Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: tom20001 on October 07, 2013, 05:05:47 pm
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Thats the target so hopefully il get a good start tonight :)
will post results as weeks go by !!!!!!!!!!!
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that's my target, currently under achieving only gaining about 3 a week but might have some good week ;D
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How about I throw my hat into the ring too?
I find it too easy to get discouraged/demotivated. Three of us doing it will perhaps be a bit of fun and can keep us on our toes?
Can't really start till Wednesday properly though as got two busy evenings coming up.
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I will put my name in the hat too.
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i also have a target :)
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If we leave a streak... We'll be back the same week! :p
;D ;D
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If we leave a streak... We'll be back the same week! :p
;D ;D
this isn't actually my quote or anything! just for giggles haha
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How about I throw my hat into the ring too?
I find it too easy to get discouraged/demotivated. Three of us doing it will perhaps be a bit of fun and can keep us on our toes?
Can't really start till Wednesday properly though as got two busy evenings coming up.
I find it easy to get discouraged too Paul but find if i start canvassing monday it helps set tone for the week!!
+2 custies this eve :) lets hope they will be good ones......canvassing is terrific but also tends to unearth a very high rate of messers!!!
" hours flyers done this morn too so hopefully get 1 or 2 from it too ............... :)
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Got Dan my canvasser out all day today so hoping for an influx as only got 2 first cleans left to do from our last bout of knocking
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Only 3 new customers gained today.
I will be knocking all day Sat I think
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Only 3 new customers gained today.
I will be knocking all day Sat I think
3 is still good.. The fact that its happening is the main thing..
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If you picked up 3 a days between now and december you will of smashed 50customers!!
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If you picked up 3 a days between now and december you will of smashed 50customers!!
need to do a count up but getting on for 45 / 50 new customers in last month so still long way to go to 900 ::)roll
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If you picked up 3 a days between now and december you will of smashed 50customers!!
need to do a count up but getting on for 45 / 50 new customers in last month so still long way to go to 900 ::)roll
ooh sorry lol I thought you were the guy who posted this ''50new customers bfore xmas''
how on earth do you gain 50 a month:| I don't even think I have had that in a year
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If you picked up 3 a days between now and december you will of smashed 50customers!!
need to do a count up but getting on for 45 / 50 new customers in last month so still long way to go to 900 ::)roll
ooh sorry lol I thought you were the guy who posted this ''50new customers bfore xmas''
how on earth do you gain 50 a month:| I don't even think I have had that in a year
Easy...bang the doors.
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im still to scared to do it... I cant handle the rejection, and the people who look down on you, and the '' CANT YOU READ THE SIGN NO DOOR KNOCKERS.
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I think if i could get out for 2 hours a day me and my work would smash 100 easily in a month.
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im still to scared to do it... I cant handle the rejection, and the people who look down on you, and the '' CANT YOU READ THE SIGN NO DOOR KNOCKERS.
Why would you knock on a door that says no door knockers? If you knock you are asking for abuse.
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im still to scared to do it... I cant handle the rejection, and the people who look down on you, and the '' CANT YOU READ THE SIGN NO DOOR KNOCKERS.
in relation to the people who look down on u, and some do for sure, stuff them just think of the extra holiday or new van or new wfp u will buy from the 2 new regulars u will get every hour u canvass :)
i have to be honest they motivate me even more these begrudgers !!! attack the day ..........
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im still to scared to do it... I cant handle the rejection, and the people who look down on you, and the '' CANT YOU READ THE SIGN NO DOOR KNOCKERS.
Why would you knock on a door that says no door knockers? If you knock you are asking for abuse.
sorry I don't check every door for the '' no door stopper signs'' I have seen posts on here before is a common mistake actually
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“If I don’t take the initiative to act, someone else will.
I have only been window cleaning for the past 15 months and got a bit lazy and just stuck at around 200 customers. I want to gain another 400 customers by June. there are 229 days excluding Sunday untill my target date.
I have a weekly canvassing sheet and I have to either get 2 a day or 13 a wek to be on target to achieve this. Last week I got 10. Monday alone I got 9. Im sure it will slow down but ive never got less than 4 when ive canvassed.
At what stage will i need some one to help me do the round? This week im setting the van up as a two man system. Thing is, i love the canvassing but the more i canvass the busier im getting. At some poingt i suppose im going to be too busy to canvas. I think i am god at canvasing,well just persistant i suppose. Any advice on any of my plans would be appreciated. Cheers Kev
Goal 400+ new customers by June 2014 Target £5000+ per month
1. I will work from 9-5 Monday to Friday; I will have 30 minutes lunch.
2. I will work from 9-1 on a Saturday
3. I will get 13 new customers every week
4. I will wear uniform to work every day
5. I will not have any lazy days
6. I will get van set up as 2 man system
7. Sell your business at every opportunity
Here is how I’m going to be earning £5000.00+ per month by June 2014
£5012.00 = £179 x 6 = £1074.00 (per Week) £5012.00 (per 28 days)
416 customers @ £10.00 per month = £4000+ per month
October 23 days
November 26 days
December 26 days
January 27 days
February 24 days
March 26 days
April 26 days
May 27 days
June 24 days
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Looks good, would it be worth paying someone to canvass while im working? I have a mate willing to do it for £20.00 a day then anything he picks up he gets the monthly price of it. So i wont technically be making more money for a while but he will hopefully be growing my business for me?
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im still to scared to do it... I cant handle the rejection, and the people who look down on you, and the '' CANT YOU READ THE SIGN NO DOOR KNOCKERS.
Why would you knock on a door that says no door knockers? If you knock you are asking for abuse.
sorry I don't check every door for the '' no door stopper signs'' I have seen posts on here before is a common mistake actually
What I do: If it says "no doorknockers" leave a flyer. If it says "no junk mail", knock on the door. If it says both, turn around and walk away.
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going to restart the "5 a side" today - leaflet or knock or leave a note along lines of "we clean your neighbours windows"
also putting together a newsletter for customers - winter hours 8am start let us know if u dont want us there that early, new bank info, clean your fascias sofitts gutters for Christmas and introducing Dan who has come of dole so need more customers any friends or families need a windie etc etc or he is going back to dole ;D
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all work bar 5 jobs bang up to date so gonna do some canvassing this afternoon - see if i can get more than Dan got yesterday as gave him day off today :D
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Browsing this thread the other day and thought I'd join in as haven't canvassed for a few months.
Did an hour and half last night and got 7 new customers, then got a call this morning from someone I spoke to and left a leaflet with wanting to go ahead. So that's 8 totalling £74.00. Back out tonight I think.
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Asif this kindof comeback can be possible from canvassing! Sometimes i dont even pick 7 up a month. Need to get out there
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[quote author=Paul Coleman
What I do: If it says "no doorknockers" leave a flyer. If it says "no junk mail", knock on the door. If it says both, turn around and walk away.
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Try this:
I knock, then when they open the door I hold up my hands and say (quickly,before they get a chance to start on me) "I'm sorry, I knocked before I realised you've got a 'no callers' sign, and it seemed rude to just walk away without apologising."
I've never had a bad reaction to that, and people's curiosity is such that they can't help asking "What was it about, anyway?"
Then you're in ;)
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[quote author=Paul Coleman
What I do: If it says "no doorknockers" leave a flyer. If it says "no junk mail", knock on the door. If it says both, turn around and walk away.
Try this:
I knock, then when they open the door I hold up my hands and say (quickly,before they get a chance to start on me) "I'm sorry, I knocked before I realised you've got a 'no callers' sign, and it seemed rude to just walk away without apologising."
I've never had a bad reaction to that, and people's curiosity is such that they can't help asking "What was it about, anyway?"
Then you're in ;)
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Top comment mate
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[quote author=Paul Coleman
What I do: If it says "no doorknockers" leave a flyer. If it says "no junk mail", knock on the door. If it says both, turn around and walk away.
Try this:
I knock, then when they open the door I hold up my hands and say (quickly,before they get a chance to start on me) "I'm sorry, I knocked before I realised you've got a 'no callers' sign, and it seemed rude to just walk away without apologisin
I've never had a bad reaction to that, and people's curiosity is such that they can't help asking "What was it about, anyway?"
Then you're in ;)
Top comment mate
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good tactic i like :)
i got 3 canvassing for 1 hour the MON nite :)
will post tonights results later!!!
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The thing is that it is all fits and starts. If you work full time it is very hard to consistently get out to canvass. You need a different strategy. It could involve canvassing, but who really is up to canvassing an extra couple of hours a day when you have a hard physical job and a family/dog/AA meetings etc... ;D
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The thing is that it is all fits and starts. If you work full time it is very hard to consistently get out to canvass. You need a different strategy. It could involve canvassing, but who really is up to canvassing an extra couple of hours a day when you have a hard physical job and a family/dog/AA meetings etc... ;D
yup your quite correct I was going to do some canvassing today but then felt cant be bothered today so i gave myself day off from canvassing as feel ok ish with what weve got so far - sure could be better but then thats life however i will be out all day saturday making up shortfall cos thats the great thing about this job the flexability :)
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The thing is that it is all fits and starts. If you work full time it is very hard to consistently get out to canvass. You need a different strategy. It could involve canvassing, but who really is up to canvassing an extra couple of hours a day when you have a hard physical job and a family/dog/AA meetings etc... ;D
Someone with focus and ambition!
The way i see it is if you attack sooner than later you will be rewarded the sweets before its too late!!.
I spent the last 2-3 years canvassing heavy going from 1 man (me plodding) with under 300 customers to 2 vans (me motivated more than ever) with 1100 customers which is 500 more customers than i set out to gain but highly worth it.. It has caused big headaches with replacing messers and troublesome customers etc but i am now in a position where i can simply stop working and employ someone else on my round and take the rest of my working life easy from the 3 years of hard graft i have done to get here...all has been well worth it.
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The thing is that it is all fits and starts. If you work full time it is very hard to consistently get out to canvass. You need a different strategy. It could involve canvassing, but who really is up to canvassing an extra couple of hours a day when you have a hard physical job and a family/dog/AA meetings etc... ;D
Someone with focus and ambition!
The way i see it is if you attack sooner than later you will be rewarded the sweets before its too late!!.
I spent the last 2-3 years canvassing heavy going from 1 man (me plodding) with under 300 customers to 2 vans (me motivated more than ever) with 1100 customers which is 500 more customers than i set out to gain but highly worth it.. It has caused big headaches with replacing messers and troublesome customers etc but i am now in a position where i can simply stop working and employ someone else on my round and take the rest of my working life easy from the 3 years of hard graft i have done to get here...all has been well worth it.
+1
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
I know Mohammed Ali wasnt a window cleaner but i think his philosophy is something we could all use :)
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+ 3 more custies tonight from little over an hour canvassing :)
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The thing is that it is all fits and starts. If you work full time it is very hard to consistently get out to canvass. You need a different strategy. It could involve canvassing, but who really is up to canvassing an extra couple of hours a day when you have a hard physical job and a family/dog/AA meetings etc... ;D
Someone with focus and ambition!
The way i see it is if you attack sooner than later you will be rewarded the sweets before its too late!!.
I spent the last 2-3 years canvassing heavy going from 1 man (me plodding) with under 300 customers to 2 vans (me motivated more than ever) with 1100 customers which is 500 more customers than i set out to gain but highly worth it.. It has caused big headaches with replacing messers and troublesome customers etc but i am now in a position where i can simply stop working and employ someone else on my round and take the rest of my working life easy from the 3 years of hard graft i have done to get here...all has been well worth it.
That is the trouble with canvassed customers, too many messers.
That said, what you have achieved is fantastic. Most people wouldn't have that drive to canvass like that. I wouldn't. I do intend to accelerate things very soon from picking up a steady 6 or 7 new customers a week.
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persuaded one of my mates to canvass as a trial day tomorrow I said I will give him £20.00 for a full day and every job he gets me he will get 50% of the monthly price.
I have a uniform for him, clip board, leaflets etc
basically its just a trial to see if he gets any jobs for me, If he does I will have him once or twice a week, but I seriously cant canvass im to shy this lad is confident!
Any other advice for me?? ???
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Gained 190 customers since may 10th and most of my work has come from word of mouth and door knocking
Started out 17 months ago today and am currently on 371 customers - i could have over 500 but ive always toke customers on my round who have messed me about at any point :) anyone that complains about me working in the rain ill educate them if they dont like then its cya later... but most customers are fine once u educate them about wfp in the rain.
My target was to gain 400 customers after 2 years... but now my target is 400 customers in 18 months so i got 1 month to gain 29 customers !
Anyone can do it :) all u gotta do is work hard for it ! u gotta get up and look for work if u want work cos if u dont then work will not come to u
Last week i done about 35 first cleans and they toke me ages and only 1 of them 35 new customers cancelled me and they were all from word of mouth and door knocking
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heres my motovational board - been out this morning and got 3 big houses and a small office block.
out at 11 to 2pm hoping for another 2 or 3 :)
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I ve had 130 new customers in four weeks due to a new canvasser he is on fire
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I ve had 130 new customers in four weeks due to a new canvasser he is on fire
lol i certainly cant match that !!!!!! well done
but i have 5 more new custies this week :)
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so its 14 custies gained since i posted this so still plenty of work to be done to get to 50 by xmas!!!!!
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cracked the 50 barrier today :) .... well prob done a few more but have "refined" a few customers last 6 weeks
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back to the canvassing today - we havent canvassed for a few weeks due to me being in lanzorote.
got 4 new customers today with a conny roof on one of them.
how is u all getting on ?
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back to the canvassing today - we havent canvassed for a few weeks due to me being in lanzorote.
got 4 new customers today with a conny roof on one of them.
how is u all getting on ?
my canvassing with exception of businesses has grounded to a halt with dark evenings! :(
what time of the day u goin canvassing ' ian
great going by u , fair play :) keep it up
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I thought all you chaps were all full to the brim. Some have a lot to say for newbies.
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back to the canvassing today - we havent canvassed for a few weeks due to me being in lanzorote.
got 4 new customers today with a conny roof on one of them.
how is u all getting on ?
my canvassing with exception of businesses has grounded to a halt with dark evenings! :(
what time of the day u goin canvassing ' ian
great going by u , fair play :) keep it up
Dan the man is canvassing from the van as Im cleaning .... works well as can normally do the 1st cleans there and then plus if i buy him a mcdonalds / threaten him or both he may help with the first clean ;D
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I thought all you chaps were all full to the brim. Some have a lot to say for newbies.
never full ;D
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Im back to a one man band.
Im still picking up a few jobs but not canvassing but due to being 190 houses not cleaned last month im stacked out and working hard to catch up.
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Im back to a one man band.
Im still picking up a few jobs but not canvassing but due to being 190 houses not cleaned last month im stacked out and working hard to catch up.
::)roll
Kev! That is scandalous.
You should get a lad on if you're 190 behind. Assuming c.£2k down last month?
I'd've come up for some of that.
You ain't gonna fare much better if you want Christmas off.
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Im back to a one man band.
Im still picking up a few jobs but not canvassing but due to being 190 houses not cleaned last month im stacked out and working hard to catch up.
::)roll
Kev! That is scandalous.
You should get a lad on if you're 190 behind. Assuming c.£2k down last month?
I'd've come up for some of that.
You ain't gonna fare much better if you want Christmas off.
It was my own fault too.
Was let down 2 weeks running so struggled on my own.
Then i went holiday for a few days and then was ill and lacked motivation.
Did do loads of commercials last month but slowly catching up daily.
After the last one im just going to trudge on until march and have a look at maybe taking someone else on.
Seem to have stacks of cash now im working on my own.
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Im back to a one man band.
Im still picking up a few jobs but not canvassing but due to being 190 houses not cleaned last month im stacked out and working hard to catch up.
::)roll
Kev! That is scandalous.
You should get a lad on if you're 190 behind. Assuming c.£2k down last month?
I'd've come up for some of that.
You ain't gonna fare much better if you want Christmas off.
It was my own fault too.
Was let down 2 weeks running so struggled on my own.
Then i went holiday for a few days and then was ill and lacked motivation.
Did do loads of commercials last month but slowly catching up daily.
After the last one im just going to trudge on until march and have a look at maybe taking someone else on.
Seem to have stacks of cash now im working on my own.
If you don't lose any customers then fair play to you.
If I was you I'd sub some commercial and do the houses myself to get upto speed for Christmas
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back to the canvassing today - we havent canvassed for a few weeks due to me being in lanzorote.
got 4 new customers today with a conny roof on one of them.
how is u all getting on ?
my canvassing with exception of businesses has grounded to a halt with dark evenings! :(
what time of the day u goin canvassing ' ian
great going by u , fair play :) keep it up
Dan the man is canvassing from the van as Im cleaning .... works well as can normally do the 1st cleans there and then plus if i buy him a mcdonalds / threaten him or both he may help with the first clean ;D
NOW thats a boss, id love it if my boss bought a maccy d's for me. So i will buy one tom morning, brekkie ;D
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If you picked up 3 a days between now and december you will of smashed 50customers!!
What the wife's back doors or potential new customers ?
need to do a count up but getting on for 45 / 50 new customers in last month so still long way to go to 900 ::)roll
ooh sorry lol I thought you were the guy who posted this ''50new customers bfore xmas''
how on earth do you gain 50 a month:| I don't even think I have had that in a year
Easy...bang the doors.
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im still to scared to do it... I cant handle the rejection, and the people who look down on you, and the '' CANT YOU READ THE SIGN NO DOOR KNOCKERS.
mate it's a numbers game,be positive and keep knocking,the more people that say no! the closer you are getting to yes,when you get a yes ,that will inspire you to keep knocking,if you get one or two each time you go out ,that will be five or ten quid a week pay rise, ,re the signs on doors I still knock,when they open the door I say apologies for troubling you,I have just read you sign,but I had rung your bell ,so I didn't want to be rude and walk away,most people will be ok with that,then I say I'm a local window cleaner etc,by that time they think your an ok bloke and you may get a job,it's all about if you don't ask you won't get , good luck,go and do it ,