Every Home Needs Maintenance
Mrs. Stone discovered a bad rumble in our bathroom fan the other day. She asked me to check it and, lo and behold, after I got the cover off that fan I was appalled at the dust and lint. News flash, right?
I realized that I hadn’t cleaned that fan in at least 6 years. I’m not alone on that, am I? Does everyone else clean their bathroom fans on a regular basis?
So, while I was finishing up the cleaning and oiling process and it all back together, I had a thought. Is there some new business here for companies that don’t mind taking on the small jobs? We will clean your bathroom fan for $55.00, two fans for $75 and three fans for $90.00. (That doesn’t include the range hood fan). Total time to take a fan out, clean it, oil it and reinstall it is going to be about 18 to 20 minutes. So if you charge $55.00 for the job, you are going to lose money, right? But look at it this way. You get the $55.00, but if you are on time, return your calls and make the nice folks happy, are there other things they have around the place that might need a fix? Show me the house that doesn’t need something fixed. And, is there a possibility they are considering some remodeling in the near future?
When you leave, you make sure they have your business card and let them know you’ll send them your newsletter. Oh, and can they give you the name of one homeowner they know who could use your help?
This was a case of a dark cloud (noisy, dirty bath fan) with a silver lining; the potential for some new business. What else could you do along the same lines to generate some business? Think this through gang, there is some real potential here.
