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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: frames to panes on January 24, 2008, 07:18:45 pm

Title: Loads of work out there?
Post by: frames to panes on January 24, 2008, 07:18:45 pm
Wife wasted four hours canvassing for work today - nothing, not one new customer. :-[
Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: Feen on January 24, 2008, 07:27:20 pm
No location in your profile, so I can't comment if there's work out there for you. There is for me ;)
Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: windowwashers on January 24, 2008, 07:31:12 pm
Wife wasted four hours canvassing for work today - nothing, not one new customer. :-[
what time did she do it ?

best time to canvass is after 4.30pm , ideal time is 6:15pm

day time me canvassing is very hard
Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: frames to panes on January 24, 2008, 07:34:50 pm
How can you canvass at 6:15 ? Does that mean it's too late by 6:17?  ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: jonah on January 24, 2008, 07:35:33 pm
Dont give up ! right now I am advertising in local paper when i get a new customer I am canvassing in that area . Its amazing how you can get work if you target it right .
Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: windowwashers on January 24, 2008, 07:37:09 pm
How can you canvass at 6:15 ? Does that mean it's too late by 6:17?  ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
sry my fault 6:15pm onwards till 8:45pm always one, and most of the time it is you dave lol  :P  ;)
Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: Dale Smith on January 24, 2008, 07:37:34 pm
Another good time to canvass is 15:30, as the Mum's are usually home then after their part time work & picking the kids up from school.
Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: windowwashers on January 24, 2008, 07:39:04 pm
Another good time to canvass is 15:30, as the Mum's are usually home then after their part time work & picking the kids up from school.
spot on there dale another good time but limits the people in, but you have to say 15:30 onwards as DJW will get confused  ;)
Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: Dale Smith on January 24, 2008, 07:46:56 pm
Lol..... will try to do it all in a minute.....
You're about to get mail Ian..... some more pics... will send you some commercial on Sunday, as landed a nice fat one but can only do it when nobody about.
Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: frames to panes on January 24, 2008, 07:57:04 pm
actually i reckon if you can get a property right next to, or over the road from a school it would almost be worth doing it for nothing for the free advertising gained. Say about two and a half minutes past three?
Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: Dale Smith on January 24, 2008, 08:00:08 pm
Now that is a cracking idea mate  ;)
Will be doing that myself very soon....  ;D
Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: windowwashers on January 24, 2008, 08:05:20 pm
actually i reckon if you can get a property right next to, or over the road from a school it would almost be worth doing it for nothing for the free advertising gained. Say about two and a half minutes past three?
do that already  ;D
Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: geefree on January 24, 2008, 08:07:21 pm
canvassing must be like anything else, i have heard of lots of people canvassing on here,

and you can go out for 4 hours one day... nothing!

next day 2 hours and bring home 10 new customers

its really about perseverance...... leaflets are the same .. be it in smaller numbers.

the more you reap the more you sow.

you gotta just keep at it.

one thing i do know for sure is if you  are not canvassing or delivering leaflets.... then you wont get any work from that aspect of your business.   silly but true aint it.

Gary

Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: cottonbud10 on January 24, 2008, 08:09:37 pm
don,t worry to much,when i first started i only had one day a weeks work,after 1 year the work is starting to flood in,i,m not kidding,over 18 new customers in the last 6 weeks,get your free add in the local yellow pages,,get your van sign written,and just plod on,you,ll be amazed at the work that WILL come to you ..how much work do you want ,i would have been happy with £1500 a month when i first started,but now up to £3000 without do very much
Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: geefree on January 24, 2008, 08:13:07 pm
don,t worry to much,when i first started i only had one day a weeks work,after 1 year the work is starting to flood in,i,m not kidding,over 18 new customers in the last 6 weeks,get your free add in the local yellow pages,,get your van sign written,and just plod on,you,ll be amazed at the work that WILL come to you ..how much work do you want ,i would have been happy with £1500 a month when i first started,but now up to £3000 without do very much

£3000 s worth of work in one year is some going, i have been going  15 16 months or so and have half that and have worked very hard to build a round alone

hats off to yer.
Title: Re: Loads of work out there?
Post by: [GQC] Tim on January 24, 2008, 08:29:44 pm
don,t worry to much,when i first started i only had one day a weeks work,after 1 year the work is starting to flood in,i,m not kidding,over 18 new customers in the last 6 weeks,get your free add in the local yellow pages,,get your van sign written,and just plod on,you,ll be amazed at the work that WILL come to you ..how much work do you want ,i would have been happy with £1500 a month when i first started,but now up to £3000 without do very much

£3000 s worth of work in one year is some going, i have been going  15 16 months or so and have half that and have worked very hard to build a round alone

hats off to yer.

Same here, I counted 20 other window cleaners in this area. And I got a couple of the biggest houses in the area. I'm nearing £1500 now, and I haven't canvassed in a long time. I need to get out again, but I'm going to wait till I'm fully wfp. :)