Fairly making money by sub-contracting - New Business Startup

[sean_ork]

Do you install the containment as well ?

 

[sparksburnout]

After reading your last post my 'manhood response' would be you have delusions of grandeur. I'm starting to believe this is nothing more than a wind up.

It does take some believing tower you are right. I think the main point to come out of the last comment, is that we live in the real world and this guy lives in a cyber one.

 

[puffy]

...It's going to take a little more than £50 on Google adwords to get it off the ground even. That is why I said you have delusions of grandeur - you seem to have the blinkers on and still can't take on board what seasoned sparks are telling you, that a) decent sparks don't need your service and b) customers won't (for long) pay for services from not-so-decent-sparks.

That £50 is just a teaser. I know I need more and I know how to spend less. This business is not for everyone. Not every taxi men/women jumped on the Uber band wagon. Not everyone shops on eBay, not everyone processes their card through Paypal and believe me, not everyone do their searches through Google. Im not here to get everyone but rather listen to everyone.

 

[hightower]

That £50 is just a teaser. I know I need more and I know how to spend less. This business is not for everyone. Not every taxi men/women jumped on the Uber band wagon. Not everyone shops on eBay, not everyone processes their card through Paypal and believe me, not everyone do their searches through Google. Im not here to get everyone but rather listen to everyone.

Blinkers on. What you've essentially proposed is an umbrella company. A customer uses the app, your guys go scope the work, give a price, and you get a subby involved.

So riddle me this. Why do you need the app? What's the issue with a customer phoning/emailing you saying "hey can you come give a price for this?"

If you're going to go an price the work before involving a subby, I don't see what the point of this all singing website/app is, except that it utilises your skills in something that you're possibly good at to create a link to something that you're not so good at. You're fixing a problem that quite frankly doesn't exist.

We're going round in circles here, do what you want, but you came here looking for feedback, and I sincerely hope you take it on board otherwise you'll end up like those on Dragon's Den that remortgage their house 5 times and still have nothing to show for it.

"But I will have something to show for it, you'll see when I get 'the picture' up"

 

[puffy]

Here is my question, how do subbies get their work? Noticed I said subbies. I assume something like: Dave phones his mate and say "jim here's a job sheet, do this work for me". Is that similar?

 

[puffy]

So riddle me this. Why do you need the app? What's the issue with a customer phoning/emailing you saying "hey can you come give a price for this?"

Ahhh the customer may have more than one quotes so I'm eliminating just to have my quote.

 

[Spoon]

Ahhh the customer may have more than one quotes so I'm eliminating just to have my quote.

I would think that your customer will have more quotes, based on people coming round and viewing the job, then giving accurate quotes. You on the other hand is giving the customer a very rough estimate.
For example: customer wants a re-wire. 1 quote is £3,500, another is £3,300. Your estimate is £2,000 to £3,000 (or maybe £3,000 to £4,000) with a possible £1,000 on top. Why would anyone agree to your estimate?

 

[puffy]

I would think that your customer will have more quotes, based on people coming round and viewing the job, then giving accurate quotes. You on the other hand is giving the customer a very rough estimate.
For example: customer wants a re-wire. 1 quote is £3,500, another is £3,300. Your estimate is £2,000 to £3,000 (or maybe £3,000 to £4,000) with a possible £1,000 on top. Why would anyone agree to your estimate?

So realisticly a rough quote is a waste of time and an in person quote is preferred?

 

[hightower]

So realisticly a rough quote is a waste of time and an in person quote is preferred?

Here's a question for you that might be better understood and help the point sink:

I'm setting up a business and need a website. How much will it cost?

 

[Spoon]

Here's a question for you that might be better understood and help the point sink:

I'm setting up a business and need a website. How much will it cost?

I like you hightower.. You come across a hell of a lot better than me..