://www.advertisingblogg.com/hows-your-business-doing/#comment-99 Ades Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:10:14 +0000 http://advertisingblogg.com/?p=72#comment-99 We have been doing real good here too. As a matter of fact i'm looking to hire a helper. Have just about got rid of yellow page ads Referrals from website have been good And referrals from present clients No newspaper ads Just do quality work and network with people We have been doing real good here too. As a matter of fact i’m looking to hire a helper.

Have just about got rid of yellow page ads

Referrals from website have been good

And referrals from present clients

No newspaper ads

Just do quality work and network with people

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