Coyote33
08-27-2013, 01:14 PM
I am wondering if anyone else had had this happen and how you dealt with it???
I have had several clients enlist my services via my Facebook page. In addition, I have joined several local Facebook groups and have occasionally posted there letting people know I had an open appointment for a weekend detail along with a link to my website.
Since it is Facebook, I get a lot of "likes" and comments under those posts asking about price, services etc. I recently had a co-worker comment on one of those posts jokingly (I have already detailed their cars) asking about my services. She told me that within 12 hours she had 5 private messages from 3 other detailers offering to detail her car for "half of what that guy would charge you" and knocking my work. 2 of those posters were the wives or girlfriends of other detailers and they troll the facebook groups on their behalf.
I have since changed tactics and now post instructions on my Facebook posts to private message me or contact me through my linked website if there is interest. I only do this on weekends because I enjoy it and would never think of doing this to someone else.
How would you handle it? The last thing I want to do is call someone out on the group(s) and cause a bunch of drama, but I think it is a crappy way to do business. Any thoughts?
I have had several clients enlist my services via my Facebook page. In addition, I have joined several local Facebook groups and have occasionally posted there letting people know I had an open appointment for a weekend detail along with a link to my website.
Since it is Facebook, I get a lot of "likes" and comments under those posts asking about price, services etc. I recently had a co-worker comment on one of those posts jokingly (I have already detailed their cars) asking about my services. She told me that within 12 hours she had 5 private messages from 3 other detailers offering to detail her car for "half of what that guy would charge you" and knocking my work. 2 of those posters were the wives or girlfriends of other detailers and they troll the facebook groups on their behalf.
I have since changed tactics and now post instructions on my Facebook posts to private message me or contact me through my linked website if there is interest. I only do this on weekends because I enjoy it and would never think of doing this to someone else.
How would you handle it? The last thing I want to do is call someone out on the group(s) and cause a bunch of drama, but I think it is a crappy way to do business. Any thoughts?