Not everyone will make a career out of surveying. We've all made one. But we've also had other jobs. Myself I didn't make a career being a barista, or as a plant guru in a nursery.
In this business model being discussed, the owner needs to
hire extreme Type A behavior types for management. They will do all of the dirty work of cracking the whip, abusing and ridiculing the lower subordinates into their place. These management positions will have to be filled periodically because of health issues that they will encounter such as heart attacks, high blood pressure etc.
It's all a win-win situation for the owner.
Kent McMillan, post: 378152, member: 3 wrote: Hey, maps don't lie. The orange counties are those with Whataburgers in operation. Look at those empty East Texas counties.
There is obviously a really good opportunity waiting to buy into once you develop the surveying brand and sell it off for big bucks.
I'm thinking of taking on the Southwest Airlines business model. You people in the middle haven't fully experienced the SW model of flying across the country. The more stops in obscure airports you are willing to make the cheaper it is to fly across the Country because they need to fill seats on odd legs, like Phoenix (an absolutely horrible airport) to Kansas City or Milwaukee. They have cheaper days too.
So the client has four boundaries, we give them one free (same as a free checked bag), usually the street line since they share that with the public as a whole. The other three lines they share with neighbors. Now then, they want their survey on Monday but if they are willing to wait to Tuesday then it will be cheaper. There will be a Low Survey Fee Calendar on the corporate website so we can fill in the slow days with cheaper surveying fees. If they are willing to wait until a neighbor orders a survey then of course we can lower their fee on that common boundary.
There are so many possibilities here!
Dave Karoly, post: 378169, member: 94 wrote: I'm thinking of taking on the Southwest Airlines business model.
There are so many possibilities here!
I think that the MBA implementation would also involve the size of the retainer and the time until the service is desired. That is, if the client is willing to deposit 110% of the estimated fee and wait four months for delivery, we are talking discount material right there.
Kent McMillan, post: 378172, member: 3 wrote: I think that the MBA implementation would also involve the size of the retainer and the time until the service is desired. That is, if the client is willing to deposit 110% of the estimated fee and wait four months for delivery, we are talking discount material right there.
Did you know Starbucks has more money on gift cards than some banks have in assets?
Think of the possibilities there!
Dave Karoly, post: 378182, member: 94 wrote: Did you know Starbucks has more money on gift cards than some banks have in assets?
Think of the possibilities there!
Yes, you sell 50,000 gift cards for survey, uh, "work" and you can forget about those five-year contracts. In fact, you can probably come out ahead just giving your franchise away as long as the new owner is on the hook for the gift cards already issued.
