Someone asking “What is your monthly price?” is an enquiry, not yet a customer. A simple acquisition process helps you answer clearly, follow up once and understand which channel brings people who actually order.
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Watch DAM’s tiffin and daily-delivery tutorial to understand the app workflow alongside this guide. For planning topics such as pricing, menus and marketing, use the article’s examples; the video demonstrates the app rather than every business process.
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Make your offer easy to understand
Share a current menu, portion information, meal price, plan options, delivery area, service days and enquiry contact. Use real photos of your meals rather than stock pictures that set the wrong expectation. Mention delivery charges and cancellation terms before taking payment.
A sample message might read: “Home-style weekday lunch in [your actual area]. View this week's menu and meal prices. Message us with your location and preferred start date to check delivery availability.” Replace brackets before publishing.
Use channels you can maintain
A local business profile, neighbourhood referrals and a permission-based WhatsApp enquiry flow may be useful starting points. Ask group administrators before posting promotions and avoid repeatedly messaging people who have not asked for them.
Google says local results are mainly based on relevance, distance and prominence. Keep business information accurate and complete, but do not promise a top Maps position from a particular posting schedule. See Google's local ranking guidance.
Turn enquiries into a clear next step
Ask for location, meal slot, quantity and preferred start date. Confirm availability before collecting an advance. A trial meal can help the customer understand portion size and quality, but describe its price and delivery terms explicitly.
Keep an enquiry log with channel, date, area, requirement, follow-up status and outcome. A spreadsheet or notebook can handle this; do not assume DAM provides a marketing CRM or automatic source attribution.
Measure what matters
Suppose a fictional campaign produces 40 enquiries, 12 paid trials and six continuing customers. Enquiry-to-trial conversion is 30%, and trial-to-continuing conversion is 50%. Track the delivery workload and collection reliability of those customers before increasing spending.
Ask “How did you hear about us?” and distinguish discovery from login method. YouTube may be the discovery source while Google is simply how someone signs into an app.
Retain customers with clear service
Accurate meal records, understandable bills and quick corrections reduce avoidable confusion. Ask customers why they stop and improve the recurring issue before offering a discount to everyone.
Related: starting a tiffin service, pricing and billing disputes.
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