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I 100% agree... I would go as far to say without an online presence these days you don't look very professional. The 1st thing I do when using someone new is google them even if they have been recommended.It always grinds my goat when I hear that, must be honest. There are loads of things you can do for a working well-lubed business with a new website. Such as start increasing your prices more, and do less work for more money. Or start subbing it out, and do no work and earn money. Or start taking on new staff, and spread the love. Or take on an apprentice, and spread the skills so it doesn't die off.
The only reason I could ever see for somebody not wanting more business in, is if they provided work to only domestic (not VAT registered) customers and were staying under the VAT threshold themselves, to prevent them from being 20% more expensive all of a sudden.
Other than that, why would anybody not want more work?
And you're kinda putting all your eggs in one basket there. Make hay while the sun shines and spend some of your profits on protecting the profits. What happens when you've replaced all the boilers for your county? lol
It always grinds my goat when I hear that, must be honest. There are loads of things you can do for a working well-lubed business with a new website. Such as start increasing your prices more, and do less work for more money. Or start subbing it out, and do no work and earn money. Or start taking on new staff, and spread the love. Or take on an apprentice, and spread the skills so it doesn't die off.
The only reason I could ever see for somebody not wanting more business in, is if they provided work to only domestic (not VAT registered) customers and were staying under the VAT threshold themselves, to prevent them from being 20% more expensive all of a sudden.
Other than that, why would anybody not want more work?
And you're kinda putting all your eggs in one basket there. Make hay while the sun shines and spend some of your profits on protecting the profits. What happens when you've replaced all the boilers for your county? lol
It always grinds my goat when I hear that, must be honest. There are loads of things you can do for a working well-lubed business with a new website. Such as start increasing your prices more, and do less work for more money. Or start subbing it out, and do no work and earn money. Or start taking on new staff, and spread the love. Or take on an apprentice, and spread the skills so it doesn't die off.
The only reason I could ever see for somebody not wanting more business in, is if they provided work to only domestic (not VAT registered) customers and were staying under the VAT threshold themselves, to prevent them from being 20% more expensive all of a sudden.
Other than that, why would anybody not want more work?
And you're kinda putting all your eggs in one basket there. Make hay while the sun shines and spend some of your profits on protecting the profits. What happens when you've replaced all the boilers for your county? lol
That's fair enough.Gets my goat when others think they know what's best for me
I'm a one man band and have no interest in building my business up, I have more than enough work at the moment through word of mouth, I haven't advertised for probably 12 yrs or more (lucky or good, call it what you want)
had a few apprentices along the way and out of 5, one is still in the industry. The others just wanted to earn big money after a fortnight for very little effort
I have a lot of respect for the younger guys who have a plan to expand, it's just not for me (I'm 48)
Why the big push towards a website ?
Great opportunity for some, just not for me
It always grinds my goat when I hear that, must be honest. There are loads of things you can do for a working well-lubed business with a new website. Such as start increasing your prices more, and do less work for more money. Or start subbing it out, and do no work and earn money. Or start taking on new staff, and spread the love. Or take on an apprentice, and spread the skills so it doesn't die off.
The only reason I could ever see for somebody not wanting more business in, is if they provided work to only domestic (not VAT registered) customers and were staying under the VAT threshold themselves, to prevent them from being 20% more expensive all of a sudden.
Other than that, why would anybody not want more work?
And you're kinda putting all your eggs in one basket there. Make hay while the sun shines and spend some of your profits on protecting the profits. What happens when you've replaced all the boilers for your county? lol
Think he's just speaking his mind , which makes this place interestingThat's fair enough.
Move along then. Why even contribute to the thread if you've got no interest in it? lol
Let the lads contribute to it who have something to bring to it lad.
Currently have 12 full time guys working for us and still growing but all by word of mouth , just taken on our first appreciate late last year.
Spending my profits by buying land to build houses on, going to do another 10year flat out then feet up hopefully
Think he's just speaking his mind , which makes this place interesting
A website should run its self once set up.There is a masssive difference between being a self employed plumber (be it under guise of ltd. ) and a plumbing business. Just being a plumber is extremely demanding. You simply can't expect a man to be sweating joints in the morning and then analysing his website traffic in the afternoon. This is why anything that I would call a conventional business would have a technical or front of shop level worker, and another person whose sole concern is the website clicks, twitter posts, branding, recruitment etc.
Trying to do both things at the time might work for a bit but long term one or the other will always get neglected and we arrive to the point of state of things about which your post is based.
Let's do this!!!!In my opinion a generic website is almost as bad as no website. I must have checked out quite a few by now, design aside the majority have pretty much the same exact content, pretty much the same googled photos of some german bloke wearing a red baseball cap with a pair of stilsons under a kitchen sink.
A good website is proactive, it reflects what you do with things like photos of your work, customer reviews, an updated blog maybe some householder tips. No generic photos or wall of text.
Also you have to realise that even 5 year old websites are outdated now, there are new scripts, social media interactions, search engine related stuff all that gets updated very quickly. Back in the day when broadband wasnt around you had to use crappy massaic photos now you can go to town go 4k videos HD photos.
It is an amazing opportunity for any business but like I said earlier you just cant be on the tools and doing this stuff at the same time. Just from personal experience I've had an introductory offer on the website for over a year now. I just cant find the time to update the damn thing
It's the Plumbers Arms mate. You need access to there. I'll sort it for you now you've clearly sent us some details before now to be GSR etc.I'm not a tiler or electrician Dan. It will not let me see the link.
Cheers mate.It's the Plumbers Arms mate. You need access to there. I'll sort it for you now you've clearly sent us some details before now to be GSR etc.
Done.Cheers mate.
I think we need to change the love heart to a high five or something for that friendly rating thing lolThank you
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