Hi,
Welcome to this first post on the Man and Van Moves blog. Hopefully we'll be able to keep you to date with our goings on, share useful links and tips and have a chuckle along the way.
We officially start trading on August 2nd 2010 so much of the time up till then is being spent raising awareness of the business, getting out and meeting people and having everything in place for the big kick-off.
Our website www.manandvanmoves.co.uk is up and running and just needs a few tweaks. If you are getting in touch with us please email manandvanmoves@hotmail.co.uk or call 0845 539 0211.
This isn't my first venture into the removals business. I started, ran and succesfully sold a removals company a few years ago. Having spent a few years working for others in different roles in the media I decided it was to time to work for myself again. I think once you've worked for yourself it's very hard to be an employee for others.
As everyone know too well there is still jitters about the economy and the housing market seems to have stalled.
Today, in a bid to drum up some business I decide to get on my bike literally. I took a handful of postcards and hopped on me bike. Riding round the quiet streets of Bushey keeping an eye out for estate agents For Sale / To Let / Sold signs.
This is a common technique used by removals companies to drum up business and in all honesty is very hit and miss. I delivered 40 cards over two hours and I'd be delighted if I recieved two calls from it.I even had an experience of 'postman's panic'. As I popped one card through a door a bloody big dog (couldn't see it but it sounded big) leapt up at the letterbox almost giving me a heartache!!
So why do it? Well I fancied a bit of excercise and if I get one job from it it will be worthwhile. The postcards are not going to get me work sat in their box!!!
Thanks for reading
Jerry
www.manandvanmoves.co.uk
