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QUICKSTART GUIDE: HOW TO LAUNCH A LOCAL SERVICE BUSINESS IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS FOR LESS THAN $300!
A QUICK--STEP GUIDE
EXACTLY WHAT TO DO STARTING TOMORROW!
8 Second backtory (if you're new here)12 Years ago I wrote a case study on how to build local service businesses. That case study was the start of this subreddit.
A couple hundred people from Reddit followed along to build companies and those companies now do a combined $250 million per year with me having done $20 million in total revenue myself!
Here are some of the folks that followed along:
http://imgur.com/a/nYwUi
Original case study: http://tinyurl.com/nuseqdr
I spent the last 27 days re-doing the case study, and you'll see everything below.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: This is local service business. Not sexy, but there is money to be made. Everything from cleaning to lawncare to painting to moving services to tutoring...basically any simple service that requires you to go to a customer's home.
Why local services?
Because they are the lowest barrier to entry, and the competition is largely unsophisticated. That’s why we’ve been able to take such a big chunk out of the industry so quickly.
Few more examples:
This one was launched by a 19 year old kid (I remember his biggest worry when we would talk was if people would take him seriously as a kid)... he's now over $2mil per year.
https://www.kingofmaids.com//
Another guy saw kingofmaids and started https://www.queenofmaids.com/ and is over a million dollars per year as well.
Another guy, now a friend of mine cause I guided him through the process, is now approaching $3mil annually: https://maidmarines.com/
If you check the sites you'll see all the same things I've been talking about over and over again on here!
Because they learned right here on Reddit with me teaching them.
---------------------------------------------------------------
I say all this to say I haven’t found anything more predictable.
Works for everyone? Nope. But if you have hustle and been trying to come up with “business ideas” then read on for how to build the most annoying (yet fast growing company) you can imagine.
----------------
So ONTO DAY 27, A QUICK START GUIDE:
Try to do just one thing per day, even if it’s just reading an article, or it will get overwhelming. This is going to be a slow steady candle burning, not a quick passionate flash fire that burns out. Here goes:
BACKSTORY-TODAY
Do nothing. Just read this and see if it's for you. Building ANY business is INCREDIBLY difficult to pull off, don't get it twisted. But if you have a hustler's spirit, this is the blueprint. Here’s my backstory: Backstory: From Zero to $20 million in sales
TOMORROW
Wake up, eat a good breakfast and get ready to crush it. CHOOSE ONE, in order of likelihood of success in my opinion: Home cleaning, Carpet cleaning, Painting, Lawncare, laundry service... I've also seen people do well with mobile car detailing, and others.
Simple local services, but we'll be doing NONE of the actual work! I assumed home cleaning for simplicity for this guide, but you can interchange that with almost any local service you can imagine. Day 1- The Industries that Work
NEXT DAY: COMPETITION: Check out the competition on yelp by googling for your service and reading 1 star reviews. Goal is to not repeat the things customers are mad at. Once you’ve done that, fire up this post: Day 2- Choosing Your City and Business Model
BTW, the days of the 60 page business plan is over. Fill this bad boy out as a simple guide. http://100startup.com/resources/business-plan.pdf.
NEXT DAY: DAY 3
Go here to get domain ideas, but you’re better off buying it in convertlabs, so you can install your website with one click (without the propagation time etc.) http://www.leandomainsearch.com/
Then fire up this post: Day 3- How To Choose Your Domain
NEXT DAY: DAY 4
Good looking people get more breaks in life. Same as good looking websites. Launch with a good looking brand that looks more like a startup than an old school company. The goal is to have the most professional site in your industry in your city.
Head to Convertlabs and select and install your theme with one click. Reinventing the wheel is the death of progress. https://convertlabs.io/30daysfree
More info here: Day 4- Website and elements
NEXT DAY: DAY 5
Nothing to overthink, it should take little time. Keep it simple.
Day 5- Logo and focus
NEXT DAY: DAY to 6
You have to write content for the entire theme. For the top section make sure the customer knows where you do business: Things like “Premier Maid Service in Los Angeles” or “You Deserve a clean home in Nevada”. You get the gist. The goal is casual and fun copywriting for the entire site. Check here: Day 6- Copywriting
NEXT DAY: DAY 7
Today just some stuff to help you set out your customer service systems.
Easy peasy. Day 7- Customer Service
NEXT DAY: DAY 8
Here’s how to figure out how to charge:
Remember though, we’re going for online booking, so keep in mind we have to have a pricing structure that works with simple online booking. Go here: Day 8- Pricing
NEXT DAY: DAY 9
Sign up at Convertlabs for the booking form. This is going to be the software that runs the entire business, from booking form, to recurring bookings, to credit card integration, to customer database..the entire shebang. The booking form you get here you will add to your website with a simple copy and paste. More reading: Day 9- Online Booking
NEXT DAY: DAY 10
Certain things that the top internet companies are using we can employ as well. At no additional cost, so could as well do it. Gift cards, discount codes, and other ecommerce tools. Just read about it for now, everything here you’ll get from Convertlabs Day 10- E-COMMERCE ELEMENTS
NEXT DAY: DAY 11
LLC/incorporation etc. Go here for more information: Day 11- BUSINESS FORMATION
NEXT DAY: DAY 12
Simple voip, multiple team members sharing numbers, call recordings, text messages etc. Openphone works. The end. Day 12- PHONE SYSTEM
NEXT DAY: DAY 13 SET UP MARKETING CHANNELS
Marketing Channels and how we’ll be making money: There are a ton of places to get customers Day 13- MARKETING CHANNELS
NEXT DAY: DAY 14/15 HIRING
May need to spend two days on this because it’s that critical. Once you master it, your life will be a breeze! How to choose the right folks on craigslist. Read this:
https://docs.google.com/.../1k4FnAwoX2XXNO3JXQNLp.../edit...
Day 14- HIRING DAY 1
Day 15- HIRING DAY 2
NEXT DAY: DAY 16 INSURANCE
A Little protection goes a long way. Cool thing is there are companies to get insurance instantly online and inexpensively.
Day 16-INSURANCE
NEXT DAY: DAY 17 CUSTOMER CONTACTS
Just a quick day to add other ways for customers to reach us.
Day 17-MULTIPLE CUSTOMER CONTACTS
NEXT DAY: DAY 18 VALUES AND COMPETITION
General day on values and how we view competition. Spend the day thinking about customer service and how you will add value to the industry. The goal is a long term successful business that does not repeat the issues your competitors have problems with.
Day 18-COMPETITION AND VALUES
NEXT DAY: DAY 19 YELP
General day on setting up Yelp
Day 19-MAKING MILLIONS WITH YELP
NEXT DAY: DAY 20 THUMBTACK
General day on setting up Thumbtack
Day 20-MAKING MILLIONS WITH THUMBTACK
NEXT DAY: DAY 21 MINDSET CHECK
If you’ve been trying to become an entrepreneur for years and haven’t done it, start to think on some of these ideas. Day 21-WHY ENTREPRENEURSHIP HASN'T WORKED
NEXT DAY: DAY 22 VIDEO
Few ideas on how you can leverage video (Fiverr) to make your brand pop.
Day 22-LEVERAGING VIDEO
NEXT DAY: DAY 23 LAUNCH STRATEGIES
Cycle through these launch strategies and get it popping! Day 23-LAUNCH LIKE A PRO
NEXT DAY: DAY 24 DESIGN FOR CONVERSIONS
Design matters a lot, don't recreate the wheel, plug in convertlabs.io/30daysfree and get your site in one click! Already designed in a way that works, and works well, to the tune of millions and millions of dollars. Then go here for more: Day 24-DESIGN LIKE A PRO
NEXT DAY: DAY 25 EMAIL FOR CONVERSIONS
Today we'll talk about email follow up for cash! DAY 25- EMAIL MARKETING
LAST DAY- DAY 26 TOOLS WE USE
This is the no question asked post of what we use. DAY26- What tools I use
LAUNCH DAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Again, this is hard. This is not an easy business, but the process works!!! You can pull it off.
COST TO LAUNCH:
Domain: $14
Convert Labs: zero first month, then $197 per month
Insurance: ~$70
Hosting: Free with convertlabs
Website Theme: Free with convertlabs
Email marketing: Free with convertlabs
Stripe (credit card integration) integration: Free with convertlabs
Core customers will come from: Yelp, Adwords, Thumbtack, Craigslist, local seo, and others (Not Facebook/instagram)
---
Massive disclaimer:
Business is tough. Anyone that tells you otherwise has never started a business. It's incredibly difficult, subject to fail, will make you overweight sitting at a computer, will give you high blood pressure and anxiety if you're not careful, and it is incredibly difficult to find customers (and shoot sometimes even more difficult to have those customers pay you when you're done).
Nothing about business is easy, otherwise EVERYBODY would be doing it. It takes an almost insane person to take on trying to make it in the world with their own two hands and take on ALL the responsibility for the livelihoods of a lot of people. Just keeping it real!
This is hard, but doable, because a ton of people have done it, but it's not for everyone by any means. Not everyone is cut out for entrepreneurship to begin with and certainly not everyone is cut out for building service businesses.
Whenever you're ready, there are 5 ways I can help you:
1. Sweaty Startup Operating System: Join 2,000+ students in my flagship course: Learn to build a lean, profitable, local service business. This is the system I used to quit my job and grow from zero to $20 million in sales and has generated over $1 billion in sales for our community. Get 10 years of online business expertise, proven methods, and actionable strategies across in-depth lessons and includes live WEEKLY calls.
2. Live 27 Day Bootcamp: Join 30 other entrepreneurs every month in a live DAILY class as we walk you through how to build a business in real time. At the end of 27 days you're ready for launch. Build a profitable real-world business live. This comprehensive program will teach you the system I used to grow from 0 to 100K+ customers, be invited to the White House and earn $20M+ in sales.
3. https://www.justinwelsh.me/content-osBook a Call With Rohan: As an entrepreneur with over $20 million in online sales I've seen pretty much everything. I've built services companies, software companies (had 2 exits), subscription box companies, and more. Join me for a chat.
4. Join My Email List here for my weekly newsletter
#1 - DM me on instagram: www.instagram.com/rohangilkes
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/remotecleaning
My Twitter threads: https://rohansthreads.co/
Legit want to see you win.
This has been a shit ton of work, so hope people have found value.
A QUICK--STEP GUIDE
EXACTLY WHAT TO DO STARTING TOMORROW!
8 Second backtory (if you're new here)12 Years ago I wrote a case study on how to build local service businesses. That case study was the start of this subreddit.
A couple hundred people from Reddit followed along to build companies and those companies now do a combined $250 million per year with me having done $20 million in total revenue myself!
Here are some of the folks that followed along:
http://imgur.com/a/nYwUi
Original case study: http://tinyurl.com/nuseqdr
I spent the last 27 days re-doing the case study, and you'll see everything below.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: This is local service business. Not sexy, but there is money to be made. Everything from cleaning to lawncare to painting to moving services to tutoring...basically any simple service that requires you to go to a customer's home.
Why local services?
Because they are the lowest barrier to entry, and the competition is largely unsophisticated. That’s why we’ve been able to take such a big chunk out of the industry so quickly.
Few more examples:
This one was launched by a 19 year old kid (I remember his biggest worry when we would talk was if people would take him seriously as a kid)... he's now over $2mil per year.
https://www.kingofmaids.com//
Another guy saw kingofmaids and started https://www.queenofmaids.com/ and is over a million dollars per year as well.
Another guy, now a friend of mine cause I guided him through the process, is now approaching $3mil annually: https://maidmarines.com/
If you check the sites you'll see all the same things I've been talking about over and over again on here!
Because they learned right here on Reddit with me teaching them.
---------------------------------------------------------------
I say all this to say I haven’t found anything more predictable.
Works for everyone? Nope. But if you have hustle and been trying to come up with “business ideas” then read on for how to build the most annoying (yet fast growing company) you can imagine.
----------------
So ONTO DAY 27, A QUICK START GUIDE:
Try to do just one thing per day, even if it’s just reading an article, or it will get overwhelming. This is going to be a slow steady candle burning, not a quick passionate flash fire that burns out. Here goes:
BACKSTORY-TODAY
Do nothing. Just read this and see if it's for you. Building ANY business is INCREDIBLY difficult to pull off, don't get it twisted. But if you have a hustler's spirit, this is the blueprint. Here’s my backstory: Backstory: From Zero to $20 million in sales
TOMORROW
Wake up, eat a good breakfast and get ready to crush it. CHOOSE ONE, in order of likelihood of success in my opinion: Home cleaning, Carpet cleaning, Painting, Lawncare, laundry service... I've also seen people do well with mobile car detailing, and others.
Simple local services, but we'll be doing NONE of the actual work! I assumed home cleaning for simplicity for this guide, but you can interchange that with almost any local service you can imagine. Day 1- The Industries that Work
NEXT DAY: COMPETITION: Check out the competition on yelp by googling for your service and reading 1 star reviews. Goal is to not repeat the things customers are mad at. Once you’ve done that, fire up this post: Day 2- Choosing Your City and Business Model
BTW, the days of the 60 page business plan is over. Fill this bad boy out as a simple guide. http://100startup.com/resources/business-plan.pdf.
NEXT DAY: DAY 3
Go here to get domain ideas, but you’re better off buying it in convertlabs, so you can install your website with one click (without the propagation time etc.) http://www.leandomainsearch.com/
Then fire up this post: Day 3- How To Choose Your Domain
NEXT DAY: DAY 4
Good looking people get more breaks in life. Same as good looking websites. Launch with a good looking brand that looks more like a startup than an old school company. The goal is to have the most professional site in your industry in your city.
Head to Convertlabs and select and install your theme with one click. Reinventing the wheel is the death of progress. https://convertlabs.io/30daysfree
More info here: Day 4- Website and elements
NEXT DAY: DAY 5
Nothing to overthink, it should take little time. Keep it simple.
Day 5- Logo and focus
NEXT DAY: DAY to 6
You have to write content for the entire theme. For the top section make sure the customer knows where you do business: Things like “Premier Maid Service in Los Angeles” or “You Deserve a clean home in Nevada”. You get the gist. The goal is casual and fun copywriting for the entire site. Check here: Day 6- Copywriting
NEXT DAY: DAY 7
Today just some stuff to help you set out your customer service systems.
Easy peasy. Day 7- Customer Service
NEXT DAY: DAY 8
Here’s how to figure out how to charge:
Remember though, we’re going for online booking, so keep in mind we have to have a pricing structure that works with simple online booking. Go here: Day 8- Pricing
NEXT DAY: DAY 9
Sign up at Convertlabs for the booking form. This is going to be the software that runs the entire business, from booking form, to recurring bookings, to credit card integration, to customer database..the entire shebang. The booking form you get here you will add to your website with a simple copy and paste. More reading: Day 9- Online Booking
NEXT DAY: DAY 10
Certain things that the top internet companies are using we can employ as well. At no additional cost, so could as well do it. Gift cards, discount codes, and other ecommerce tools. Just read about it for now, everything here you’ll get from Convertlabs Day 10- E-COMMERCE ELEMENTS
NEXT DAY: DAY 11
LLC/incorporation etc. Go here for more information: Day 11- BUSINESS FORMATION
NEXT DAY: DAY 12
Simple voip, multiple team members sharing numbers, call recordings, text messages etc. Openphone works. The end. Day 12- PHONE SYSTEM
NEXT DAY: DAY 13 SET UP MARKETING CHANNELS
Marketing Channels and how we’ll be making money: There are a ton of places to get customers Day 13- MARKETING CHANNELS
NEXT DAY: DAY 14/15 HIRING
May need to spend two days on this because it’s that critical. Once you master it, your life will be a breeze! How to choose the right folks on craigslist. Read this:
https://docs.google.com/.../1k4FnAwoX2XXNO3JXQNLp.../edit...
Day 14- HIRING DAY 1
Day 15- HIRING DAY 2
NEXT DAY: DAY 16 INSURANCE
A Little protection goes a long way. Cool thing is there are companies to get insurance instantly online and inexpensively.
Day 16-INSURANCE
NEXT DAY: DAY 17 CUSTOMER CONTACTS
Just a quick day to add other ways for customers to reach us.
Day 17-MULTIPLE CUSTOMER CONTACTS
NEXT DAY: DAY 18 VALUES AND COMPETITION
General day on values and how we view competition. Spend the day thinking about customer service and how you will add value to the industry. The goal is a long term successful business that does not repeat the issues your competitors have problems with.
Day 18-COMPETITION AND VALUES
NEXT DAY: DAY 19 YELP
General day on setting up Yelp
Day 19-MAKING MILLIONS WITH YELP
NEXT DAY: DAY 20 THUMBTACK
General day on setting up Thumbtack
Day 20-MAKING MILLIONS WITH THUMBTACK
NEXT DAY: DAY 21 MINDSET CHECK
If you’ve been trying to become an entrepreneur for years and haven’t done it, start to think on some of these ideas. Day 21-WHY ENTREPRENEURSHIP HASN'T WORKED
NEXT DAY: DAY 22 VIDEO
Few ideas on how you can leverage video (Fiverr) to make your brand pop.
Day 22-LEVERAGING VIDEO
NEXT DAY: DAY 23 LAUNCH STRATEGIES
Cycle through these launch strategies and get it popping! Day 23-LAUNCH LIKE A PRO
NEXT DAY: DAY 24 DESIGN FOR CONVERSIONS
Design matters a lot, don't recreate the wheel, plug in convertlabs.io/30daysfree and get your site in one click! Already designed in a way that works, and works well, to the tune of millions and millions of dollars. Then go here for more: Day 24-DESIGN LIKE A PRO
NEXT DAY: DAY 25 EMAIL FOR CONVERSIONS
Today we'll talk about email follow up for cash! DAY 25- EMAIL MARKETING
LAST DAY- DAY 26 TOOLS WE USE
This is the no question asked post of what we use. DAY26- What tools I use
LAUNCH DAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Again, this is hard. This is not an easy business, but the process works!!! You can pull it off.
COST TO LAUNCH:
Domain: $14
Convert Labs: zero first month, then $197 per month
Insurance: ~$70
Hosting: Free with convertlabs
Website Theme: Free with convertlabs
Email marketing: Free with convertlabs
Stripe (credit card integration) integration: Free with convertlabs
Core customers will come from: Yelp, Adwords, Thumbtack, Craigslist, local seo, and others (Not Facebook/instagram)
---
Massive disclaimer:
Business is tough. Anyone that tells you otherwise has never started a business. It's incredibly difficult, subject to fail, will make you overweight sitting at a computer, will give you high blood pressure and anxiety if you're not careful, and it is incredibly difficult to find customers (and shoot sometimes even more difficult to have those customers pay you when you're done).
Nothing about business is easy, otherwise EVERYBODY would be doing it. It takes an almost insane person to take on trying to make it in the world with their own two hands and take on ALL the responsibility for the livelihoods of a lot of people. Just keeping it real!
This is hard, but doable, because a ton of people have done it, but it's not for everyone by any means. Not everyone is cut out for entrepreneurship to begin with and certainly not everyone is cut out for building service businesses.
Whenever you're ready, there are 5 ways I can help you:
1. Sweaty Startup Operating System: Join 2,000+ students in my flagship course: Learn to build a lean, profitable, local service business. This is the system I used to quit my job and grow from zero to $20 million in sales and has generated over $1 billion in sales for our community. Get 10 years of online business expertise, proven methods, and actionable strategies across in-depth lessons and includes live WEEKLY calls.
2. Live 27 Day Bootcamp: Join 30 other entrepreneurs every month in a live DAILY class as we walk you through how to build a business in real time. At the end of 27 days you're ready for launch. Build a profitable real-world business live. This comprehensive program will teach you the system I used to grow from 0 to 100K+ customers, be invited to the White House and earn $20M+ in sales.
3. https://www.justinwelsh.me/content-osBook a Call With Rohan: As an entrepreneur with over $20 million in online sales I've seen pretty much everything. I've built services companies, software companies (had 2 exits), subscription box companies, and more. Join me for a chat.
4. Join My Email List here for my weekly newsletter
- The software we use to run your sweaty startup: Booking form, your website, hosting, domain, credit integration, email templates, the whole shebang.
#1 - DM me on instagram: www.instagram.com/rohangilkes
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/remotecleaning
My Twitter threads: https://rohansthreads.co/
Legit want to see you win.
This has been a shit ton of work, so hope people have found value.
