For
my existing market the Amazon Whisperer exercise does not apply to my
current chosen entrepreneurial endeavor. However, my next step in
“Don't worry About it” would be to attract local residents that
are here year round that could benefit from my services that I have
to offer. I believe that I could provide many of those services at a
better quality and at a price that they would be willing to pay.
I
still do not have a video or audio recorder that I can operate for
this assignment. The assortment of available devices is amazing.
Shopping is not, at this time, my number one priority. I am working
on it. I also do not live on campus and am extremely limited as to
where I can interview people and this limits me to the diversity of
the people that I can interview. Among the people that I did get get
to interview, the consensus among them was that they would be willing
to pay for services that would be convent to them and free up their
time at a price that they would be willing to pay.
Based
on my exceptions and the feedback that I received from prospective
customers, I could offer a more extensive maintenance package for the
maintenance of the exterior and interior of the structure.
My
prospective customers would like for me to maintain their lawn and
landscaping. This would not only include maintaining the lawn but,
also, maintaining all of the plants and gardens on the property.
Another
thing that they would like for me to do is their spring cleaning.
That would include a through cleaning of all of the nooks and crannys
inside the structure. Also, including cleaning behind furniture and
cleaning the inside of the windows. Along with removing cobwebs from
the interior wherever they may appear.
On
the outside of the structure they would require me to remove all mold
and mildew from the outside of the structure. They would also like
for me to clean the outside of the windows.
For
my new market I would target residents that live here year round but
would like someone to preform some or all of the services that I have
to offer for them.
There
are many people in my current market area that would be willing and
able to use some or all of my services. There are people wiling to
pay to have many of these services preformed for them so that they do
not have to do them themselves. These services would have to be
performed so that the consumer is satisfied with the service.
Once
again, no video or audio recordings due to a lack of an operable
device (working on it).
The
services requested by my three interviews varied, however, they all
required that the services that were performed were done at a quality
and cost that they would be willing to pay for. To be successful, I
should be able offer the consumer only the services that they would
like to have done for them.
I
learned that were opportunities in this new market. What surprised me
about this new market is that there are some people willing to pay
for some or all of the services that I have to offer. My exceptions
were that some people that are year round residents would be
interested in at least some of the services that I had to offer. The
new market does not offer the opportunities that the original market
offers, however, it does offer some potential for profit in the off
season.
I think it is a great idea to try and attract local residents to your business because they are available year round and you could create a repeat customer base. It sounds like you know who you want your market to be and also know how to attract more potential customers, and that there are a lot of opportunities for growth for your business. Good job, check out my blog here http://jenniecarmody.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI think you have a great idea of what kind of customer base you want as well as who else you can reach. You mentioned that you discovered a few opportunities about your new market which is great! Here is my blog post if you're interested! http://shannoncea.blogspot.com/2016/04/whats-next.html
ReplyDeleteI noticed you said you didn't have any way to record interviews -- that's too bad, it could have really helped you in this assignment. I hope you're able to find one soon! I know how busy people can get during the school year, at least you are keeping up with your assignments!
ReplyDeleteI think it's interesting that you found more opportunities in the new market. Just goes to show that even a good initial idea may not be as good as something else out there! Always keep innovating and looking for the best thing.
Feel free to check out my blog post here: http://taylorjnoe.blogspot.com/2016/04/whats-next.html
Keep up the good work! And good luck in the future. :)
I'm still not 100% on this idea, but it seems like if you did some fine-tuning this could be a legitimate business concept. I think targeting a local market that is easily reachable would be key for a business like this. Since it is service based, a local market would reduce your overall travel costs and keep your profits up. Check out my post here: http://apentrepreneur.blogspot.com/2016/04/whats-next.html
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