[Paul McHugh]

This is the deal Just wonder If I should get on board with it
what do you think Guys
Paul

Cleaning For Three-Piece Suite or Carpets in Two Rooms and a Hallway (£29) or Both (£49) at Dublcheck Cleaning (Up to 72% Off)
 
Amount:
from £29.00
Discount72%You save£76.00
 
Highlights
•   Upholstery, carpet and floor cleaning
•   Offers domestic, office and commercial cleaning

[Paul McHugh]

Hey what do you think?
They did get a hell of a take up
and being here talking to to you guys I have nothing in the diary!!
I presume they rely on the  up-sell

[Barry Livingstone]

Someone still drunk from the weekend!!

[Paul McHugh]

Yes its great for the customer up to 10 mile radius then 50 p per mile
and to be done between March and September weekdays only
I suppose I am reluctant to say its very low price But is it better than NOTHING

[The TACCA Scrutineer]

Another one on drugs 

[Mike Halliday]

you'll get 250 jobs that will take 4 months to complete you will be out of business half way through.

thats my thoughts on it.

[Simon Gerrard]

Yes its great for the customer up to 10 mile radius then 50 p per mile
and to be done between March and September weekdays only
I suppose I am reluctant to say its very low price But is it better than NOTHING

No it's not, IMO it's like signing your businesses death warrant.
Why  not spend your time developing new clients that pay the going rate?

Simon

[Mike Halliday]

do not make big decisions in january or febuary, I guess you are finding it hard right now (so is everyone else) you are looking for opportunities to create business..... but this is not one of them

[Hilton]

As I understand it, you will only get 50% of that £29.00 (or is that wrong) as Groupon take their cut.

May as well do it for free...

[*Hector*]

almost right Hilti...

50% + VAT so £11.34 per job 

[Paul McHugh]

Jesus I new they would take a cut but not that much
so it would be 100 X £11 .34 = £1134 Have to be bloody good upsells!

[benny d]

It will never work in a million years.
Just think the whole situation through, from you doing it, to when in a few years they may want it done agian. Will they come to you at full price then, or go back to Group on again, (if they are still going)?
If they are, they will not come back to you, so why kill yourself for nothing.
Go out and deliver leaflets. More proifitable for you in the long , and possibly/probably short run!

[Kev Martin]

I know sod all about cleaning carpets!

However, what I do know is:

"Any fool can be a busy fool chasing his own tail up his own A**e"

The only winners here are Groupon!

Follow the advice of others and do some business development or if you don't want to do that go and watch Jeremy Kyle because it will be more fun, relaxing and you will have a laugh at some other poor sods expense but moreover you will still have a business at the end of March.

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd
Tiling Logistics

[jasonl]

 I did a 34 quid deal , sold about 120 , got £23 from Groupon off each deal, job average was £60 , plus lots of referrals, plus ongoing work I am still doing 18 months later, well worth it if you are sat twiddling.

The suite and carpet deal is bonkers though , you need to negotiate HARD with Groupon , over several weeks , get them down on their commission % and up on the deal price , then down on what you will do , all the time juggling your normal price detailed on your website , it is very complex but if you know your numbers you will turn a wage, not a decent profit though.

[benny d]

Go on do it....

You will be dooomed, dooomed I tells ya! 

[Paul McHugh]

Interesting different viewpoints from Kevin and Jason oh and  Benny, I'm ready to cut my throat lol!
I know what most are saying and generally agree, no one wants to work for nowt!!
but up here in North Yorks within Selby a somewhat depressed area and pretty small catchment area its difficult to think what to do next, without spending what I don't have.
I have the website, I have delivered  4500 leaflets, myself, I am in, at vast expense the local monthly journal.I'm in the post office windows.the parish mag and the area notice boards
In Google places. (Google ad words too pricey).at the moment 

Maybe a village green naked dance with my wand? not a pretty sight  er no! that's no!   

[Simon Gerrard]

Paul,
It's a quiet time of year so don't panic. I'd take the supposed Groupon success stories with a pinch of salt if I were you and make your decision purely on whether or not your business can survive working as cheaply as that. The gamble is that these groupon people will use you again in the future or whether they will simply go for the next groupon deal that comes along.

Simon

[benny d]

Paul,
I like your webiste.

[clinton]

As some of the above posts have said it can be a quiet time of the year so dont rush into this.

Not sure about this suite and upholstery deal mind.

[Paul McHugh]

Cheers Benny Wish I got something from it ? what about Mr BBC voice cost me a £5