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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: gazzen on November 19, 2012, 11:39:06 pm
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What is the best way to gain commercial work ....
Telephone the company ?
Email the company ?
Approach direct ?
Other ?
Any advice would be great ;)
Kregards
GAZZEN
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dont bother
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Be very cheap and tell them they can pay any time after 90 days :o
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Ring john Nolan wiv a list
Of postcodes u cover
Simples
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Ring john Nolan wiv a list
Of postcodes u cover
Simples
work for peanuts
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Lots of phoning and follow ups. Door to door busineses is another good way i find specialy industrial. Shops are easy to get as you just undercut which i dont do as can never get a good enough price these days.
Another way is to contact local general cleaning companies and ask if they have any window cleaning work to sub out. Most of my commercial is subbed through cleaning companies.
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I hear mark vaz has lots of commercial work if you want it.
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Mtv cleaning services.mark vaz.
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Thankyou for all your replys. Good bit of info there Mick kent :)
My plan is to email a few with my offers ( Emailed a few today ) & go see a few face to face .
Will let your all know how i get on.
kregards
GAZZEN
ps. im defo not working for peanuts & not into waiting 90 days for payment.
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most commercial you will work for peanuts because there will always be someone ready to undercut and they will drop you like a ball! and you will wait for payment! as standard
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What is the best way to gain commercial work ....
Telephone the company ?
Email the company ?
Approach direct ?
Other ?
Any advice would be great ;)
Kregards
GAZZEN
Hi Gazzen
There's no definitive answer to your question but I'd say the the things you most want to be thinking about is building up a good reputation for quality and reliability, being able to offer more than the other WC operating around you, having a I can do attitude and being able to see potential business opportunities and at the same time understanding that NOT all business is good business, advertising helps, building up a business that gets easily recognised in the areas that you work and most importantly NETWORKING and Communication with particular attention to national/regional facility management companies
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Please don't go anywhere near Mark Vaz, or your bank balance will end up sorry
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Please don't go anywhere near Mark Vaz, or your bank balance will end up sorry
hes started another new business up!
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From £9.00 for 3 story :o
Also on your website it shows the price for a semi with the picture of a detached.
Art
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Please don't go anywhere near Mark Vaz, or your bank balance will end up sorry
Who's Mark Vaz? please explain Dave
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Please don't go anywhere near Mark Vaz, or your bank balance will end up sorry
Have you heard from him dave?looks like his second new business in a year.
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Once again Thankyou all for your replys .. Great input Simon w :) . Im learning as i go along. Im enjoying building my business and meeting people . Can be quite Knackering at times,doing everything yourself.Just puttting the finishing touches to my website. For some reason i cant turn off lol, As for reputation. i always do a good job and always on time . Ive had a commercial business mess me about with payment and not paying up. Telling me it will be in the bank 12 tonight blah blah blah . Never came through . Just gave me more motivation to go out and achieve more. As for the competition. Dont bother me. I know with a hard work and commitment i will get there in the end. Then i can say ....... I DONE IT ;D
Ive had a few cold callers saying they can get me some commercial work . my reply is .. NO IM DOING FINE
Regards
GAZZEN
The humble one ;D
www.windowash.co.uk
p.s got 2 commercial jobs i got to price tomoz
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Quite a website! Lot going on there. Liked the clocktower pic
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Quite a website! Lot going on there. Liked the clocktower pic
I will be surprised if you rank well with that site, some of the offers are good but my god your eyes go everywhere and the wording used to try and trick the search engines does not work anymore, one page just will not cut it, at least your trying many dont.
I have to say your attitude is awesome :)
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Thanks again for your great inputs :)
ts cleaning ..The clock tower pic was my sons idea. Not only is it a good touch. Its a great memory to ;D.
ian wicks that saying is awesome .. :)
If your not willing to learn, No one can help you, If you are determined to learn, No one can stop you ;D
Regards
GAZZEN
The humble one ;D
ps got the commercial jobs +1. Lets hope they pay up :)
If not whos cares more motivation for me ;D
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Once again Thankyou all for your replys .. Great input Simon w :) . Im learning as i go along. Im enjoying building my business and meeting people . Can be quite Knackering at times,doing everything yourself.Just puttting the finishing touches to my website. For some reason i cant turn off lol, As for reputation. i always do a good job and always on time . Ive had a commercial business mess me about with payment and not paying up. Telling me it will be in the bank 12 tonight blah blah blah . Never came through . Just gave me more motivation to go out and achieve more. As for the competition. Dont bother me. I know with a hard work and commitment i will get there in the end. Then i can say ....... I DONE IT ;D
Ive had a few cold callers saying they can get me some commercial work . my reply is .. NO IM DOING FINE
Regards
GAZZEN
The humble one ;D
www.windowash.co.uk
p.s got 2 commercial jobs i got to price tomoz
Great attitude mate, too many expect to do well without putting in the work some get lucky but most fail i think the majority with your attitude although having knock backs do eventually get where they want, Well done
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Thanks again for your great inputs :)
ts cleaning ..The clock tower pic was my sons idea. Not only is it a good touch. Its a great memory to ;D.
ian wicks that saying is awesome .. :)
If your not willing to learn, No one can help you, If you are determined to learn, No one can stop you ;D
Regards
GAZZEN
The humble one ;D
ps got the commercial jobs +1. Lets hope they pay up :)
If not whos cares more motivation for me ;D
So im interested to know how did you get these jobs? phone approach in person or emial? well done mate im also looking to expand to commercial too!
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Thankyou again for input :) To gain the work i got was through a customer and i just went into a business next door and spoke to the manager, hope to get his house to :),
As for putting in the work. Its hard, Ive wanted to give it up 20 times or more . Ask me that question now, NO WAY ;D. Ive found my path and im not running up the path,as you may slip . more of stroll up the path and take in all the great things along the way. I have a plan to make my business succeed. My plan is not overnight, More of a five to ten year plan. At the minute im producing all my water in my bathroom (as i live in a flat) & on a meter. Good job i got a shower ;D and drive a old transit, Im content with the way things are going. Ive taken pics of my setup (bathroom )and van. As its nice to see where & how my business began. Then hopefuly one day i can always look back at the photos from a nice big bath with a nice ice cold guiness. Then look out of the window and see a couple of nice new vans ;D. Then say to myself i done it ;)
Till then i will enjoy the nice stroll up the path ;D.
Regards
GAZZEN
The humble one ;D
ps im in the process of hopefuly sorting my water supply out ;D
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Get in there son! ... you just keep the faith and belief and will do well
I'm into year 2 .. and aim for that big bathroom too! ;D