Agency for Relocation

Relocation services are a thriving business. Unfortunately, most relocation services simply help people move their belongings to a new location and that is the end of their assistance. However, you will be a new kind of relocation agent. Helping people learn everything there is to know about their new surroundings. You will provide them with the details that it would otherwise take them years to learn on their own. Provide a service that will make them feel comfortable in their new neighborhood by offering information on everything their new town has to offer.

Every day of the year, somebody somewhere is packing up their belongings and relocating to a new town or city. They move from an area where they knew their way to their local grocery store or dry cleaner by heart, to a new neighborhood where their only hope of locating what they need is by searching through the local phone book. This is sometimes the worst part of moving, forced to drive aimlessly for hours in hopes of stumbling upon what they need. Alternatively, in some cases, they are forced to ask complete strangers for recommendations. In a situation like this, there are very few options available to the person or family relocating - until now.

You will help these people find their way!

To do this, you will first need to know your town or city down to the smallest details. Not only will you need to know where people can purchase their favorite brand of bread and milk but also know the easiest way to navigate traffic to get your clients to work faster. You will need to know which butcher carries the freshest meat and the bakery that offers the freshest bagels with the tastiest toppings and the best soy latte. If needed, know where to buy school uniforms, designer shoes, where the closest dog park is, and where the best hiking trails are. Provide your clients with information on doctors that are taking new patients and quality hair salons accepting new clients. Let them know about those out-of-the-way discount stores that are the best-kept secrets of the local homemakers.

Be sure to provide each client with a directory and an easy to navigate map of all local businesses and you should also make yourself available for follow-up questions. Provide your newly relocated clients either with an 800 number that they can use to contact you at a moment's notice or possibly an email address where they can send their questions with a promised turnaround time of not more than a few hours.

Your clients will also need to know things like the closet place to go to get their car registration processed or their oil changed. They will need to know where they can go to rent their daughter a violin for her new lessons, who to call to get their piano tuned after the movers have manhandled it, which plumber will answer their calls at two in the morning because their new home's water heater is leaking and threatening to implode. In short, you will become their personal relocation resource and their new best friend.

You can charge your clients a flat fee or offer a subscription service that they can access for a set period of time and pay per week or month. You should network with local real estate agents and moving companies to get more referrals.

Many times, large corporations move a small group of people to a new location to provide special skills. You might offer the Human Resources departments of these corporations some sort of group rate so that you can provide your services for all of their incoming employees. Once a newly relocated person has used your services, they will likely be so happy with your resources that they will help spread the word and will help you to grow your client base and provide you a regular income!

Resources:

http://local.yahoo.com/

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http://www.insiderpages.com/

http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3717824038

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