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Sounds great, make sure to check us out at www.mocog.com
-shoe
BobOdette6/2/2009 5:06 PM
I am sorry to hear that you have closed up. Your giudance was instrumental in the design and operation of my business. Thank you for everything.-Sean
Melrics helped me with their startup guide. I bought a sage system and am now pounding the pavement for customers. This forum is awesome. I`m going to be a regular.
Goin to bid on a cat 950g loader
What kind of pricing do you guys get for a loader (Cat 950g). Where do I find specs like what kind of filter, how much oil, grease points, etc...?
Appreciate any help-yuccakev
This is what I found >> I am sure it is not much different than this.
Usually I will give a base price for up to a set amount of oil and then adjust from there accordingly.
I switched to my van back in February and haven`t looked back. It is awesome. I was running into similar issues with the "gatekeepers" and found some worse realities once I got past them. I found it difficult to market while not "disturbing the business. Sounds like you have some smaller businesses around so I would try using what I call the "grassroots" method. It is the system that "Oilguy" professes and it is what I am working on. All I can say is that I wish I did this a year ago before my debts got so high. If you are full timing it than try to find out what price point you need to be at to do single oil changes, get some post cards made up and go door to door. I have found incredible benefits so far. I have some cash flow now, I am not waiting for the idea to "sink in" I am pushing the issue and as I get around I am getting known and getting a reputation. I am starting to run into people that I have attempted to contact in other ways, but know they are willing to give it a shot because I am talking to them face to face.
Definitely look for "grassroots" on www.mocog.com as this has been covered extensively there. So far I have been concentrating on small businesses and it is working great. Since I am willing to do "just one" everyone I meet is a potential customer, not just the owner. So I talk to whoever is in front.
In short I no longer try to "get past" the gatekeepers, they are now my potential client and I treat them as such. Receptionist, assistants, clerks often are the true pulse of any business and are the most connected people there. If they like your service they will talk about it and build a demand for you.
Hope this helps.
-Shoe
shoemakersp6/11/2009 7:32 PM
when you do that >> Don`t look at the "right Now" money >> If you get 3 customer >> that is going to equal 3-4 changes a year per customer Or $300 to $400 a year... Plus the referrals they can provide.... This service is infectious >>> People love to get spoiled and pampered... Be that person willing to do that!
T
But please explain me what are you using to lift car up? its almoust nesesary if I wnt to change oil filter,, so if you chare some ideas it will be realy nice.
P.S sorry, my english is not good but I hope you understand my:)
This has been one of the most informative (forums) in relation to having already found MOCOG a few months before this. I didn't know this is where it started and I got a few good laughs over it all.
I really like everyones marketing ideas and different experiences shared with the marketing campaigns they took on and how much money was lost in fly by night mailers and schemes vs. word of mouth advertising and just business card drop-offs.
I will say, I spent a GREAT deal of time, and effort, in putting together a 20-35 pg (depending on counting the appendices or not) business plan and marketing model with a huge detail in the industry analysis and competition analysis.
I must say I have noticed a great deal of messages deleted from various boards throughout the net, including this very topic, where people removed the help they told others about etc. and I find that very disheartening when the whole point is to be helping eachother out. SO WITH THAT - I will gladly one on one SHARE FOR FREE my knowledge on creating business' in regards to mobile oil change and gladly lend a hand or look at various structures of my business plan, since Melrics etc. is charging for that it makes me WANT to share my hard work with others to keep the internet full of free information. I am a HUGE advocate for that. If you are doing business or opening within the next 2 years my information on the current and extended GDP for the us and various states will still be in effect and I will gladly share my resources and copies I have for free. I have about 6 months on my hands until my business is finally open where-in I will be openly marketing my business (upon advice from this forum!)and trying to help others establish their business so that others are not discouraged from such a great start-up idea for their hometown.
Been curious on how to start up as I am one of those last minute people who will get turned down at every shop after I get off work. Sometimes I'm forced to pay more at the express oil change places the next day when they are open. Got me thinking why aren't there any mobile oil change services out there that work late and come to me? That would be awesome. Maybe my husband and I should start up such a business! I'm paying $40 to wait half an hour at the express shop! Lo and behold, I found this idea out there on the net. Actual businesses in place. Just none near me. And there is a lot I would need to learn about changing oil as there are so many different types of oil, filters, cars needs, etc. so info on the most used would be appreciated. Thanks!