I guess he doesn't realy work for the city. Do you think that would still help?

"What gets me is his method of advertizing and getting jobs away from others."

Unless it is illegal, nope will not help.

If you know what he is doing to take jobs from you the only way is do what he is doing. I usually tell costumers on bat jobs the inspection fee will be put towards the job if I am hired. If you are not hired you get paid for the time, if you are well the bat job more than covers a free inspection. If I had a cop car I would use it for ad space also, that's a smart move everyone will notice a cop car. Can not fault a guy for ingenuity.

I was being sarcastic, don't worry bout your competition make them worry bout you.

Ron, we could always use bat traps. When did they become illegal?

"yapping by nate" why did you delete all your posts? where will I get my daily entertainment from now?

A friend of mine told me about this thread dragging me around in the mud for some of the ways I do bussiness. First of all, I look at a potental job as a job application, and I shouldnt charge for them checking my application. And second of all, Anyone can buy a cop car, nobody is stopping you. Lots of stuff I do that works gets duplicated by other guys, and I dont take it personal.
What I do take personal is damage to my property, and my customers being grilled about hiring me over them.

A guy buys a perfectly LEGAL cop car sold to him by a city or county......has the ingenuity to use to advertise...and he is a crooked thief ?....or a bad business man??? Give me a break!!!!

Maybe I oughta go find the guy here now doing skunk removals for 50 bucks and driving a ford ranger. He MUST be a JERK of some sort!!! RIGHT?????????

I have talked to Mike many many times...he has always been straight up with me. Has helped me more times than I can ever repay. I know things about Mike and how he does business that would really make your eyes pop. He is that smart!!!!!

80% success? Great Work MIKE!!!!!!!!!

I see Mike's car as creative advertising as well as a crime deterrent for his neighborhood. If it generates calls then it has done it's job. Maybe he should call it the "Bat-Molebile". ;-)

Ron Daranger I would move out of Madison too if Mike Flick was in my service area !!! You can use that fire engine on some of the big buildings in Milwaukee and be just as cool as Mike !! Mike left Los Angeles and San Diego in 2005 and is still a major player in one of the toughest markets in our industry.



Mike Flick's business model is working !! He is making great money and in the end that is all that matters. I can say this too, I have rarely done free bat inspections nor probably ever will. My business model is different and works for me too! I don't want anything to do with being in a attic in Florida longer then I need too.

You can get a good idea of what he is doing on my latest attic restoration podcast .

On the evening of Jan 29, 2012 Mike Flick , Robb Russell and a few friends including Mike Hurley, David McLeod, Reginald Murray got together to discuss many aspects of attic restoration including the removal and replacement of attic insulation, R factors of insulation, various types of roll in and blown in insulation and how much to use. They discussed the equipment they use versus renting or buying it.

http://thewildlifepro.com/about/our-podcasts/help-with-attic-cleanups-and-insurance-companies/

I have known Mike Flick for nearly six years now . He has come a long way from being a iron worker, ex Marine with a broken arm and two traps in 2001 outside of the Marine base in San Diego California. Mike has a brilliant and creative mind and folks love to listen to his advice on somewhere close to 200 podcast. I attribute much of my own success due to his own mentorship of me even today! He is on a short list of folks I turn to that includes Ron Jones, David McLeod, Reginald Murray, and Anthony del Campo.

This is the first podcast where Mike Flick tells his early story of how he got into this industry back in 2001.

http://www.podfeed.net/episode/Evans+Flick+Jameson+Ravanelle/1158437

BTW that police car paid for itself on the first day he owned it and everyone remembers his car. Not bad from a marketing perspective.

AWWW Shucks, Im not all that great, whell maybe I am.....Yea, I am arent I. LOL!

lol i don't even know mr flick and this thread makes me roflmao

Bushytails better run for cover when the wildman comes around !!

I forgot to add Mike has a huge ego and fits right in with all the other huge egos here too!

That's the same picture of Mike that I saw hanging in the Post Office.

I am sure Mike Flick has been in a post office or two!

Hey Ron, I just wanted you to know that Mike Flick has every single city and town that we cover, listed as one of his towns and cities too. He also has most of the known world listed, so unless he's found a way to clone himself, ( thousands of Mike Flicks sounds really scary. Probably more so to Mrs. Flick than any of us ) I wouldn't worry about it.

I just spit 7 Up all over the screen...