This post was written by member David Whitehurst. It talks about how to get positive reviews with Google, Yelp, and the other review sites. Take his advice and get some reviews fast. I mailed my monthly newsletter last Saturday with a request for customers to review my business on Google, Yelp and Angie’s List. As [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 1, 2011
My latest and greatest business just failed. I couldn’t get off the couch. I was spending the last of my kid’s communion money. All my savings was gone. My credit cards were maxed out. My house was being repossessed by the bank. And I was $200,000 in debt from money I borrowed to keep my [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 31, 2010
Watch this video of a Google engineer as he explains some simple things you can do with your website. Happy New Year!!
Continue reading...Thursday, December 23, 2010
What is your personal credo? What do you stand for? What set of rules do you live by? Here is 15 of a 100 of my “Personal Credo” statements: I agree to the following CREDO for my beliefs: 1) I never make excuses. It’s my fault, good or bad. 2) I constantly strive to increase [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 16, 2010
It’s not easy being a dry cleaning business owner today. The economy sucks. Your employee’s are wieners’ and complain all the time. Your customers aren’t always happy. And with all of this, you are expected to put on a smiling face for all—all of the time. First of all, congratulations on being a business owner. [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 16, 2010
Your Unique Selling Point is a precise statement of why your business is special. You’ve got to come up with a concise statement that describes how your dry cleaning business is unique. It should answer the question of why I (being the consumer) should do business with you and not one of your competitors. I’d [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Download PDF of article here.
Continue reading...Monday, October 25, 2010
SMILE FOR THE CAMERA Why your picture could make a difference! Do you hate having your picture taken? Are you never satisfied with your smile? That shouldn’t stop you from putting your grinning face on your marketing materials. And your employees shining smiles will work wonders, too. Why? Generally, people like dealing with other people, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Take a look at all these reviews I got on Google Places: See some more reviews. Click below: http://maps.google.com/maps/place?hl=en&pws=0&prmd=ivm&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=dry+cleaners&fb=1&hq=dry+cleaners&hnear=Pittsford,+NY+14534&cid=5977273516269785201&ei=LgG0TO3HEMWKswaDlt20CA&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC4QnQIwAw You can do this too! I sent an email to all my customers (hopefully you’re gathering their emails) asking them to post a review on Google Places. I told them I would give them a $5 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Watch this video and you’ll get some great ideas for creative and effective mailings to get route customers for your dry cleaning business:
Continue reading...
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
0 Comments