Customer Reviews

How To Start And Operate An Errand Service

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I'm a full-time mom and have been looking for information on starting an errand service for quite awhile. I didn't think there was any (other than those ridiculous 2-page reports) until I came across this book on Amazon and I thank you for it.

My husband and I started an errand service exactly five months ago today, and we're doing okay but this book has really helped us. We were working exclusively with busy consumers but the information in this book has showed us how to bring it to the next level. You almost have to after reading it.

After we absorbed what the book has to offer, we've now added to our list of services a meal delivery service, a service that caters to new mothers, an a service that caters to seniors. We're also making some money from local small businesses, acting as a contigency delivery service for their products, while we're doing our regular consumer errands (which we never would have thought to do). We've really turned it up a notch and this is just the beginning. We are so happy that we found this book and just wanted you to know. It's changed everything.

In a search for additional income,I came across this book and thought it to be thorough and informative. I started an errand service recently, and this book has a list of ideas that would have taken me years to think of, if at all.

I was hoping for more info on how to charge customers, but what it does have was a help. Also, the sections on whom to market the servce was a godsend. I think it's worth the price.

My local TV news did a show on small businesses to start and mentioned starting an Errand service. I purchased a few books on starting this business and this is, by far, the best!! It has everything - startup tips, marketing tips, and ideas, ideas, and more ideas. Good stuff. Another Amazon reviewer said it didn't have pricing information. Well, I don't know what book they were reading, because this one has more information than any other book I've seen. I started my business six months ago, I'm doing very well, and I have this book to thank. I refer to it all the time. Good luck to you as well!

You'd be better off buying a general book on how to start your own business. Then supplement this by researching errand services that are already operating in your area to determine pricing and services. Basic business concepts and a little market research are more helpful. The book does give good ideas for niche marketing though.

This book is a must for errand runners. I decided to start my errand service 3 months ago and had been researching on the web and found this book... The book...[is] chock full of great ideas. If you are looking for a great home-based business, this is the place to start!!

You must like people and doing things for others. Good information. It is a good book to get the knowledge of what is to be done and what is needed. It is best to get all the information you can on a subject. One must always be honest and trustworthy. A good worker is a good reference to someone else.

This is, without a doubt, the worst investment I have made so far. The grammar and punctuation is deplorable, and the information is next to useless. There are infinitely better sources for anyone looking for information on how to start a small business. I would have given it a rating of less than one star had one been available. Save your time and money.

Most of this is common sense. Better off with a "starting a small business" book. Gives good ideas for different specialties for errand services.