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1. Do the very best you can on each job to get more word of mouth. Under promise and over deliver. This is your best marketing technique by far. It is the cheapest and reflects your reputation which is everything in the construction industry.
2. Get a reasonable website and a capability statement you can email.
3. Make sure you have business cards
4. Go to UDIA and Property Council Events. Expensive but will generate high quality commercial project leads when you meet people.
5. Once you meet people – email your capability statement to them as a follow up.
6. Focus on quality all the time. Number 1 is the best thing you can do in the construction industry.Up0Looks a bit different. If I ring a business and can’t get the service I need straight away – I would then try elsewhere. They are either not interested or too busy.
Up0Looks great. So does it feed back your social footprint to your website? Is that the intent?
Up0It looks ok.
I don’t think the submit your email thingy is working. Couldn’t submit and email address.
Have you thought about using a template with a full page image slider? Looks like you are using wordpress?Up0The trailer obviously might be the most expensive part. Why don’t you start at the markets first? Or have you already done that?
Up0Dave Gillen, Flying Solo Concierge I reckon has nailed it.
Hampers by Sarah Love
As almost everything is massively competitive – you need something unique that no one can copy. There is one thing that we all have that no one can copy and that is ourselves.
No one can copy Sarah Love. You are unique and this aspect sets you apart from your competitors. Then focus your business around your uniqueness.
This immediately gets you ahead of the pack.
Keep it generic as ‘Hampers’ by Sarah Love only and then you can branch out to include not just baby hampers when your business explodes due to your unique marketing focus. ( :
Up0Software would have to be a very hard product to market. Over the last 5 years this seems to have exploded. I remember about 8 years ago it didn’t seem that saturated – but now there is software for absolutely everything and you can even get a lot of it free. Have you seen some of the programs on Envato you can get? It’s nuts. From complex project management to turning your lights on at home remotely.
Maybe narrow your niche and provide software that is 1000% better than anyone else in your niche. (Massive effort) If you provide the absolute very best your customers will find you. Add SEO on top of that and you are in for the long haul.Up0You would need a lot of feedback to make it worthwhile possibly? Otherwise changing the direction of your business based on a few people’s opinions is probably not the best strategy. They could be way off.
It took me a while to work out what it was about too. Maybe you need some more info on the front page that can be read immediately instead of searching for what the site is out to achieve. I had to hunt for it.
Up0How serious are you about your venture? At the moment it sounds more like a hobby you are wanting to grow? Nothing wrong with that – however if you are really serious about it then build it for the future and don’t muck around.
You will waste a colossal amount of time if you cut corners now to save a few dollars and don’t think about the future.
Do you research on competitors and your market – throw a decent amount of money at it if you work out it will be viable and you are passionate about it and cop the losses until it starts working for you.
Building things online takes a massive effort and attracting visitors is a big task. Therefore ask yourself – are you prepared to build your online presence with a huge effort now and then potentially have to rebuild it again with twice as much effort in 12 or 24 months time?
If you want it to be an ‘on the side’ money making hobby then forget the integration and get a book keeper. For not much out lay if you find a good one, they will take all the headaches away.
Up0Check out the government websites around this as they become available on a regular basis.
You can get funding on a dollar for dollar basis. Well worth it.Up0$5000 worth of stock and social media accounts.
Is it $5000 worth of stock at retail price or wholesale?
SAV – Stock at Value. Research this and make sure you are not buying stock at retail value and stock that may not sell.
Up0Certainly Shopify, Wix or Square are easier.
Check this out though!
Just goes to show if you don’t have complete control online you are always at someone else’s mercy.
Up0Have you tried Service Seeking? You should be able to get a lot of opportunity using it – it is reasonably cost effective.
Up0Maybe try and be honest with him – no doubt you are going to hurt his feelings – so be as gentle as you can.
You could possibly approach it with taking a different geographic area?
No doubt as a parent he will be hurt so tell him that you still care about him to try and reduce him being potentially offended.
As always – start with the positives and then introduce the changes you would like to see.
Always be honest though – being dishonest will make it ten times worse and could create a rift.
Up01. Register your business with Google Maps – it’s not coming up as far as I could see
2. Treat your business like it is a bricks and mortar shop – even if it is from home. Take it seriously and build it for the long term. It is way too much work to not take it seriously.
3. What is your webpage built in? Can you add a blog? You need good content and regular postings to improve visibility. Have the shop section of your website and also have a part for a blog.
4. There are literally millions of blog postings made daily. How can you possibly compete? Build awesome quality and something people want to come back for.
5. SEO traffic quality is usually better than paid ad traffic and coverts much better.
6. For a swimsuit business – likely Instagram would work well for you – but ensure you build your website as the primary tool and Instagram and everything else as secondary.
You need to ensure complete control as the last thing you want to do is spend a colossal amount of time building something that then disappears – remember myspace? ( :
