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    [Help Requested ] How do you go about marketing as a local business?

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    I have a local company that builds sheds, sort of like Tuff Shed, but more upscale. Our first year we got all of our business using Google Paid Ads, Craigslist and GMB listing.
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    I Finally "Poked the Cat"

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    Here are a few real figures that I'm seeing so far. $3,800 - Average shed sales price $1,710 - Avg cost of materials 2 Days* - typical time to build a shed (ex: 8x10) * these are 6 hour days due to the fact that my guys have to pick kids up, blah blah. So it's not as profitable as your...
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    I Finally "Poked the Cat"

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    I agree about where my focus should be. Just need to get more calls. Currently doing Adwords and Craigslist and the leads are coming from each at about 50/50 split.
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    I Finally "Poked the Cat"

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    Yeah... this is starting to feel like a job. I've been a little hesitant to change the pay structure too much because I'm not quite up to speed on all he building stuff yet. Need to work on building doors and doing the roofing. Most everything else is pretty easy. And yes the interiors...
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    I Finally "Poked the Cat"

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    Time for a quick update... Since November we've built 9 sheds. The average sales price is somewhere around $4,000 each. Things that have gone well: * The website is set up with pricing * Adwords is set up * Craigslist is working as a way to get jobs * I can sell the jobs even though I'm not...
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    I Finally "Poked the Cat"

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    My address IS actually complete in my listing with Google. Includes street address and everything. There was one step in the setup where G asks if customers come to you (like a store). I checked that box no and that's why my physical address does not show. There's a guy that I follow for...
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    I Finally "Poked the Cat"

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    You have to have a Contractor's license in California if you do anything over $500 and that includes materials and labor. Lots and lots of rules here! The rules used to really bother me, but now I'm looking at them as a barrier to entry.
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    I Finally "Poked the Cat"

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    Hey NaPal... As far as the website goes - You're right, I just needed to get something presentable up to give me at least a little credibility. Believe it or not I've already gotten calls from it. I believe they came from my Google My Business listing when people are searching for terms like...
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    I Finally "Poked the Cat"

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    The comments about my age have surprised me. Didn't expect that. Even though I might be up there "age-wise" - I sure don't FEEL old. I have aches and pains, but I still relate to young people and can be immature as hell (in a good way). Having more fun now than ever. Guess I'm just a "late...
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    I Finally "Poked the Cat"

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    mpcharles... here are the types of sheds we'll initially be building. We'll eventually get into home offices, man-caves, etc as we get the process figued out better.
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    I Finally "Poked the Cat"

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    I made my first shed sale today. Sold it for $4,800 and got a down payment of 10%. Things haven't gone smoothly so it feels pretty good getting to this point. The "crew" that my contractor buddy was going to let me use has never built a shed and they don't speak English. I've met them...
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    I Finally "Poked the Cat"

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    Thought I'd post a update. Saturday (3 days ago) I had my first sales call. A guy wanted a 10' X 14' shed. I met him at his home. He was honest enough to tell me what kind of quotes he had gotten up to that point. I looked at materials and I priced the shed out and came up with a number...
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    I Finally "Poked the Cat"

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    I've been a forum member for a few years now and I've had little financial success. And its been all my fault. I'm an IT data guy (62 years old) that always has to analyze the shit out of everything before I do anything. Everything has to be planned down to the gnat's a$$. Works great for...
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    Need a website, should I do it myself or outsource?

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    Hi @_Master_Shake... you made a comment about an untapped "goldmine". Just curious... Are you referring to the painting/remodeling business as the "goldmine" or providing a service to these types of businesses to get them online as the "goldmine"? Just curious as I've been considering doing...
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    Cold Calls - Part 2

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    Very nice. I've done a few of those (not as well as you) and it is not easy. Awesome job!
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    Biophase - Introducing My Ecommerce/Amazon Business Coaching Program

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    @biophase... form sent. Looking forward to talking with you.
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    I am a Money Chaser...

    Hey @Bio ... good question. My overall process is really nothing new. @MTF did it here in his "Let's Get Offline... And Solve Some Real B2B Problems!" post. You can find it here: https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/lets-get-offline-and-solve-some-real-b2b-problems.50980/ His...
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    I am a Money Chaser...

    My automated cold email system is still running. Here are today's numbers. Day 2 Results: Emails sent: 50 Bounces: 2 Opened: 15 Replies: 3 Replies: This person wanted to be unsubscribed This one just told me he was retired The final one did provide a little comment about his trouble...
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    I am a Money Chaser...

    Yep... I'm a data guy like you. Been in Business Intelligence for the last 14 years or so. Many of the posts above resonate with me. Thanks. I've used Adwords and Bing a bit in the past and have thought of doing Adwords work before because it is driven by the numbers... and I enjoy that...
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    I am a Money Chaser...

    Hi @Andy Black, Nice job on the interview. Thanks for sharing. You mentioned something thing that really caught my attention. It was when you were describing how to use Adwords to determine what service to offer. For example when you mentioned that your buddy wanted to install smoke...
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