Recent content by MrMonster

  1. M

    Marketing to Tradespeople

    Good evening UKBF I'm looking to see if anyone can point me in the direction of where they've managed to market their business to Small to Medium sized tradespeople/construction companies? I've been running some ads on social media, google etc and testing the water but before I dump a chunk of...
  2. M

    Employing salespeople from day one to kickstart growth?

    Hi all, i've spent several months researching my new venture and i'm very close to launching. My question is I am not 100% perfect at sales, would employing a salesperson on day 1 to bring in immediate custom be a silly thing to do? My intention is a low salary, heavily commissioned and...
  3. M

    Costing custom web development and software for your startup.

    Thank you all, essentially I want a platform that makes it very simple for a customer to add their inventory onto our store. That means photos, description, price, quantity and any discounts. It needs to be georgraphically located as most items cannot simply be posted and will need to be shown...
  4. M

    Costing custom web development and software for your startup.

    That would be explain why i'm getting varying quotes from £600 to £20,000. I will do some research into Wordpress based foundations as i've worked with Wordpress in the past. Thank you
  5. M

    Costing custom web development and software for your startup.

    Thanks Fisicx, it's a listing, ebay/amazon style platform I'm looking to build.
  6. M

    Costing custom web development and software for your startup.

    Hi all Me and my business partner are currently in the process of writing our business plan but we're looking to work out how much we will need to raise to have a fully working product. Of course it will be developed over time but a minimum cost for the development for us to launch a basic...
  7. M

    Revenue Streams

    Thank you all for the replies. I've done plenty of research but without giving the idea away on an open forum it's difficult for me to go into too much detail. It's in an industry where volume is ultimately the be all and end all of pricing. If you spend 5k a month you'll get x price, if you...
  8. M

    Revenue Streams

    Hi all, I'm researching a startup at present but i'm unfamiliar with the names of different streams of income in order to research and make sure my financials are accurate, if I briefly describe them, could you put some insight into what they may be called and if you have experience with them...
  9. M

    Looking for a mentor for first time startup in a sales service business

    Thank you Mark
  10. M

    Looking for a mentor for first time startup in a sales service business

    I'm not quite sure where I mentioned it was anyones fault, especially not yours, I apologised for the way in which I wrote it so i'm not sure where your first point comes from? Nor did I say I was selling any part of the business or I wanted anyone to buy into the business, I simply asked if...
  11. M

    Looking for a mentor for first time startup in a sales service business

    Well I think my post got interpreted very wrongly and I apologise. I’m not looking for free services, i’m Not looking for someone to take time out of their day to help me with strategies or point me in the right direction. I merely meant I was hoping someone with a bit of experience could...
  12. M

    Looking for a mentor for first time startup in a sales service business

    Hi, I’ve been looking for a business opportunity for a number of years and after deciding to get some good industry experience under my belt first i’ve Come up with an idea which I feel is well worth pursuing. I’m 26 years old and have a sales background. My business is a purchasing group...
  13. M

    How do buying groups make money?

    Then we have failed miserably as we can not negotiate a good deal on just 10 members. We can always restructure our idea and offer free membership for easier access to the buying power and give ourselves a stronger negotiating arm to get a rebate built into a deal which could be our back up plan...
  14. M

    How do buying groups make money?

    Hi chris Appreciate the honesty. 30k is all we have and some sheer determination and work ethic to make it happen. In my business plan I’ve got change from that 30k for other things as I think a lot of what we have to offer will sell itself and word of mouth is going to be a great thing for us...
  15. M

    How do buying groups make money?

    Hi Chris, Our deals will be done by listening to what our customer spends most on. If he spends most on a particular product then we’ll aim to get that negotiated down by X percent. If we cannot get a discount which exceeds the cost of membership then we’ve failed the customer and cannot...
See more
Top Bottom
Community
Articles
Menu