CosmoBiz Magazine July 2017 | Page 47

a marketing platform . With this , what we want to provide to our customers , the service providers , is not only appointment booking for your business , but a dedicated team of marketers that can expand your business . We were delivering this concept online , but we realized that a lot of people weren ’ t taking advantage of this . With that , we ’ re reaching the community and providing marketing seminars to them . These seminars will feature our marketers and social media team giving marketing and branding tips to our customers .
How does Servpal avoid the workaround of customers making appointments without the site ?
We get this question a lot . First , Servpal ’ s price point is significantly less on average than our competitors . And there ’ s value in Servpal for our professionals . Managing a schedule while servicing customers and maintaining their own personal life is pretty challenging . By using Servpal , professionals can adhere to their set scheduling by not taking in last-minute customers and they can give their customers 100 % of their time without worrying about scheduling their next customer . It keeps their schedule organized and is a clean way to do business .
What ’ s next for Servpal ? You have many aspects of how you want to grow your brand .
Well first , we have had so many positive responses from people at our launch party for our website . With that , we ’ re going onto the next phase of launching our mobile app . You can reach our site from any mobile device now , but we want to create a mobile application for the tech savvy .
We ’ re having a company create our mobile app for us . They accepted Servpal to do our mobile app for free as part of a program . They provide support for early startups and we couldn ’ t be more excited for them to do it . We plan on launching that at the end of the summer . We ’ re taking a hybrid approach with this and our engineering team will be able to maintain the app .
We plan on launching that at the end of the summer . We ’ re taking a hybrid approach with this and our engineering team will be able to maintain the app .
We also want to grow our brand . Right now , we ’ re focused on the D . M . V area ( DC , Maryland , Virginia ) area to set a foundation and name for our brand . From there , we ’ re looking to expand on the East Coast and repeat the model and then eventually expand nationwide .
Interesting in becoming a Servpal member ? Wanna know how it works ? Easy .
If you ’ re looking for a service and a member : 1 . Search for the profession . 2 . Look through a list of professionals and choose your favorite . 3 . Book an appointment and leave a tip . 4 . Head to your appointment , receive your service . 5 . Repeat !
If you ’ re a professional looking to expand your business :
1 . Create a business page showcasing your work portfolio , info , and services .
2 . Create your 24 / 7 appointment booking schedule .
3 . Receive free promotions and social media boosts . 4 . Receive your payment and tip . 5 . Service customer . 6 . Repeat !
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