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    Established business struggling a bit and in need of some inspiration

    Thanks Ian. That still leaves the issue of whether 'my' audience (35+ in age) is actually on TikTok? Are there any reliable stats on who actually uses it? Or is it a matter of 'sucking and seeing', so to speak?
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    Hi Calvin. Sorry about the slow response, I've been super busy. I'm definitely interested in...

    Hi Calvin. Sorry about the slow response, I've been super busy. I'm definitely interested in talking to you. How/when do you want to do it? Cheers, Mark.
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    Established business struggling a bit and in need of some inspiration

    Well I don't think I look too bad, but my dancing is Mr Bean level, but perhaps with slightly less flair! Maybe that could be my angle! Seriously though, unless I'm just too old to get it (quite probably), how does TikTok generate leads for a business - especially one like mine where my target...
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    Established business struggling a bit and in need of some inspiration

    Thanks. I've looked at Facebook groups but they all seem to be choc full of spam and nonsense. I'm not sure how to make us standout in a sea of constant posts in these groups? Maybe there's some secret to it? Any idea how to reach these local directories? Partnerships would be an excellent...
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    Established business struggling a bit and in need of some inspiration

    Thanks for the reply. It's increased sales that I want. My problem with getting into debt is that I've seen it hasn't worked for the majority of our rivals over the years (they went bankrupt). These rivals were no doubt steered by wiser/more experienced heads than me, so if they couldn't make it...
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    Established business struggling a bit and in need of some inspiration

    Thanks Paul. I will be in touch, but after 2 weeks off work I've got the proverbial sh*t ton of stuff to wade through first.
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    Established business struggling a bit and in need of some inspiration

    Interesting idea, thank you. Do you have any suggestions as to where/who would you suggest I start investigating this with?
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    Established business struggling a bit and in need of some inspiration

    Cheers. I've had an initial conversation with Paul, but I'm now on holiday. I'll pick it up with him when I return.
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    Established business struggling a bit and in need of some inspiration

    Thanks. That's much appreciated.
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    Established business struggling a bit and in need of some inspiration

    We do make a little bit of money on 'extras' that some customers want. But we're not greedy, and the best way to make more money from these add ons would be to sell more of them - which brings us back to getting more clients. By 'change in approach', did you mean us focussing more on the add...
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    Established business struggling a bit and in need of some inspiration

    Yes, exactly. The business model works well I think. The problem is obtaining new customers. With people selling on average every ten years, repeat business is a slow process, so we need to gather new clients constantly.
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    Established business struggling a bit and in need of some inspiration

    Yes, you're nearly right - we can actually provide the estate agency services nationwide, although mostly people only want the second ('DIY') service.
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    Established business struggling a bit and in need of some inspiration

    It would be easy to make the systems work in any market. The problems are language, lack of any knowledge of how foreign markets work etc. It would take having a partner in the local market to tell us exactly what they wanted etc., then they'd have to promote it.
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    Established business struggling a bit and in need of some inspiration

    Absolutely, but people buying their first house at 35 won't be selling it (on average) for another ten years. I'm sure this isn't the only reason it hasn't grown beyond the 5% mark though.
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    Established business struggling a bit and in need of some inspiration

    Just to say, I'm travelling regularly throughout the next couple of weeks, so might be slow to reply to posts, but I definitely will ASAP.
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