Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jaykie on April 26, 2008, 07:42:05 pm
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Been putting leaflets out from 3 till 7 with my son today, got one call from a owner of town house, went round priced it up and got job and just walked through the door and theres a message on my answer phone to go do a quote, so feeling really positive now.
Chris
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Been putting leaflets out from 3 till 7 with my son today, got one call from a owner of town house, went round priced it up and got job and just walked through the door and theres a message on my answer phone to go do a quote, so feeling really positive now.
Chris
always nice to have a message when you get back, good on you ;)
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Just spoke to the lady who left message on answer phone, she got 4 bedroom house with conservatory, previous window cleaner charged £10, but he is meant to be 4 weekly but he turns up at 6 weeks sometimes and she hasnt seen him for 8, i explained that before seeing the house my price will be more then this but i will always be reliable, she said access will be through garage which is tidy, this is when i explained that i have a crb certificate and she said that is really good, going round monday to price up job.
Chris
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It's a great feeling is'nt it...keep going and well done....reminds me that I need to put some more leaflets out...
Dave.
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Done my windows today and just took a look and they look s&%t, so im now bricking myself, going to empty the water in my tank and put water through then straight back out (if this makes sense, still getting use to your sayings) then ill re fill as the water in there as been for 7 days as not as busy as you guys YET.
Chris
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good on you chris ;) keep it up and youll soon have work coming out of your years ;D ;D
gives you a real buzz leafleting goes well.
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and a right downer if u get none. :( :( :( :( :(
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Yer im chuffed, feel like its all coming together now.
Chris
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Yer im chuffed, feel like its all coming together now.
Chris
it will all comr together sooner than you think god for you getting two new jobs today well done these two are the first of many belive me
i cannot understand why your windows are a mess isnt it a second clean with it?
what was the prob with them then maybe we can help with what you are doing wrong.are you avoiding top frame /are you giving enough time for water to stop dripping from openers ect ect
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I washed up and down, then zig zagged down then rinsed off, away from window zig zag, avoided top frame
Chris
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I washed up and down, then zig zagged down then rinsed off, away from window zig zag, avoided top frame
Chris
what was the problems with glass ie spots runs ect ect
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I haven't delivered any leaflets since last summer but still getting phone calls. Had one yesterday.
Can't take on any new customers at the moment, got a waiting list. Thats such a lovely feeling.
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I wish for the day I can have a waiting list.... ;)
Dave.
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You can borrow mine if you like.
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Its not drips just white spots, just think i need to rinse rinse rinse. (god knows what id do without this forum, actually i probably wouldnt of gone through with setting up)
Chris
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What are the frames like? give the frame a good hard rub with your finger and then look at your finger. Is there white paint coming off?
Spots are droplets of contaminated water that have dried. If you are sure your water is OK it can only be coming off the frame.
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The frames are wooden look but inside is pvc hose is only 5 year old
Chris
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Thanks Vince...send them over..
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I can never understand why people go to the trouble of paying good money for leaflets, then spend time and energy putting them out and then just sit back and wait.......
I always follow up with a door knock. If I get a couple of replies before I go knocking, I know there's more to be had.
Compared to just waiting, I get a huge response by knocking, and it's so easy - the leaflet's broken the ice, all you need do is show it and say "I put one of these through your door earlier"
The number of people who will say "I was going to give you a call...." will amaze you. They were going to, but they never will...people are lazy, you have to do it for them ;D
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I can never understand why people go to the trouble of paying good money for leaflets, then spend time and energy putting them out and then just sit back and wait.......
I always follow up with a door knock. If I get a couple of replies before I go knocking, I know there's more to be had.
Compared to just waiting, I get a huge response by knocking, and it's so easy - the leaflet's broken the ice, all you need do is show it and say "I put one of these through your door earlier"
The number of people who will say "I was going to give you a call...." will amaze you. They were going to, but they never will...people are lazy, you have to do it for them ;D
I agree absolutely.
Leaflets are great for "breaking the ice" and getting your sales pitch over, but there's always MUCH more to be gained from canvassing.
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the advice from ian is spot on , you really do need to knock the doors to build a round , if you rely on leaflets only you,ll be skint in no time , get out and knock i,ve been out today and picked up £95.00 of new work , and i,m going out every night until my round is full , fed up having a 3/4 built round and its time to get serious regards alan
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the advice from ian is spot on , you really do need to knock the doors to build a round , if you rely on leaflets only you,ll be skint in no time , get out and knock i,ve been out today and picked up £95.00 of new work , and i,m going out every night until my round is full , fed up having a 3/4 built round and its time to get serious regards alan
You can deliver 1000 leaflets in a day. That should bring in about 10 responses, maybe not straight away. When you are starting out thats a good result. Later, door knocking is worthwhile to fill in between existing customers and keep your round compact. To start off though just deliver as many leaflets as you can, thats my advice.
Its easier to deliver leaflets, when you get a phone call 9 times out of 10 they are a genuine customer and you have time to gather your thoughts and have a look at the house before you ring the doorbell to give them a quote.
Door knocking can drain your confidence especially when you are first starting out. You need to work up to it a bit.
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The approach that Vince suggests will certainly work. It's not the only approach.
Another is to deliver a smaller number (say 100 to 200) one day and then follow up a day or two later with door-to-door canvassing. That will get you a steady stream of work day-by-day. It will be fairly compact since it's in the area that you are canvassing in!
Yes, you will get lots of people with dirty windows who tell you that their son/husband/father-in-law does them or that they are otherwise not interested. They are not rejecting you, they are rejecting your service - and that's OK. There will be a few who ARE interested, and those are the ones that you are interested in.
I would suggest that you DON'T work up to it. Get in there and do it.
I was terrified of canvassing at first. Now I LOVE it. I smile and look upon it as as the opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people on their doorstep and offer them the chance of bright, shining windows. 99% of them are really polite and pleasant. The very few who aren't are someone else's problem.
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Also remember that you will get most of your work via word-of-mouth.
Somebody will tell a friend otr a releative about your service and so you get more customers...
Also, when first working an area, try to spread 3 jobs over 3 days (1 per day). this gives people in the area a chance to see you out and about and to ask for details and to examine the results of your work for themselves before they commit.
Many people will say no to you at the door, but will come later to ask for a card / leaflet / price.