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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Kwackers on February 24, 2011, 08:29:58 pm

Title: Sub contract work?
Post by: Kwackers on February 24, 2011, 08:29:58 pm

What's the best way to get sub contract work? Is it a case of getting on the phone and ringing cleaners and getting on the books? Back in business with a friend that I just sold an E-commerce business after a year or so out :)

Title: Re: Sub contract work?
Post by: mark dew on February 24, 2011, 09:24:05 pm

For a start put a free listing on yell.com. I've had several enquiries over the couple of years ive had one.

Title: Re: Sub contract work?
Post by: Kwackers on February 24, 2011, 11:03:01 pm

Thanks Mark. Will drop an Ad on there. Did you put yourself as a standard WC or did you specify that you want sub work?

Thanks

Title: Re: Sub contract work?
Post by: mark dew on February 25, 2011, 08:36:25 am

No i just put my contact details on there as a wc.

Title: Re: Sub contract work?
Post by: C.C.S. on February 25, 2011, 08:47:55 am

Quote from: mark dew on February 24, 2011, 09:24:05 pm

For a start put a free listing on yell.com. I've had several enquiries over the couple of years ive had one.

apparently you can't put a free advert on yell.com  anymore.that's what they told me last time they rang me.but when i had it i got a very good contract from it so it might even worth paying for the cheapest one

Title: Re: Sub contract work?
Post by: Kwackers on February 27, 2011, 02:04:46 pm

Really? I had an ad on there before when I did WC and got a few good calls from it. Nothing too special though!

Title: Re: Sub contract work?
Post by: Paul Coleman on February 27, 2011, 06:34:49 pm

When Yell said I wouldn't be in the window cleaning section any more, I told them to remove me from their directory (even the free bit) and never phone me again.  Nearly every call I get from being listed in there is a telesales call or someone price fishing.
I'm much happier doing the targetting with leaflets or canvassing.
Yell have only ever allowed freebies because it gives them a database of numbers to phone.
If everybody did what I did, they would soon change their minds as they would have no database of numbers to expand their paid for sections.
Anyone who tries to make such a threat to me as part of their sales pitch can go forth and multiply.

Title: Re: Sub contract work?
Post by: Kwackers on March 02, 2011, 05:50:28 pm

Quote from: Paul Coleman on February 27, 2011, 06:34:49 pm

When Yell said I wouldn't be in the window cleaning section any more, I told them to remove me from their directory (even the free bit) and never phone me again.  Nearly every call I get from being listed in there is a telesales call or someone price fishing.
I'm much happier doing the targetting with leaflets or canvassing.
Yell have only ever allowed freebies because it gives them a database of numbers to phone.
If everybody did what I did, they would soon change their minds as they would have no database of numbers to expand their paid for sections.
Anyone who tries to make such a threat to me as part of their sales pitch can go forth and multiply.

Good point...not sure it will catch on though!