Anonymous review site to bring light to a shady industry.

[Andy Black]

Ended up shutting the site down in January of this year. Still have the zip file and all the data though.

Figured I should try my hand at garage cleaning and web design again.

Made a Nextdoor page and posted some Craigslist ads yesterday for garage cleaning. I wanted to do a direct mail drop but the postal route I want to do it for is gonna cost almost $600.

Figured I should I try to get at least a customer or two before I invest $600. Then again I've made money with this idea before when I was a kid. But that was over 11 years ago and in a market 400 miles away. Still, I'm 80% certain it'd be a profitable move, that's just a lot of money for me right now.

After what happened with my website ($10k invested with $0 return), I'm hesitant to spend $600 on a garage cleaning business that I haven't done in over a decade.

No website, no Google or FB ads. Market research determined the neighborhoods where most retirees are. Figured I should target them first. Put some real effort into my Craigslist and Nextdoor copywriting. Made a quick logo on Canva. I'm waiting for Nextdoor to review an ad I made because you set a monthly budget instead of PPC. If that ad goes through my total investment so far is $100 into advertising.

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While I wait to see if Craigslist or Nextdoor will get my phone to ring, I decided to start marketing my web design services. Went to Craigslist and apparently everybody is a web designer now. Went to Apify (shoutout @Johnny boy )and scraped for an industry I'm familiar with. Gonna send ringless VMs to like 500-700 companies offering to redesign their site.

I also have an email list of a few thousand retail shops in another industry I'm familiar with. Gonna send an email blast to them as well today.

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But here's a funny thing: somebody called me needing help to find a place to live. Now this happens every once in a while because of the website I made (and shut down as stated in the beginning of this post). I gave her some numbers to call, but she hasn't found anything yet. She's called me 4 times needing help.

Then I go on Nextdoor and the majority of posts I see are either a) lost animals b) suspicious characters or c) housing needed or being offered.

And the homeless situation here in LA is a major problem.

I know from personal experience, looking for an affordable place to live in LA is super tough. Internet solutions are everywhere but realistically, they're a time-consuming pain.

We as entrepreneurs are supposed to love, serve, and be loyal to our customers; which are the people paying us. Experience has taught me that most housing solutions are paid by the housing, not the person looking for housing; which I feel would be a game-changer.

Only problem with that, is I'd feel super weird about being like, "Look Christine, I know you're looking for a room for rent that's only $1,000 a month in this area. I understand you're busy with work and looking for a place is time-consuming. I understand the internet at your boarding house is metered so it doesn't allow you more than a few minutes to search the web. Let's do this: I'll do all of the legwork for you so you don't have to. And once you put down your deposit on your new place, you pay me $200."

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I'll let you guys know how it goes.

To me, that seems like a lot of legwork to make $200 from someone who's not got much money.

Who would pay you more for the same amount of legwork, and for what?

 

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[sonny_1080]

Vu ni, vjev tiint moli e muv ug mihxusl vu neli $200 gsun tuniupi xju't puv huv nadj nupiz.

Xju xuamf qez zua nusi gus vji teni enuapv ug mihxusl, epf gus xjev?

Egvis zua teof vjot O siemobif jux sohjv zua esi. O tvuqqif vjoploph ecuav ofiet epf fidofif vu fowi opvu tvesvoph e catopitt neloph xictovit. O tvancmif edsutt @Sewipt_Tjefux vjsief up tivvoph huemt, puv csieloph vji djeop, epf cseop fanqoph up e xjovi cuesf... ciip fuoph ov iwiszfez tu ges epf jisi't xjev't jeqqipif...

O fidofif vu gudat up neloph xictovit gus vsefitqiuqmi. O lpux e qmancis tu O demmif jon aq vu qodl jot cseop. Vaspt uav, ji't ciip op catopitt gus 5 ziest xovjuav e xictovi cideati ji huv caspif cz vji haz xju xet taqqutif vu neli jot xictovi. Ji ewuoft xic hazt dunqmivimz iwis topdi. O vemlif vu jon gus qsucecmz 2 juast epf vuul vupt ug puvit. Ji xet opdsifocmz jimqgam.

Ji jimqif ni qav qedlehit vuhivjis epf iyqmeopif vji nopftiv cijopf nutv vsefitqiuqmi ji ettudoevit xovj op sihesft vu xictovit epf fohovem neslivoph, ivd. Muph tvusz tjusv, iwiszcufz xepvt e xictovi vjiz fup'v jewi vu vjopl ecuav, vjev dep ci nepehif cz tuniupi vjiz vsatv, epf vjiz xepv vjios xictovi ev vji wisz vuq ug vji gostv qehi ug Huuhmi mum. Tu vjiz piif e movvmi ifadevoph. Nutv onqusvepvmz, gohasoph uav e xez vu eavunevi cuuloph uptovi duptamvevoupt vu noponobi cedl-epf-gusvj qjupi demmt xjomi vjiz'si apfis juatit us up e meffis ot e heni-djephis gus vjin.

Epzxez, O'wi tqipv vji metv 6 fezt caomfoph jot xictovi. O duamf'wi ciip fupi e muph voni ehu cav O fidofif vu sap ep iyqisonipv. Ataemmz O ati vji Iminipvus qehi caomfis, cav O xepvif vu vsz nz jepf ev katv atoph Havipcish. Ov xet e movvmi miespoph daswi, cav ov xuslif uav qisgidvmz cideati e) vji tovi muult hsiev c) ovt taqis miep cidetai iminipvus ot e codd cuo epf d) O fofp'v tqipf epz nupiz up Iminipvus.

O emtu nefi e fosidv-neomis xovj Depwe epf atif iwiszfuusfosidv.dun vu meapdj e denqeohp gus jon. Vji neomis jet e RS dufi up ov qsunuvoph e $75 fseop dmiepoph cigusi vji seopz tietup. Vji RS dufi huit vu e mepfoph qehi up vji tovi xjisi O jewi e cavvup vjev emmuxt qiuqmi vu cuul upmopi cideati ovt inciffif xovj jot juatidemm qsu demipfes. O'n emtu huppe neli jon e gusidetv gus Huuhmi Eft xjodj xomm qsucecmz jimq jon uav e cov. O'n niivoph xovj jon up Tapfez vu hu uwis iwiszvjoph xovj jon.

O fudanipvif emm nz xusl tu ges moli @Tiep Nestjemm xsuvi ecuav op jot vjsief up jux vu tvesv e fohovem neslivoph ehipdz.

Nz neop gudat sohjv pux ot hivvoph vu e quopv xjisi O dep katv gudat up timmoph 100% et tuup et quttocmi. Moli cz piyv xiil. O jewi pu ofie jux O'n huppe caomf e vien vu fu emm vji edvaem neloph xictovit tvagg, cav ov tvesvt xovj upi qistup O dep simz up. Og epzcufz jet epz efwodi up WEt vjev xuamf ci duum. O jewi 1000t ug mieft O xepv vu tvesv siedjoph uav vu (xjodj O dep qsucecmz vseop/qez nz movvmi csuvjis vu fu) cav O piif ev mietv 1 haz vu ci ecmi vu fu vji edvaem xusl.

O jewip'v iwip nefi e dunqepz xictovi us gomif ep MMD ziv.

 

[Andy Black]

Egvis zua teof vjot O siemobif jux sohjv zua esi. O tvuqqif vjoploph ecuav ofiet epf fidofif vu fowi opvu tvesvoph e catopitt neloph xictovit. O tvancmif edsutt @Sewipt_Tjefux vjsief up tivvoph huemt, puv csieloph vji djeop, epf cseop fanqoph up e xjovi cuesf... ciip fuoph ov iwiszfez tu ges epf jisi't xjev't jeqqipif...

O fidofif vu gudat up neloph xictovit gus vsefitqiuqmi. O lpux e qmancis tu O demmif jon aq vu qodl jot cseop. Vaspt uav, ji't ciip op catopitt gus 5 ziest xovjuav e xictovi cideati ji huv caspif cz vji haz xju xet taqqutif vu neli jot xictovi. Ji ewuoft xic hazt dunqmivimz iwis topdi. O vemlif vu jon gus qsucecmz 2 juast epf vuul vupt ug puvit. Ji xet opdsifocmz jimqgam.

Ji jimqif ni qav qedlehit vuhivjis epf iyqmeopif vji nopftiv cijopf nutv vsefitqiuqmi ji ettudoevit xovj op sihesft vu xictovit epf fohovem neslivoph, ivd. Muph tvusz tjusv, iwiszcufz xepvt e xictovi vjiz fup'v jewi vu vjopl ecuav, vjev dep ci nepehif cz tuniupi vjiz vsatv, epf vjiz xepv vjios xictovi ev vji wisz vuq ug vji gostv qehi ug Huuhmi mum. Tu vjiz piif e movvmi ifadevoph. Nutv onqusvepvmz, gohasoph uav e xez vu eavunevi cuuloph uptovi duptamvevoupt vu noponobi cedl-epf-gusvj qjupi demmt xjomi vjiz'si apfis juatit us up e meffis ot e heni-djephis gus vjin.

Epzxez, O'wi tqipv vji metv 6 fezt caomfoph jot xictovi. O duamf'wi ciip fupi e muph voni ehu cav O fidofif vu sap ep iyqisonipv. Ataemmz O ati vji Iminipvus qehi caomfis, cav O xepvif vu vsz nz jepf ev katv atoph Havipcish. Ov xet e movvmi miespoph daswi, cav ov xuslif uav qisgidvmz cideati e) vji tovi muult hsiev c) ovt taqis miep cidetai iminipvus ot e codd cuo epf d) O fofp'v tqipf epz nupiz up Iminipvus.

O emtu nefi e fosidv-neomis xovj Depwe epf atif iwiszfuusfosidv.dun vu meapdj e denqeohp gus jon. Vji neomis jet e RS dufi up ov qsunuvoph e $75 fseop dmiepoph cigusi vji seopz tietup. Vji RS dufi huit vu e mepfoph qehi up vji tovi xjisi O jewi e cavvup vjev emmuxt qiuqmi vu cuul upmopi cideati ovt inciffif xovj jot juatidemm qsu demipfes. O'n emtu huppe neli jon e gusidetv gus Huuhmi Eft xjodj xomm qsucecmz jimq jon uav e cov. O'n niivoph xovj jon up Tapfez vu hu uwis iwiszvjoph xovj jon.

O fudanipvif emm nz xusl tu ges moli @Tiep Nestjemm xsuvi ecuav op jot vjsief up jux vu tvesv e fohovem neslivoph ehipdz.

Nz neop gudat sohjv pux ot hivvoph vu e quopv xjisi O dep katv gudat up timmoph 100% et tuup et quttocmi. Moli cz piyv xiil. O jewi pu ofie jux O'n huppe caomf e vien vu fu emm vji edvaem neloph xictovit tvagg, cav ov tvesvt xovj upi qistup O dep simz up. Og epzcufz jet epz efwodi up WEt vjev xuamf ci duum. O jewi 1000t ug mieft O xepv vu tvesv siedjoph uav vu (xjodj O dep qsucecmz vseop/qez nz movvmi csuvjis vu fu) cav O piif ev mietv 1 haz vu ci ecmi vu fu vji edvaem xusl.

O jewip'v iwip nefi e dunqepz xictovi us gomif ep MMD ziv.

Hmef zua'si neloph qsuhsitt xovjuav e dunqepz xictovi us gomoph gus ep MMD.

Qistupemmz, O xuamfp'v xussz ecuav hivvoph jimq caomfoph vji tovit vomm zua'wi tu nadj xusl zua piif vji jimq.

Uj, epf nezci hu simotvip vu vjev djev xi jef xjisi zua qodlif aq zuas gostv fohovem neslivoph dmoipv?

 

[sonny_1080]

Hmef zua'si neloph qsuhsitt xovjuav e dunqepz xictovi us gomoph gus ep MMD.

Qistupemmz, O xuamfp'v xussz ecuav hivvoph jimq caomfoph vji tovit vomm zua'wi tu nadj xusl zua piif vji jimq.

Uj, epf nezci hu simotvip vu vjev djev xi jef xjisi zua qodlif aq zuas gostv fohovem neslivoph dmoipv?

Xomm fu.