melchor Said,

September 2nd, 2009 @2:27 pm

hi maam nette,im the one who order your module since i couldnt attend your seminar in manila..im iloilo base and with partner we started our laundry biz almost 2 years na as a part time biz since were employed in government,,my problem was for 2 years halos wala pa rin pumapasok sa amin na surplus sa kita, we have 4 employees,2 washing machine and gas dryer and a motorcycle who pick up and deliver for free within our vicinity,,basically wala talaga ako knowledge sa biz its my partner who persuade me but sad to say halos ako na lahat nagpalakad,hirap ako magmarket nang aming services, lalo na may big player na sa amin with complete facilities the Mr Labada..anu po kayang magandang marketing strategies ang puede ko employ? currently we charge, 30/kl wash and fold..50/kl wash and press,then 60/kilo ung comforter..sana may ma suggest po kayo kung panu ko ma market ung services namin? medyo malaki na rin kasi nawala sakin..thank you so much and Godbless

Hi Melchor,

First of, thank you for purchasing the module. I hope you were able to pick up something from there.

Anyway, looking at the data you provided, with only two machines, I see you have more than enough staff. Let me share to you how I  operate my laundry shop… In my main branch, I have two washers,one industrial,one household.Also 2 dryers, only one I allow to operate. The other is for back up. With all these machines, I only have 1 staff maintaining all of it. I also have pick up and delivery, and he’s taking care of this too. I let my household help assist in the laundry during afternoon, when all her chores are done…she only does ironing,once in a while folds too. I would suggest you cut on your manpower. Also, check on the output of your staff, are they doing their jobs efficiently? Do they have specific job descriptions? If you cut on your staff, you’d be able to monitor more on the output..

For maarketing, I’d suggest you give out fliers, give out promo of 3+1, free laundry bags and render top quality service..You were saying you’re having hard time marketing your business..Let me tell you when I was just starting this business, I didn’t stop marketing until I got at least one appointment for corporate account..That’s how I worked hard to pull up the business..I hope this helps you recover your losses..

Hope to meet you one of these days.

Good luck!