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Title: How to get commercial jobs?
Post by: Johnny Czarnota on September 22, 2012, 04:54:40 pm

Hey there,

How do you get commercial jobs - offices, schools, restaurants?

I wish I had few like this on some regular bases to stabilise the income.

Thanks

Johnny

Title: Re: How to get commercial jobs?
Post by: feldon on September 22, 2012, 06:25:07 pm

Having you tried writing a letter to them?  i.e. look up all the nurseries on yell.com in your area and then write a tailored letter to them.  Got a website, has it got a commercial carpet cleaning page? Has the page been optimized for commercial carpets?

Title: Re: How to get commercial jobs?
Post by: Jamie Pearson on September 22, 2012, 06:30:13 pm

Contract cleaning area manager.
Surveyers for commercial letting agents.
Commercial carpet installation companies
Carpet manufacturers local rep.

Title: Re: How to get commercial jobs?
Post by: Len Gribble on September 22, 2012, 08:24:13 pm

Observation ;)

Networking ;D

Persistence ;)

Tenacity ;)

Have you tried who you know your be surprised  ;D ;)

Prove you are the best out there, demos (only a small area) ;D

Forget Contract cleaning area manager. They don’t want to be shown up and don’t bother with nursing homes in house :'(

If writing a letter a name helps ;)

God know why I’m help you seem to local to us >:(

Len

Title: Re: How to get commercial jobs?
Post by: Johnny Czarnota on September 22, 2012, 08:32:35 pm

thanks for all the input. Len I promise that I will never take the job you had first :). I have tried nice brochures and sent them out to local schools, but no response at all. Would you say visiting them in person could be a good idea?

Title: Re: How to get commercial jobs?
Post by: Jamie Pearson on September 22, 2012, 08:41:18 pm

Quote from: Len Gribble on September 22, 2012, 08:24:13 pm

Forget Contract cleaning area manager. They don’t want to be shown up

That advice would cost me about £100k/year.
I always pitch it that we are making them look good not show them up.
Simple fact is they have it bundled into their contract and it's an absolute pain for them.
They don't have the skills or the equipment.

Title: Re: How to get commercial jobs?
Post by: Billy Russell on September 22, 2012, 10:35:01 pm

persistence!

Title: Re: How to get commercial jobs?
Post by: Len Gribble on September 23, 2012, 05:02:18 pm

Johnny

It funny I would 8), hope to get into a uni next year 1300 dom rooms (who you know) ;)

As Billy said persistence  ;) it takes time to become preferred contractor ;D. One really hard nut to crack ;D

100k a year and bundled into their contract (you can only ask) ::)

Title: Re: How to get commercial jobs?
Post by: david@zap-clean on September 23, 2012, 05:16:43 pm

Here's a 7 step process I've just perfected:

1. I'm looking for a pasty 'cos I'm hungry at lunchtime.  
2. By chance notice I'm passing a letting agency.
3. Walks in on impulse.
4. Says 'Hi' and explains to receptionist I'm looking for work opportunities.
5. Manager pokes head around back-office door to see what's going on.
6. I give manager my business card, and a smile.
7. Two days later I collect keys to rental property from above office to do a first quote...

Beginners luck?

Title: Re: How to get commercial jobs?
Post by: Len Gribble on September 23, 2012, 05:57:19 pm

David

NO!!!!! Its nbr 5 on my list I call it the len gribble syndrome Tenacity ;D ;)