A Clever Take on Residential Window Cleaning with Richard Bitton
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English - November 07, 2019 10:15 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Education Self-Improvement entrepreneurship business ideas startups Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Learn how Revetize uses a business's existing clients to create new revenue opportunities with smart simple but incredibly effective strategies.Learn how to get out of the weeds in starting a business and focus on what’s important.Hear what it’s like for a seasoned entrepreneur to imagine starting a brand new business in under one week.Action Steps:
Spend a nominal amount to form an LLC, and make the commitment to get this started.Don't go into an intense research phase, just move quick.Research to discover what the market of local window cleaners looks like.Chat with window cleaners find out key info like:How much they are charging per paneWhat the standard rate isDifferent services they offerTheir value propositionWhat margins they are looking forWhat they would do differently if they didn’t have to do marketing After establishing relationships with window cleaners, develop a compensation plan that will work for your salespeople (likely some high schoolers about to go to college). e.g.18% commission for their first 100 sales.23% commission for sales 100-300 30% commission on sales over 300Include some bonuses along the way to inspireDevelop the sales pitch that you will teach the salespeople (Consider raising money for college as part of the pitch).Leverage the referral network of the existing salespeople to recruit more like themCreate the behind the scenes systems to get appointments on cleaners schedules etc.Follow through on these action steps and email us your results at [email protected]. You'll get exclusive access to a private Facebook group of action takers and one listener will earn a free mentorship call with our guest, and potentially, a business partnership.
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Richard Bitton is the CEO and co-founder of Revetize. Revetize is a one-stop-shop for customer communication, lead gen, and reputation management. It allows you to leverage your happy customers & quickly acquire referrals, reviews, and repeat business. He previously founded Alpha Solar. He grew up in Idaho and started doing door-to-door sales at 15. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University and currently resides in Lehigh, Utah, A.K.A. the “Silicon Slopes.”
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