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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Blue Frog Systems on March 30, 2009, 10:42:14 pm

Title: Getting business from letting agents, estate agents & builders ?
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on March 30, 2009, 10:42:14 pm
Question Number 2 ....

Im stuck in the house tomorrow awaiting a couple of couriers

Knowing full well that one will come first thing and the other will come as late as possible, I cant get out to do some knocking & leaflet distribution as i hoped to.

To turn what could be a very un-productive day into a productive one I have decided to contact letting agents, estate agents & builders about the possibility of getting work on properties they deal with.

I know most of these will be one off cleans, but money is money at the moment and you never know, I might pick up some regulars who spot me or see a flyer i have posted while im there.

Has anyone contacted any of the above as regards to window cleaning ? How did you put across your services to them ? What was the responce like ?

Anyone with any other ideas of how to turn a day inside into a productive day i would be gratefull of your advice.

Thanks,

JP
Title: Re: Getting business from letting agents, estate agents & builders ?
Post by: Klean07 on March 30, 2009, 11:14:17 pm
You could stay home and do your books. Its April 5th next week end of tax year. Wash your van, mow the lawn, prune the roses, paint the shed. Be a record poster and post as many replies as you can on here. Vacuum the house, mop the floor. The ist is endless. I'm off now till Friday but I have a new kitchen to fit. Well try to anyway.
Title: Re: Getting business from letting agents, estate agents & builders ?
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on March 30, 2009, 11:30:34 pm
Books are all up to date thanks to my loving wife  :)

House and jobs around the house can wait.... i want to try to get as many customers as i possibly can.

Oh and i dont have a van (YET), the lawn gets kept down by the dog who eats grass like a sheep, i kill all plants (think its called neglect), you can only mop and vacum so much.

Thinking of contacting local cleaning companys. Just had a look at the website of one and they offer inside window cleaning... might see if i can strike up a deal to get them to offer window cleaning to there existing customers and i'll do it for  them. Got to be worth a try atleast i reckon.

JP
Title: Re: Getting business from letting agents, estate agents & builders ?
Post by: colley614 on April 02, 2009, 04:42:52 pm
how did the letting agents go matey?
Title: Re: Getting business from letting agents, estate agents & builders ?
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on April 02, 2009, 08:56:14 pm
Didnt get round to it in the end. Not sure what i did as the days are merging into one at the moment. Im up at 7 and in bed for 12/1am and working straight through.

I have had a guy who develops houses contact me though for what you could call a builders clean before he lets it out. Said if i did a good job he would put it in the contract for tennants to use me so long as it was a reasonable price and use me on future developments.

All from a black and white A6 leaflet i knocked together in 10 mins !!!