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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Stoots on March 06, 2014, 11:45:16 pm

Title: How far do you travel for work/marketting?
Post by: Stoots on March 06, 2014, 11:45:16 pm: Hi. i started car valeting part time last year, after personal problems i put it on hold but have decided to go full time this year, i have all the gear and alos have started pressure washing. been practicing etc, ordered 10k leaflets. got 2 websites built

This is mainly related to pressure washing because with valeting the prices im charging wont be worth travelling too far for.

Now i know a lot of you guys get work off your websites, so im wondering is it better to stick to the local area or using adwords target a much wider area say 100 mile radius? ideally i would get most of my work from the web rather than leaflets im sure it would be cheaper but just wonderd what everyone else does with regards distance?

For example, say i got an enquiry 100 miles away, i add on the extra fuel costs and extra time travelling etc and quote a higher price to compensate, if i dont get the job i dont get it and maybe i wont make as much as i like, but money is money at least whilst i get more established right?

alternative is leaflet distribution locally which is quite expensive, i can obv canvass business locally as well.

cheers adam
Title: Re: How far do you travel for work/marketting?
Post by: B Bailey on March 07, 2014, 02:20:32 am: There's a few on here that travel all over the country, and abroad, but obviously we are established and have the customers willing to pay extra for us.
You are best to stay local to begin with, time and travel costs being the main issues.
Title: Re: How far do you travel for work/marketting?
Post by: Mike Halliday on March 07, 2014, 07:45:46 am: Most of my work is within 6 miles of my home, there are more than 100,000 homes in that 6 mile radius, 50% are private, nice homes. we do 20,000 leaflets a month, every month
Title: Re: How far do you travel for work/marketting?
Post by: Carl@Cwc on March 07, 2014, 08:49:08 am: Quote from: Mike Halliday on March 07, 2014, 07:45:46 am
Most of my work is within 6 miles of my home, there are more than 100,000 homes in that 6 mile radius, 50% are private, nice homes. we do 20,000 leaflets a month, every month

hi mike

is the 20000 leaflets all pressure washing?
Title: Re: How far do you travel for work/marketting?
Post by: Stoots on March 07, 2014, 11:07:06 am: i think working local and putting our thousands of leaflets would be ideal unfortunately i have next to no capital so i need to find a cheaper way. thanks
Title: Re: How far do you travel for work/marketting?
Post by: Richy L on March 07, 2014, 01:26:25 pm: I work all over.
I am based in south wales, but work in London quite a bit, I am doing some work in Shrewsbury tomorrow.
I charge extra for travel time and expenses.

If I work over 2 hours away I usually stay the night as well.