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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ajs on August 12, 2009, 07:34:19 pm

Title: i been knocking and hey presto!!!!
Post by: ajs on August 12, 2009, 07:34:19 pm
well i did an 1hr and half...got 3 and poss 4 out of about 20....i will get there, i hope
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Post by: lyndy on August 12, 2009, 07:35:44 pm
did you get any from the 76 leaflets you dropped?
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Post by: ryanst1982 on August 12, 2009, 07:36:33 pm
Woo

Well done, still aint been out yet, gonna start beginning of Sept still practising my cleaning. Hope Im as fortunate as you have been. What did you say to the people and did you also give card
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Post by: jonnyald on August 12, 2009, 07:36:48 pm
good lad - thats the spirit!
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Post by: pingu on August 12, 2009, 07:40:02 pm
Good for you...feels great eh!...I sometimes miss that big cheesey smile feeling when you get a new job...

 ;D ;D

Cheers
Dave.
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Post by: Blue Frog Systems on August 12, 2009, 07:54:37 pm
Well done matey, i remember the feel good factor too
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Post by: Paul_Rolfe on August 12, 2009, 08:16:45 pm
I'll tell you what counted for me - the first door I knocked was a 'yes'. That was a big boost for confidense. Keep going.
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Post by: TonyD on August 12, 2009, 11:12:54 pm
Nice one ! keep going. 
I went out first time tonight to domestic houses and got 6 out of the 20 or so I asked, but then hit a street where everyone seemed to have someone already so gave up for the night (1 hour out).
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Post by: Mike #1 on August 13, 2009, 07:46:47 am
when i drive into a new street i look at the windows when suns on them you can see if they 're really dirty same thing when posting leaflets check windys as i am walking up path
Title: Re: i been knocking and hey presto!!!!
Post by: TonyD on August 13, 2009, 10:30:56 am
Woo

Well done, still aint been out yet, gonna start beginning of Sept still practising my cleaning. Hope Im as fortunate as you have been. What did you say to the people and did you also give card

I personally wear a company logo embroidered top (around £8 each max from http://www.eliteindustrial.co.uk/ )  and try to be as polite as possible.   " Sorry to disturb you, I'm just trying to build up my local window cleaning round, do you have / need a window cleaner at the moment ? "   Most people are polite and just say we have someone or we actually don't have someone.  I'll then offer them a price and stress a high quality finish.  If they accept I'll then note down the number (having a notebook and pencil - pencil won't run out and make you look silly) and tell them when I intend to first clean and that I'll put a small note through to let them know I've been etc.
I'll then give them a card so they know I'm genuine.

I've also found a good tactic is when they tell you " ohh we have someone - my hubby/me does them " I'll say - here's a card anyway if you change your mind, I only charge £x (having estimated roughly before knocking) and do a very professional job.  I tried this last night, and out of the 5 or 6 that said this, 2 booked in, and 1 other sounded like they'd be calling.
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Post by: mlscontractcleaner on August 13, 2009, 11:30:45 am
Pingu, don't you get any new work these days then ??? ;D ??? ;D
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Post by: ajs on August 13, 2009, 05:20:17 pm
yes i to knocked on first and got a yes.....this was my script.....hello do you have a window cleaner? yes ok thank you for your time.
hello do you have a window cleaner? no. ok would you like one? yes please etc etc

i got two bunglows "large" 15 quid a go. and one small one 10ner