You can also tell the customer if they refer ten friends who use your service, you'll do their driveway for free. That way they are motivated to tell their friends, and it's like giving a ten percent discount to each of the ten customer.

Basically, what the IG influences think they are.

Sorry, the landlord doesn't accept exposure for rent!

I'd give him a choice,... pay me now or make at least 5 of your friends book a cleaning appointment with me within the next 3 months,.. failing to do so will cost you more than you'd ever wanna pay, so choose wisely. \o/

The easiest way to deal with is say sure, let me call and see if my landlord, bank, credit card company etc will let me pay my bills in "exposure bucks", that usually shuts them up.

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Dang

Exactly

With no 5 star google review as well no doubt

And they expect it every time there after.

Exactly!

Honestly that's the best way of saying it

that's a good counter, worst case scenario u owe someone a free cleaning, after 2 jobs. Best case you avoid wasting your time entirely.

Get a sign contract from their friends and family referral and then give them the free driveway wash.

There is a better way. Charge them and promise them a 10% cut of every customer referred by them.

​@@kris826330% more fair

Nope! One can easily get 10 people to agree to their bs scam. Everyone gets a discount after 4 or 5 friends and family agree to a contract for your service. The initial person gets it free-something like that. Otherwise, they can kick rocks.

@@abumansaray7 that's exactly what I mean. I've been doing this with "influencers" for years. They come to me thinking they can get free stuff. They pay up front and I give them their own 10% ish coupon code for my business. If I get 10 or more orders using that particular coupon code, I refund the "influencer's " order. Six years and over 100 coupons issued, I have yet to pay out one refund.

Exactly. Reward action, not words.

@@abumansaray7no no, if you give the stipulation that 10 contracted/completed jobs will award them a free driveway certificate you can guarantee 10 extra jobs for 1 free… who cares if they are just trying to scam, it still gives you business in the long run

What you do is if you get me 10 more jobs at normal cost then I'll give you a discount on your driveway.

Another old saying: money talks, BS walks

@@_Washing_Machine_ What a sassy appliance you are.

right thank you

Neither does "thank you".

Yep. Told my last boss that "atta boys" don't pay my mortgage. So glad I walked off the job lol.

@@penelopepitstop13huh

From no pay, the very, very best you can expect is very, very low pay. Your time = their money.

Exactly. “How much did he charge you?” “Nothing!” “That’s a great price I’ll definitely call him…”

No doubt!!

soon as a customer offers me that I just packed my s*** up and f****** leave

When I had an HVAC business thats exactly how I played it. If I actually got refered business I did give them a credit next time. Though that very seldom happened.

Not true

It's a scam and most of the time you'll never get referrals from them

​@@ChefWrepsThat's the point-- they'll decline this offer because they know their friends won't give him that much business if any at all.

@@BouncyBrownyup. It’s basic referral system. You make the customer work for you by promoting you. In their head they’re thinking that they will get free wash but the business owner gets free promotion rather than paying for it himself.

Immediately what I thought no thank you

The only way not to get a negative review is not to be online period,its how I do it.

Take before and after pictures and then respond to the negative review with them, asking what specifically they had an issue with.

​@@alphzoupThats a great advice.

​@@alphzoupthat's a good advice.

​@@alphzoupwhat a good advice.

This ^ was my first thought as well. I'd be worried that the cheapskate's friends and family might be cheapskates too, especially if they heard you're a pushover.

Thank you for clarifying billy.

Yep!

OMG U ARE SO RIGHT.

Bingo!

EPIC response!

I'm a landlord and occasionally I'll get a comment that almost always starts like this..."hey, so...I'm pretty handy. Would you be interested in me doing work around the apartment and then I could take the money off the rent?" I always say, "no." Literally, just "no." I'm not rude about it, but the last thing I need is an unlicensed and uninsured "contractor" doing unpermitted work that I didnt want done in the first place without the benefit of getting multiple bids, and them then thinking it's worth 5x the actual market value, for inferior work and/or materials that takes 3x longer than it should to be completed. You would not believe the number of people (actually you might, lol) who are offended or act like I'm an @$$h0le for not considerilng this offer. My other favorite is the people who don't qualify, typically for not one, but several metrics, who tell me they plan on making more money IN THE FUTURE and that there's a good chance they'd be willing to pay EVEN MORE than the rent I'm asking...because you know how people always start making more money and then decide to gift it to their landlord when they most likely already lack fiscal responsibility and/or competency. I say most likely because it's possible for anyone to fall on hard times but the people who do, and are responsible typically aren't shopping for apartments they can't afford and promising future income to 3rd parties.

So do mountaineering nudists

@@fomoranso do the ten people that died in the Bronx due to a fire that was burning that night that killed ten people during a fire and fire officials said that all ten people died from the fire which was burning and too hot for their bodies.

@@crankfastle3061what??

Was just gonna say something like this.

right, "exposure" is never worth the money you didn't make.

Yep.you will never hear from them

​@@Good-VS-Evil777 Who raised them?

Many people including my self started businesses when we were young. Hungry people fall into poor buisness practices.

@@Good-VS-Evil777 Honestly, nope. I don't understand your ideology because I think you're wrong. The average Gen Z child had a cell phone in their hand at age 8. Raising your children on an iPad makes them into crazy people who constantly need validation and attention. Kids who aren't raised like that don't turn out like TikTok attention whores(MOST aren't. Some are.) Secondly, more and more children are being raised in poverty. This leads to violent crime and gang violence. Hence why crime rates have only gone up since the 2008 market crash. Poverty also causes children to lack higher education, which leads to worse job equality and income. It's also easier than ever to get a gun, even if you're a minor(just ask Kyle Rittenhouse how he got his gun). Lastly, Gen Z hasn't "destroyed the country." If anything, they're trying to save it. The middle class Gen-Z is moving away from age-old tradition in order to appeal to ALL of our futures. Tradition keeps things the same. Innovation is void in a traditional society. They're fighting for OUR rights instead for multi-billion dollar corporations that want to bleed this world dry of all natural resources in order to make a quick buck. Also, there's nothing wrong with being gay. I'm sorry if you disagree with that, but it's really none of my business either way. I'm not going to tell you how you should live your life, however: personally, I would suggest you take a step back and try to view the younger generation with a bit more empathy. They are our future. While I do agree that many are troubled, cringe, jaded, and even monsters; here's just a quick reminder that the VAST majority of Gen-Z are just normal people doing normal things with normal lives. The few have never spoken for the many. P.S. Wouldn't you hate it if your parents told all of their friends that you were going to disappoint them and ruin the world? You're essentially doing that with an entire generation. That's not very Christian of you.

​@@Good-VS-Evil777lol, tru

Yeah, Daddy used to scam his kids out of their allowance to bet on horses. "I'll invest this for you, little Bobby."

Plus, even if he does, do you want the cheapskate who’s trying to milk you for free work telling all his cheapskate friends and cheapskate family about you giving him free service? Even if he does give referrals, it’s probably just gonna be more people who want free work

Now THAT , not only being True , is FUNNNNNNY !

True. Especially not people who are that cheap.

Don't assume -that the customer actually has any family or friends- (period) [fixed it for you]

Ooh

If they are actually popular a shoutout is way more valuable than money as long as u know what to do with it

Why do i have to give you a tip when the paid you to do a job?

@@PTUS44no it’s not

Why on earth would they offer you a tip???? THIS IS THE PROBLEM BUD… everyone and their grandmas are asking for tips when you have NO BUSINESS doing so for you’re like or work… at least I GUARANTEE you’ll be out of business in 3 years 💀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Please inform the customer that for every neighbour who orders your service, he will receive a 20 percent refund.

that's why you remain a small buisiness ran by nobody. never say never.

even for super models😅

What's a promise? (Sarcasm)

​@@ylstorage7085Big businesses didn't make it big by doing labor for no money and instead just taking promises of riches.

Yeah lol

Right! "Well you did John's driveway for free, why not mine?"

Yeah even if they call you at all.

this is what instantly popped in my head! "is your family going to want free work too"💩

exactly what I was thinking hah

@gbooblue They did pay to have the house washed. One is advised to take the high road when dealing with customers.

tell him you are running a business not a charity

@@elisemiller13 so, to my point, they did NOT want to pay for the driveway but if the business did it for free, they get a long list of cold call customers who are probably just like their “gimmie” friend. OR would they want to NOT give private information and “give EVERYONE the business number” instead? I’ve worked in customer service for a very long time. It’s a very valid question to ask a client. If you won’t pay me except in friends names, what are they going to pay me with…friends names? On the other hand, do all your friends buy everything you tell them to? I damn sure don’t. So, if you feel that the “high road” is needed in this case and free services are needed to soothe a customer’s feathers after quoting what the owner seems a fair price for service, customer service may be a bit much for you. The customer is not always right and in these cases, if he got ONE linked client from this, it would be amazing because it normally doesn’t happen at all.

​@@elisemiller13It's over your head, bud.

because im cheap 😏

Seriously

Because everybody wants the free deal

​@@brianduca2958 Yep. "What?! You charge for driveways? I heard it was included when you pay to get the house done. What a rip off!". Hmm, I wonder where they heard that...

Deadbeats

​@@RandomPerson-nd2eyi mean a driveway is a part of the house, maybe they just thought that it will be included 🤔

There is that Greek proverb that goes like this "show me your friend and I'll tell you who you are". If you aren't willing to pay, why would your friends be?

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@@stixoimatizontas that's right 👈🏻

same phrases his friends gonna say, boom, he's in a loop of working for free

"I heard good things about you, like you work for free!"

ALL PRESSURE WASHING SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT FOR FREE

@@Professor-Scientist haha

@@Professor-Scientist If you do it yourself Yes Its free! Make sure you plumb into your neighbours water line though. Then its truly free

Just make it universal driveway cleaning care. The government's monopoly on private spending has been proven to reduce prices, increase quality, and provide an overall positive net to society. At least that's what people with zero economic knowledge said.

@@Professor-Scientistno it shouldn’t, hiring a pressure washer is a privilege for those who can afford it, you don’t need pressure washing to survive

Amen

Absolutely. It’s rude af to ask someone who’s already busting their ass to do more for free.

Yeah its tough to change to that stance, it goes against my grain, but I've learnt to be a prick.

What does work from people mean?

@@commenter621Not complain here! BBB instead

Exactly, every service has a price, demanding simething for free is just an abuse.

​@@commenter621 "I don't want work 'given to me' from people who don't pay." It's a little more awkward in this sentence, since 'by people' would be better here, but in the original sentence, this is what they meant by 'from people'.

​@@commenter621 jes talking about jooz. Only jooz try this scam.

People do that. I had a lawn care client legit tell me that everyone compliments his yard so I should be willing to do the extras, as if it wasn't my work they were complimentary of. He was off my schedule shortly after that conversation. He has yet to find an adequate replacement 😂😂

Good I love that. You deserve respect for your work

I'd rather be grateful for having the cash to pay my next bill.

You should be great full for work. But only the work where you get paid full price and the customer ain't trtna scam you

Naw dude, he's just kinda dumb and fell for it. This is how he's trying to save face.

Yep, they'll all want a free something lol

Excellent point

You're exactly right

Hate those types of people so much. They feel that because you are able to fix something quick and efficiently and make it look easy that they shouldn't have to pay you what your price was. Like the reason I can do it so quick is because of the years I've spent learning those skills. If it's easy then how about they do it. I had a lady want me to maintenance on her AC, so I told her I'd do it for $60 she got upset and said this other guy always did it for $40. So I said whatever took $20 off. After I was done she said wow you did way more than what the other guy does and she gave me a $5 tip. Absolute slap in the face.

You would be absolutely right, if it were in those fields you just talked about, you know, fields that require ACTUAL SKILL and training. But this guy's services aren't precisely valuable. He just owns a pressure washer.

This is in all the fields.

@whatthefuckallhandlesaretaken I'm an artist and my husband is a mechanic, and I only like speaking to what I know about. But I'm sure you're right.

Wasting water😅

What is there to fall for? They asked for free services... Thats not a scam, its entitled, but not something you can "fall for"... Its not a fucking trick of the light or slight of hand, its asking for free stuff

​@@OryXityIt's a scam because they very rarely hold up their part in the deal. Chances are they are going to brag about it. "Hey I got this sucker to do my driveway for free!"

The kind of people who appreciate your service enough to make a point of mentioning your name aren't the kind of people who make bogus promises to you.

Or they pass their name on but how many people you know want their driveways cleaned at any given time?

Ain't that the truth! 💯

Tells you a lot about how they got that money, too.

Every single time. It's always the ones with money who will barter the hell out of you, or ask for free work. I've had customers on both ends, ones with 6 figure salaries and those with A LOT less and live in the poorer side of town, those are the ones who were always the most generous, never bartered and even gave gifts for Xmas etc

@@el.pincheguerorich people tend to be greedy, that’s how they got rich is by scamming and tricking people

@@el.pincheguero just be my slave ffs. Im with the costumers.

It's not that deep

​@@HolywaffleMC if they tell their friends and family they got it for free for referring now the friends and family expect a free price too

@@HolywaffleMCthis isnt even deep, it’s just common sense and completely normal to assume. Someone scammed you so their friends, if the customer called them, prob want a free job too

You'll find out eventually. LOL @@HolywaffleMC

😂😂😂 easy mark We all in oceans 11 now 😂😂😂

Th rich people are the cheapest. The average Joe is probably the most generous

The conversion rate for exposure is the same as Confederate money.

I have to remind that to my brother every time he finishes the job with pennies in his pocket and extremely happy customer added to the list.

and if you are not nice I will sure enough find another person for your job for a next time.

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@@KasparOnTube being nice and being taken advantage of are two different things.

Not always true. I used to tell upfront to car shops that I drove a ton, and honestly after the shit service from many of them, now I just go to the dealership only cause fuck em small shops. I drive like 40-50k miles a year, so that's me in the shop every 2 months or less.

Even if they did tell others i guarantee they would tell them about the deal they got and thats how you set a precedent of getting cheated.

Exactly cause they have a grievance or grudge to not use you now because you didn’t do what was asked 🤦

Yep, usually the case. Same with folks who call in to complain about something - the ones who mention how they've "spent thousands with you" and so deserve special treatment almost always only have a handful of orders on file rarely even breaking $1000 in total sales.

basically the entire creative industry 😂 they always want the latest shit, cool looking stuff, the WOW effect and not paying a dime for it

Just say no❤

Same here as an artist. Definitely keep up the healthy boundaries because nobody is entitled to your labor for free.

@@PotatobrianbrainSpfft. DJs will be using AI and machine learning. AI is a tool to bolster their jobs. It’s like when people were saying Zbrush was going to replace Stan Winston Studios. Hahaha. They started using Zbrush in their workflow to make their projects even better. It never replaced them. It became a part of their toolset. Adapt or die.

take your meds

😂

How many times did it happen? I mean at the part where they claimed they can find someone cheaper and real ?

As you struggle to feed your family I bet.

If they could find someone cheaper then that's who would be there to start with. I was self employed myself for many many years & my price is my price.

​@@1claytoncampbellAt this Type of Business? In these Times? In this Part of the World?😂 Bro, Reality called. Plumbers, Welders, Electricians- Its like printing Money.

You live in a fantasy land.. you must’ve been watching too many Alex Hormozi videos.

​@@ParkerBGtf is a Alex Hormozi

Its a driveaway cleaning service, aint nobody gonna get amazed and spread ads for you what are you 12

@@alankatsiyev3249jeez why you gotta be so negative

On a promise or payments.

Also a written contract and with receipts.

I like that. "I stand behind my work.."

Sad 😢

That’s sad:(. She shouldn’t even be working at her age 😢😢😢😢😢💔💔💔. Please take care of her

No Tikky no washy. Oriental cleaners

Only in usa this story. Pepol my contry work by promesse.❤

Ha, same goes for working for a company. Boss man has been give me empty promise for a long time.

I read this as "I'm a bathroom/kitchen model" 💀😂😅

Some people have no shame

Yeah i hear it all the time from usually the cheaper customers, some say they are in real estate and they know alot of people

I blame it on the "influencer" trend

@@s_1408that’s what he’s talking about. Influencers try to get free art and crap saying they will give you tons of exposure

It existed way before influencers, or even the internet existed. @@s_1408

😂for real I used to think they just did this shit to dancers not I’m seeing people don’t want to pay for ANYTHING

Better to offer them a partial refund for every customer you get from them.

same in Germany

@@erik-benz 👍

@@erik-benz Chicago, Illinois

Yeah this isn’t a scam, he just got screwed over by somebody and now he’s mad. This is actually a very legitimate way for a business to grow and well worth a few minutes of your time if possible.

@@gavindy_Sv2 ok cheapskate.

Wym bro??? I exposed myself to my landlord and I got a month free Skill issue

@@wynoglia😂😂😂😂😂 lmfao

​@@wynoglia🤦

Casino :

@@lem2004 But for the Casions its not a gamble, its calculated.

Starting a business is ALWAYS a gamble! DUH!

​@@Jake-by9ly Technically yes, but it's more effort, work and consistency than luck.

Seen a company do this with influencers and despite saying they will bring thousands of customers they almost always back out 😂 they only needed like 12 referrals to get a full refund on the product too. Just after free stuff 🤷🏻‍♂️

Bird Dog fee.

@@minmo2288 this works if the kickback occurs after the referred customer pays in full.

It's the nature strip not driveway

yeah sure the clean driveway is shouting out the guys number clownnn

@@Timoteusmusik does him a lot better than some guy just saying he'll tell people about him

What? Work is what he wants. But he wont do it for free

Even if their friends/family call him, that wouldn't eliminate the fact that he'd have worked for no pay. Nothing's free.

Nah he would likely be down to do it if he KNEW he was going to get alot of extra business for it. No shit he still has to do that work too, but it's more paying customers that he likely wouldn't have had. It's not like the "pressure washing driveways" business is in high demand... he probably barely has any customers as it is. Only problem was, like he said, they're probably full of shit and just want a free cleaning.

Pay him well because he goes out and buys an oversized second hand buffer? Not gonna happen lol

He has no idea what he's doing. He just overlapped 8" of asphalt on the street when surface cleaning the rain gutter. So, neither you nor him know what you're doing clearly.

@@francislutz8027 Yes, you are right. My bad.

Na, I will pay an ilegal for less and perhaps a better quality of work

Everyone’s so nice here on the inter webs…

yep