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F*ck me, you made up an excuse - you didn't learn any lessons.
So when does someone decide that there is no need for a specific service in a particular area? When do you decide you failed? 10 houses? 100 houses? 1,000 houses? I am not trying to make an excuse I'm trying to save some time and effort. I think my reasoning makes sense. Instead of just saying "thats an excuse" can you explain why? Or have any stories to back it up? Like "I had 100 No's until I got 1 yes and then i grew it into a 6 figure business" or something? I feel like I will never get my foot in the door, in this business, at this time, because of my poor timing. That was a nice story GSF but you even said all of your first jobs were through friends and word of mouth. How do I get started cold?
I live in a big area. Middle to Upper class homes are the ones I went to. Obviously there is a need to mow lawns but I feel like that need has been fulfilled without me. I cannot think of anyway that would differentiate myself so well that they would fire a pro that they have probably been working with since spring to hire me. Or make my deal so great that they will hire me instead of doing it themselves. I thought I brought value to the doorstep of those houses with extra tall grass, It was also about 100 degrees outside, but they instantly said no. If they can say no like that without even hesitating am I really bringing value to people? Am I really going to succeed If I ask a few more homes?
I am also taking into account the 180 homes I gave flyers to. I actually had a deal on the flyers. I told them they would get their "3rd mowing FREE." Maybe it wasn't as good as I thought but I figured it was a way for me to be cheaper than others without actually slashing my prices every week. I also figured that means if they hired me I would for sure get paid for 2 mows. It didn't work. I am not passionate about mowing grass, I just wanted to start doing to learn and make some money.
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