Wow... more Craigslist fun
12-28-2010, 03:50 PM
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Not that it matters, but I know a guy who is a diesel tech at a Ford dealership. Really rough around the edges. He chain smokes, he's covered in filth all the time and cant spell a word to save his life. Know what? That dude brings home a six figure pay every year. He's got 2 kids, his wife doesn't work and he lives in a $400.000 home. Just sayin'.....
12-28-2010, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by villain2000,Dec 28 2010, 04:50 PM
Not that it matters, but I know a guy who is a diesel tech at a Ford dealership. Really rough around the edges. He chain smokes, he's covered in filth all the time and cant spell a word to save his life. Know what? That dude brings home a six figure pay every year. He's got 2 kids, his wife doesn't work and he lives in a $400.000 home. Just sayin'.....
We're not talking about competence here, we're talking about smart marketing.
1. He has the ability to get on the Internet if he posted on Craigslist.
2. His time is not worth very much if he's charging $10 per car.
3. Logic would follow that it would be a good investment of his time to Copy / Paste into a spellchecker (or just use the free checker on the Google toolbar).
12-28-2010, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by AlX Boi,Dec 28 2010, 07:40 PM
Really? Coming from Yale Law School, I would think you'd expect a modicum of professionalism while conducting any business, whether it be the advertising or service aspect. When someone offers something that sounds sketchy, it normally is.
Do I care that Chinese restaurants have a bunch of spelling and grammar mistakes? Nope. Funny, yes. Affects my decision, no.
12-28-2010, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Bboy AJ,Dec 28 2010, 04:19 PM
Agree with this.
Plus, who cares how he spells? He isn't writing me an essay. He's polishing headlights. Do you care if your plumber knows the capital of the neighboring states?
Plus, who cares how he spells? He isn't writing me an essay. He's polishing headlights. Do you care if your plumber knows the capital of the neighboring states?
12-28-2010, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by CKit,Dec 28 2010, 08:35 PM
But this diesel tech isn't the one who approves advertising content for the Ford dealership, right?
We're not talking about competence here, we're talking about smart marketing.
1. He has the ability to get on the Internet if he posted on Craigslist.
2. His time is not worth very much if he's charging $10 per car.
3. Logic would follow that it would be a good investment of his time to Copy / Paste into a spellchecker (or just use the free checker on the Google toolbar).
We're not talking about competence here, we're talking about smart marketing.
1. He has the ability to get on the Internet if he posted on Craigslist.
2. His time is not worth very much if he's charging $10 per car.
3. Logic would follow that it would be a good investment of his time to Copy / Paste into a spellchecker (or just use the free checker on the Google toolbar).
12-28-2010, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by AlX Boi,Dec 28 2010, 04:40 PM
Really? Coming from Yale Law School, I would think you'd expect a modicum of professionalism while conducting any business, whether it be the advertising or service aspect. When someone offers something that sounds sketchy, it normally is.
12-28-2010, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by MBHs2k,Dec 28 2010, 07:40 PM
I agree. If you want professionalism then your not picking a ten dollar job found on Craiglist.
Well done.
From a detailing point of view, it's pretty hard to charge more than that. Polishing headlights takes virtually no time at all and he's probably using a $20 Meguiars kit (with wool pad for a drill) that would let him do 50+ cars.
Considering a lot of people would freak if they saw how little it took and he tried to charge more than that...
12-28-2010, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Bboy AJ,Dec 28 2010, 05:40 PM
He's just a guy doing this in his spare time. There's nothing really professional about it to begin with.
Do I care that Chinese restaurants have a bunch of spelling and grammar mistakes? Nope. Funny, yes. Affects my decision, no.
Do I care that Chinese restaurants have a bunch of spelling and grammar mistakes? Nope. Funny, yes. Affects my decision, no.
[QUOTE=Steponme,Dec 28 2010, 06:51 PM] Jesus Christ!
