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  • Incorporating

    • Your Choice Utilities
    • Paul Randall Assoc
    • Utility Consulting
    • Corporate Cost
    • Group Energy
    • Iswitch
    • Easy2switch
    • Utilitytrade
    • Thames Utilities
    • Your Switch
    • Utility Matters

 

Become a price comparison & switching partner with Powerswitch.com Utility price comparison and switching- helping home and business users to compare prices and save money on their gas, electricity and telephone bills - is a thriving and sound long-term business opportunity with repeat income that continues to flow in, year after year. Using business and home price comparison engines your customers can compare prices and switch online in minutes. This industry is huge with some 28.4 million electricity and 20.9 million gas customers in the UK alone.

Two options available..For our FREE partner programme click here

Looking for a full time franchise or licence type business and have circa £13-25,000 to invest click here

Partner Programme

Join our Partner Programme and you can create instant quotes, switch suppliers, save money and earn money on every switch, now and in the future. You can even have price engines branded* to look like your website if you trade on the internet.

*additional cost..see below

We pay you .1p a kwh on business gas & electricity, 50% of our commission on every business telecom switch and a flat fee of up to £34 per home energy switch -you don't have to do anything other than point your clients to the calculators ( or use them on their behalf if you have a Letter of Authority to do so ) to compare prices in real time and apply online. Unlike trying to get prices manually there's no delays in getting quotes or paperwork for your customers.



Our online software generates prices and can automatically send renewal offers in years to come , so you can earn year after year. It's all accessible online whether you work from home, in an office or are on the move using 3G or wi-fi from a laptop or mobile device.

In an instant you have access to the biggest energy brands and live prices updating constantly ( just like an airline booking system). We handle the processing and aftercare from the point of order too so you don't need any specialist knowledge or admin staff.

Why partner with PowerSwitch.com?

PowerSwitch has been in business since deregulation of the UK energy industry started so we know our way around the utility 'jungle'. We've saved tens of thousands of business and home consumers, millions of pounds on gas, electric and telecom rates.

Pricing deals manually and keeping on top of your client's renewals is hugely time consuming and costly by manual methods so we developed software that largely automates the process.

We've made it simple for entrepreneurs and business owners like you to make a second income or a full time business from price comparison and switching. You'll have access to technology that's taken us years to develop and we believe has sophistication and features unique in the industry.

All your client data is securely held and only accessible by you...you own your clients, and if you'd like LIVE electric, gas and telecom sales enquiries to build your business quickly we sell them at low rates here too.

Utility brokering and price comparison database

Own branding your commercial & domestic energy price engines.

Our basic calculators branded under our name are FREE. If you'd like to brand the business calculator with your name and have access to your own customer database portal the price is just £50 a month (plus vat).

For the home energy calculator the cost is £299 initial set up fee plus £149 annually for the associated 08XX customer care number and call handling which is provided for you).

See examples of how 'own branding' looks on this white label version built for Capita Symonds.

You can even customise the business engine with your own business energy deals (if you already work in this industry) selecting which offers are visible to clients and what margins you want to add to base prices..the software is that flexible.

To enhance the engine with your own prices call 0844 357 8784 to discuss your requirements.

White labeled live power price results

What you earn:

Home energy ( using tracking links to our home energy calculator ):

£20 per dual fuel, £10 per single fuel (most are dual fuel). Paid shortly after switch.

Upgrade to your own branded calculator and earn

£30-34 a dual fuel switch.

.1p/kwh margin paid on business gas & electricity ( normally paid as lump sum shortly after switch for the full years annual quantity as confirmed by National Grid Transco records).

PLUS 50% of profit on business call, line and broadband rental income for every customer you refer to our telecom calculators normally paid every month for as long as they use the services.

NEW! Option to upgrade to a SUPER PARTNER for one lump sum investment earn a higher % per business energy and telecom switch so instead of earning .1p a kwh we pay a % of the margins as follows:

  • 50% of our Commission payable for fee of £600
  • 60% of our Commission payable for fee of £2500
  • 70% of our Commission payable for fee £5000
  • 80% of our Commission payable for fee of £7500
  • 90% of our Commission payable for fee of £10,000

Call 08448 8448 55 Option 4 if you wish to invest as a Super Partner and we will send you a revised Partner Agreement to suit.

What does the software and order fulfilment service cost:

  • FREE when you link to our business price engines
  • Or upgrade to your own branded business price engine and access your customer details securely to manage renewal quotes: £50 a month (ex vat)
  • Optional own branding of home energy price engine £299 & £149 a year

Benefits include:

  • Live business prices from leading brands loaded and updated for you.
  • Consumer Focus accredited domestic calculator via our partner: Energylinx
  • Admin of sales handled for you from point of sale to switch
  • Technical advice and assistance.

Join here, it's free & you can be up and running & tracking your sales within 30 minutes!

  • 1. Click this link > Partner Agreement then complete & send by email to partners@powerswitch.com
  • 2. Complete and submit this online registration form below
  • Call 08448 8448 55 Option 4 (Monday to Friday) if you have any questions .
  • Your name :
    Your company/trading name and full postal address inc postcode:
    Your email address :
    Your contact number/s :
    Your website (if applicable) :

    No of unique visitors to your site per month ( if applicable )

    Expected number of business energy sales you'll generate per month:

    Expected number of home energy sales you'll generate per month:

    Tick the following ( optional ) if you require to be invoiced for a Branded business calculator at £50 plus vat p.m. and/or a branded Home energy calculator at £299 plus vat ( plus £149 annual licence fee payable) I wish to Invest as a Super Partner too

    Additional info:


PS. Please also take a look at the following related business opportunity we run in conjunction with PowerSwitch.com ( The Utility Warehouse and Telecom Plus) which requires little capital and is an ideal bolt on business.

For more info and to join Utility Warehouse click here

 

Become a price comparison & switching partner with Powerswitch.com

Dear Entrepreneur,

You can earn around £800 an hour as a Utility Consultant/Broker…


Utility Brokering – helping home and business users compare prices and save money on gas, electricity and telecoms bills – is a sound long-term business with residual income that continues to flow in, year after year as your client base expands and customers renew supply contracts.

Imagine everyone's energy meters and telephones as revenue generators that continue to pay you a residual income 24 hours a day, 365 days a year even when your on holiday or doing other things.

Are you looking for a lucrative established business in a thriving market that has the advantages of a 'franchise'but with minimal overheads and that you can run from home then read on...

You'll be trading in a market of 26 million customers in the UK alone. I earn (you can earn just as easily) a six figure income simply for arranging reductions and refunds in utility bills. I'm by no means a high earner compared to some in the utilities & telecoms industry who earn millions but I have a nice business with a nice lifestyle and financial freedom to spend time as I wish. That's what attracted me to this business even though I knew nothing about the electric and gas market.

Initially, utilities can appear ‘technical’ (do you really understand your own energy and phone bills?) but once trained it’s much easier than you might think and the very fact that customers consider it to be confusing protects your investment from potential competitors-otherwise anyone could start up in competition to you.

I'll help you rapidly build the expertise and access to prices that customers don't have, to ensure your knowledge is increasingly in demand. This very website will even give you real time customer leads so you dont have to spend money on marketing!

If you’d like to run your own part or full time energy & communication business from home just print and digest this brief information and compile a list of questions. You’ll have queries which I can’t hope to cover in this brief introduction and I am happy to take time to answer them in more detail with you personally.

As you'll be aware energy prices (and the huge profits therein) are rarely out of the news-the time has never been better to save your customers money whilst making good money for yourself, but in a sustainable and ethical way. Call me on 0844 357 8784 for a chat and take the first step towards your new business.

Andrew Park-Owner of The Power Switch.com

Andrew Park

Franchise questions & answers

What is Utility Brokering?

We negotiate discounts and refunds errors and overcharges on energy and telecom and bills by offering a choice of services to suit all size of clients:

ONLINE QUOTING For houses & businesses of all sizes they can use our online instant price calculators to compare and switch online. We offer a FREE service as suppliers pay us the royalties. Customers can buy online often without any intervention or effort on our part.

NEGOTIATION Recommended for businesses spending 15k or more on one meter or for people with multiple premises.. Were paid a lump sum around 25% of what we save clients for the next 12 months based against their current supplier's renewal offer.

MANAGEMENT For large or multiple site clients we recommend ‘working for them, not the suppliers'. Reductions and refunds are split with clients 50/50 each month. We monitor clients monthly bills against market offers, ensuring they continually benefit from maximum savings. We identify and refund overcharges, liaise with suppliers, tender and negotiate wholesale price contracts on behalf of customers. In effect the client benefits from our 'purchasing department' without increasing their overhead.

AUCTION This service suits large gas and electric users and allows clients to tender their own supplies online in a reverse auction not unlike Ebay in reverse. The service is FREE as we get paid by the winning supplier or our auction partner without ever having to involve ourselves in the actual negotiations.

Whatever the client chooses we guarantee 'if we don't save clients’ money, we don’t get paid'...customers can’t lose!

Don’t clients do this themselves?

Most consumers don't for four main reasons:

1. They are too busy and don't want the ‘hassle’ of dealing with something which is ‘technical’ to them.

2. They are disadvantaged by profit driven suppliers ( it’s not in utility companies interests to volunteer savings) and customers have a fear of 'sales talk'.

3. Tariffs and contracts are bewildering, they change frequently, many rates are not published and most consumers dont understand what they are being 'sold' as a result.

4. Overcharges occur due to unsuitable metering or tariffs and the complexity of bills and contracts; yet customers pay as they don't want to be ‘cut off’ and assume bills are ‘probably’ correct. Errors on bills are more common than ever- as deregulation has forced suppliers to cut overheads and staff, billing problems have become more frequent.

How much competition is there?

We're in a vibrant competitive market; the UK is the most deregulated market in the world. We as brokers have a larger client base than Accountants with some 28.4 million electricity and 20.9 million gas customers. Look in Yellow Pages at the hundreds of successful Accountants, then try finding even just a few Utility consultants. Over the coming years your market will explode as Europe and the USA opens to more deregulation. What you learn with us can be applied worldwide.

Can't I set this business up myself without paying you ?

Yes, you possibly could but...

if you take into account the time and money it will take you to gain the knowledge, set up supplier arrangements and market effectively, it will cost you a lot more. Many big brands like British Gas only deal with established "aggregators" and will ignore your approach. It will take a lot more time and money to do this yourself so why not be your own boss but be part of a group with its buying power, support and marketing clout.

Remember we're already 15 years ahead of you, you dont have to make the same mistakes we did...our experience and backing is worth a lot.

What will I earn?

Earnings are determined by four main factors:

1. Marketing spend: Recent research to date shows that for every £1 spent on marketing you can expect to earn £3. Therefore if your target income in year 1 is say £25,000 you should spend £8250 a year or £687 a month. As your business grows you should keep re-investing a similar percentage of your income in marketing to 'lever' your income.

2. Effort. Like any business the more you put in the more you'll receive.

3. Turnover of clients utility spend. You can choose to target lots of smaller accounts or concentrate on serving just a few clients with larger utility costs...the choice is yours.

4. No of actual clients per annum.

Realistic range of income from £20,000 - £300,000 per annum. In 15 years our commission has averaged 4% of our clients utility spend.

Therefore if you ignore any client fees on refunds etc. and concentrate wholly on supplier commission only...

  • High street takeaway with £7000 on gas and electricity = £280
  • Restaurant with £20,000 in gas and electricity = £800
  • Nursing home with £50,000 on gas and electricity = £2000
  • Industrial unit with £100,000 on gas and electricity = £4000

    Then in conjunction with that here's some sample clients fees shown below (these can be verified should you choose to visit us ).
Client: Savings Time: Our fees:
Service: MANAGEMENT      
Health Club £64000 (plus £2560 refund) 16 hrs + 30 mins p.m £33,280 (£832 per hour)
Bakery £25682 (plus £810 refund) 12 hrs + 30 mins p.m. £13,246 (£552 per hour)
       
Above fees are paid monthly by clients @ 50% of the saving on each bill.
       
Service: NEGOTIATION      
Luggage Mfr £2906.89 electricity saving 10 hrs £726.72 (£72.67 per hour)
Software Co £1366.91 telecom saving 4.5hrs £341.73 (£76 per hour)
       
Above fees are paid by client @ 25% of first year saving after initial work is completed.
       

Franchise-what does it cost?

There will only be one new Licence available from £13,000 to £25,000 plus vat* in 2012.

Why? Because I run my own successful brokerage I want to ensure whoever invests in business with us gets the best possible support. We can only guarantee that for one person in the next 12 months.

You choose the purchase cost of your Broker Licence* and we include sales leads from our marketing to suit. We recommend a purchase price of £25,000 which includes £12,000 of leads delivered daily for you to build your business. Alternatively you can purchase a brokerage at just £13,000 but no leads will be included-you'd have to do your own marketing to build your business.

Alternatively you can agree a purchase in between the two, for example purchasing at £20,000 would give you some £7000 of sales leads included ( thats about 466 sales enquiries at an average sale value of £15 a lead)..the choice is yours.

Comprehensive business licence including:

  • Up to £12,000 of electricity, gas & telecom leads to build your business
  • Instant price software for business and home energy comparisons
  • UK wide territory, no licence area restriction
  • 100% of client fees yours, no royalties payable to us
  • 90% of business commission payable to you from business price engine sales
  • £30 dual & £15 single fuel commission per home energy sale
  • Weekly industry information and price matrixes from leading suppliers.
  • Email training in Gas, Electricity & Telecom Analysis
  • 4 half day training sessions ( Bring client bills & we guide you through bill analysis and supply negotiation).
  • Distance learning sessions using Skype or email to audit clients billing.
  • Calculators branded & built to look like your website
  • Website search engine optimisation and advice in developing your site
  • 0843 telephone number with online call management system
  • Unlimited support time ongoing
  • Option to sell on licence & we support the buyer or can buy it back from you
Call as soon as possible to enquire on availability or ask any questions on 0844 357 8784. There is no obligation and it could be your first step towards your new future.


 

 

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