Maid2Clean (Northants)

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angieb

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Jan 11, 2006

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NORTHAMPTON

• Jan 11, 2006

• Original Poster
• #1

Hi everyone!

Thought I would quickly introduce myself. I am based in Northampton and have taken a domestic cleaning franchise, I've only just started and everything is very new at the moment.

I thought it would be a good idea to join the forum where I would get to bounce ideas off more experienced business people and hopefully share some of my experiences with you all as I go along!

Till next time.....

 

creacom

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Oct 12, 2005

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Highlands, Scotland

• Jan 11, 2006

• #2

Hi Angie

Welcome to the forums and best of luck with your business.

Do you do all the work alonr at the moment or do you have employees ?

Jacqui '')

 

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mattk

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• Jan 11, 2006

• #3

Welcome Angie.

What's your favourite cleaning product? Mine's Cillit Bang.

 

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Jayne

• Jan 11, 2006

• #4

Hi Angie,

Welcome to the forum

Jayne

 

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Coding Monkey

• Jan 11, 2006

• #5

Hi Angie,

As a friendly tip, I'd remove all the text at the bottom of your NORTHANTS page on your website. It will only work against you.

 

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uksbc

• Jan 11, 2006

• #6

welcome,

good luck with your new business

i have no doubt everyone here will help you wherever we can

 

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mumper

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• Jan 11, 2006

• #7

Hi Angie, welcome to the forums.

 

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angieb

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Jan 11, 2006

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NORTHAMPTON

• Jan 11, 2006

• Original Poster
• #8

Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement!!

Maid2Clean is an agency so what I do is advertise for cleaners and leaflet(bane of my life) for clients. Because I am a new business I am not yet in yellow pages. My main form of marketing is leaflet drops. I don/t do any cleaning myself but if I had to my fave cleaning product is a microfibre cloth. You don't need any product, just a damp cloth and a dry one.

For windows/mirrors etc, just a little washing up liquid or lemon juice with some water. Wipe over with damp microfibre and buff up with the dry one- easy!!

Works on chrome, ceramic, glass, wood - everything!

Speak to you all again soon.

 

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angieb

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Jan 11, 2006

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NORTHAMPTON

• Jan 11, 2006

• Original Poster
• #9

MacMyDay said:

Hi Angie,

As a friendly tip, I'd remove all the text at the bottom of your NORTHANTS page on your website. It will only work against you.

Click to expand...

Thanks for that, but why? It was my franchisor that insisted on the garb, in fact he told me that I didn't have enough info!!

 

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Coding Monkey

• Jan 11, 2006

• #10

Because it's considered spam to search engines, and they will penalise you for it, to the extent that you can be banned for trying such tactics. Not on the search engines? Big problems.

PM me if you want more advice

 

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Hotelexpert

• Jan 16, 2006

• #11

angieb said:

Hi everyone!

Thought I would quickly introduce myself. I am based in Northampton and have taken a domestic cleaning franchise, I've only just started and everything is very new at the moment.

I thought it would be a good idea to join the forum where I would get to bounce ideas off more experienced business people and hopefully share some of my experiences with you all as I go along!

Till next time.....

Click to expand...

Welocme to the forum and best of luck with your business.

You should consider going along to a business event called "New Year New Start" in Northampton this Wednesday 18th January. I came across this as it was kindly posted by UKBF member Easyasit.

Have a look here for more details:
http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=8556&highlight=

Cheers
Lawrence

 

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Magsite

• Jan 26, 2006

• #12

Welcome!

Lisa

 

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crus

• Jan 26, 2006

• #13

Welcome an good luck!

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Pebble Communications

• Jan 26, 2006

• #14

Hi

I have to back up Mac with his comment about the huge block of keywords at the bottom of the page. If your franchisor is insisting on it he is seriously out-of-date with his SEO techniques.

It is called keyword loading and Mac is right; the search engines (esp. google) specifically exclude sites that do this. It used to work in the bad old days but not any more! It will hinder you, rather than help, if google etc will not include your site in any search results.

Good luck with your business.

Fiona Bailey
www.pebblecommunications.co.uk

 

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Pebble Communications

• Jan 26, 2006

• #15

Looking at those keywords again, a lot of them are there for him/her to sell more franchises anyway, and are nothing to do with attracting customers for your service.

 

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caroline

• Jan 26, 2006

• #16

Hi Angie and welcome! Us business women must be starting to outnumber the men soon! :wink: :wink:

 

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