[Neil Williams]

Don't know if this will work but here goes!

It seems that those doing the groupon thing are bringing in extra Prize jobs because of the advert that shows their website from across numerous sites, which potential customers go to and subsequently make contact by.

So if this is correct () why not run the groupon advert but just fail to turn up to those who want the £29 job, instead deal with those who are willing to pay a decent price including these commercials that are apparently coming forward because of groupon ().

Clearly groupon aren't going to be chuffed one iota but (so what), they strike you off from ever advertising with them again (so what). The thing is you've gained major advertising at zero cost and picked up good work.

Even better than that is that if we all did it, groupon might just refuse to ever advertise carpet cleaning again which would benefit the industry.

So do you think it's a goer?

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

clever thinking

[Paul Moss]

£29 is still more than  half of what I charge.

[Simon Gerrard]

Neil,
You been on the wine again?

[Neil Williams]

Neil,
You been on the wine again?

I like to think that some of my greatest brainwaves came whilst somewhat under the influence of alcohol, but having hardly touched the stuff for 6 months these are fully thought out without any mind bending products these days.

Well no one rubbished it yet, so it can't be too bad then

[Simon Gerrard]

Neil,
Your whole plan, brilliant as it is, relies totally on there actually being all these droves of people who look on groupon adverts desperate to find a professional carpet cleaner and them not just being the figments of some over active imaginations.

[clarkson]

 Hi
 wont groupon sue you for all the lost revenue when they have to refund dozens of vouchers?

 john

[Neil Williams]

wont groupon sue you for all the lost revenue when they have to refund dozens of vouchers?

That had occured to me but all depends what's in the contract.
So if that is the case then just tell them you can't carry out the work due to sickness, injury whatever, but still do all those who come to you freely via your own website.....on the back of the groupon advert....simples

[Simon Gerrard]

Mmm, not quite so simples. If your big plan involves all of us doing the same thing to p groupon off, wont  they get a tad suspicious that we are all of sick or otherwise incapacitated? 

[John Higgins]

You should love groupon because when all the idiots who have tied up their
business with loss leader jobs and have gone belly up. you will have less
competion.

What looks good on paper when juggling figures in reality is a very dangerouse marketing
ploy as we all know in the real world of running a business e doesnot = mc2.

[Steve Rothwell]

what the hell are you rattling on about..........


just stick to fixing snooker matches....

[Jim_77]

He's innocent don't you know!!!!!

[derek west]

half 8 in the morning jim, don't be late so that means no drinking.





































not even a sip

[Steve Rothwell]

He's innocent don't you know!!!!!

it was a cover up...............

guilty as sin


 

[Jim_77]

Derek/Billy,

I think me & Kev got a bit of crossed wires about the training day - I enquired about it but never confirmed... I'm going to do the next one in the new year, cos I'm gonna be busy with pre -xmas stuff for the next couple of months so I won't do the training justice.

Have fun