Fairly making money by sub-contracting - New Business Startup

[Spoon]

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

Again, hightower would probably put this better but all I can say is: In this posts case, yes, a persons quote will be a lot better than your app quote......

 

[Andy78]

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

All you are doing here with statements like that and many others in this thread is convincing your potential target audience that you don't have the first idea about what we do or what you are doing.

 

[hightower]

Again, hightower would probably put this better but all I can say is

Ha, you make me out to compare with Shakespeare, so I'll leave with this appropriate quote:

"Your brain is as dry as the remainder biscuit after voyage"

Seriously OP, think carefully before you spent another minute on this project.

 

[Spoon]

Ha, you make me out to compare with Shakespeare, so I'll leave with this appropriate quote:

"Your brain is as dry as the remainder biscuit after voyage"

Seriously OP, think carefully before you spent another minute on this project.

haha. ive had quite a few slaggings off about my wonderful brain, and the way it thinks, but it has never been put so quaintly before..

 

[hightower]

haha. ive had quite a few slaggings off about my wonderful brain, and the way it thinks, but it has never been put so quaintly before..

Oh no, I was aiming at the OP

 

[Spoon]

Oh no, I was aiming at the OP

I know mate. That's why I put the smiley face at the end of my post. I do like to twist some posts.

 

[puffy]

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?

Easy. Ask customer these first:

• What is the business
• What are your targeted audience
• Are your selling products/services or just displaying static content
• Budget

So I still dont understand what are you trying to get across. If I have a web development business and someone asks that question, my website would extract those information already.

All you are doing here with statements like that and many others in this thread is convincing your potential target audience that you don't have the first idea about what we do or what you are doing.

All Im doing is finding a solution to a problem. Now what is that problem you may ask? A process where constant work is available eliminating confusion of what a customer wants. It seems to be tough in this electrical business. I'll find a way.

 

[Andy78]

All Im doing is finding a solution to a problem. Now what is that problem you may ask? A process where constant work is available eliminating confusion of what a customer wants. It seems to be tough in this electrical business. I'll find a way.

And there lies your problem, this problem doesn't exist. All you are looking to do is take a large percentage someone else's hard earned money in exchange for passing on details.
For the amount you propose asking for, any electrician could easily increase their business through existing and established promotional methods.
Your business model offers nothing that any electrician or electrical firm could not do for themselves.

 

[Spoon]

Again, its good that you have a positive attitude towards this (blinkered though it may be) but it just can't compete against someone going round, seeing what is actually involved in the job and then quoting. You have to be living on cloud cuckoo land to think it will. You will end up losing money cause your quotes are either too small (then the good electricians will quit and you will end up with muppets doing the job) or you quote will be too high and you won't get the job.

 

[puffy]

... All you are looking to do is take a large percentage someone else's hard earned money ...

And here we have someone that has their eyes fixed, glued and hammered down on the 10% - 15% where I've said to erase that for a bit.

If I'm correct, I think the business model reflects an umbrella company. hmmmmm....