Jim@GarageCleaning
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I would look at this carefully. By using someone else’s work and “fooling“ your client into thinking it is your work, could be dangerous for your reputation for several reasons.
You also are saying
" Dear customer, these photo's are an example of the quality of work we do, examine these photos to see how we can clean your property."
In other words, you are lying to your potential customer even before you sign a contract. This is not good.
If you cannot perform to the same standards as shown in those photo's, you maybe accused of a bait and switch scheme which could have consequences. At the very least, you will get “ Black listed” by that company.
Another issue maybe, what if a customer may ask where is that location and may want to call them as a reference. If you say that was not your work, the potential customer would wonder why you need someone else’s work in your presentation….What’s wrong with your work?
What would happen if your competitor was to use the same photo in his presentation or if that photo is ever used on the net, again, customers will wonder why you cannot post your own photo.
I have had a garage cleaning company ask me for photos. I gave him 8 or so photos with a water mark placed in the corner of each photo. I did this so that if those photos end up on the net or in a magazine, they will have my watermark to show our clients that this photo, more importantly, this work was done by the Crystal Cleaning Company LLC.
HOWEVER, asking for a photo of damage concrete or of someone who is doing the pressure washing incorrectly, I see nothing wrong with that…AS LONG AS YOU DO NOT POST THE COMPANY NAME under the photo. This is to prevent any law suites.
If you need any good photos, take them yourself !
If you need crappy work, or etching,. then ask. I am sure there are plenty of hack job photo's available.
You also are saying
" Dear customer, these photo's are an example of the quality of work we do, examine these photos to see how we can clean your property."
In other words, you are lying to your potential customer even before you sign a contract. This is not good.
If you cannot perform to the same standards as shown in those photo's, you maybe accused of a bait and switch scheme which could have consequences. At the very least, you will get “ Black listed” by that company.
Another issue maybe, what if a customer may ask where is that location and may want to call them as a reference. If you say that was not your work, the potential customer would wonder why you need someone else’s work in your presentation….What’s wrong with your work?
What would happen if your competitor was to use the same photo in his presentation or if that photo is ever used on the net, again, customers will wonder why you cannot post your own photo.
I have had a garage cleaning company ask me for photos. I gave him 8 or so photos with a water mark placed in the corner of each photo. I did this so that if those photos end up on the net or in a magazine, they will have my watermark to show our clients that this photo, more importantly, this work was done by the Crystal Cleaning Company LLC.
HOWEVER, asking for a photo of damage concrete or of someone who is doing the pressure washing incorrectly, I see nothing wrong with that…AS LONG AS YOU DO NOT POST THE COMPANY NAME under the photo. This is to prevent any law suites.
If you need any good photos, take them yourself !
If you need crappy work, or etching,. then ask. I am sure there are plenty of hack job photo's available.