WANTED Good, Honest, Fair Heating Oil and Propane Companies.

And I’m willing to pay YOU $100.00 for every heating company that signs up on the homeheatingoilprices.com site.

Here’s how it works.

It cost’s companies only $1 for the first 30 days to try us out. Month 2 and for as long as they stay it’s only $99.00  a month for them to get in front of millions of people.

And I’m willing to give you $100 for every heating company you get to sign up for at least 2 months.

That’s right you get 100 bucks!

All you need to do is contact your company (any heating company really) and tell them to try us out for only one dollar and when they do just have them mention your name.

If they stay for the full 2 months I send you a $100 check.

It’s that easy.

Any questions just give me a shout.

Stay safe, stay warm and save money.

John

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You might be searching the site looking for current prices….

If you’re having a tuff time there’s a reason.

Heating Oil Companies don’t realize that people are actively searching online right now to buy their heating oil (to the tune of over 1 million page views a month on this site alone).

As far as I see it there’s 3 kinds of companies.

1st The good, honest, straight shooting kind that post their prices for the world to see. These people have nothing to hide and even if they are a few pennies more expensive you can generally trust them.

The 2nd group doesn’t want to put their prices up on line and they wait for you to call them so they can “negotiate” their best price with you. The more you cry the cheaper the price.

Reminds me of why used car salesmen get such a bad rap!

And the 3rd post their prices on their web sites but won’t put them anywhere else for fear that a consumer will compare their prices with the company on the same page.

CRAZY! Don’t these guys know that consumers are going to pick up the phone and call their competition next?

So my freinds we are slowly getting companies coming on board that are marketing savy and realize just how transparent the world is thanks to the internet.

They also realize consumers are getting smarter and more savy and realize that there’s a lot more to choosing an oil company then just price.

You can check out heating oil help to see just how brutal some of these creepy companies can be.

So if you don’t see any companies posting in your area? I’d wonder what kind of companies they are. I’d also give them the benefit of the doubt and I’d mention this site.

Besides getting good info on the site it’ll help everyone involved.

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Here’s my offer to you.

Drop me a note and tell me the oil company you’re going to contact. If they become a customer I’ll send you $100.00 for your trouble as my small way of saying thank you.

Talk with you soon.

John

You might want to check out the post on why some propane companies hide their prices

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Q – So whaaa’s up with the propane prices John… how come I’m having a tuff time finding propane prices listed on the site?

I hear you and you’re not going to believe it!

1st off we get millions of page views on this site from people just like you searching to buy propane. You’d think a honest straight forward propane company would be anxious to get in front of you and make you an offer in order to gain more customers right?

That’s what I thought too…

So off I went calling propane companies and offering them a chance to try the site out for a whopping $1.00 (one dollar for a full 30 days PLUS a full money back guarantee after 60 days) to see if it would work for them.

Pretty reasonable would’nt you think?

Here’s what happened…  No one wanted to try it out.

I couldn’t understand it.

I dug deeper and this is what I found

Some propane companies have differnet prices for differnet customers. YUP and it’s not what you think!

If you’re a new customer or you’re thinking about it they make you great offers to get your business. In other words they drop their prices to get you in. BUT once you’ve been a  customer for a while they jack up your prices and you end up paying through the nose.

So because of this poor version of  “propane marketing” some of these propane companies refused to post their prices on line or even to have their company listed.

Now look…  I’m a marketing guy and I get the concept of an “irresistable offer” to get new customers. BUT COME ON!

The way I see it is you take care of your long term customers you don’t wack them! There’s other ways to promote your company with out taking advantage of your old customers and it’s better for the consumer and the company.

Bottom line…. many companies in the industry dont want to EXPOSE their prices in fear off pissing off their old tried and true customers.

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So in my opinion the companies that list their prices online are true, honest, decent companies that we need to spend our money with. EVEN IF their prices are a little higher at least you know what they are and what you’re getting and you know they treat customers right.

YEA I may have just signed my death warrent in the propane industry but hey… if they used a little imagination and really thought about what they could do to help their customers things would be a lot different don’t you think?

Some great companies in some areas are taking up the torch and setting themselves apart in the industry and are begining to post prices online.

In the mean time I’m calling companies directly and posting their prices so either way the you and I will get the information wether I call or you call. Besides, one way or another if a company wants to sell propane they need to tell us what their prices are.

In my opinion 1 price makes more sense. After all once the older tried and true customer finds out that the lil ol’ sneakey propane company is playing with prices… that’s a sure bet that that tried and true customer will feel used and abused and will bail out on that company so fast that the CEO’s head ul’ spin.

So what’s your take?

P.S. I’m adding prices and doing the best I can to keep up so if you have any info I’m happy to post it.

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Refunds to some Conn. heating oil customers OH YEA

YEP- you got that right! 

Seems like one of the biggest heating oil companies (that own a bunch of smaller companies) didn’t play fair. Who would a thunk it?

It happens and unfortunatly I believe it happens more times then consumers know.

You can read the artile below The Associated Press    
Posted Jun 17, 2009 @ 01:19 PM

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HVAC MARKETING site goes live to make it easy for HVAC companies to reach consumers.

Unless a good HVAC Company markets properly, consumers will never know they exist.

Unfortunately bad news travels faster then good news so it’s critical that the good guys get the word out about themselves so consumers can make the best decisions.

Marketing offline is very different then marketing online.

To learn more about how marketing online is different for HVAC companies then marketing off-line have a look at hvac marketing and download the free 7 step report to local online DOMINATION

Stay safe

John

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I visited an AIR CONDITIONING COMPANY in chelmsford ma a few years ago. When I use to work as a sales rep I traved all over new england visiting lots of different companies.

CHELMSFORD MA is a small New England town and New England doesnt have the reputation for hospitality as being down south so I was a bit sceptical when I walked into their office.

Boy was I surprised! When I met Kerry and Shawn, they made me feel very welcomed. In fact Kerry went out of her way to offer me coffee and actually genuinely seemed happy to see me.

I couldn’t help but eavesdrop on some conversations they were having with customers… I was amazed. Here was an air conditiong company that really liked what they were doing and loved their customers.

If you’re not in the Chelmsford MA area you need to make sure you find a company like Nashoba Air to do business with… it will make all the difference.

At the end of the day, regardless of who it is, it’s always better to work with someone that loves what they do because it always shows up in the work they do.

So they next time you’re considering doing business with a company think about this small air conditioning company in chelmsford ma.

Stay safe
John

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Spoke to Tom Andella who is a local plumber in Tewksbury MA today. As far as plumbers go… he struck me as being honest, prompt, and very hard working. If I needed an EMERGENCY PLUMBER or a good honest plumber in Tewksbury, Methuen, Lawerence, Andover, Wilmington, Billerica, Lowell, Chelmsford, or Reading MA, he’d be my guy. CALL TOM at 974-858-0987 or 974-804-2237

Reason I say that, he’s been a plumber for years and finally pushed out on his own to start his own plumbing and heating business. He handles water heaters, bathroom remodels and even fixes leaky faucets.

He’s the plumber in the tweksbury area that I’d trust.

Stay safe and save money

John

For all your needs, especially Emergency Plumbing CALL TOM at 974-804-2237 or 974-858-0987

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Not all oil companies are bad

Heating Oil Company Offers its Customers a Chance at a
Personal Million Dollar Stimulus Package

Local company does Obama one better with Mike the oil mans answer to the recession

He’s no relation to Joe the Plummer but if I was Obama I’d be paying attention to what Mike has to say.

CHESHIRE, CT, 4/9/09 – It’s almost tax time, we are in the middle of a global recession and moneys tight… BUT THERE’S HOPE.

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Because OPEC cuts output!
 

Last week the price of a barrel of crude bottomed out at $35.

OPEC was more then a little pissed off and here’s what they did…

They decided they liked the price (when it peaked at $147) so they’re cutting production.

Less supply… price goes up.

They are reducing production by 2.2 million barrels a day.

The story goes, because of so many countries free falling in this recession the demand for oil has decreased and their stuck selling oil cheap. Apparently the $35 a barrel grabbed their attention.

You can see last weeks average price of heating oil here 

Have your say on OPEC turning the spicket down and forcing the price up.

Just click the leave a comment link at the bottom of this post and let’s hear it.

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It’s tough hearing the news…

Day after day with lay off after layoff. SO I thought I’d do something about it.

After some research I found lots of sites on "creating your resume" or "connecting you" with the perfect job. Many of them looked cheezy and not worth the effort.

But I did find a handful that had some promise and here’s a short review:

1.) Let’s start with RESUME RABBIT 

This site puts "getting your resume out" on steroids.

It instantly submits your resume to 75+ job sites including all the biggies like CareerBuilder, Net-Temps, Dice… I’m sure you get the picture.

The site is seen by over 1.5 million employers and recruiters daily. It takes me ONLY 5 minutes & according to the site it saves you over 60 hours of research and data entry. I’d have to agree with that. Best of all, its easy to use!

If you’re in a rush and want your resume out fast   RESUME RABBIT

2.) Looking to do a little research before you pull the trigger?

You’ll need to go to the VAULT

Vault publishes over 120 career guides and its web site, features thousands of company, university, industry and occupational profiles.

Vault provides salary surveys, articles on workplace topics, a network of message boards for professionals, and job-related video, blogs and research tools.

Vault is the Internet’s most trusted name for career information, called the "best place on the Web to prepare for a job search" by Fortune magazine and named one of Forbes’ "Best of the Web."

I was able to weasel a 25% discount for people that read this post.  VAULT

3.) If your in a top spot career position looking for "Executive Positions"

The catch is they are set up to help job seekers that are doing at least $8,0000 to $500,000 + , with 10 years experience. Executive Search Online

They are a leading nationwide service for those execs who wish to be considered at small employers, growth firms and Fortune 1000 companies.

I went through the exercise of inputting my info. It took me about 8 minutes start to finish and it was relatively painless…

If you are or want to be considered for that executive position I’d have a look and don’t discount it just because its Free to all job hunters. Executive Search Online 

4.) $100K + job searches (they do your job search for you)

A Human-Powered Job Search Portal is the first service of its kind: a human-powered job search portal that prescreens online search results for time-starved managers and executives.

These guys match opportunities with jobseekers based on each member’s unique profile, saving our subscribers countless hours of Internet searching.

They are the only $100K+ job portal that offers search results prescreened by real people; helping customers save time and drive relevance in their job search. 

Unlike ALL other job boards which are “self service” models, they are a “concierge model”. It’s like a headhunter but punched up a few notches. In other words they do your job search for you and push relevant jobs to you on a routine basis.

They offer a free trial… RISESMART

5.) Tech Jobs anyone? Let’s talk niche shall we…

JustTechJobs is the gateway to a collection of vertically focused technology job Web sites. JustTechJobs has selected the leading technologies in the IT industry and has created separate Web sites dedicated exclusively to each.

This niched approach gives JustTechJobs the unique ability to get the right job postings directly to the right technology professionals.

Here’s the cool thing. It offers a community of over 15 million tech professionals supported by 120 web sites.

If you’re a techey or thinking about it this site rocks. JustTechJobs

6.) Stretch your dollar

If you ever wondered where all the products that the big department stores can’t sell because the stuff is to expensive or where all the returns they get go?

They sell them to liquidators for pennies on the dollar and the liquidators resell them cheap.

I just saw an offer for Apple Ipods (in bulk).

My first idea was to scoop them up and resell them on ebay.

So if your looking to stretch your dollar or find a place where you can grab stuff cheap and resell it.

[ clothing, jewelry, computers, consumer electronics, general merchandise, housewares, tools and machinery, store fixtures… Even vehicles ] 

Good buys at the LIQUIDATORS

Hope that helps…

Chin up and good hunting for that job.

Respectfully

John

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