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    quiteshirty.com is offline Senior Member
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    summer biz job ideas

    hey

    me and a few friends have decided to maek some good money this holiday.
    we decided on doing things such as:

    car washing
    window cleaning
    lawn mowing
    gardening
    sweet sales

    just wandering if anyone has any other ideas?

    I was thinking of firstly making a flyer, and delivering it to a few hundred houses, with an email and telephone and list of services offered, with rough prices.

    then if we dont get many replies, go out all kitted up, up to peoples houses and ask if they would need any of our services.

    any improvements?

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    This is what I think.

    Go to Vistaprint.com and get business cards, and go around and hand them out, with the services provided, and get leads this way.
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    i was going to print them off myself to save costs?
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    I would have it done professionally, it is still cheap. Cards that are made on the Avery Card stock suck. The flyers aren't going to get you the return you want. Going door to door will always work. Human interaction. Let me know you are struggling and you can do anything to satisfy them. Anything. Let me know how it goes.
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    okay so im thinking get them done professionally, and when we go to hand them out, instead of just posting them through, we knock on the door, ask and talk to them about everything, and then if they are interested hand them a flyer/business card, to make a decision and get back to us.

    anyone got any other ideas apart from
    car washing
    window cleaning
    lawn mowing
    gardening
    sweet sales
    ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by quiteshirty.com View Post
    okay so im thinking get them done professionally, and when we go to hand them out, instead of just posting them through, we knock on the door, ask and talk to them about everything, and then if they are interested hand them a flyer/business card, to make a decision and get back to us.

    anyone got any other ideas apart from
    car washing
    window cleaning
    lawn mowing
    gardening
    sweet sales
    ?
    thanks
    I'm not in the states but these sorts of jobs are quite tacky if you are not a profesional at them. Can't you think of anything else to do? Try and land a good temp job in a big firm or something?

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    im in the uk, and im planning on doing it with a few friends, and charge proper amounts and do decent work.

    the whole point of doing this instead of a temp job is that we can work the hours we choose, its more social as we can talk, and like have a good time during our holidays, and also earn some money. working the hours we choose.
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    If anyone on this forum tried this in California you would have no Business. The Mexicans dominate this sector of the market. They are a damn monopoly. I'm not racist, Just pointing out the obvious.

    FWI: I'm Mexican

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    lol...nice
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    Going through the same process

    I am currently going through the same process with my own home car wash biz and I have decided to go door to door and do a quick market survey for my business. So then people know who I am, know my service, and will have a good first impression of me and my business.

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    mmmmm yeah, you'll make a lot of money, sure.

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    Why don't you offer online services?

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    I was thinking about mowing lawns this summer too but I'm not sure if I'm good enough. I know it's not a huge task, but there are many businesses, primarily Mexican, with better equipment and can probably charge a similar, probably slightly larger fee than what I can.

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    instead of saying do online services, state what online services?

    the reason i was thinking of outdoor jobs is firstly, its the summer, enjoy the weather and the time off from school, also want to do it with some friends for fun.

    in the uk we dont seem to have these mexican companies dominating this market, infact iv never had anyone knock at our door and offer this.
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    anyone? bump!
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