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Title: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: drive surgeon on March 09, 2009, 02:13:36 pm

had no enquiries before friday for a week, then i have had 10 calls for quotes since friday and its only monday,   no surprise when the sun comes out!!! :o :)

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: davidpitts on March 09, 2009, 03:56:22 pm

Hi drive surgeon how do you advertise your business, I only started with pressure washing in autumn last year and got a few jobs from my window cleaning custys, Iv'e got about a dozen jobs booked so far but I was hoping for 2 to 3 days a work a week for the spring and summer. I was thinking about putting an ad in the parish mag and a card in the post office window but I would be grateful for any suggestions. Regards Dave.

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: drive surgeon on March 09, 2009, 05:00:38 pm

dave the best thing to do for you to make money without the expense is to get some nice glossy leaflets done and hand them to all your window custies.  advertising is expensive and not allways worth it. i used to advertise in yel pages but did not get too much so jibbed it off.  i put flyers out myself on quiet days,  remeber any advertisinf is eating into your profits so be carefull. :-\

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: davidpitts on March 09, 2009, 05:18:33 pm

Thanks ds I will look at getting some flyers done , probably try an ad in parish mag, about £30, if it doesn't work I haven't lost too much. On the question of pricing do you always measure up and price by the square metre or do you estimate how long and multiply by your hourly rate ,also once I get up to speed, on average how many square metres can I expect to do in an hour, thanks Dave.

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: drive surgeon on March 09, 2009, 05:55:39 pm

on commercial and large domestic jobs i go per metre but small domestic patios and drives i just work it out in my head,   you could prob do 400 sq metres in a day but it depends on what it it your cleaning.;

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: davidpitts on March 09, 2009, 06:02:55 pm

Thanks.  :)

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: drive surgeon on March 09, 2009, 06:20:36 pm

good luck  ;)

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: karygate on March 11, 2009, 06:20:31 am

am i right in believing you just leaflet drop. i thought because you was full time you had a huge add somewhere like yellow pages. i have done pressure washing since last year and am unsure how to advertise it properly.

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on March 11, 2009, 07:08:39 am

karygate,

i advertivse anywhere shop windows, papers, garden centres , i park my van at the end of the road so people see that too.

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: drive surgeon on March 11, 2009, 11:23:30 am

hows work mark, busy?  much commercial?

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on March 11, 2009, 03:33:14 pm

yes mate very busy in both. how about you? have you got anywhere with tennis club or are they having a meeting about it.

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: drive surgeon on March 11, 2009, 05:54:51 pm

not heard from them mark.  which is pulling in the most work for you?  leaflets or website or other? mine is leaflets at mo.? ???

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on March 12, 2009, 03:46:37 am

i would all of them is bring in the work.

this what happens with a club they will have a meeting and maybe 1/2 people are saying do we need that doing beleive me been there done that.

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: karygate on March 12, 2009, 06:52:35 am

when you drop mleaflets do you ever put a price on them for their drive.

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: drive surgeon on March 12, 2009, 10:50:43 am

no

Title: Re: its starting for pressure washing
Post by: stalwart on March 28, 2009, 06:24:54 am

Tap this into a google search
 free internet advertising
your be very surprised how much you can get for nothing  ;)