Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: William McCafferty on June 08, 2012, 01:35:53 pm
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I was wondering which is the best way to do this, I have to pay a hourly rate, so I was thinking of doing this along with commission on every job they get.
What rate per hour and commision should I be looking at? they will be doing a 30 hour week.
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Minimum wage plus 4 quid a new customer cleaned and signed off for a regular clean....
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Hi George
In your experence how many new customers on average do you think a canvasser should get? also should they close the deal or just get the lead, and learn to close from me?
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If they working hard should get one an hour on average, this will vary though and should increase with time and confidence...I would start them just lead gathering then train them up as they gain more confidence....
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cheers george, by the way do you do training courses
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For canvassing? To be honest I am working on another business at the moment and its taking up most of my time but if the offer is right then in theory yes....
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For canvassing? To be honest I am working on another business at the moment and its taking up most of my time but if the offer is right then in theory yes....
ok make me an offer I cannot refuse, it will just be for one day, i can either bring him to you or you come to me.
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Just text you...
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Just text you...
Just replied and if it works which I think it will, then I would like you to train a couple more as and when
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Cool...
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I pay 70% of what they get on
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£5 a deal works for me.
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Do you have a high turnover of staff at 5 quid a deal mick?
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I pay my son and my trainee half of the 1st clean, my boy took £57 pounds off me last Saturday, he was over the moon, unfortunately he has just got a full time job but we canvass a couple of streets a day when we clean and it is growing slowly but surely
Graham
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Do you have a high turnover of staff at 5 quid a deal mick?
Was that meant as sarcasm like it usually is with you???
It isnt rocket science like you make out gd is it, I'm not a mug who would pay 2-3 cleans to someone like you for a piece of paper with hit or miss customers on it when it is so easy to find people who do it for half a clean or in my case £5 a clean and still appreciate it at £30-50 a day for a part time job 3 hours per day 3 times a week.
I must be doing something right hey as canvassers are happy and so are my staff who get 30 percent of there daily target, everything always gets done on time and we never fall behind. Work is repeat, customers are happy.
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I would pay 40% of the first clean and 60% of the third clean.
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Do you have a high turnover of staff at 5 quid a deal mick?
Was that meant as sarcasm like it usually is with you???
It isnt rocket science like you make out gd is it, I'm not a mug who would pay 2-3 cleans to someone like you for a piece of paper with hit or miss customers on it when it is so easy to find people who do it for half a clean or in my case £5 a clean and still appreciate it at £30-50 a day for a part time job 3 hours per day 3 times a week.
I must be doing something right hey as canvassers are happy and so are my staff who get 30 percent of there daily target, everything always gets done on time and we never fall behind. Work is repeat, customers are happy.
Someone is touchy this morning lol it was a serious question...
Coming from someone who is an ex canvasser thats really funny...
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Do you have a high turnover of staff at 5 quid a deal mick?
Was that meant as sarcasm like it usually is with you???
It isnt rocket science like you make out gd is it, I'm not a mug who would pay 2-3 cleans to someone like you for a piece of paper with hit or miss customers on it when it is so easy to find people who do it for half a clean or in my case £5 a clean and still appreciate it at £30-50 a day for a part time job 3 hours per day 3 times a week.
I must be doing something right hey as canvassers are happy and so are my staff who get 30 percent of there daily target, everything always gets done on time and we never fall behind. Work is repeat, customers are happy.
Someone is touchy this morning lol it was a serious question...
Coming from someone who is an ex canvasser thats really funny...
Oh noo not more sarcasm. Why would it be funny that I'm an ex canvasser?? What could I have wrote wrong for you sir gd to bite this time??
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Do you know what sarcasm is? You dont seem to get it....
Its funny that you call canvassing yet you failed at doing it yourself....
Its a needed service as you well know....
I am not getting into another row so this will be my last comment on this topic....
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Thu Mick I thought 5 quid is low but suppose it depends on your pricing structure if u go in at 8-10 quid 3 bed semis and people agree to cleans without really being talked into it and can sign say 8-10 in 3 hour slot then that's fine.
I personally go in bit higher average price prob 13-14quid so they get 9 quid a customer but prob not as many on
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Lol me and the mrs are cracking up here. Without blowing my own trumpet I have 2 solid rounds all from canvassing that prob turn over more in a day than you do in a week. If that's a fail in your eyes I'd love to know what succesful is?? Not that you will tell me as that was your last comment on the subject.
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I will just clarify one last point then off out for the day, I didnt say you were a failure mick, I know from our previous chats that you do ok....
I said you failed as a canvasser, you had a high cancellation rate and had to do a load of work for nothing so you knocked it on the head and started your own round.... All from our previous chats so I am not just making this up....
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Thu Mick I thought 5 quid is low but suppose it depends on your pricing structure if u go in at 8-10 quid 3 bed semis and people agree to cleans without really being talked into it and can sign say 8-10 in 3 hour slot then that's fine.
I personally go in bit higher average price prob 13-14quid so they get 9 quid a customer but prob not as many on
Exactly I'm glad you think the same. It sounds low but your forgetting all the canvasser is doing is spending 2-3 mins at a door signing up a new clean for say £10. for example getting 10 in 3 hours as an average would cost me £50 where as if I was paying gd it would cost me £200 + expencies. All for 3 hours work. Excuse me if I'm wrong but £50 for 3 hours work for someone with no qualifications isn't bad at all. I wouldn't mug myself off paying someon £200+ expencies for 3 hours just knocking on doors for unestablished work.
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Just because I had a high cancelation rate didnt make me a failure. I was so much bigger than you having 2 cars and 8 canvassers working for me where as you are a 1 man band. Before you judge just sit and imagine building someone up a 4k round and after paying the canvassers you find £1000 has dropped out. You will have to fork out 2k back to the window cleaner or replace them customers without getting paid twice for them. I decided enough was enough and to build myself up. You as a 1 man band won't have half the amount of probs as you will get Quality calls where as if you had 8 guys canvassing for you they just want to get paid so will get any old crap and promise the world to customers. This is all proven hence all the canvassing companies never last.
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Yourself, your wife, adult family, friends - in that exact order - get the best results for canvassing domestic window cleaning work.
The real prob is many of us don't enjoy all the "no's" to get to the yesses.