london plumbing maintenance by cycle or tube train

[nick11]

hi all

moving to london next month to set up my gas/plumbing biz on a shoestring of £100 any ideas on what part of londonn to launch in for one man band, should i commmute by cycle or tube or van?

is central ondon best for gas and plumbing maintenance, how should i market, social media, google, local nespaper etc.

cheers for help

 

[diamondgas]

Gas man on a bike? Well I started on foot/bus so why not! Just wondering where you'll put your fga?

You for real?

 

[PlumbBobBob]

with only £100? you'll need to spend that a week in london on advertising alone.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

need 20k min to start with !

do not understand

R U KIDDING US

 

[cr0ft]

I am 100% sure this is a wind-up

 

[SafeGasInstall]

he has posted on here few more posts ,he is very good generating work but does not know how to fined out how much pimlico plumbers are paying !!!

and nick you do not know the city (beter get your self tom tom mate and A-Z
and your wallet as you will need it here

 

[diamondgas]

[h=2]Nick11 has also posted in last 3 weeks (joined in June) -

become gas safe registered gas engineer best learning resources[/h]

hi all

have started a course with olci good written material but looking at video and other resources to learn faster about purging, tightness testing etc etc have used youtube videos which ar egood , would appreciate any other learning resources video demos etc any tips appreciated

[h=2]

Pimlico Plumbers Self Employed rate[/h]

hi

saw a job ad for pimlico plumbers self employed anyone know whatthe rate is and terms and conditions please as i am about to launch my one man band business in london and want to be employing lots of plumbers soon s o market reseach on comptitors vital

thanks

On ya Bike is my best advice Nick11 ! :waving:​

​

 

[SafeGasInstall]

good job mate

 

[Blackcatgas]

Spend the £100 on a big bag of crack.

 

[Gray0689]

Think he already got some mate lol

 

[REDSAW]

nick! hope i am not being rude here and getting this wrong, but,

there is something about £100, a bike, going to london and the 11 in your name!!!.

your not running away from home are you????????????lol

p.m. me son if you need too.

 

[tamz]

You'd be lucky to get a start selling the big issue with a £100 and saying that the big issue may be more profitable.

 

[unguided1]

Raflmfao

 

[stevetheplumber]

i was wondering if he had a cat?

 

[franky]

Do not feed the trolls:leaving:

 

[pobsdad]

But we're hungry!

 

[nick11]

Anyone done a marketing plan for offering plumbing and gas services to London,

What would you advise to be my unique selling point besides me possibly using a cycle?

Do you deliver leaflets to your target market, should i target the more affluent as i intend to offer services 20% cheaper than pimlico advertised prices.

Does anyone have any marketing contacts that can answer the question:
how can you achive me £1m plumbing and gas sales in my first year of trading in london without spending a penny on advertising, my initial thought was to get a leaflet printed and offer 4 other businesses like curry house, florist ect to advertise on leaflet, so that they pay for the printing of the leaflet and delivery and not me.

 

[SimonG]

Did you work for energy greenhouse a fortnight ago?

 

[tamz]

Full of clever ideas aren't you. Keep at it. You are onto a winner:yesnod:

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

:whatchutalkingabout:whatchutalkingabout:whatchutalkingabout:asshole:

 

[Gray0689]

Full of clever ideas aren't you. Keep at it. You are onto a winner:yesnod:

I agree lol
rodney this time next year we will be millionaires lmao

 

[REDSAW]

Anyone done a marketing plan for offering plumbing and gas services to London, in my other businesses i use elance.com, freelancer or mymaninindia for marketing plan.

What would you advise to be my unique selling point besides me possibly using a cycle?

Do you deliver leaflets to your target market, should i target the more affluent as i intend to offer services 20% cheaper than pimlico advertised prices.

Does anyone have any marketing contacts that can answer the question:
how can you achive me £1m plumbing and gas sales in my first year of trading in london without spending a penny on advertising, my initial thought was to get a leaflet printed and offer 4 other businesses like curry house, florist ect to advertise on leaflet, so that they pay for the printing of the leaflet and delivery and not me.

i have done some 'research' based on your recommended methods.
to be quite frank, you are chasing the wrong 'tiger'.
you will never get domestic work from under cutting pimlico based on those tactics, the methods you describe are more suited to commercial product management if you can find one that is willing to let you grease their palms with £100 for the chance of a tender.
and for the other!, how gullable do you think people are to advertise a sweet shop on a plumbers leaflet and say thanks to you as they pay you the dosh??????????.
you would be lucky getting one job per thousand on that, even then to unblock a toilet.

your missing a key ingredient here, reputation or mass investment (£100 upwards)

 

[Dannypipe]

Proof that there are more out than in. Funny.

Can't see you turning over a million in your first year mate, your bike would wear out.

 

[gaspastemania]

What type of bike is it???

 

[REDSAW]

well!,

it could well explode with good luck
nice tube rack.imo




then again, it could lead nowhere.



i did see him delivering the company fleet the other day,
safegasinstalls the yellow one.....

 

[unguided1]

Still RAFLMFAO

 

[BLOD]

the bike in photo 2 is perfect for those days when you never seem to get anywhere !

 

[SafeGasInstall]

OP you are some kind of a joker aint you ! you are well winding up all of us here

 

[Mrs Tara Plumbi]

I could be very wrong but my best guess is Nich has mental Health problems reminds me a lot of people i have come across with bipolar also known as manic–depressive disorder.

I will address just one of the strategies Nick suggests: Under cutting.
I strongly feel that under cutting is NEVER a good strategy for self employed or small businesses. It seems madness to try to drive prices low in the hope of getting lots of work and working 24 hours 365 days... when the aim should be to earn a descent living within 5 days a week (A dream for most self employed people) and even hope to have some spare cash to cover time off for holidays.

If most similar businesses are charge £40, lets say, there is no reason or benefit for you to go in at £20 or £30. Stick with the £40.
As there are already lots of plumbers out there you can bet that the current typical price in your area is a good one for the customer, it is not over inflated.

As for competing with Pimlico Plumbers...! It has taken years of work, lots of money, and a very clever business man to develop such a business. If it was so easy that any one with a £100 and a bike could do it I'd be getting myself a bike tomorrow.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

I could be very wrong but my best guess is Nich has mental Health problems reminds me a lot of people i have come across with bipolar also known as manic–depressive disorder.

I will address just one of the strategies Nick suggests: Under cutting.
I strongly feel that under cutting is NEVER a good strategy for self employed or small businesses. It seems madness to try to drive prices low in the hope of getting lots of work and working 24 hours 365 days... when the aim should be to earn a descent living within 5 days a week (A dream for most self employed people) and even hope to have some spare cash to cover time off for holidays.

If most similar businesses are charge £40, lets say, there is no reason or benefit for you to go in at £20 or £30. Stick with the £40.
As there are already lots of plumbers out there you can bet that the current typical price in your area is a good one for the customer, it is not over inflated.

As for competing with Pimlico Plumbers...! It has taken years of work, lots of money, and a very clever business man to develop such a business. If it was so easy that any one with a £100 and a bike could do it I'd be getting myself a bike tomorrow.

well said