Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ian101 on March 30, 2011, 04:08:18 pm
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Well got my first 12 months under my belt.
Done my first 3 cleans this time last year and actually cleaned them today .... told them i was regular last year ;D ... btw did a few more than 3 though
Off to see accountant Friday.
Time flies when ur having fun !
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What did you do before? heard about a bank manager packing it all in to be a windy the other day! :o
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Sales Managed a Toyota Dealership and also was a buyer for them travelleling up and down country but motor trade very hard to earn a decent wage these days
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Ian i have been going 10 yrs now and dont have the canvassing passion i had when i first started. i know you have bought a round but i am intrigued by the stats you and doc windows post in your signature lines, how is this achieved? web site? canvass? picking up work whilst out and about? i dont ever recall getting the amount of custys in one month as you and the doc seem to get. whats your secret?
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well done ian!my first birthday will be on the 1st of april this year!
Like you i love window cleaning,the great outdoors and the interaction with people!
Im still doing a part time business but the next few months are going to be very busy!
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sorry forgot that part well done ian.
Doc come on then you can answer whats your secret? ;D
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I don't do lots of door knocking but do when i get chance,i mainly pick up work from word of mouth from leaflets and when out doing other jobs!
Im picking up some very good work recently but just missed out on a very big commercial contract due to my phone being on silent! gutted!
But ill pick myself up and get other work.Im just in the process of ordering 10000 leaflets double sided a6 and just ordered a guttervac which i know will get me more work,the driveway cleaning is getting busy too.
I have a trick up my sleeve to get new custys but is totally hush hush,lol
but by that i expect to pick up 10 to 20 custys every month from now till july!
Ian i have been going 10 yrs now and dont have the canvassing passion i had when i first started. i know you have bought a round but i am intrigued by the stats you and doc windows post in your signature lines, how is this achieved? web site? canvass? picking up work whilst out and about? i dont ever recall getting the amount of custys in one month as you and the doc seem to get. whats your secret?
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thanks doc, nothing new there unless your sure you dont want to share your secret? ;D
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sorry m8 i can't!
leaflets do work though pal!
thanks doc, nothing new there unless your sure you dont want to share your secret? ;D
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Hi Graham no secret just a little canvassing but no leaflets, signed van, polo shirt nice fleece, just had a lucky streak I think but lost a few big uns recently so will be out canvassing for a few nites ... Think my car sales background helps a lot .... Happy birthday Doc btw what's the secret :-)
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Hi Ian,
I just realised that I began canvassing for the first time on 2nd April last year, I currently have 111 customers and i'm aiming at 160, how does this compare with you?
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Thanx Ian all will be revealed shortly m8
Hi Graham no secret just a little canvassing but no leaflets, signed van, polo shirt nice fleece, just had a lucky streak I think but lost a few big uns recently so will be out canvassing for a few nites ... Think my car sales background helps a lot .... Happy birthday Doc btw what's the secret :-)
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Hi Ian,
I just realised that I began canvassing for the first time on 2nd April last year, I currently have 111 customers and i'm aiming at 160, how does this compare with you?
roughly about the same Mickey ;)
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Ian i have been going 10 yrs now and dont have the canvassing passion i had when i first started. i know you have bought a round but i am intrigued by the stats you and doc windows post in your signature lines, how is this achieved? web site? canvass? picking up work whilst out and about? i dont ever recall getting the amount of custys in one month as you and the doc seem to get. whats your secret?
he cleans naked :o
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and his always on other peoples patches ;D ;D ;D
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Lol
And I always do the job properly.
and his always on other peoples patches ;D ;D ;D
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Ian, well done, matey. I started canvassing on Monday 8th March last year. I didn't have the kit, I was just testing the water, so my first clean was on 7th May. So, we've grown at roughly the same time.
I love the fact that people keep telling me that the economy/competition/Easterm Europeans/weather/cuts/fuel prices are all destroying the game. It's interesting because in the time they have been saying that, we've grown from zero to 322 customers, currently coming in at a rate of two or three a day even while we're still ramping up this year's campaign.
Lessons learned:
1. Stick to window cleaning until you're big enough - gutter vac has ended up as just a distraction. In five years we'll be glad we did it, but it's a pain for now.
2. Leaflets do work if you do them right (and in volume). The business has been built on them.
3. Ignore the doom-mongers. It's infectious. Surround yourself with optimists. I try not to read any post that looks like it's going to be a whinge. Try it, it boosts your mood significantly.
4. Price is not the deciding factor. People will pay for a good service.
Great news, Ian, and I look forward to next year's bulletin.
Vin
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Ian, well done, matey. I started canvassing on Monday 8th March last year. I didn't have the kit, I was just testing the water, so my first clean was on 7th May. So, we've grown at roughly the same time.
I love the fact that people keep telling me that the economy/competition/Easterm Europeans/weather/cuts/fuel prices are all destroying the game. It's interesting because in the time they have been saying that, we've grown from zero to 322 customers, currently coming in at a rate of two or three a day even while we're still ramping up this year's campaign.
Lessons learned:
1. Stick to window cleaning until you're big enough - gutter vac has ended up as just a distraction. In five years we'll be glad we did it, but it's a pain for now.
2. Leaflets do work if you do them right (and in volume). The business has been built on them.
3. Ignore the doom-mongers. It's infectious. Surround yourself with optimists. I try not to read any post that looks like it's going to be a whinge. Try it, it boosts your mood significantly.
4. Price is not the deciding factor. People will pay for a good service.
Great news, Ian, and I look forward to next year's bulletin.
Vin
yup agree with all that especially 3 and 4 ;)
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and his always on other peoples patches ;D ;D ;D
only when they tell me their current windie is no good ;D
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well done ian!my first birthday will be on the 1st of april this year!
Like you i love window cleaning,the great outdoors and the interaction with people!
Im still doing a part time business but the next few months are going to be very busy!
doctorwindows, looking at your figures at the bottom of your post
work, spend more on price not customer number count
i can get 300 new customers each month, wont be worth anything though
hope you see my point
good luck
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More than a tenner each Alex isn't bad.
Just added 3 more today 2 x.12 1 x 13