[Fieldsy]

Well having started about 8 weeks ago, I thought I would update the progress, and advise how the information on this board has helped. Firstly leaflets, had about 5,000 printed got about 4 custys from them.....very poor result, but this was the general opinion of people on here, so I decided to door knock a few people. Had never done it before and felt strange, but once I had secured a couple of customers it gave me the confidence to go knocking on some more. The result was confusing!!. As soon as I knocked, they near enough welcomed me with open arms!!!!. "Your a window cleaner??, Excellent !!!, when can you start??, and my neighbour wants one!!"  etc..................but I had already put leaflets through their doors !!! 

General opinion was, that you could be anyone putting a leaflet through a door, but when they see a face and a short chat they feel at ease and you get the work.

Picked up about 12 in one day alone.

Now have nearly 40 customers in about 8 weeks, Ok I know its not great, but its a start, and would ideally love to get more to get it off the ground. Best thing is, people are commenting on what a good job and can really tell the windows have been cleaned.........................and even better I am THOROUGHLY enjoying it.

Gradually gettiing faster, but making sure a good job is done.

Thanks for all the info..............here's to the next 40 or maybe 400 customers...lol


cheers

Fieldsy

[ALAN HAYNES]

door knocking is the best way to get new work but i hate it .

so have had a company going out for me in the areas where i already work and villages close by and in two weeks they have found me 12 hundred pounds worth of new work.
Good prices and nothing less than a tenner

so its out there

[Fieldsy]

excellent Alan, Is that just an independant canvassing company?? or one of the companies used on here??

thanks

Fieldsy

[Lee Pryor]

well done fieldsy, keep it up. the thing i like best about being a window cleaner and running my business is that you really do get out what you put in.

if you think its good now waite untill the middle of the summer!

[Fieldsy]

thanks lee, the couple of days of sun we had, made me appreciate it even more...lol, although I do realise there will be bad/cold times.. . I just can't express how much I am enjoying it. I'd just like maybe to pick up a couple of rounds just to get a good base and I'm sure that this would be for me.
  Having a very low stress factor is brilliant !! 

[supernova77]

I actually like door knocking... I find it addictive. Once you get 1 customer you just want to carry on and get more.

I drove past a house yesterday that was being renovated this time last year... On the spur of the moment I stopped and knocked offering my services and they are now a new customer, £30 every 8 weeks

Andy

[colley614]

Well done mate.

[Fieldsy]

lol, so you got your own built in canvasser who actually paid you     now there's a twist 

[ALAN HAYNES]

he is local to me but does travel
he charges two cleans for 4 weekly or one clean for 8 weekly

[Lee Pryor]

I just got back from knocking for an hour, 7 new customers.

[Tosh]

General opinion was, that you could be anyone putting a leaflet through a door, but when they see a face and a short chat they feel at ease and you get the work.

Fieldsy

People pay for the tradesman; not the service!  Fact!

[cozy]

People pay for the tradesman; not the service!  Fact!

That's 1 of the reasons to collect, IMHO it's best to keep contact,bit of a chat to keep yourself human