Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but the name sounds too much like "Get Laid" for my tastes... The substitution of "maid" doesn't help.
Get made - as in, initiate into the mafia through contract killing - I think is even worse.
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#32Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but the name sounds too much like "Get Laid" for my tastes... The substitution of "maid" doesn't help.
That costs extra.
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#33Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but the name sounds too much like "Get Laid" for my tastes... The substitution of "maid" doesn't help.
Get made - as in, initiate into the mafia through contract killing - I think is even worse.
And what's the city it's launching in? New York, I tell you!
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#34Supplies included? That alone is surprisingly difficult to find. If I was still in Manhattan, I'd sign up right away.
I know posting funny youtube videos is frowned upon here, but this is just sooo relevant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uklF7VtqJq8
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#35For reference to those who don't live in NYC, this is following the Uber pricing model fairly well -- it's about double what most "good" maids charge, maybe triple depending on the area of NYC. It's a good idea -- maid service can be commoditized, and particularly if you need a last-minute sort of thing, it seems smart. It's also notoriously difficult to find a good maid without playing the traditional "networking" g…
> "The biggest issue I see is the risk of extra-market activity"
Demetri from Get Maid here...
This is something that has traditionally been a problem in the maid sector. It's not perfect, but we take several steps to minimize this. On the customer side, we provide things that individual maids can't, such as on-demand booking and cashless payments. All of our maids are also bonded and insured so if something breaks by accident, you’re covered; individual maids rarely are. On the maid side, we give maids an opportunity to fill their idle time by getting them bookings on days/time that they are not very busy and/or are close to their current location. In addition, we pay an above-average rate (which also helps us recruit quality maids).
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#36Local leadgen is hard. They'll have to do a monumental job of generating buzz to keep this going. Traditional routes like buying keywords on AdWords are very competitive. "maid service new york" currently goes for $6.33 per click there... could take many clicks for a single booking.
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#38Please come to San Francisco! I would jump on this immediately. I hate the idea of trying to find, screen and co-ordinate someone to clean my apartment regularly. I've tried TaskRabbit for this, but I find the whole engagement cycle awkward.
You could try Exec's new cleaning service in SF: https://iamexec.com/cleaning