Customer Reviews

How to Start and Operate an Errand Service (Revised 2nd Edition)

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I received this "book" -- wait, no, it's a BOOKLET -- and I was shocked. I couldn't believe I paid $25 for a comb bound booklet. It's not even printed double sided. Furthermore, I'm not impressed with the content. The information is readily available in other books such as Entrepreneur Magazine's How to Start a Personal Concierge Service or The Concierge Manual, Second Edition. This booklet should have been a download rather than a shipped "book". It's certainly not worth $25. I'm sure there was something in the description about comb binding, but I missed it (perhaps I expected different from Amazon). I was a little more than disappointed.

Buy this if you want to purchase every book on this subject,
or buy The Concierge Manual for $15 more and you won't need to look any further.

Listen to the people who wrote this off as a waste of money - they were right!! I, unfortunately, did not and feel totally ripped off. Very basic generic information about starting up a small business - in the pricing area - which was an area I was really seeking guidance in his summary was "use your own judgement" boy I really needed a $25.00 poorly put-together, poorly edited notebook to tell me that... DONT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY

I enjoyed reading this refreshing text and found it to be replete with pertinent information about creating, running, and maintaining an errand service business. The author provides helpful insights gleaned from his experiences in and knowledge of the business and writes in a straightforward, no-nonsense, and practical style. I would recommend this book to anyone who is considering venturing into the errand service business.

Can't say I agree with some of the latter reviews. Glad we decided to purchase, as the book has helped us a great deal. Especially the portion that goes into suggested errand niches. Well done, Mr. Spina. I'm not concerned that it's spiral-bound, nor did I observe grammatical errors. Plus, I'd rather have a lesser page count of clear, concise information than a higher page count of drivel. Sure, I've seen some of this information elsewhere, but so what. What how-to book can't you say that about? I like the information presented and its personal, one-on-one style. My sister and I run our Errand business part-time and the information we found here was good enough for us. In fact, the ideas the book gives regarding where and how to find business have pushed us over the top.

Thank you,
Courtney Armstrong