chris vargas

el dorado, CA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal

needanestimate.net

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Location: el dorado
Industry: Construction
Year Founded: 2009
Number Employees: 1-10 people
Description: Contractor/ Construction Referral Network called (URL removed) Our network is based on giving back we place service professionals in a central network for a monthly fee of 100 to 150 per contractor the money is pooled and radio television and billboard advertising is provided to send one message instead of many I am the founder of a unique online referral network. Called (URL removed) We have made it easy for the average contractor to compete with larger corporations, by giving power back to the smaller service professional. We would like to establish a referral service in every city in the United States that is locally run and nationally controlled. Our idea is simple each network will have a goal to set itself apart through service to its community, and establish media support. Each system is local to the area it serves; the members have the additional power to make decisions with regards to what campaigns to run. With so many choices in advertizing it is imperative that we separate ourselves from the average and focus on the benefits of service. We want to bring back community into this company with so many ways of getting in touch with each other we have not been so far apart. People want to do business with someone they know and can rely on. It can be much more effective if we sell a limited amount of memberships that would give the contractors the advantage of a smaller group, while giving the network the strength to negotiate good deals with local advertisers. Each group will send out one message instead of several hundred individual messages to a larger group of people through Radio, Television, and billboards. The contractors on the system benefit from the added business while limiting the overall expenses of each member in the network. By finding ways to serve the local community the network in that city will set themselves apart from other referral services in the area, while giving the customer an opportunity to share in the community service by using the service professional on the network. Our projection is each network will contain approx 250 to 500 members all paying $100 to $150 per month bringing in an average of $45,000 to $75000 per month per network, with the agreement that not more than 65% of all revenue can be used for local advertizing, to include expenses of services in the community. All additional revenue would be sent back to the main office for distribution to the investors. The strength of each network would be based on the total membership within that network. If each local system is run in the manner I laid out the Need An Estimate Network should provide enough revenue to allow the network to grow and flourish. All contractors agree that customer service is the only goal and word of mouth is the end result. News stations can provide additional coverage of each group activities within the community for almost no expense, which will generate more interest for the network participants. I am currently running the network that was established on June 1 2009 and has grown to approx 40 members as of the date of this letter July 16th 2009. We are running an average of 50 radio spots each week and we are continuing to grow by approx 5 members per week. I need to duplicate my efforts by approx 10 fold to run a system in each city from my closest to as far as I can reach. I need to set approx three sales people on the ground to bring in local contractors in any area we expand to. I need start up capital to make the sales force effective. My goal is to establish one city per month minimum with approx 250 to 500 members in each city. Thank you for your time and we look forward to hearing from you. Chris (URL removed) (Phone # removed)