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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: scotman on January 28, 2008, 09:11:44 pm

Title: new at this game
Post by: scotman on January 28, 2008, 09:11:44 pm

hi can anyone help me i,m just started out on the long window cleaning road and would like to know whats the best way to get customers i,m try leaflet drops but only got 1 -2 phone calls back in my area there is a lot of cowboy with no licensed or insured is door knocking the best way or wot
please help the new guy i need all the help i can get i put about £4500 into this a van and all the gear but the worse thing is i got nagging wife on my back telling me i told u so

any help please
the scotman

Title: Re: new at this game
Post by: Blackbushe Windows on January 28, 2008, 09:26:02 pm

Welcome to the forum Scotman,

Door knocking is essential - potential customers see you face to face gives them some impression of who you are. You can also build a relationship with them immediately.


Hope all goes well.


Peter

Title: Re: new at this game
Post by: Rogue Trader on January 28, 2008, 09:26:02 pm

Once you have dropped the leaflets go back a couple of days later and door knock and introduce yourself , this will always work. ;D

Title: Re: new at this game
Post by: DASERVICES on January 28, 2008, 09:26:22 pm

Door knocking is the best way, from your comments I'm presuming you are licensed. If you are it is a very good selling tool, find out where the new builds are in the area. Or even better still try rural farms etc.. as you can get good work out there. It does take time but you will get there in the end.

If you are licensed check our website below  ;)

Title: Re: new at this game
Post by: brett walker on January 28, 2008, 09:32:12 pm

Hi Scottman

welcome to clean it up

what is your location, are you wfp or trad?

all the above is sound advice also a good way is to buy an established business

Brett

Title: Re: new at this game
Post by: scotman on January 29, 2008, 10:30:36 pm

thanks for all the help folks tell u how i get on later thanks again
the scotman

Title: Re: new at this game
Post by: brett walker on January 29, 2008, 11:56:41 pm

just read your back posts ?????

Title: Re: new at this game
Post by: Ian Rochester on January 30, 2008, 06:25:21 am

Yes, I'd done the same, seems like you started up again last April and had picked up a lot of "nice" expensive jobs through door knocking and were loving it.

Now your asking the same question again 10 months later??

What's happened to the £2k of work you got back then? ???

That in itself would be close to being enough for most sole traders to make a reasonable income

Title: Re: new at this game
Post by: Helen on January 30, 2008, 03:00:22 pm

sounds like a "fairweather" wc to me or someone just having a laugh ;D

Title: Re: new at this game
Post by: Captain Scarlet on January 30, 2008, 03:15:22 pm

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is door knocking the best way or wot

yes, polite, smart and good pricing, Luke

Title: Re: new at this game
Post by: Blackbushe Windows on January 30, 2008, 04:11:09 pm

Seems abit strange to us, Andrew ??? :-\