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Title: Do you knock every house???
Post by: mlscontractcleaner on March 18, 2012, 09:01:46 pm
As above; when you're out canvassing do you knock every house, even if the windows are spotless and it would seem obvious that they have a window cleaner?????

I only ask as I find it very hard to convince myself to knock the clean houses on the odd occasion I'm out knocking.

Your opinions please.
Title: Re: Do you knock every house???
Post by: Richard iSparkle on March 18, 2012, 09:05:07 pm
As above; when you're out canvassing do you knock every house, even if the windows are spotless and it would seem obvious that they have a window cleaner?????

I only ask as I find it very hard to convince myself to knock the clean houses on the odd occasion I'm out knocking.

Your opinions please.

i do yes.  some times it means they clean their own and are very pernickety. getting someone who cleans frames etc can be a godsend for them.

it's not like every house you knock with minging windows wants a WC is it.

i know when i;m out knocking, and it's not going well, i;ll start to think...  there so clean they have a WC, then its...  theyre too dirty they wont want one etc etc
Title: Re: Do you knock every house???
Post by: mlscontractcleaner on March 18, 2012, 09:08:38 pm
I know what you mean; the ones that make me laugh are the minging houses who's owner claims that they already have a window cleaner; Christ, don't they ever cheack their work before paying them lol??????

Oh, hang on, you don't think they could be telling fibs do you lol?????
Title: Re: Do you knock every house???
Post by: mlscontractcleaner on March 18, 2012, 09:09:02 pm
Must learn to spell!!!!!
Title: Re: Do you knock every house???
Post by: Richard iSparkle on March 18, 2012, 09:12:02 pm
or when theyve got a trad who doesnt clean the frames, and they are completely minging, making the whole window look dirty, but they're just not interested in hearing from you...

arent folk queer
Title: Re: Do you knock every house???
Post by: Ian101 on March 19, 2012, 08:18:08 am
Knock em all as Richard says they may do em themselves cos can't find a windie mine look clean from street but are well overdue and wife keeps saying she gonna sack me soon
Title: Re: Do you knock every house???
Post by: Window Washers on March 19, 2012, 08:31:15 am
I know what you mean; the ones that make me laugh are the minging houses who's owner claims that they already have a window cleaner; Christ, don't they ever cheack their work before paying them lol??????

Oh, hang on, you don't think they could be telling fibs do you lol?????
;D
Title: Re: Do you knock every house???
Post by: GDwindowcleaning on March 19, 2012, 08:44:13 am
I get 10 a day that you could write your name in tell me they have a window cleaner, used to drive me nuts lol

But in answer to original post, I always knock every single door.... But I tend to find the dirtier the house the less likely they are to say yes....
Title: Re: Do you knock every house???
Post by: Bay View WCS on March 19, 2012, 09:33:53 am
I've got a few jobs where the windows were very clean but the hubby was sick of cleaning 'em so took me on - knock every door as you won't know until you do.
Title: Re: Do you knock every house???
Post by: Cliff perkins on March 19, 2012, 07:26:55 pm
Makes me laff when you knock and they say they have a window cleaner when they obviously dont cuz windows are minging.
I ask them lots of questions like how often are they done.
Do they do frames and sills
How much they charge
And i try to not laff while they answer.
Lol ::) ;D
Title: Re: Do you knock every house???
Post by: combat1 on March 19, 2012, 07:51:25 pm
I do yes because the conversion rate is so much better if you get to speak to the people.
I had the dentist today so went canvassing prior to the appointment, picked up three nice jobs at the right money.
After having a wisdom tooth out I did another site but stuck to just posting leaflets as my mouth was out of action!
Sad really, should just have gone home and rested.
Title: Re: Do you knock every house???
Post by: Roy Cauldery on March 19, 2012, 08:00:33 pm
Yup,every house gets a call wether its good,bad or indifferent
If no one home-leaflet in the box
But we do driveway cleaning too, so even if they got a cleaner , we might get a jet washing job out of it 8)
You never know unless you knock (our other company motto!!)
Title: Re: Do you knock every house???
Post by: mlscontractcleaner on March 19, 2012, 08:59:56 pm
What's your first company motto??????
Title: Re: Do you knock every house???
Post by: richywilts on March 19, 2012, 09:19:25 pm
maybe we should all canvass wearing a back pack and carrying a pole and we could do small test areas too prove to the home owners how great us wfpolers are!!!!