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Rated People.com

Posted by James on June 22, 2010 at 4:28pm
Hello all,Have you herd of rated people .com ? i think its the best thing since sliced bread it has bought me in so much work that i am having to turn work down,on average iam getting 8 out 10 jobs that i estimate for and most of them stay as regular customers on maintenance.Leaflet dropping and News Paper advertising just cant live up to what this site has to offer or what it brings in.
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    Phil Voice June 22, 2010 at 4:34pm
    Hi James

    There are a number of topics on Rated People.
    http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/main/search/search?q=rated+people
  • James June 22, 2010 at 4:37pm
    Thanks Philip i will take a look
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    Gary RK June 22, 2010 at 4:43pm
    Hi James,

    I think it's great that you are getting work from this source, but my initial comments would be, that if you are getting 8 out of 10 jobs, then you are quoting too cheap ?

    Just don't end up being 'a busy fool' making no money and working all hours. However, only you know you cost base and what you need to run a profitable business.

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think there are stats that suggest if you achieve a 1 in 3 rate then that is good.

    We have struggled to get quality leads down here in the s/east - maybe regionally it is different, but now we do not use such sites. Maybe we will look again in the future.
  • James June 22, 2010 at 5:04pm
    Hi Thanks for your reply,

    Yes i would say that i have done a few of the jobs a little to cheap but others i have made a nice profit on,i guess at the end of the day different things work for different people and like you say it depends on location to

    gary @ affinity landscapes said:
    Hi James,

    I think it's great that you are getting work from this source, but my initial comments would be, that if you are getting 8 out of 10 jobs, then you are quoting too cheap ?

    Just don't end up being 'a busy fool' making no money and working all hours. However, only you know you cost base and what you need to run a profitable business.

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think there are stats that suggest if you achieve a 1 in 3 rate then that is good.

    We have struggled to get quality leads down here in the s/east - maybe regionally it is different, but now we do not use such sites. Maybe we will look again in the future.
  • Boxelder Landscapes June 22, 2010 at 5:13pm
    Well done for winning the work, I use rated people if i get a quiet spell. The one thing that I don't like is that the potential customer isn't made aware that the tradesmen have to pay for the leads, in landscape construction this can be as much as £25 plus vat, also they imply that only 3 people get to buy the leads, nonesense, last one I went for there were 5 of us pricing it. If i get one out of 3 then I'm happy, it deffinately is a good source of leads when your quiet or starting out.
  • HM GARDENS June 23, 2010 at 6:57am
    http://www.mr-skill.co.uk/

    I had an email from above saying they did not have enough gardeners, don't think there is any charges but don't know how you can quote without seeing garden.
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