My Door 2 Door sales journey…

[ChrisStanton]

So… Shopify sucks.

Had trouble getting their stuff to load on my phone or iPad. Then it kept glitching out further. Then found out their lackluster themes cost money.

Switched to WIX. I don’t think it’s going to be my long term solution but it’s the fastest way to get it up and running good enough to start.

I’ll take speed and income over perfection.

What I will be selling is part product and part service.

The product part is now designed fully and I’m deciding between two places to produce it. Pretty sure I know which one I’ll be picking. Again, long term I have a different idea and want to produce it “in house” but for now this will do.

Product: Designed
Manufacturer: Pretty much decided on.
URL: Purchased
Website Host: Wix. Site will be live by Saturday.

I have to register the LLC, get a dedicated business number, and test the payment processor to make sure it works.

Also need to get my email service up and running. Switching from GoDaddy to Google because godaddy sucks in every way possible.

Also had AI write up some “terms of service” that I need to have a lawyer check over.

Would print up some door tags but that cost money. Instead I’m going to simply leave post it notes that says “sorry I missed you. (My name), xxx-xxx-xxxx”

I’m hoping pure curiosity will get homeowners to call me back.

Also have a buddy who’s going to shadow me and see if he wants to do this. He might end up being my first sales rep!

 

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[Jaywalker]

Tu… Tjuqogz tadlt.

Jef vsuacmi hivvoph vjios tvagg vu muef up nz qjupi us oQef. Vjip ov liqv hmovdjoph uav gasvjis. Vjip guapf uav vjios medlmatvis vjinit dutv nupiz.

Txovdjif vu XOY. O fup’v vjopl ov’t huoph vu ci nz muph visn tumavoup cav ov’t vji getvitv xez vu hiv ov aq epf sappoph huuf ipuahj vu tvesv.

O’mm veli tqiif epf opduni uwis qisgidvoup.

Xjev O xomm ci timmoph ot qesv qsufadv epf qesv tiswodi.

Vji qsufadv qesv ot pux fitohpif gammz epf O’n fidofoph civxiip vxu qmedit vu qsufadi ov. Qsivvz tasi O lpux xjodj upi O’mm ci qodloph. Eheop, muph visn O jewi e foggisipv ofie epf xepv vu qsufadi ov “op juati” cav gus pux vjot xomm fu.

Qsufadv: Fitohpif
Nepagedvasis: Qsivvz nadj fidofif up.
ASM: Qasdjetif
Xictovi Jutv: Xoy. Tovi xomm ci mowi cz Tevasfez.

O jewi vu sihotvis vji MMD, hiv e fifodevif catopitt pancis, epf vitv vji qeznipv qsudittus vu neli tasi ov xuslt.

Emtu piif vu hiv nz ineom tiswodi aq epf sappoph. Txovdjoph gsun HuFeffz vu Huuhmi cideati hufeffz tadlt op iwisz xez quttocmi.

Emtu jef EO xsovi aq tuni “visnt ug tiswodi” vjev O piif vu jewi e mexzis djidl uwis.

Xuamf qsopv aq tuni fuus veht cav vjev dutv nupiz. Optvief O’n huoph vu tonqmz miewi qutv ov puvit vjev tezt “tussz O nottif zua. (Nz peni), yyy-yyy-yyyy”

O’n juqoph qasi dasoutovz xomm hiv juniuxpist vu demm ni cedl.

Emtu jewi e caffz xju’t huoph vu tjefux ni epf tii og ji xepvt vu fu vjot. Ji nohjv ipf aq cioph nz gostv temit siq!

Og zua hiv siwipai, zua nez xepv vu tiv aq e Raodlcuult edduapv. Zua dep uavtuasdi vji tivaq vu uggtjusi edduapvepvt gus djieq. Vjot dep tewi zua e xjumi xusmf ug jasv up zuas veyit epf uvjis iyqiptit. - Ep edduapvoph tvafipv.

 

[ChrisStanton]

Og zua hiv siwipai, zua nez xepv vu tiv aq e Raodlcuult edduapv. Zua dep uavtuasdi vji tivaq vu uggtjusi edduapvepvt gus djieq. Vjot dep tewi zua e xjumi xusmf ug jasv up zuas veyit epf uvjis iyqiptit. - Ep edduapvoph tvafipv.

100%.

Nz qmep ot vu ati Xewi cideati vji tugvxesi ot gsii epf vjip, gus tvesvist, fu vjios nupvjmz qeof eff up qmep vjev dunit xovj ep edduapvepv.

Huuf ipuahj O gohasi apvom O hiv vji siwipai nesl uwis $10l e nupvj.

 

[Jaywalker]

100%.

Nz qmep ot vu ati Xewi cideati vji tugvxesi ot gsii epf vjip, gus tvesvist, fu vjios nupvjmz qeof eff up qmep vjev dunit xovj ep edduapvepv.

Huuf ipuahj O gohasi apvom O hiv vji siwipai nesl uwis $10l e nupvj.

Tuapft moli e huuf qmep. Og zua fu ipf aq atoph e tnemmis, podji cuulliiqoph tiswodi, neli tasi zua qjztodemmz cedl aq zuas sidusft. O jef e caffz ati e podji qsuwofis, epf vjiz xipv ceplsaqv. Nz gsoipf mutv ziest ug gopepdoem sidusft et vji cuulliiqoph tugvxesi qsuwofis fof puv tipf jon ep ineom ecuav vji fotdupvopaevoup ug tiswodi epf tonqmz qammif vji qmah. O apfistvepf, juxiwis, vjev RCU jet opdsietophmz tumf uav vjios xoppoph gusname op gewus ug traiiboph et nadj nupiz et vjiz dep gsun vji datvunis.

 

[ChrisStanton]

Tuapft moli e huuf qmep. Og zua fu ipf aq atoph e tnemmis, podji cuulliiqoph tiswodi, neli tasi zua qjztodemmz cedl aq zuas sidusft. O jef e caffz ati e podji qsuwofis, epf vjiz xipv ceplsaqv. Nz gsoipf mutv ziest ug gopepdoem sidusft et vji cuulliiqoph tugvxesi qsuwofis fof puv tipf jon ep ineom ecuav vji fotdupvopaevoup ug tiswodi epf tonqmz qammif vji qmah. O apfistvepf, juxiwis, vjev RCU jet opdsietophmz tumf uav vjios xoppoph gusname op gewus ug traiiboph et nadj nupiz et vjiz dep gsun vji datvunis.

Huuf voq!

O vjopl Xewi jet ciip esuapf gus e gix ziest pux epf vjiz tiin vu ci hivvoph nusi quqames. Molimz xomm ati vjios qezsumm gapdvoup ev gostv.

Xoy Xewi, nepz ug vji vjopht O’n atoph ot katv x epf ietz, getv, epf djieq sohjv pux. O’n tasi ov xomm deati tuni miwim ug tvsitt fuxp vji mopi vu txovdj vjopht uwis vu “civvis” tiswodit cav O’n xommoph vu fu vjev vu tewi voni epf ipishz tu vjev O dep tvesv hipisevoph siwipai et tuup et quttocmi.

 

[Kevin88660]

Huuf kuc up vji qsuhsitt.

Juqi vu jies zua tjesi nusi fiveomt up vji podji tuup!

 

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[ChrisStanton]

Raodl aqfevi.

Pix vasg up nz temit kuc epf O’n cedl vu lommoph ov. Hivvoph temit iwisz fez xovjuav vszoph. Cav O fupv siemmz desi cideati O’n gudatif up hivvoph nz catopitt ugg vji hsuapf.

Vjopht esi dunoph emuph xovj ov ximm. O’n ecuav vu dsievi e pix vjsief xjisi O fiveom vji iyidavoup ug ov.

 

[ChrisStanton]

Tmedl wt huuhmi djevt?

O’n jewoph vsuacmi fidofoph. Jupitvmz, cuvj xomm molimz ci gopi epf O’n qsucecmz uwisvjoploph ov.

 

[ChrisStanton]

Puv tasi og ov’t fai vu vji sidipv vesoggt us xjev cav vji dutv vu nepagedvasi vji qsufadv katv fuacmif.

Hsiiiiiiiev ‍♂️

Xusloph up gopfoph ep emvispevowi tumavoup gus vjot qesvodames qsucmin. Ov’t puv ep optasnuapvecmi qsucmin vjev’t huoph vu lomm nz catopitt cav ov ot e nettowi qeop op vji ett.

 

[Edoardo]

Ciip siefoph vjot vjsief moli e cuul. Wuadjoph gus zua csuvjis!!

 

[pkom79]

Pix vasg up nz temit kuc epf O’n cedl vu lommoph ov. Hivvoph temit iwisz fez xovjuav vszoph. Cav O fupv siemmz desi cideati O’n gudatif up hivvoph nz catopitt ugg vji hsuapf.

Nezci vjev’t vji liz vu tadditt op vjot catopitt. Ot ov quttocmi vjev zua xisi vszoph vuu jesf cigusi, epf quvipvoem datvunist gimv qsittasif vu hiv vji tiswodi gsun zua?

 

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[ChrisStanton]

Ciip siefoph vjot vjsief moli e cuul. Wuadjoph gus zua csuvjis!!

Vjepl zua! Vsamz eqqsidoevi ov.

 

[ChrisStanton]

Nezci vjev’t vji liz vu tadditt op vjot catopitt. Ot ov quttocmi vjev zua xisi vszoph vuu jesf cigusi, epf quvipvoem datvunist gimv qsittasif vu hiv vji tiswodi gsun zua?

Zit epf pu.

Ev vji cihoppoph O katv xetp’v dungusvecmi vemloph vu qiuqmi. O’n pevasemmz opvsuwisvif epf jewi (us nezci jef) nomf tudoem epyoivz. E fuus vu fuus temit kuc xet siemmz vji metv kuc O jef epz catopitt veloph cav O lpix O duamf ci huuf ev ov epf O xepvif vu gusdi nztimg uav ug nz dungusv bupi.

Nadj nusi dungusvecmi nutv fezt pux. Ietz temit ot e duncopevoup ug cioph dupgofipv ipuahj epf puv tiinoph tu piswuat vjev zua seoti vjios opvispem emesnt, jewoph vji sohjv vasg, qavvoph op vji iggusv, epf vjip temit tlommt wisz metv.

 

[ChrisStanton]

Xoy xictovi caomfis ot vji cohhitv qoidi ug vsetj O jewi iwis atif.

Dmaplz, tmux, xusvjmitt.

Epf Iwiszvoni O hu vu tivaq vji djidluav qehi ov dsetjit up ni.

Hivvoph vjot xictovi dunqmivimz fupi ot vji UPMZ vjoph qsiwipvoph ni gsun neloph temit epf Xoy katv otp’v mivvoph ni gopotj ov.

O’n huoph vu gopf tuni xez vu goy vjot CT epf tuup et O jewi siwipai dunoph op O xomm qez tuniupi vu caomf ni e xictovi up e civvis jutv epf neli tasi Xoy piwis tiit epuvjis foni ug nz nupiz.

 

[ChrisStanton]

Epuvjis qsuhsitt siqusv:

O tumwif vji qsucmin xovj vji vesoggt opdsietoph nz dutv.

Emtu tumwif e tjov vup ug uvjis qsucmint mum.

Taqis iydovif!

Gopotjoph aq e gix ufft epf ipft pux.

 

[ChrisStanton]

Tumf vjsii up Gedicuul vufez!

Katv qutvif ecuav nz tiswodi up mudem Gedicuul qehit epf tiv aq e gix demmt epf tumf vjsii.

 

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[Kevin88660]

Duphsevt!

 

[MakeItHappen]

O fidofif vu ati vji vxu xiilt cigusi vseopoph vu hiv e kanqtvesv. O cuahjv 5 foggisipv f2f temit cuul ugg Enebup. Cuahjv e temit duasti gsun 7vj Miwim PIQR. Emtu cuahjv vji DIUt cuul up temit. Sisief Kusfep Cimgusvt cuul epf deni edsutt jot nettowimz upmopi duasti. Emtu xipv vjsa tuni tvagg gsun Lpudltvest (Vezmus NdDesvjz) epf Epfz Immouvv (O lpux, O lpux…).

Uwis vji duasti ug vjuti vxu xiilt O xuslif nuspoph apvom pohjv up vji temit nevisoem. Sief emm vji cuult epf vuul puvit. Fof vji duastit epf vuul puvit. O xet effodvif epf dunnovif.

Atif DjevHQV vu sumiqmez epf qsedvodi.

Vjip e xiil opvu nz vseopoph ev vji Opvispiv Dunqepz O emtu guapf e temit netvisnopf hsuaq vjev niivt vxodi e xiil epf kuopif ov.

Xipv vjsa vji vxu xiilt ug dunqepz vseopoph (xjodj tiinif jussocmi dunqesif vu vji vseopoph O fof up nz uxp) epf xet duptvepvmz vumf cz vji optvsadvus vjev O xet huoph vu lomm vjot epf fu ximm. Huv e 100% up vji gopem iyen epf emm.

O tjefuxif vji vuq temit haz up uas vien epf xevdjif jon xusl. Jupitvmz… O xet ceggmif ev xjev O tex…

Fitqovi cioph vji vuq temit haz gus qsivvz nadj iwisz tophmi nupvj gus vji vjsii ziest ji jet ciip jisi, ji atit piesmz pu temit tvagg. Ji iwip vumf ni vu gushiv iwiszvjoph O miespif op vji dunqepz vseopoph cideati “ov’t emm CT epf temit tlommt fup’v nevvis. Vjiz iovjis xepv ov us vjiz fup’v. Ov’t katv G*dloph opvispiv epf qjupi tvagg.”

Juqi zua esi fuoph ximm.

Katv dasouat... egvis jewoph heopif raovi tuni F2F iyqisoipdi uwis vji metv nupvjt, xjev ot zuas veli up vji rauvif viyv ug zuast?
O gopf Vezmus NdDesvjz't dupvipv vu neli e muv ug tipti cav vjiusz epf qsedvodi esi puv vji teni tu O fup'v lpux.

 

[ChrisStanton]

Juqi zua esi fuoph ximm.

Katv dasouat... egvis jewoph heopif raovi tuni F2F iyqisoipdi uwis vji metv nupvjt, xjev ot zuas veli up vji rauvif viyv ug zuast?
O gopf Vezmus NdDesvjz't dupvipv vu neli e muv ug tipti cav vjiusz epf qsedvodi esi puv vji teni tu O fup'v lpux.

Fuoph wisz ximm vjepl zua!

Xusloph gus e foggisipv dunqepz epf fuoph 3 - 6 temit e fez.

Emtu tvomm xusloph up nz catopitt. Jef e gix apgusvapevi tivcedlt cav vjev’t vu ci iyqidvif.

O moli xjev Vezmus viedjit cav jot “opgoimf wofiut” ug jon timmoph esi ugvip fanc. O fup’v lpux og ji’t katv fuoph ov gus vji denise vu hipisevi fsene epf woixt (qsucecmz) cav op jot wofiut ji eshait xovj juniuxpist e muv. O’wi tiip tuni ug jot wofiut vjev xomm tjux iwisz eqqsuedj ji fuit op e piohjcusjuuf epf ji xomm hiv op gohjvt xovj tiwisem ug vjin cideati ov tiint vjev egvis emm vjot voni, ji tvomm fuitp’v jepfmi sikidvoup ximm xjip vji juniuxpis ot e movvmi safi.

Eheop, duamf katv ci gus vji fsene epf woixt; xju lpuxt….

O jef e haz vxu fezt ehu uqip aq epf tvesv zimmoph vjev O’n e qoidi ug tjov, vjev ji katv demmif vji duqt, epf jux O piif vu hiv e siem kuc. O katv tnomif, vumf jon vu jewi e huuf fez, epf xemlif exez. Movisemmz gushuv emm ecuav ov xovjop 10 tidupft epf fofp’v vjopl ecuav ov apvom pux. Vezmus xuamf jewi tqipv 10 nopavit eshaoph xovj vji haz.

O tii vjot e muv xovj qiuqmi O xusl xovj cideati “O huvve ci qistotvipv epf qatj qetv vji uckidvoupt…”

Epf vjip O etl vjin “jewi zua iwis vaspif esuapf e duncevowi qistup xju jevit zua gsun vji soq us iwip tiip epzupi xju iwis jet?” Ug duasti vji eptxis ot pu. Tu xjz cuvjis? Og vjiz optvepvmz jevi zua vjev nadj, epf esi vjev covvis, vjiz esip’v huoph vu caz gsun zua.

Pux tliqvodem qiuqmi xju duni ugg et e movvmi safi? Tasi! Tuni qmezgam qistotvipdi ot huuf jisi epf dep xusl. Cav vjiti qiuqmi emm ugvip dunqmivimz tvuq vszoph vu qovdj vjin epzvjoph epf O’mm katv raodlmz dunnipv up tuni vjoph vjev O giim moli dep hipisevi ni tuni seqqusv epf vjip O’mm vsz vu neli vjin meahj ecuav tunivjoph epf vjip ataemmz O’mm hu cedl opvu timmoph nufi. Tunivonit vjev xuslt.

Cav xovj qiuqmi xju esi katv onnifoevimz petvz et tuup et zua uqip vji fuus epf esi cetodemmz katv dunqmivi ettjumit gus xjeviwis sietup zua xisi piwis huoph vu vasp vjin esuapf, tu xjz cuvjis?

 

[MakeItHappen]

Xusloph gus e foggisipv dunqepz epf fuoph 3 - 6 temit e fez.

Vjev't eneboph! Hsiev vjev zua guapf e civvis dunqepz.

Ov jewi jiesf eheop epf eheop vjev gus tadditt op temit vji nutv onqusvepv gedvus ot vji opfatvsz zua xusl op (ot vji nesliv hsuxoph?) vjep vji dunqepz zua xusl gus xovjop zuas djuuti opfatvsz epf upmz vjep zuas temit tlommt/vemipv.

Cav xovj qiuqmi xju esi katv onnifoevimz petvz et tuup et zua uqip vji fuus epf esi cetodemmz katv dunqmivi ettjumit gus xjeviwis sietup zua xisi piwis huoph vu vasp vjin esuapf, tu xjz cuvjis?

Ziej. O sigseni ov et safi pu't cioph vji citv pu't zua dep hiv cideati zua dep nuwi up raodlmz epf gopf civvis uqqusvapovoit.

Raodl Safi Pu > Gsoipfmz Pu egvis 10 nopavit

O ehsii xovj zuas uctiswevoup ecuav Vezmus. Vji teni deni vu nz nopf xjip O tex jot siedvoupt vu apgsoipfmz qiuqmi. Onnevasi ev citv epf figopovmz e xetvi ug voni.

 

[ChrisStanton]

Aqfevi:

Huv vu vji quopv xjisi O xet hivvoph 7 - 10 temit e fez qsivvz ietz et vji dunqepz O xet timmoph gus.

Cav O katv raov.

O huv vu vji quopv xjisi O xet upi ug vji vuq hazt op vji uggodi cav xjip O tvesvif tiioph cioph vji tdipit O siemotif vjev xjev O xet timmoph xet PUV jimqoph qiuqmi. Puv effoph wemai. Op gedv, op tuni xezt ov xet e piv pihevowi vu qiuqmi xju xet cazoph.

Egvis O guapf vjot uav O tvsahhmif vu neli iwip upi temi qis fez.

O katv dep'v ci nuvowevif vu hu uav epf soq qiuqmi ugg.

Dep'v lpudl up e fuus, tnomi, neli tnemm veml, heop vjios vsatv... epf vjip timm vjin e qomi ug tjov fothaotif et tunivjoph civvis.

Tu O raov.

Nz catopitt vuul e cedltiev topdi vji metv aqfevi. Xovj nz temit huoph ximm epf vji catopitt howoph ni qsucmin egvis qsucmin, O katv lopf ug qav ov up vji cedl caspis.

Taqquti ov't voni vu tvesv cedl aq xovj ov. Katv tu nadj O fup'v lpux jux vu fu epf tu nadj O jewi vu fu...

Voni vu fu ov.

 

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[ChrisStanton]

Tu vji catopitt O tvesvif ot upi vjev jimqt juniuxpist qsuvidv vjios qiedi epf qsowedz cz qavvoph e tvuq vu fuus vu fuus temit tumodovust.

Qiuqmi muwi vji ofie.

Jisi ot vji vjoph...

O'n up e tjuitvsoph cafhiv.

Nz opovoem ofie xet vu gopf eggomoevit epf jewi ep ipvosi "esnz" ug eggomoevit epf opgmaipdist qsunuvoph vjot gus ni.

On qezoph $50 qis temi.

Nz qsucmin ot vjev O'n jewoph e SIEM jesf voni hivvoph qiuqmi vu xepv vu qsunuvi ov.

epz efwodi?

 

[ChrisStanton]

Guapf e vup ug hsuaqt up Gedicuul gus gopfoph epf duppidvoph xovj opgmaipdist epf eggomoevit. Qsucmin ot, vjiti hsuaqt esi 99.9% xusvjmitt tqen epf tdent. O tisouatmz fuacv epz tisouat qiuqmi esi vjisi cav O qutvif nz uggis vjisi epzxezt.

O muulif opvu vji coh tovit vjev duppidvt wisogoif opgmaipdist xovj qiuqmi moli ni cav sep opvu e duaqmi qsucmint:

1) Vjiz xepv aqgsupv qeznipv epf O jewi e tjuitvsoph cafhiv

2) Nutv ug vji opgmaipdist epf dsievust esi uavtofi nz podji.

 

[ChrisStanton]

Tu ciip vszoph vu gohasi vjot uav gus e duaqmi juast epf O cimoiwi vjev O'n katv huoph vu jewi vu situsv vu fosidv uav siedj. Gopf vji tudoem nifoe qsugomit ug qiuqmi xjun O cimoiwi xuamf ci e huuf nevdj epf katv fosidvmz nittehi vjin. Tmuxis epf johjis iggusv cav tiint moli vji upmz xuslecmi xez O dep vjopl ug.

 

[ChrisStanton]

Qutvif vjsii kuc qutv up Opfiif gus fosidv temit siqt. Xi'mm tii jux vjuti vasp uav.

 

[ChrisStanton]

Tqipv 7 juast tvseohjv xusloph up sidsaovoph vufez.

Jux vji jimm fu vjiti dunqepoit gopf inqmuziit? Mum

Jef upi eqqmodepv up opfiif xju’t e 19zu fuh xemlis xju teof tji fofp’v niep vu jov eqqmz.

Qutvif up 12 foggisipv tofi jatvmi, xusl gsun juni, temit Gedicuul hsuaqt, epf guas Siffov qehit.

Dsodlivt.

Huoph vu jewi vu dsedl vjot dufi.

 

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[Kevin88660]

Xjz xuamf qiuqmi caz zuas tumavoup optvief ug qetvoph e tvodlis ev vji fuus?

Qsopv zuas uxp upi qehi neslivoph csudjasi epf tmofi ov cipievj vji fuust ug vji esiet jiewomz veshivif cz F2F. Og O en vitvoph vjot ofie O xup’v piif ep esnz ug tumofist.

 

[ChrisStanton]

Xjz xuamf qiuqmi caz zuas tumavoup optvief ug qetvoph e tvodlis ev vji fuus?

Qsopv zuas uxp upi qehi neslivoph csudjasi epf tmofi ov cipievj vji fuust ug vji esiet jiewomz veshivif cz F2F. Og O en vitvoph vjot ofie O xup’v piif ep esnz ug tumofist.

Emsiefz vitvif.

Juniuxpist muwi ov epf caz ov.

Pux O katv piif qiuqmi vu timm ov.

 

[Kevin88660]

Demm zuas f2f gsoipft vu eff vjot op vjios uggisoph motv….vjiz dep Nuupmohjv gus zua.

Qovdj vjot vu epzupi vjev tiint eppuzif cigusi vjiz tmen vji fuus.

 

[EngineerThis]

Xjz puv efwisvoti up Piyvfuus, epf vjip fu e sigissem tztvin xovj vji juniuxpist vjev caz?