Groupon

Heard about them for the first time yesterday from one of friends on FB. Is it expensive to adveertise with them?
 
Groupon Answer

I tried signing up on Wednesday. Here is there reply. And I haven't even talked to anybody to explain my service coupon.

Doug,
Thanks for contacting Groupon!
Since we can only feature a limited number of businesses, our schedule is carefully constructed to highlight a variety of business types, locations, sizes, and price-points. At this time, we don't see an opportunity to feature your business.
We have your information on file, and if it's OK with you, we'll be in touch if an opportunity arises in the future.
Again, thanks for writing, and let me know if there's anything else I can do to help.
 
Doug Rucker said:
I tried signing up on Wednesday. Here is there reply. And I haven't even talked to anybody to explain my service coupon.

Doug,
Thanks for contacting Groupon!
Since we can only feature a limited number of businesses, our schedule is carefully constructed to highlight a variety of business types, locations, sizes, and price-points. At this time, we don't see an opportunity to feature your business.
We have your information on file, and if it's OK with you, we'll be in touch if an opportunity arises in the future.
Again, thanks for writing, and let me know if there's anything else I can do to help.
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I think they may have told us at first or something similar, then they contacted us months and months later.
 
Doug Rucker said:
I tried signing up on Wednesday. Here is there reply. And I haven't even talked to anybody to explain my service coupon.

Doug,
Thanks for contacting Groupon!
Since we can only feature a limited number of businesses, our schedule is carefully constructed to highlight a variety of business types, locations, sizes, and price-points. At this time, we don't see an opportunity to feature your business.
We have your information on file, and if it's OK with you, we'll be in touch if an opportunity arises in the future.
Again, thanks for writing, and let me know if there's anything else I can do to help.
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They have not contacted me back either. I did talk to someone though. It seems because of the higher ticket price we have, they aren't very successful at getting deals sold. we normally do house washes for $350+ and even with a "deal" at $200, it would be a hard sale for them. And with them taking 50%, we would not profit unless we could upsell each coupon buyer or get them to sign a yearly at regular price.

Like the example above.... $60 house cleanings. The cleaning company is only getting $30 for 2 hours work. Even with only one employee, that is very low margin. They need to convert alot of folks into regular contracts. My Cleaning service may be better option to use Groupon than the Pressure Washing side.
 
FCPWLLC said:
My Cleaning service may be better option to use Groupon than the Pressure Washing side.
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That's what I'm thinking too. If we can get the customers on a recurring service then I don't mind making $0 profit on the first service. As long as we go back to service their home month after month it will pay for itself. My only concern is that they drive a younger crowd. In my experience most young people don't hire a maid service. But it might be worth a try just once to see where it goes.
 
Any more experiences with Groupon since this thread faded? I've been working with them on a special that will easily be the best deal i've ever run.
 
Just finished up a special with Groupon that sold 89 vouchers. Most of the clients I've talked to so far are looking to get more service than what they paid for with the groupon. It was a really hectic 3 days with way over 50 incoming phonecalls but I'm a happy cleaner!
 
I gave them a try before Christmas and explained to them when to have it out, they dropped the ball badly and I did not get a good response at all, I really think it was in the timing of the offer, they ran it after Christmas when everyone spent all their money instead of running it weeks before Christmas like I told them I wanted it ran. O Well.
 
We did it with Living Social http://livingsocial.com/deals/42217-carpet-cleaning-for-three-or-four-rooms

Upsel everything, add on roofs, pool cages, driveways all kinds of stuff, my guys have sold 7:1 of the price of the deal, plus so many referrals,we are new to the residential market, and this has been a great experience, we have more deals in the pipeline with Living Social & Groupon, just need to sell sell sell!! Living Social is a great company to deal with, very merchant friendly, quick pay, no hassles.
 
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