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Hi can anybody give me some advice ive been contacted by courier exchange and they said that they would give me 6months for £325 including vat all i want to know is this a good price and can you make a living out of them and do you have to bib on jobs.

I dont mind paying but i just need some advice to see if its worth me paying this money

Regards

Peter pdb couriers

GJC EXPRESS COURIER

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Hi that's a good price I am sure I paid more than that when I joined them.

Gary

DMS NATIONWIDE COURIERS

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P.D.B COURIERS said:


Hi can anybody give me some advice ive been contacted by courier exchange and they said that they would give me 6months for £325 including vat all i want to know is this a good price and can you make a living out of them and do you have to bib on jobs.

I dont mind paying but i just need some advice to see if its worth me paying this money

Regards

Peter pdb couriers

Hi Peter,

I joined over a year ago and had no regrets. I paid about £650 for 12 months. I made that back in the first month so yes it does work. It has been quiet this past couple of weeks but i've still managed to work everyday. Hope this helps

GJC EXPRESS COURIER

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I agree, I have no regrets too I joined all most 6 months ago for 6 months so will be taken out a 12 months membership next month.

MyVanCan

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Can you make a living out of it, well yes but it depends on the area you are based and also how hard you want to work at building up your business. You won't make enough money purely by bidding on jobs, you need a few contacts who call you with work.

Garnham Courier Services

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I've been thinking of joining as well, but there doesn't seem to be that much work in South Wales. The salesman told me there is a lot of work and contact that goes on once you have built up contacts etc. The more I read the more I am convinced to give it a go. It can't be any worse than the 60 - 70 pplm I get from City Sprint. I have started to make contacts on here and have had a few jobs so went PRO last week. £75.00 for 6 months definitely not expensive. That price I quoted is what I get for a SWB Transit. No wonder there is never an increase in my bank balance!

DMS NATIONWIDE COURIERS

5507

Garnham Courier Services said:


I've been thinking of joining as well, but there doesn't seem to be that much work in South Wales. The salesman told me there is a lot of work and contact that goes on once you have built up contacts etc. The more I read the more I am convinced to give it a go. It can't be any worse than the 60 - 70 pplm I get from City Sprint. I have started to make contacts on here and have had a few jobs so went PRO last week. £75.00 for 6 months definitely not expensive. That price I quoted is what I get for a SWB Transit. No wonder there is never an increase in my bank balance!

Wales can be a funny area for any exchange site. Some days when i'm there I do get alerts. I'm based near Manchester myself, so you can imagine what the workload can be like around here. On a quiet day normally 70 alerts, on a busy day i've had over 300 alerts at the most if memory serves. But you will need your own end user customers, the problem I have with that is normally I get a call when i've confirmed a job on Courier Exchange and already on my way, but I do sub my end user jobs out if i'm busy at the time. I'm that busy now, i have upgraded to enterprise subscription on Courier Exchange. I do post some jobs on here but i either get no quotes or i get daft prices

PARCEL i

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East-Lancs Sameday Couriers Ltd said:


Garnham Courier Services said:


I've been thinking of joining as well, but there doesn't seem to be that much work in South Wales. The salesman told me there is a lot of work and contact that goes on once you have built up contacts etc. The more I read the more I am convinced to give it a go. It can't be any worse than the 60 - 70 pplm I get from City Sprint. I have started to make contacts on here and have had a few jobs so went PRO last week. £75.00 for 6 months definitely not expensive. That price I quoted is what I get for a SWB Transit. No wonder there is never an increase in my bank balance!

Wales can be a funny area for any exchange site. Some days when i'm there I do get alerts. I'm based near Manchester myself, so you can imagine what the workload can be like around here. On a quiet day normally 70 alerts, on a busy day i've had over 300 alerts at the most if memory serves. But you will need your own end user customers, the problem I have with that is normally I get a call when i've confirmed a job on Courier Exchange and already on my way, but I do sub my end user jobs out if i'm busy at the time. I'm that busy now, i have upgraded to enterprise subscription on Courier Exchange. I do post some jobs on here but i either get no quotes or i get daft prices

Just for the record i never quote daft lol just an honest quote. Ive worked out the naughty companies so i save the daft quotes for them

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