[drive surgeon]

had no enquiries before friday for a week, then i have had 10 calls for quotes since friday and its only monday,   no surprise when the sun comes out!!!

[davidpitts]

Hi drive surgeon how do you advertise your business, I only started with pressure washing in autumn last year and got a few jobs from my window cleaning custys, Iv'e got about a dozen jobs booked so far but I was hoping for 2 to 3 days a work a week for the spring and summer. I was thinking about putting an ad in the parish mag and a card in the post office window but I would be grateful for any suggestions. Regards Dave.

[drive surgeon]

dave the best thing to do for you to make money without the expense is to get some nice glossy leaflets done and hand them to all your window custies.  advertising is expensive and not allways worth it. i used to advertise in yel pages but did not get too much so jibbed it off.  i put flyers out myself on quiet days,  remeber any advertisinf is eating into your profits so be carefull.

[davidpitts]

Thanks ds I will look at getting some flyers done , probably try an ad in parish mag, about £30, if it doesn't work I haven't lost too much. On the question of pricing do you always measure up and price by the square metre or do you estimate how long and multiply by your hourly rate ,also once I get up to speed, on average how many square metres can I expect to do in an hour, thanks Dave.

[drive surgeon]

on commercial and large domestic jobs i go per metre but small domestic patios and drives i just work it out in my head,   you could prob do 400 sq metres in a day but it depends on what it it your cleaning.;

[davidpitts]

Thanks. 

[drive surgeon]

good luck 

[karygate]

am i right in believing you just leaflet drop. i thought because you was full time you had a huge add somewhere like yellow pages. i have done pressure washing since last year and am unsure how to advertise it properly.

[mark.laycock1@ntlw]

karygate,

i advertivse anywhere shop windows, papers, garden centres , i park my van at the end of the road so people see that too.

[drive surgeon]

hows work mark, busy?  much commercial?

[mark.laycock1@ntlw]

yes mate very busy in both. how about you? have you got anywhere with tennis club or are they having a meeting about it.

[drive surgeon]

not heard from them mark.  which is pulling in the most work for you?  leaflets or website or other? mine is leaflets at mo.?

[mark.laycock1@ntlw]

i would all of them is bring in the work.

this what happens with a club they will have a meeting and maybe 1/2 people are saying do we need that doing beleive me been there done that.

[karygate]

when you drop mleaflets do you ever put a price on them for their drive.

[drive surgeon]

no

[stalwart]

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