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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: g newton on December 11, 2010, 07:38:17 pm

Title: Just starting out and lovin it-advice needed
Post by: g newton on December 11, 2010, 07:38:17 pm
Jacked in the job and givin it a go
thanks to Mick from lyminster for taking me out for a few days

been leafleting and knocking doors and putting flyers in shop windows etc  for a week now taking bookings for January
I think I must have lost a stone pounding the streets

it's hard work but have managed to get a good days repeat work in a week and have taken on a mate to help canvas right up to Xmas
what has surprised me is the amount of windies  I've seen driving around this week must have been at least a dozen

See what I can pick up in the next 2 weeks



 
Title: Re: Just starting out and lovin it
Post by: JoeMax on December 12, 2010, 03:25:53 am
So you're not cleaning until January?

Do people think you're mad knocking on the door in this weather? How many pairs of socks are you wearing?!!
Title: Re: Just starting out and lovin it
Post by: clearlyclean on December 12, 2010, 09:56:24 am
Good for you mate,you'll see windies everywhere now  ;D glad your enjoying it wait till the warmer weather get here.
Title: Re: Just starting out and lovin it
Post by: Dave Anderson on December 12, 2010, 12:08:59 pm
Fantastic...Enjoy it all...keep us posted of how you progress....

Cheers
Dave.
Title: Re: Just starting out and lovin it
Post by: g newton on December 12, 2010, 04:30:29 pm
will do
cant wait to get started

doing everything traditional until got the funds for a wfp set up

canvassed only bungelows so far (there are thousands round her)   so no danger of breaking my neck

looking at buying a small wfp set up in the new year not sure what to get thou trolley backpack or what i thought was buying a pump box and doing a diy system in the van  only need to go 2 floors
and initially buying water til i can set up my own system

need to buy a bit at a time


Title: Re: Just starting out and lovin it
Post by: Llaaww on December 12, 2010, 04:33:01 pm
Good luck with it.

If you have the balls to start up in the winter you will love it in spring and summer.

Title: Re: Just starting out and lovin it-advice needed
Post by: A & J Owen Window Cleaning on December 12, 2010, 05:31:27 pm
good on ya mate get a few under ya belt and target car showrooms they are a good earner ask to speak to the accounts dept or the manager who deals with contracts then go and see them  8)
Title: Re: Just starting out and lovin it-advice needed
Post by: tacky on December 12, 2010, 05:38:55 pm
good luck .takes a bit of sticking starting off .but when u start building up your round u wont look back
Title: Re: Just starting out and lovin it-advice needed
Post by: g newton on December 16, 2010, 04:18:40 pm
been leafleting and knocking on doors all week with a mate helping
soaked and frozen but  by tomorrow would have done 5000 leaflets all on bungelows in a compact area
the response has been pretty good 
been taking work on from jan
got another 12 in 4 days so far this week and picked up 2 gutter cleaning jobs which im doing next week
pays for my leaflets and a few quid for my mate helping drop them
doing another week leaflet dropping next week hopefully get another days work

a combination of leaflets dropped and knocking later in the day seems to be working

spending the weekend working on my technique the family and neighbours love it--all freebies their windows have never been cleaned so much in the last few weeks

there are loads of lockup shops around here how would you price a shopfront and what frequency do they usually have them cleaned

also looking at getting a trolley or backpack in the near future but looking for someone who sells pure water in sussex area  as dont want to spend out on a system yet
have got hold of 2 tanks 175l and 250l