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GB Window Cleaning

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evening canvassing
« on: September 01, 2010, 05:00:08 pm »
i normally do my evening door knocking for 2 hours 6 till 8 pm!
was wondering what everyone else does for night/evening canvassing hours?
im under the impression 5 pm people are on there way back from work still
and after 8 pm is a bit rude to be knocking!?!

regards. g.b

GB Window Cleaning

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Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2010, 05:27:13 pm »
so what does everyone else do?  :)

Wc Solutions

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Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2010, 05:29:05 pm »
i normally do my evening door knocking for 2 hours 6 till 8 pm!
was wondering what everyone else does for night/evening canvassing hours?
im under the impression 5 pm people are on there way back from work still
and after 8 pm is a bit rude to be knocking!?!

regards. g.b

think your about right with that mate, find in the winter though my guys dont like knocking when its dark as no one answer the door ...

tom2009

Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2010, 06:18:51 pm »
while its warm and still light knocking between 6 n 8 z got to be a good thing.

roundbuilder

Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2010, 08:22:52 pm »
knocking when its dark is much better roll on winter. You can see who is in and save so much time. I get much more work canvassing when dark in winter.

GB Window Cleaning

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Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2010, 10:04:19 pm »
thanks for all your replys so far! i havnt found much difference between night and day door knocking, except the little old lady's who dont like to open there doors in mid winter (understandably)

regards, g.b

mci services

Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2010, 10:08:51 pm »
I find women don't answer after 7pm as the soaps are on, and the male of the house is rarely interested, same for collecting

GB Window Cleaning

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Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2010, 10:38:56 pm »
i find the men just as interested as the woman to be honest, maybe 60/40 to the females though!

what does everyone else think, men just as interested as woman in having clean windows & doors (i always do doors as well)

Blue Frog Systems

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Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2010, 10:41:07 pm »
6-8pm is a good time. Usually if the guys wife is home I find they ask her anyway
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Smudger

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Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2010, 08:32:17 am »
Good times to canvass, i don't go past 8pm unless on a roll and have just a couple of houses left to do.

i personally don't canvass in the dark (so winter is during the day or w/ends) as many (well virtually all) roads
around here have no street lighting so can't see a bl@@dy thing

Darran
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GB Window Cleaning

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Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2010, 09:17:06 am »
i carry a torch when canvassing in the dark so i can see any damage on the windows to let the customer know it was there before i cleaned them!

A & J Owen Window Cleaning

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Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2010, 05:08:12 pm »
school holidays are the best they are mostly in i tend to canvass in the area im working put aside 30mins per day to do this just picked one up this morning  8)

windiewasher

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Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2010, 07:13:03 pm »
3:30 and 5:30 pm are best when the mums are at home before the men get home!
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mci services

Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2010, 07:20:40 pm »
3:30 and 5:30 pm are best when the mums are at home before the men get home!

sounds good to me

mark mann

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Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #14 on: September 03, 2010, 07:43:21 pm »
to cleen

hi mate when you canvass in the dark do you go back in the day to price or just from what you can make out in the dark - also are folk allright with you knocking
between 6-8pm in winter when its prob pitch black?
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suffolkclean

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Re: evening canvassing
« Reply #15 on: September 03, 2010, 07:55:16 pm »
weekends r good, if no answer post a business card or leaflet through.