Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jamie Lindsay on November 23, 2011, 06:44:16 pm
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Any off yous guys got any good tips how to move in and try get into the commercial side of carpet cleaning ?
where do yous guys get your commercial work ?
any thoughts welcome :P
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Yh a good tip is dont bother ;D
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haha... I know the feeling
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Send letters to pubs, clubs, cinemas, bingo halls etc
Drive round the industrial estates and ask to speak to the facilities manager, offer your services or simply hand a compliments slip to the receptionist.
Be prepared to wait a month or 2 for payment or offer 10% discount if they pay within 7 days by bacs.
Mark
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nice advice... Ive been trying the old cold calling but trying to buy time is proving hard
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If I told you I would have to kill you ;)
Send lots and lots of letter out it will take years :'(
Good luck or look at my posts only 4249 of them cant remember which one
len
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4250 len
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Craig
Now 4252 you’re to close for comfort ;)
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any useful tips??
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all you have to do is talk to people
Dave
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gona wait till it goes quiet then hit the commercial side hard
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guys building a decent amount of comm work does take time and effort . there is an awfull lot out there but its an extremely price driven sector in most cases. sometimes this can be the hardest and least rewarding work you will do .
after a few years i have a fairly decent portfolio of customers on the commercial side many of the regulars have come to me rather than i have approached them . Mostly through the web .
Many cc business s market hard when times are slow i believe in consistant marketting all year round . its better to have a decent cash flow than dramatic peaks and troughs .
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What types of businesses do you want to work for??
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Just did this one today on my own,far section I did the entire area,as it was too far gone for just doing the spots and stains,main hall area,just did stains and spots,then 2 other rooms,4 hours start to finish £300.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/delk/24112011797-1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/delk/24112011799.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/delk/24112011794-1.jpg)
Need to cleanse the churchness from my Pagan soul now though,horrible oppressive feeling in that place,but glad to take money from God inc ;D
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Jamie
Your first port of call should be who you know (never what you know)
Family members can be a good resource (thank you the Gribble clan even if you are third removed but your family)
Another resource is the wife yes wife ::) (wife into horses one of her friends down at the stables I met the other week :o husband is an area director for a pub group you never know
Hope this helps! Have got some others one of them to do with scaffolding all you need is tenacity and a TM a must ;)
Mark
Duo ???
Len
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Yeah I know,left my rotary at home,only had to use it on the end section,so was all ok ;D