there would have to be a huge reason for me to pay for a quote. I'd pay for an insurance quote if I knew I'd get the money back on a successful claim going through. I'd consider paying for a quote for something very niche, perhaps an extensive restoration of something whereby the quoter had to obviously spend a lot of time collating info for the quote. I 99% wouldnt pay for a home improvement quote though...
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No, its now the norm not to pay for a quote, by charging you will put yourself at a serious disadvantage, the only exception would be if the customer has made it quite clear that they only want one for a mortgage or an insurance company.
I really wish we could charge, it would ween out the trouble makers, what we need is a tradesman union where they say you MUST charge for quotes
I really wish we could charge, it would ween out the trouble makers, what we need is a tradesman union where they say you MUST charge for quotes
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Depends what you have in mind TBH...
"pay now, and - if you accept the quote - what later?"
I'm intrigued now...
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THANKS!
Let me ask the same Question? in a slightly different Way!:|lol
Would you pay for a quotation! if there was An incentive attached??
Thanks Again.
if the incentive was somethting I wanted and its value was equal to or exceeded the cost of the quote, I might. To be honest, if I was looking for a quote for home improvements, I'd just want a straight quote for the work with no gimmicks attatched...
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Willself
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Geoff!!
Excellent!!..Lets assume you are looking 4 Home Improvements..say a Kichen!
OK...i say, that i will come and Quote you on a No-Obligation Basis!
However you must pay up-front £XXX....for which you will get A guaranteed
7 Night Stay! at a Top Quality Holiday Resort! in say 1 of 5 Destinations!
including School Holidays Valued..more than your £XXX.fee
Appreciate your feedback.....Thankyou.
Excellent!!..Lets assume you are looking 4 Home Improvements..say a Kichen!
OK...i say, that i will come and Quote you on a No-Obligation Basis!
However you must pay up-front £XXX....for which you will get A guaranteed
7 Night Stay! at a Top Quality Holiday Resort! in say 1 of 5 Destinations!
including School Holidays Valued..more than your £XXX.fee
Appreciate your feedback.....Thankyou.
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OK , I would see this as a company trying to do something different to stand out from the rest and i would suggest that any company does this. One thing for sure though is when you start offering holidays people immediatly suspect its like the 'scratch card' holidays where you can travel only certain dates and certain conditions like you can stay but you have to pay for your own flights. These are considered cons these days so providing your steering away from that and you can lay your cards on the table with an honest approach and a fair offer then i can see you doing very well assuming you have connections to this holiday and your not paying for it on behalf of the customer.
In fact the more i think about it are you sure you have thought about this carefully ha ?
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Willself
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WHICH!!
Rest assured i would inform the client requesting A quote!!What the
Holiday Promotion entailed!!Having Sold Holidays !! for a Decision
on the Day!! i think i am skilled enough!! to know when to CLOSE!!
Besides if it entailed Airfares transfers a £1,000 Kitchen would cost 10K!
Rest assured i would inform the client requesting A quote!!
What the Holiday Promotion entailed!!
Having Sold Holidays !! for a Decisionon the Day!! i think i am skilled enough!! to know when to CLOSE!!
Besides if it entailed Airfares transfers a £1,000 Kitchen would cost 10K!
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WHICH!!
Rest assured i would inform the client requesting A quote!!
Holiday Promotion entailed!!
on the Day!! i think i am skilled enough!! to know when to CLOSE!!
Besides if it entailed Airfares transfers a £1,000 Kitchen would cost 10K
TOO complicated an incentive. As mentioned these offers are associated with 'scratch' holidays even free ones with destination and times strictly limited and the overall bill more expensive as you have to pay for meals. If your looking to offer a genuine deal the local travel agents earns just 10% on budget holidays. He is not going to bother offering a discount on that for low volume introductions.
As said then. Wrong type of incentive. You could of course look at something more practical like a new set of saucepans but frankly I think that the public are a bit more savvy these days when it comes to gimmicks and in any event are used to free estimates.
A recent personal experience hoever might provide the perfect solution to many tradesmen looking to maximise revenue from quotations.
It like most successful new inititaives is simple. Offer to types of quote as my architect did. A basic Free one giving only pricing for a typical type of building and another chargeble quote with a CAD 3D full colour drawing. More of an artists impression these were far short of full architects drawings but nevertheless were extremely useful in playing around with.
Great if your thinking of a new kitchen and even how new raqds would look in the lounge and I think most people would pay a reasonable fee for actually seeing the makeover before commiting to the big expenses and it is already the norm with many interior desighers.
There you go then. A basic quote for free and an enhanced more detailed quote with artists illustration for a reasonable fee.
Hope the info helps. BTW. Be nice to know how much you were thinking of charging.
Robert
Incidentally. I recently tried out a few of these CAD software packages and some are really easy to use. Let me know if anyone interested.
As said then. Wrong type of incentive. You could of course look at something more practical like a new set of saucepans but frankly I think that the public are a bit more savvy these days when it comes to gimmicks and in any event are used to free estimates.
A recent personal experience hoever might provide the perfect solution to many tradesmen looking to maximise revenue from quotations.
It like most successful new inititaives is simple. Offer to types of quote as my architect did. A basic Free one giving only pricing for a typical type of building and another chargeble quote with a CAD 3D full colour drawing. More of an artists impression these were far short of full architects drawings but nevertheless were extremely useful in playing around with.
Great if your thinking of a new kitchen and even how new raqds would look in the lounge and I think most people would pay a reasonable fee for actually seeing the makeover before commiting to the big expenses and it is already the norm with many interior desighers.
There you go then. A basic quote for free and an enhanced more detailed quote with artists illustration for a reasonable fee.
Hope the info helps. BTW. Be nice to know how much you were thinking of charging.
Robert
Incidentally. I recently tried out a few of these CAD software packages and some are really easy to use. Let me know if anyone interested.
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Can we just establish something here.I was under the impression that the OP was a tradsman trying to promote his services by offering an incentive rather than a free quote.
Now it appears he is looking a ways of selling holidays. I think that is a little underhand Willself and I don't think that with your general attitude you are going to get very far with this venture of yours.
It seems your a one man band for a start who puts together holidays in Europe. If so neither the tradsman who presumably buys your holidays or the homeowner have any comeback if you get up and leave town.
I doubt that would impress the likes of Everest or Anglian for a start so who are you trying to target. I certainly can't see any in sight.
What for instance is your lowest priced holiday for 2 as we are talking homeowners. £500 quid min surely even for a camp site in France.
Do you really expect anyone wanting a double glazing or kitchen quote is going to fork out more than that for a quote. It would even make a genuine tradsman look dodgy.
I'll reserve judgement on this one for a moment however until you reply with the min price per holiday a someone seeking a quote would have to pay up front.
No waffling now. How much and what guarantess can you give with your holidays.
Robert
Now it appears he is looking a ways of selling holidays. I think that is a little underhand Willself and I don't think that with your general attitude you are going to get very far with this venture of yours.
It seems your a one man band for a start who puts together holidays in Europe. If so neither the tradsman who presumably buys your holidays or the homeowner have any comeback if you get up and leave town.
I doubt that would impress the likes of Everest or Anglian for a start so who are you trying to target. I certainly can't see any in sight.
What for instance is your lowest priced holiday for 2 as we are talking homeowners. £500 quid min surely even for a camp site in France.
Do you really expect anyone wanting a double glazing or kitchen quote is going to fork out more than that for a quote. It would even make a genuine tradsman look dodgy.
I'll reserve judgement on this one for a moment however until you reply with the min price per holiday a someone seeking a quote would have to pay up front.
No waffling now. How much and what guarantess can you give with your holidays.
Robert
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Have heard of IKEA and even got their catalogue. What have they got to do with quotes for double glazing - new central heating etc and bespoke kitchens.
I thought it was almost all flat pack furniture. The Swedish equivilent of MFI.-
How positively e-x-c-i-t-i-n-g. If you like watching magnolia paint dry
I thought it was almost all flat pack furniture. The Swedish equivilent of MFI.-
How positively e-x-c-i-t-i-n-g. If you like watching magnolia paint dry
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Willself
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ROBERT!!
1 Can offer A studio Apt, sleep. 2 At £99. Accommodations Only!!
In terms of safe-guards these Holiday Resorts can be found on the Web!
Everything i quote for, comes with a written confirmation.
1 offer 100% Money Back Guarantee!! if the resort does not live up to
Expectations..More-over the clients fill in a Survey sheet before departure.
Having sent countless clients...YET to experience 1 complaint..
1 Can offer A studio Apt, sleep. 2 At £99. Accommodations Only!!
In terms of safe-guards these Holiday Resorts can be found on the Web!
Everything i quote for, comes with a written confirmation.
1 offer 100% Money Back Guarantee!! if the resort does not live up to
Expectations..More-over the clients fill in a Survey sheet before departure.
Having sent countless clients...YET to experience 1 complaint..
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Such knowledge of DIY Saxondale. My ex would have loved you and I would have paid for you to come and live with us.
Seriously.Most people when they hear the word CAD think complicated. The new software is not and and easy learning curve for any trademans to offer a free CAD as an incentive to sign up.
Seriously.Most people when they hear the word CAD think complicated. The new software is not and and easy learning curve for any trademans to offer a free CAD as an incentive to sign up.
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Martin Russel
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Hi, Gang,
My question relates to!! Quotes, be that, Kitchens! Double Glazing,
Driveways..general Home Improvements!!
Thankyou, Appreciate your thoughts!!
Hi! this is martin. i would like to pay but only in those condition when i am getting at least double profit from this.
everyone here is for making profit not to loose money. what do you think?
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