Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ian101 on February 08, 2014, 01:13:20 am
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As none of my local leaflet dropping companies use tracking devices on their drops so they wouldnt be able to prove that they had actually dropped my leaflets instead of torching them Im gonna employ my own .......... (can anyone suggest a simple easy tracking device ?)
Not sure what the going rate of pay is ........... im assuming £xx per thousand is the way to pay ??
Any help / suggestions ?
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maplin do one not sure how much it is but it is around £50
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Ian why dont you just drop them yourself maybe get a family member to help , I normally get my nephew to help and we avoid the houses and streets i dont want to do . Mike
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Ian why dont you just drop them yourself maybe get a family member to help , I normally get my nephew to help and we avoid the houses and streets i dont want to do . Mike
I find this sort of thing is better too. It helps avoid getting enquiries from all the places with poor access etc.
I've been let down previously on various levels and have found the old adage "If you want a job done properly, do it yourself"" holds true.
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Ian why dont you just drop them yourself maybe get a family member to help , I normally get my nephew to help and we avoid the houses and streets i dont want to do . Mike
I assume because he doesn't have time. I pay my current one £7 an hour. He does 10 hours a week for me. I have paid £6.50 an hour.
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Nowt wrong with going out on a Sunday , I only target certain estates and areas me and my nephew can cover a 200 house estate in about 30 mins .
I dont do big mass drops for reasons mentioned above . Mike
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I pay £7 an hour and a bonus of £2 for every job gained. If you can keep one for a while they get an idea of what you are after and will avoid the kind of work you dont want.
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http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/threads/leafletting-the-problem-and-the-solution.200064/
This post explains the most cost effective way with leaflets that i have come across.
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http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/threads/leafletting-the-problem-and-the-solution.200064/
This post explains the most cost effective way with leaflets that i have come across.
good post
Vin has taken control of the system for delivering, i still think, if you have the time, to do it yourself
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Ian, we use our own people on a self employed basis they get £60 per thousand on a solo basis with £5 bonus for every converted lead that comes in.
Depending on the area they drop between 100 and 150 p/h
Darran
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Ian, we use our own people on a self employed basis they get £60 per thousand on a solo basis with £5 bonus for every converted lead that comes in.
Depending on the area they drop between 100 and 150 p/h
Darran
how long does it take to deliver 1000
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Vin took time out of his day to help me over the phone he was extremely helpful and very grateful, he knows everything about leaflet distribution
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As above bob, if they amble along in a rural area then 10 hrs if they get motivated and drop in a more condensed area easily get thousand out in 7 hrs
We normally recommend 500 drop in a day this is a nice amount to drop without getting bored the drop rate is defo higher doing it like this as everyone we employ can do this within 4 hrs
And it's ideal for mums, semi retired, students as they are not committed to a full day
Of walking the streets
Darran
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Lol nobody has trust on this forum, if you do what smudger does by paying per thousand and £5 for any customer from the drop i doubt they will try and stitch you up, better still go out with them so a bigger area gets covered or even better still than that canvass and use the leaflets for custies that are not in.
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Ian why dont you just drop them yourself maybe get a family member to help , I normally get my nephew to help and we avoid the houses and streets i dont want to do . Mike
Too busy on glass so want to automate summit thats ticking over constantly in the background with minimal input from me once its up and running.
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http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/threads/leafletting-the-problem-and-the-solution.200064/
This post explains the most cost effective way with leaflets that i have come across.
Good post summit along these lines is what im aiming for
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As above bob, if they amble along in a rural area then 10 hrs if they get motivated and drop in a more condensed area easily get thousand out in 7 hrs
We normally recommend 500 drop in a day this is a nice amount to drop without getting bored the drop rate is defo higher doing it like this as everyone we employ can do this within 4 hrs
And it's ideal for mums, semi retired, students as they are not committed to a full day
Of walking the streets
Darran
cheers .... good info :)
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How do people deal with payment and invoices? How many are willing to invoice you and declare it to tax man?
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Everyone we have used are quite happy to give receipt, in fact if they didn't we wouldn't use them.
It's upto them as self employed to declare income, there is a paper trail to show we have paid them for delivering leaflets and claim it as a cost in the accounts submitted to the tax man
Darran
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got to pay 7 per hour or you will encourage skiving . no more than 4 hours at a stretch leafletting or skiving is 100% guaranteed
a good way to check its being done is give them a route thats long and thin, so its easy to check on them while in disguise,driving by in a borrowed car wear a wig etc . ive done all that so many times .
just before they set off tell them u are popping to a not so near town and will be back later . a skiver will be in a cafe within 20 minutes so dont drive away far
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got to pay 7 per hour or you will encourage skiving . no more than 4 hours at a stretch leafletting or skiving is 100% guaranteed
a good way to check its being done is give them a route thats long and thin, so its easy to check on them while in disguise,driving by in a borrowed car wear a wig etc . ive done all that so many times .
just before they set off tell them u are popping to a not so near town and will be back later . a skiver will be in a cafe within 20 minutes so dont drive away far
How about false nose and glasses?
Or an Alex Ferguson mask?
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got to pay 7 per hour or you will encourage skiving . no more than 4 hours at a stretch leafletting or skiving is 100% guaranteed
a good way to check its being done is give them a route thats long and thin, so its easy to check on them while in disguise,driving by in a borrowed car wear a wig etc . ive done all that so many times .
just before they set off tell them u are popping to a not so near town and will be back later . a skiver will be in a cafe within 20 minutes so dont drive away far
Seriously? You've borrowed a car and driven in disguise many times? Why not just check on them in your own car? What difference does it make if they see you? Surely it would be better for you if they knew you were keeping tabs on them?
That's either not really true or so funny you should be in a TV sitcom.
Why not just use a gps tracker? Then you wouldn't need the false nose, glasses and beard and the borrowed car. And trackers are cheaper than a wig.
Vin
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got to pay 7 per hour or you will encourage skiving . no more than 4 hours at a stretch leafletting or skiving is 100% guaranteed
a good way to check its being done is give them a route thats long and thin, so its easy to check on them while in disguise,driving by in a borrowed car wear a wig etc . ive done all that so many times .
just before they set off tell them u are popping to a not so near town and will be back later . a skiver will be in a cafe within 20 minutes so dont drive away far
Seriously? You've borrowed a car and driven in disguise many times? Why not just check on them in your own car? What difference does it make if they see you? Surely it would be better for you if they knew you were keeping tabs on them?
That's either not really true or so funny you should be in a TV sitcom.
Why not just use a gps tracker? Then you wouldn't need the false nose, glasses and beard and the borrowed car. And trackers are cheaper than a wig.
Vin
Hi vin
We done a fair few leaflets last year and always looking to improve on previous drops
Would be good to have a chat with you about leaflets if you have time ?
Is there a better number to call you on?
Or would it be better if I emailed you my number or vice versa?
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got to pay 7 per hour or you will encourage skiving . no more than 4 hours at a stretch leafletting or skiving is 100% guaranteed
a good way to check its being done is give them a route thats long and thin, so its easy to check on them while in disguise,driving by in a borrowed car wear a wig etc . ive done all that so many times .
just before they set off tell them u are popping to a not so near town and will be back later . a skiver will be in a cafe within 20 minutes so dont drive away far
Seriously? You've borrowed a car and driven in disguise many times? Why not just check on them in your own car? What difference does it make if they see you? Surely it would be better for you if they knew you were keeping tabs on them?
That's either not really true or so funny you should be in a TV sitcom.
Why not just use a gps tracker? Then you wouldn't need the false nose, glasses and beard and the borrowed car. And trackers are cheaper than a wig.
Vin
i was building up my round on leafletters and after a downturn in results i heard by chance that the boss of the biggest windie firm in town used a borrowed car etc so that gave me the idea . i didnt go the whole hog with glasses and fake nose tho- just an Elvis wig and shades !
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i was building up my round on leafletters and after a downturn in results i heard by chance that the boss of the biggest windie firm in town used a borrowed car etc so that gave me the idea . i didnt go the whole hog with glasses and fake nose tho- just an Elvis wig and shades !
Was this your disguise? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hJ3lxzuI_sc#t=15
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Hi vin
We done a fair few leaflets last year and always looking to improve on previous drops
Would be good to have a chat with you about leaflets if you have time ?
Is there a better number to call you on?
Or would it be better if I emailed you my number or vice versa?
Drop me a line, Carl.
Vin
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Just a thought; choose a random house in the area you expect the leaflet person to deliver and give the a knock. Show them your flyer and tell them when they get it through their door to give you a call and they will recieve a free clean when they show you the leaflet?