Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Cookie on November 25, 2015, 05:37:53 pm
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Just called a guy - referral from another customer - who lives in a nearby village. I explained he lived a little bit outside of my area and that I'd need half a day to a days work to justify traveling out. He has offered to do some leafleting and canvassing for me since he knows everyone in the village.
I'm well pleased - ;D.
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That's what they all say....Some come good and others just say that to get you out there ;D
Mind you if they do drum up interest I've found it's normally works out rather well.
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Don't get to excited. Many people say this.
Get excited when you see the results :)
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Thanks both I'll bear this in mind. Might do a bit of canvassing myself before I commit.
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I had one like that in a village that was too far too travel. This lady got me three more in their cul de sac for the first visit, plus two conservatories. I then got my marketing director (wife) to leaflet the village and now have a day's work there. Not all from the first trip out, but after around a year and a further leaflet drop.
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I had the same. The lady lived 25 miles away and promised to get me some customers in her estate. To her credit she did get me a few, and as a token of my gratitude I did her first clean free of charge.
That was a mistake in itself, as she seemed to expect me to clean hers for free every time! And most of the customers she got me were slow/non payers as well.
I stuck this out for over a year (yeah I know ::)roll) and was on the point of sacking off the whole area, when I picked up a couple of new customers and decided to give it a little longer.
Well my perseverance has paid off, and now I have a really good day's work there, with a second day coming along as well now. It's as regular as clockwork every 4 weeks, everyone now pays on the day and there's seldom (if ever) a 'not today'. I've sacked off all the slow/non payers. Some of them have even approached me recently (thinking I've forgotten/forgiven their debts)!
Life is good!
John