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« Reply #20 on: June 19, 2008, 06:55:37 PM » |
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I go to Culpeper and Warrenton all the time for inspections. Bristow is just up 29 from Warrenton, about 15 minutes. As to the report, I think a real report has more to say than a made up one, but when you make up one you can be creative and add commentary and/or pictures you want.
The report I have posted on my web site is a real inspection - horrific house, turned by an illegal into three apartments (one for each floor) and then turned back into a "house." It was frightful, as you can see on the report...!
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John Adrian Sopher
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« Reply #21 on: July 21, 2008, 01:14:38 PM » |
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Jay, you have some outstanding ideas. One idea that I've been thinking of trying (not sure that this will work) is to offer a discount to persons that volunteer their time. I’m going to test run this idea with my church. We have a group that does prison ministries. I would offer people a discount if they would go and volunteer their time one day in the prison ministry. Then have the head ministry guy sign off on a form and bam... they get a discount, the church gets volunteers, they get a good feeling for helping others and hopefully they or a prisoner finds God. How can anyone loose with this idea. You can do this for cleaning roads, Jesus House, homeless shelters, etc.
Fundamentally I’m trying to get people involved in their communities and help other. Some will love this idea, and others will snub their nose at the mere thought of volunteering.
I also offer a discount for emergency personnel, teachers, and military. They serve our communities every day or put up with our wild and crazy kids. So why not give a little back.
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Jay Markanich
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« Reply #22 on: July 21, 2008, 02:34:05 PM » |
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Thanks, John - you do too! Remember, you are charging others for a service that you render them. Hopefully your service saves them a lot of headache or money or affords them the opportunity to make a decision they would be unable to make without you - either way, you are "giving back." Prior to us home inspectors, the real estate industry was caveat emptor. Now it is caveat sellor... okay, the "sellor" word is my invention, but point made!
As to this concept of giving back - I think the people who need to give back are the burglars, rapists, thieves, cheats, murderers, con artists, and on and on ad nauseum. You get what I mean...
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John Adrian Sopher
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« Reply #23 on: July 21, 2008, 04:57:15 PM » |
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Oh yes, I get ya.
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Scott McPhee
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« Reply #24 on: July 29, 2008, 03:34:04 PM » |
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I am a new inspector in Oregon, Luckily in a well populated area. I shouldn't say new as I have been in buisness now for about 6 months, so pretty new. I have been slowly moving along, the one thing that I have noticed to work is realtors prefered providers list. This is where I have found my cheapest best buisness, and repeat buisness. My question is though I do not have a website, where has everyone else done a website? What's worked the best? What's the cheapest way to do a website?
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #25 on: July 29, 2008, 04:16:02 PM » |
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Hey Scott,
Welcome to the message board!
I think you'll find most of the guys on this site get their website through us. David Macy (who is on this board) told me yesterday he received 3 calls through his site during the day. I know many inspectors who get 75%-90% of their business through the web. To find out more info click on Website hosting at the top of this site. All inspectors get 3 months free to try it out so you really have nothing to lose. It's $19.99 a month after that since you use Home Inspector Pro. You can see lots of other inspectors sites listed on the Website Hosting page, or check out the last board on this forum which is for website hosting and look in the link exchange thread, lots of guys have posted their site info there.
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John Adrian Sopher
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« Reply #26 on: July 29, 2008, 08:14:44 PM » |
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Hey everyone, I've been working hard on getting my web site up and running, Its almost done. My site is www.oklahomahomeinspector.biz, feel free to give me some input if you like. |
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #27 on: July 30, 2008, 04:01:21 AM » |
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Hey John,
The sites looking great, especially since you've just had it for a few days! I like the sample report too. Once you get started on search engine optimization you'll be able to get nice rankings with your site and domain name. I like your logo, lol.
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John Adrian Sopher
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« Reply #28 on: July 30, 2008, 09:47:30 AM » |
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Oh ya, I like that too. It fits well for my company. The HLC stands for Hairy legged Cowboy. My fiance's mom calls me a cowboy because I live here in Oklahoma (she lives in Cali). Then her boss tells her to watch out for those hairy legged boys. So I combined the two and made a HLC!!! lol
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #29 on: July 30, 2008, 05:42:24 PM » |
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HAHAHA. I can see your full name being on the report. "Hairy Legged Cowboy Inspections, LLC"
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John Adrian Sopher
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« Reply #30 on: July 30, 2008, 08:16:43 PM » |
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LMAO Man I shoulda done it that way. I bet people wouldn't forget me!!!
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Jay Markanich
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« Reply #31 on: July 30, 2008, 08:24:57 PM » |
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LMAO ??
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #32 on: July 31, 2008, 12:23:14 AM » |
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Laughing My Arse Off. Come on Jay get with the geek speak.
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John Adrian Sopher
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« Reply #33 on: July 31, 2008, 12:43:40 AM » |
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Sorry Jay, thats from working the last 4 or 5 years in a lab all by myself. I had to stay sane by texting people. lol (laugh out loud) Oh and by the way, I linked your website!!! Mines www.oklahomahomeinspector.biz |
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Jay Markanich
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« Reply #34 on: July 31, 2008, 04:10:45 AM » |
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Yo no geeko...~
~ See my next post...
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Jay Markanich
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« Reply #35 on: July 31, 2008, 05:08:26 AM » |
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Okay, John - you are linked. IOMWT*
* It's On My Website Too#
# How'd I do?+
+ Yo no geeko...%
% See my previous post.
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Jay Markanich
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« Reply #36 on: July 31, 2008, 05:22:08 AM » |
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Postscript - John Sopher - I like your logo. I your heading you should replace the bug-eyed guy with Hop-A-Long there... love it!
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John Adrian Sopher
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« Reply #37 on: July 31, 2008, 09:06:05 AM » |
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OKAY!!! I love that idea! I'll talk to wizard Dominic, he can do anything. lol  |
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #38 on: July 31, 2008, 01:23:23 PM » |
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Lol, you can do it yourself. Go to Themes and change the logo. Also, add your website to your profile and your signature here. Very important as the search engines will pick you up. Set your location too so every knows where you're from!
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John Adrian Sopher
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« Reply #39 on: July 31, 2008, 05:12:43 PM » |
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Ya I tried it. It was too small to even think about looking good. It just looked like a bunch of scribbles.
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