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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: stfc on July 02, 2009, 03:01:16 pm

Title: how to start???
Post by: stfc on July 02, 2009, 03:01:16 pm
Hi very intrested starting a domestic cleaning business,how do you go about getting the customers equipment etc??any advice very welcome

many thanks

mark
Title: Re: how to start???
Post by: APPLEMAIDCLEANING on July 02, 2009, 03:09:47 pm
local community mags for work, price around £20-30 per month but gives us 20% of work.

Title: Re: how to start???
Post by: stfc on July 02, 2009, 03:21:13 pm
would leaflets work ?
Title: Re: how to start???
Post by: APPLEMAIDCLEANING on July 02, 2009, 03:26:21 pm
would leaflets work ?

Yes if you do a good 2-3 hours per week dishing them to houses  ;D 8) 8)
Title: Re: how to start???
Post by: vacman on July 02, 2009, 08:47:32 pm
Leaflets might get the ball rolling, but most domestic work is going to be from word of mouth. You should also tell EVERYONE you talk to about your new business. You will be suprised as to who talks to who and where the work comes from. Good luck.
Title: Re: how to start???
Post by: Milltown Cleaning on July 03, 2009, 12:49:21 pm
would leaflets work ?

Yes if you do a good 2-3 hours per week dishing them to houses  ;D 8) 8)

more like a minimum of 2-3 hours a day if you are starting from scratch.
Title: Re: how to start???
Post by: martin19842 on July 05, 2009, 10:25:11 pm
hi there

its irrelevamt of the type of wok that you are seeking. whether it be commecial or domestic.

sales activity is key.

cards in windows of shops, rolling 4 weeks at a time

local newspaper advert, nothing to glamorous, again for a good period of time.

detail in those ads your website address, and phone numbers.

leaflets distributed to the catchment area that you are targetting.

at first you should dedicate as much time as possible, lets be honest if you are starting a business and you dot have any clients, then you will be doing 8 hours a day of sales activity.  as the clients atart to come in, then concentate your leaflets in the area of those clients, to keep your transport costs as low as possible, you can then also reference those clients when you are  pesenting to other prospect cleints,

ie "we clean for a couple of people in the next street down"

supplies, find the local janitorial supplier and have a meeting with them .

any other questions pleasse ask

regards

martin