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#219895 - 04/15/08 11:28 AM I made $16,324 in commissions Last Year with this - The Car Wash
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Here is a little system that anyone can implement very easily into their business. This little system accounted for 3 transactions for me last year for a total of $16,324 in commissions, not bad for just a few minutes of work. In addition to the commissions, I also generated several very good leads in the process.

I went to the owner of a full service car wash, one of those that have the guys with the towels at the very end hand drying every last drop of water off of your car. The kind you regularly see some of the nicest cars in the area pulling out of. Now, I went to the one in my market where I spend a lot of money and have met the owner on several occasions while my car was being washed, but you can do this with any car wash.

I asked the owner if he would be interested in doing a joint venture that would be a win-win for both of our businesses. If he would have his guys at the end of the car wash place my fliers on the dashboard as they were wiping it off, I would give away whatever he would like to my customers at closings, open houses, on website offers, etc. He quickly agreed to give me these wooden tokens for a free car wash, a whole bucket of them!

Not only did I hand them out, my customers and clients loved me for giving them a free car wash and my friend, the car wash owner loved me because he could see the influx of people choosing his car wash and a large percentage of them weren't taking the standard car wash but upgrading to a higher dollar wash for 3-6 more dollars.

And the icing on the cake, after doing this for less than 1 year, I have closed 3 transactions as a result for a total of $16,324 in commissions. Imagine if I had just 3 or 4 other car washes doing this as well which I am going to work on!!

Try it!!
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#219896 - 04/15/08 11:33 AM Re: I made $16,324 in commissions Last Year with this - The Car Wash [Re: brseminars]
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Well dam Brian thats just a squeaky clean idea!
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#219965 - 04/15/08 04:35 PM Re: I made $16,324 in commissions Last Year with this - The Car Wash [Re: Merkaba]
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Wow , that's a great idea.

I don't have any of THOSE car washes around here, but it does open up the thoughts of other businesses along the same type.
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#219973 - 04/15/08 05:36 PM Re: I made $16,324 in commissions Last Year with this - The Car Wash [Re: That 20something RE Guy]
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I was going to say - none of our car washes that I've ever seen have guys at the end wiping down the car - all we have a oversized hair dryers in the ceilings....

But...hmmm. how to localize this....how to localize this....

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#219979 - 04/15/08 06:08 PM Re: I made $16,324 in commissions Last Year with this - The Car Wash [Re: Perky_REALTOR]
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Thanks for sharing brseminars!
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#219997 - 04/15/08 07:26 PM Re: I made $16,324 in commissions Last Year with this - The Car Wash [Re: jjohnson1985]
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Hey! I pay you for all those kinds of tips. What are you doing over here posting them on the free forum? Back to busyagentpro you!

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#220008 - 04/15/08 08:02 PM Re: I made $16,324 in commissions Last Year with this - The Car Wash [Re: Ben34105]
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What a great idea!!!!

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#220078 - 04/16/08 04:58 AM Re: I made $16,324 in commissions Last Year with this - The Car Wash [Re: FLLAGENT]
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Wow.. I would probably never go somewhere again if they put something advertising any other business than theirs on in my car after I paid them to do something to it..

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#220121 - 04/16/08 09:44 AM Re: I made $16,324 in commissions Last Year with this - The Car Wash [Re: Delicious Cake]
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have you ever bought a pizza with fliers glued to the box?

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#220177 - 04/16/08 12:24 PM Re: I made $16,324 in commissions Last Year with this - The Car Wash [Re: Delicious Cake]
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 Originally Posted By: Auburn CA
Wow.. I would probably never go somewhere again if they put something advertising any other business than theirs on in my car after I paid them to do something to it..


Why?
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#220221 - 04/16/08 03:01 PM Re: I made $16,324 in commissions Last Year with this - The Car Wash [Re: estatereal]
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 Originally Posted By: estatereal
have you ever bought a pizza with fliers glued to the box?



Yes, but they were fliers for the pizza place, not for Joe's Crab Shack..

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#220223 - 04/16/08 03:03 PM Re: I made $16,324 in commissions Last Year with this - The Car Wash [Re: mmartin]
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 Originally Posted By: mmartin
 Originally Posted By: Auburn CA
Wow.. I would probably never go somewhere again if they put something advertising any other business than theirs on in my car after I paid them to do something to it..


Why?


If I just paid you to wash my car the last thing I want is you leaving something behind in it. The carwash people are already inside the car, I don't mind something from them, but it seems creepy that an unrelated third parties advertising would be left behind in my car.

I get enough junk snail mail, spam, and doorhangers on my house, the last thing I want is more garbage to throw away out of my car.

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