Wednesday, January 5, 2011

If you don’t have time to do it right you must have time to do it over!

A friend of ours recently received this email and well, we were just flabbergasted

Did you know you could get more $$ for an appointment if someone else negotiates the donation? Did you know only 35% of the clients call back or leave a voice mail if you don't answer the phone when they call?

Independent but want to be SAFER???
Losing calls because you're in an appointment??
Worried because no one knows where you are or who you are with??
If a client hurt you would anyone know where you are or how to help?
No time or resources to properly screen clients to be sure they are NOT law enforcement?
Do you feel awkward discussing money with clients when they book & try to negotiate a lower rate?

Remain 100% Independent, just NOT alone!
I have a female owned & operated booking agency & can handle your inbound calls, screening, security, website & advertising.
There is a flat rate of 20% for each appointment booked by us. You also have the option of being on our website.

We recognize the benefit of being independent; however, we also recognize the challenges. Give us a try!
If we can get a higher donation........What do you have to lose?
Call me with your questions!

Now don’t get us wrong, we’re sure that the company that sent this out is great and that they feel they are worth every penny. What shocks us is the cost difference between the services we offer (that extend past those offered above) and the fact that we know several providers jump for these types of deals every day. Just look at the accumulated costs:

If a providers donation is $300/hour, the per booking cost of this service is $60 so 1appointment for 1hour = $60.
Doesn’t sound too bad does it? How about when we start adding up the figures:

1 appointment for 2hours = $120 (your take home: $480)
2 appointments for 2hour each = $240 (your take home: $960)
Still not bad…

Well let’s take a look at 1week’s pay:
Approximately 3 appointments a day (Monday – Friday) for 1hour each is 15 appointments. That’s a total of $4500 in possible revenue.

The cost you pay to this company? A whopping $900!!!!!

Seriously???!!! Now this wouldn’t be an astronomical amount if this was the cost for an agency or if business was really booming but let’s re-read their sales pitch …

We recognize the benefit of being independent; however, we also recognize the challenges.”

This would be the cost of $900/week for you alone!!! The cost for the same week with more work and customized advertising & marketing with Executive Luxuries is less than ½ that. Now, to each his/her own, some people have been very successful with bookers. Others have found that they require a more personal connection with the people that are working to make them money and keep them safe. Executive Luxuries has strived since its inception to do just that, to keep your goals and desires at the forefront. Our flat fees include an array of services that are customized to the needs of all of our clients. We don’t just do what we feel is best for you, we present you with all the information you’d need to make a smart decision, give your our opinion, and ask what direction you’d like to go.

That’s what sets us apart from other assistant/booking services. If you’d like to know how we could help you check out our site http://www.exec-lux.com/ or email is directly at info@exec-lux.com

If you don’t have time to do it right you must have time to do it over!

Claire & Terri

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