[Tony Edwards]

Hi Guys

Sorry another newbie wanting advice !  You might think these are stupid questions but I still need  answer cheers !

Have just started canvassing last week, having printed some simple but decent leaflets.I am door knocking rather than just leaflet dropping.If no one is in then I just post thru. This way is slower and so only doing around 50 leaflets per hour. The nearest town to me is mainly bungalows and so started there. I am doing this during the day and so only about 30% of people are in. I am going to try evenings instead.As I am new its traditional rather than WFP. Now my questions.

1. I canvass for 2-3 hours a day and get an average of 2-3 customers each day. These have all been face to face calls  rather than calls to my leaflet. Is that a decent response or should I be aiming higher ?

2. Is it worth calling back on the houses with no reply and that I posted a leaflet maybe in the evening or weekend ?

3. Lots of the bungalows have a single dormer window, rather than ladders can I use a pole and squeegee with an angled adaptor ?

4. Scrim or Micro ?

5. Starting kit. A kit that you can buy for £50-70 or buy better quality items individually ?

6. Its in Hertfordshire so I am charging £10 minimum for bungalow with 8-10 Windows. About right or too cheap ?

7. Best place you can recommend for buying equipment ?

Thanks very much for all your advice

Tony

[Barnes Wallis]

Hi Guys

Sorry another newbie wanting advice !  You might think these are stupid questions but I still need  answer cheers !

Have just started canvassing last week, having printed some simple but decent leaflets.I am door knocking rather than just leaflet dropping.If no one is in then I just post thru. This way is slower and so only doing around 50 leaflets per hour. The nearest town to me is mainly bungalows and so started there. I am doing this during the day and so only about 30% of people are in. I am going to try evenings instead.As I am new its traditional rather than WFP. Now my questions.

1. I canvass for 2-3 hours a day and get an average of 2-3 customers each day. These have all been face to face calls  rather than calls to my leaflet. Is that a decent response or should I be aiming higher ?  It's ok.

2. Is it worth calling back on the houses with no reply and that I posted a leaflet maybe in the evening or weekend ?  Doubt it.

3. Lots of the bungalows have a single dormer window, rather than ladders can I use a pole and squeegee with an angled adaptor ? Yes.

4. Scrim or Micro ? Scrim.

5. Starting kit. A kit that you can buy for £50-70 or buy better quality items individually ?  Individual.

6. Its in Hertfordshire so I am charging £10 minimum for bungalow with 8-10 Windows. About right or too cheap ?  Cheap.

7. Best place you can recommend for buying equipment ? Gardiners for some stuff, other places* for other stuff.  Avoid eBay.

Thanks very much for all your advice Send £25 to Cancer Research and I'll be happy with that.

Tony

* Loads of places... window cleaning warehouse...wintecs...

[Tony Edwards]

Thanks for that.


Gardiners for traditional as I can only find they do WFP ?

[Perfect Windows]

2. Is it worth calling back on the houses with no reply and that I posted a leaflet maybe in the evening or weekend ?

Yes.  They have been missed by every other canvassing window cleaner because they aren't in in the day.  Keep records and try them another time.

Vin

[Tony Edwards]

Thanks Vin

Nice website BTW.

[Perfect Windows]

Thank you.  As it happens, I'm at home today working on a couple of new pages on it ref franchising.

Vin

[Tony Edwards]

Vin

Meant to ask. Best place to buy traditional equipment ?

Thanks again

[Tony Edwards]

Any more advice ?

[Sharpy]

I bought all of my start up gear individually from Soap National.

Everyone will have their preferred choice, but I found these guys super efficient with delivery speed etc. Also got all my gear I wanted, it's all good quality, not basement prices but it's not too expensive.

[brynley]

as you are in hertford, there is a place called hygiene in hoddesdon sells unger.

i am in wgc and have some work to sell if interested

[Perfect Windows]

Any more advice ?

Don't wipe yer bum with a broken bottle.

[Tony Edwards]

Cheers Vin !


Cold called last night with my leaflets for two hours, picked up 4 new customers and £60 of new work !

[Ian101]

4 customers a day and u soon have a full round