Founder's Story
I've always thought: Winning new customers should be about having the best service at the best price.
My inspiration for creating BidWilly started when I was 7 years old working for my dad's carpet cleaning business (plug: Williams Floor Covering & Carpet Cleaning). I still remember seeing the faces of happy customers after showing them the great work we had done!
Our carpet cleaning services were so outstanding that
one customer thought it would be a good idea to give my dad a horse to show his appreciation!
Yes a horse! Unbelievable I thought.
"We didn't get any other gifts the size of a horse but we did have raving fans that gave us $10 and $15 tips."
Despite creating raving fans there were still others that had not heard of us choosing a bigger company to provide carpet cleaning services.
In fact, the company they chose probably received 75% of the carpet cleaning business in our town. A lot of our new customers had already
given this company a try and called us after feeling they didn't get the quality of service they deserve. I overheard conversations like this all the time as I sat in the work van
waiting to drive to our next job.
Customer's would say: If I had known I would have called you guys first!
It wasn't long before I realized how winning new business really works. The companies that won were the one's listed in the Yellow Pages, had coupons in the Sunday's paper, TV commercials,
and radio ads to crowd the market.
Everytime I heard a radio advertisement I would think about how cool it would be if my dad's business was the one they were talking about!
I believe it was moments like this that inspired me to change the way business is won.
Solomon Jr (me): If I have my way, winning new customers will be based purely on having the best service at the best price. This is how it should be which is why today we have BidWilly, Inc.
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