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How do I get started?
You've seen sweepstakes Internet cafes popping up all over the place. Customers are spending a fortune playing computer sweepstakes machines. Sweepstakes business owners are making a fortune. You've watched from the sidelines for long enough. Now you want to find out how to get in on the action and start your own computer sweepstakes business. But you don't know what to do first. That's where we come in.
Sweeps Coach has been helping people open Internet cafes for over 10 years and completed more than 200 different gaming center projects across the US and internationally. We've been at it for a long time and our clients are extremely successful. From idea to execution, we're there for you every step of the way.
Planning your sweepstakes business
Our favorite place to get started on an Internet sweepstakes café is at the very beginning. Call us sooner rather than later--before you purchase computers. You don't want to purchase hardware and THEN try to find sweepstakes software. At his point we can only hope the computers you have selected will be compatible with the best sweepstakes software (yikes!). This can be a very costly mistake. Again, call us sooner rather than later. We'll help you with all the planning to ensure that you get things done quickly, efficiently, and without spending more time or money than you should.
The devil is in the details
The closer you get to starting an Internet café offering sweepstakes games, the more you'll discover how tremendously large the project is. The single largest mistake our clients make is to underestimate the scope of the project.
Carpeting, painting, lighting and décor… where is the front desk going to come from? How do we do the electrical work? How many amps for each of the computer sweepstakes machines? What about the networking - how is that handled? Legal issues? Zoning? Should I set up an LLC? Or… what about taxes? Do I need some sort of a license or permit? I heard some sweepstakes Internet cafes are getting in trouble with the law. What did they do wrong and how can I avoid that? What kind of personnel should I hire? Can I trust them? How can I check tosee how my sweepstakes business is doing on a daily basis - can I check from my home? And what about… WOW! There's a lot to think about! There is so much to know, so much to do, and so much that can go wrong. Why risk it? We've been through it before, lots and lots of times. We're happy to coach you through the process and hold your hand to guide you around the pitfalls. Give us a call!
A comprehensive solution
Frequently customers call us and ask "we know you work with several different sweepstakes software companies - which is the cheapest?" This always scares me. Finding the best sweepstakes software and installing the best sweepstakes machines isn't about finding the cheapest price. Which is the best car? A Yugo is less expensive than a Ferrari. Does that mean it's better? There may be a scenario where a Yugo is what you need. But maybe what you need is a Ferrari. Or maybe a pickup truck? There are several different factors to consider when you're starting a sweepstakes Internet café, and price is one of many. This doesn't mean that our software partners don't have very competitive pricing. However, we'll consider ALL of the important details. We'll lay them out for you, discuss them with you, and make sure you have all the information you need to make an intelligent decision (including, of course, pricing!)
Since we've been through this before, we can see things that might not be obvious to someone who's entering the computer sweepstakes industry for the first time. That's our job. We're good at it and we'd love to help you. Give us a call!
Onsite installation and hands-on training
While we're helping you with all the planning, coaching you through getting the best possible location, and helping you complete the construction and buildout to get your business ready, we're also busy preparing your computer sweepstakes machines. During the setup process, we completely handle the technology element of your sweepstakes Internet café. Our technical team at SweepsCoach custom-builds the sweepstakes machines. We've spent hundreds of hours working with the technical groups at various leading sweepstakes software companies to ensure that we deliver the best sweepstakes gaming systems on the market. Everything is turnkey. In our technical facilities, the sweepstakes machines are completely assembled, the sweepstakes software is installed, the systems are thoroughly tested, and we confirm that everything is running perfectly. Once it all passes through quality control it's finally ready to be delivered to you.
These custom-built sweepstakes gaming machines will arrive at your business just about the time you're finishing the buildout and site preparation. The sweepstakes systems and servers will be delivered just as you're sweeping up the last of the sawdust. That's when the real fun starts! We'll come out to finish the onsite installation. We'll make sure everything is tested and working perfectly. Once that is done we'll move into training mode. We'll show you how everything works, start to finish. Finally, we'll review our patented "Compliance Training" program. This is where we spend time with you and your employees explaining in great detail how to be legal. It is critical that everyone working there understands what to say, what to do, and what NOT to say or do to ensure that you won't have legal troubles. By the time we leave you'll be up and running and ready to open the doors!