Start up businesses and entrepreneurs will find that websites like Compare the Man and Van are here to help with marketing and customer acquisition

1. How Websites like Compare
the Man and Van are
Helping Entrepreneurs
Succeed

2. BE YOUR OWN BOSS
- Being your own boss sounds like heaven for most people. Working
your own hours, not having to deal with demanding bosses and
being ‘self made’ are all ideas which make us want to jump up, tell
our boss to shove it and hit the open road. But if this idea is so
attractive why isn't everyone working for themselves? Primarily
because it can be extremely difficult!
- There is light at the end of the self employment tunnel however.
The advent of new technology and innovative new companies are
helping entrepreneurs to become independent and succeed in their
chosen profession. Communities like Compare the Man and Van can
help you succeed in your independent business venture. But how
does this really work?
- Visitors who interact with both reviews and customer
questions, are a whopping 105% more likely to purchase

3. Allows You to Take
Action Immediately

4. 5% IDEA, THE REST IS ACTION
- One of the most successful entrepreneurs, James Caan of Dragon’s
Den, says “five per cent of being an entrepreneur is about the idea
and mindset, the rest is about taking action and accountability.”
- When first starting out on your own, things can be slightly
overwhelming. No matter how good your idea and your work ethic
is, if you have no customers to work for you can’t move forward
and make money. One of the main stumbling blocks of a newly
established entrepreneur is creating a customer base as an
unknown entity. If no one knows you’re available to work, then how
are you supposed to take action?
TAKE ACTION
IMMEDIATELY

5. CUSTOMERS COME TO YOU
- Websites that connect the self employed with their customers can
entirely do away with this stumbling block. For instance, if you’re a
van owner driver, by simply entering your details such as your
availability and how far you are willing to travel on https://www.
comparethemanandvan.co.uk/join-us your customer base will
come to you.
- By streamlining the communication process between customers and
those willing to provide a service, websites like this are changing
how entrepreneurs connect with their potential clients. This allows
even the newest and least experienced self employed
businesspeople to take action immediately.
TAKE ACTION
IMMEDIATELY

6. They Do Your
Marketing For You

7. “Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to
let people know you are doing the right thing.”
- Even the smallest companies, when starting out and wishing to
grow their customer base, generally spend 20-50% of their total
revenue on marketing. That’s a huge cut of your sales. Starting out
as a fresh entrepreneur, finding a balance between your marketing
spend and keeping day to day work financially viable can make or
break your business.
- By working with Compare the Man and Van a large part of your
marketing is essentially done for you. Potential customers who go
to Google and search for “hire a man and van” will be offered your
driver profile through our website, and if you offer the best prices
and customer service, you can win the jobs. Instead of spending
money on your own website and direct marketing, you can
concentrate on providing a fantastic service for your customers, so
that they keep coming back and recommend you to their friends
and family.
- Your customers can leave reviews about your service on the
THEY DO
YOUR
MARKETING
FOR YOU

8. 88% TRUST USER REVIEWS
- Your customers can leave reviews about your service on the
Compare the Man and Van website. Studies have shown that 88%
of customers trust user reviews as much as a recommendation from
a trusted friend. Nearly 9 out of 10 customers read user reviews to
determine the quality of a business, and 39% do so regularly. Not
only are user reviews a great form of marketing for your business
venture, but they are also one of the most effective.
- By giving your business a direct platform for potential clients to
quickly view a summary of your service, the need for costly
marketing fees is significantly diminished. Not only do you not have
to spend money, but you do not have to spend your valuable time
reading up about effective online marketing strategies. Providing
entrepreneurs with a simple and informative profile packed with
user reviews, new services are changing the way marketing is
implemented.
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THEY DO
YOUR
MARKETING
FOR YOU

9. Trusted Business
Partners

10. 88% TRUST USER REVIEWS
- Entrepreneur and best-selling author Tim Ferriss says: “The best
advice I’ve ever received is ‘You are the average of the 5 people
you associate with most.’” In other words, you are only as good as
your business partners, so choose them wisely.
- Many a start-up company has failed due to their poor choice in
business associates. It is vital to ensure that they are willing to
work as hard as you, they have fantastic industry knowledge and
most of all that they are trustworthy.
- This deliberation can take months, sometimes years, all while your
business could be growing. By establishing an element of mutual
worth, companies such as Compare the Man and Van can provide
reassurance and save a great deal of deliberation and stress. It is
within their best interests help you succeed, as they depend on
their customer reviews and the reputation of their driver base to
build trust with new customers.
TRUSTED
BUSINESS
PARTNERS

11. Instant Feedback On How
You Can Improve

12. AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE
- Any successful business knows the importance of customer
feedback, but few have the opportunity to gauge it directly and
instantly. An especially important aspect of starting out in self
employment is ensuring the learning curve isn't too steep.
- We have already touched on user reviews, but they serve a far
more important purpose than simple advertising. New technology,
such as the Compare the Man and Van app which is launching next
month, allows customers to give instant feedback on your service.
High Street shops and large corporations spend millions attempting
to gauge the same results. Suffice to say it is an invaluable
resource to the fledgling business.
- By taking the good points from the positive reviews, and working
on the bad points from the negative, the power is in your hands to
implement the advice and get those 5 star reviews.
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INSTANT
FEEDBACK

13. The Freedom To
Establish Your Niche

14. WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT?
- This is one of the most difficult aspects of starting your own
business, however if you get it right it can be one of the most
crucial parts. By establishing yourself in your a niche with a unique
selling point, and providing a service that others do not, you not
only chisel out your very own customer base but help to establish
yourself as an expert in your particular area.
- Not only is it more steady and more profitable, as you have your
own slice of the market, but people are referred to you more easily
as you will be “top of mind” when a particular need arises.
- Giving entrepreneurs the freedom to take whichever jobs they see
fit, whilst supplying them with a wide range of work, the
opportunity to grow exponentially is within reach.
- To see the benefits of using Compare the Man and Van to help your
business visit our site
ESTABLISH A
NICHE

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