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Service Business Ideas – How to grow a service based business in France – Ask Evan


hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to

hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m gonna answer a question from

episode I’m gonna answer a question from

episode I’m gonna answer a question from one of my newsletter readers Francis who

one of my newsletter readers Francis who

one of my newsletter readers Francis who was in France so hi Francis from France

was in France so hi Francis from France

was in France so hi Francis from France and is running a shiatsu clinic and is

and is running a shiatsu clinic and is

and is running a shiatsu clinic and is having a hard time getting past the

having a hard time getting past the

having a hard time getting past the survival stage so she’s grown her

survival stage so she’s grown her

survival stage so she’s grown her business as she can kind of barely

business as she can kind of barely

business as she can kind of barely support herself but wanted to grow the

support herself but wanted to grow the

support herself but wanted to grow the business to the next step and she sees

business to the next step and she sees

business to the next step and she sees local businesses leaving flyers and

local businesses leaving flyers and

local businesses leaving flyers and their people’s windshields on their cars

their people’s windshields on their cars

their people’s windshields on their cars and she doesn’t want to do that kind of

and she doesn’t want to do that kind of

and she doesn’t want to do that kind of stuff one is wondering how she could

stuff one is wondering how she could

stuff one is wondering how she could grow her business so she’s in the rural

grow her business so she’s in the rural

grow her business so she’s in the rural city in France and wanted some advice so

city in France and wanted some advice so

city in France and wanted some advice so Frances I think for you what I would do

Frances I think for you what I would do

Frances I think for you what I would do if I was your business I would look at

if I was your business I would look at

if I was your business I would look at who my target customer is and it sounds

who my target customer is and it sounds

who my target customer is and it sounds like you’re kind of targeting the people

like you’re kind of targeting the people

like you’re kind of targeting the people who are in your local community and I

who are in your local community and I

who are in your local community and I would look at two things one I look at

would look at two things one I look at

would look at two things one I look at business I try to get in with the

business I try to get in with the

business I try to get in with the business customers and have them buy it

business customers and have them buy it

business customers and have them buy it on behalf of their employees so a big

on behalf of their employees so a big

on behalf of their employees so a big trend right now with employers is

trend right now with employers is

trend right now with employers is keeping their employees happy making

keeping their employees happy making

keeping their employees happy making sure they’re not stressed out and this

sure they’re not stressed out and this

sure they’re not stressed out and this might be a good way for you to be able

might be a good way for you to be able

might be a good way for you to be able to get in with them so you can have the

to get in with them so you can have the

to get in with them so you can have the businesses by otsuma serve the services

businesses by otsuma serve the services

businesses by otsuma serve the services on behalf of their clients and you can

on behalf of their clients and you can

on behalf of their clients and you can have some kind of budget or you have the

have some kind of budget or you have the

have some kind of budget or you have the shot suit day where people come in or

shot suit day where people come in or

shot suit day where people come in or you go to their office the great thing

you go to their office the great thing

you go to their office the great thing about going after business clients it’s

about going after business clients it’s

about going after business clients it’s a couple things first usually it’s much

a couple things first usually it’s much

a couple things first usually it’s much bigger ticket value so if you’re going

bigger ticket value so if you’re going

bigger ticket value so if you’re going after individual customers they often

after individual customers they often

after individual customers they often are you know penny pinchers and they may

are you know penny pinchers and they may

are you know penny pinchers and they may not have the money right now and they

not have the money right now and they

not have the money right now and they only come when they really need it and

only come when they really need it and

only come when they really need it and they may not come for you know a number

they may not come for you know a number

they may not come for you know a number of months or you know only come one time

of months or you know only come one time

of months or you know only come one time and this low dollar value every time

and this low dollar value every time

and this low dollar value every time where businesses will often spend a lot

where businesses will often spend a lot

where businesses will often spend a lot more especially you can find a way to

more especially you can find a way to

more especially you can find a way to make it an ongoing thing with them where

make it an ongoing thing with them where

make it an ongoing thing with them where if you’re showing that their employees

if you’re showing that their employees

if you’re showing that their employees are really happy with what’s going on

are really happy with what’s going on

are really happy with what’s going on then

then

then want to keep doing this if you can

want to keep doing this if you can

want to keep doing this if you can become an important part of their

become an important part of their

become an important part of their business

business

business then they’re gonna always want to work

then they’re gonna always want to work

then they’re gonna always want to work with you and you have ongoing repeat

with you and you have ongoing repeat

with you and you have ongoing repeat business from clients who are paying a

business from clients who are paying a

business from clients who are paying a lot more money so I look at trying to

lot more money so I look at trying to

lot more money so I look at trying to get in with the businesses and be a part

get in with the businesses and be a part

get in with the businesses and be a part of the program to help their employees

of the program to help their employees

of the program to help their employees and companies can use it as a way to

and companies can use it as a way to

and companies can use it as a way to thank their employees recognize their

thank their employees recognize their

thank their employees recognize their top employees use it as a recruitment

top employees use it as a recruitment

top employees use it as a recruitment tool for when somebody’s trying to join

tool for when somebody’s trying to join

tool for when somebody’s trying to join the company to say you know here’s some

the company to say you know here’s some

the company to say you know here’s some of the services that we provide for our

of the services that we provide for our

of the services that we provide for our employees so look at the local

employees so look at the local

employees so look at the local businesses and see if there’s a way you

businesses and see if there’s a way you

businesses and see if there’s a way you can integrate with them and be part of

can integrate with them and be part of

can integrate with them and be part of their their health program and health

their their health program and health

their their health program and health and wellness program to help with their

and wellness program to help with their

and wellness program to help with their employees I’ll be the first thing the

employees I’ll be the first thing the

employees I’ll be the first thing the second thing you mentioned you’re in

second thing you mentioned you’re in

second thing you mentioned you’re in rural France and the area that you’re in

rural France and the area that you’re in

rural France and the area that you’re in is really picturesque and really

is really picturesque and really

is really picturesque and really beautiful so I would try to see if

beautiful so I would try to see if

beautiful so I would try to see if there’s any market for tourists now to

there’s any market for tourists now to

there’s any market for tourists now to know how many tourists are in your city

know how many tourists are in your city

know how many tourists are in your city and how you know how many tours you get

and how you know how many tours you get

and how you know how many tours you get every year but if you have any kind of

every year but if you have any kind of

every year but if you have any kind of tourism industry I try to partner up

tourism industry I try to partner up

tourism industry I try to partner up with whoever is bringing people into the

with whoever is bringing people into the

with whoever is bringing people into the city and have your service is something

city and have your service is something

city and have your service is something that people could buy as well that could

that people could buy as well that could

that people could buy as well that could be a great thing for tourists to come in

be a great thing for tourists to come in

be a great thing for tourists to come in and do and relax if you had especially

and do and relax if you had especially

and do and relax if you had especially some kind of you know nice setting or

some kind of you know nice setting or

some kind of you know nice setting or you can go on location to hotels for

you can go on location to hotels for

you can go on location to hotels for example or Inns wherever people are it’s

example or Inns wherever people are it’s

example or Inns wherever people are it’s like to be part of a package at the

like to be part of a package at the

like to be part of a package at the offer then this could be a great way to

offer then this could be a great way to

offer then this could be a great way to be able to get people because people are

be able to get people because people are

be able to get people because people are spending money on trips they want to

spending money on trips they want to

spending money on trips they want to relax they want to feel healthy they may

relax they want to feel healthy they may

relax they want to feel healthy they may have had a hard time traveling and

have had a hard time traveling and

have had a hard time traveling and they’re doing a lot of things when they

they’re doing a lot of things when they

they’re doing a lot of things when they doing a vacation so this could be a

doing a vacation so this could be a

doing a vacation so this could be a great way for them to relax and people

great way for them to relax and people

great way for them to relax and people are a little looser with their money

are a little looser with their money

are a little looser with their money when they’re on vacation as opposed to

when they’re on vacation as opposed to

when they’re on vacation as opposed to when they’re you know just kind of live

when they’re you know just kind of live

when they’re you know just kind of live in their day to day lives so I think for

in their day to day lives so I think for

in their day to day lives so I think for you what I would do is just try to

you what I would do is just try to

you what I would do is just try to change who my target market is go after

change who my target market is go after

change who my target market is go after the business customers and try to

the business customers and try to

the business customers and try to attract more tourists in terms of

attract more tourists in terms of

attract more tourists in terms of specific things that you could do for

specific things that you could do for

specific things that you could do for business instead you can go and

business instead you can go and

business instead you can go and obviously start talking to entrepreneurs

obviously start talking to entrepreneurs

obviously start talking to entrepreneurs business owners get in there introduce

business owners get in there introduce

business owners get in there introduce yourself explain the benefits of working

yourself explain the benefits of working

yourself explain the benefits of working with you

with you

with you I’d also try to see if I can get a

I’d also try to see if I can get a

I’d also try to see if I can get a column written so I look at my local

column written so I look at my local

column written so I look at my local media whoever is the local paper and try

media whoever is the local paper and try

media whoever is the local paper and try to have a regular ongoing column about

to have a regular ongoing column about

to have a regular ongoing column about workplace workplace health wealth health

workplace workplace health wealth health

workplace workplace health wealth health health and wellness and if you can

health and wellness and if you can

health and wellness and if you can create content for them on a regular

create content for them on a regular

create content for them on a regular basis part of it can relate to shiatsu

basis part of it can relate to shiatsu

basis part of it can relate to shiatsu otherwise is just general health and

otherwise is just general health and

otherwise is just general health and wellness and obviously you have a link

wellness and obviously you have a link

wellness and obviously you have a link back to your website or where people can

back to your website or where people can

back to your website or where people can contact you for more information and if

contact you for more information and if

contact you for more information and if you’re seen as the expert in wellness

you’re seen as the expert in wellness

you’re seen as the expert in wellness for corporations and businesses then

for corporations and businesses then

for corporations and businesses then when they have a need they’re gonna call

when they have a need they’re gonna call

when they have a need they’re gonna call you and there’s an opportunity to be

you and there’s an opportunity to be

you and there’s an opportunity to be able to sell them so I try to see if I

able to sell them so I try to see if I

able to sell them so I try to see if I can get in the media somehow um you know

can get in the media somehow um you know

can get in the media somehow um you know if you have radio station try to be an

if you have radio station try to be an

if you have radio station try to be an expert try to host your own show

expert try to host your own show

expert try to host your own show potentially or try to create a column

potentially or try to create a column

potentially or try to create a column doesn’t have to be big if you’re selling

doesn’t have to be big if you’re selling

doesn’t have to be big if you’re selling to your local area whatever local media

to your local area whatever local media

to your local area whatever local media you have try to get in with them and if

you have try to get in with them and if

you have try to get in with them and if you’re selling the tourist I would try

you’re selling the tourist I would try

you’re selling the tourist I would try to create online content so I don’t know

to create online content so I don’t know

to create online content so I don’t know if you have a website or not but I

if you have a website or not but I

if you have a website or not but I definitely create a website and here I

definitely create a website and here I

definitely create a website and here I would start talking about not only the

would start talking about not only the

would start talking about not only the benefits of using shots ooh and how you

benefits of using shots ooh and how you

benefits of using shots ooh and how you can help tourists who are coming but

can help tourists who are coming but

can help tourists who are coming but also talk about your city and how

also talk about your city and how

also talk about your city and how picturesque it is and take pictures

picturesque it is and take pictures

picturesque it is and take pictures I mean partner up with the local Inns or

I mean partner up with the local Inns or

I mean partner up with the local Inns or hotels to be able to offer some kind of

hotels to be able to offer some kind of

hotels to be able to offer some kind of package deal and you know create that

package deal and you know create that

package deal and you know create that kind of content because there are people

kind of content because there are people

kind of content because there are people who are you know in North America and

who are you know in North America and

who are you know in North America and elsewhere who want to come to real

elsewhere who want to come to real

elsewhere who want to come to real friends and enjoy that experience and

friends and enjoy that experience and

friends and enjoy that experience and have the you know the lifestyle that is

have the you know the lifestyle that is

have the you know the lifestyle that is relaxing and they might want to buy a

relaxing and they might want to buy a

relaxing and they might want to buy a shiatsu massage at the same time so why

shiatsu massage at the same time so why

shiatsu massage at the same time so why do they pick one rural city over another

do they pick one rural city over another

do they pick one rural city over another city you know it’s what they research

city you know it’s what they research

city you know it’s what they research and what people tell them about so you

and what people tell them about so you

and what people tell them about so you could be part of that process and create

could be part of that process and create

could be part of that process and create a site that has content that promotes

a site that has content that promotes

a site that has content that promotes your city and how picturesque it is and

your city and how picturesque it is and

your city and how picturesque it is and and take pictures and profile the local

and take pictures and profile the local

and take pictures and profile the local businesses so you can show how great a

businesses so you can show how great a

businesses so you can show how great a city it is and encourage tourists to

city it is and encourage tourists to

city it is and encourage tourists to come and the people who do come are

come and the people who do come are

come and the people who do come are gonna want to buy your shots or services

gonna want to buy your shots or services

gonna want to buy your shots or services as well so hopefully that helps it may

as well so hopefully that helps it may

as well so hopefully that helps it may be a couple new ideas that you haven’t

be a couple new ideas that you haven’t

be a couple new ideas that you haven’t thought of that was what I would do if I

thought of that was what I would do if I

thought of that was what I would do if I was running your business if you guys

was running your business if you guys

was running your business if you guys liked the video please give it a thumbs

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