[e newlands]

last day today in my full time job
took the chance and gone for it jacked up
been working w/ends up til now part time cleaning windows gutter cleans etc
got 25000 leaflets done so some hardcore leaflet drops between now and new year

this must be the worst time of year to start a new business 
looking foward to spending more quality time with the family
theres more in life than constantly working 

[Johnny B]

Good on you. Hope it all goes well. 

John

[Smudger]

Well done and good luck!

nothing wrong starting out this time of year - you'll get the worst of the weather so if you can hack it the rest of the year is a breeze.

should get lots of custy's as well, now the summer brigade have packed up until march

Darran

[Crystal-clear]

Dont stop Canvassing! you should be fine did you have 2 full days each week then? cos that aint bad soon you will have 3 days and so on,

[Jeff Brimble]

Do not under price yourself    and ask them do they want to sign a contract, contracts are worth money and easier to sign up as you go along.Some will some won't, all the best ! At least you use your proper name. 

[e newlands]

out leafleting thur / friday see how it goes

looking foward to it

[bad trippy]

Well done, and wishing you the very best of luck with the canvassing
You will NOT regret it mate

[Dean Taberner]

Hope it goes well mate and good luck.

Well done for having the bottle, im sure you will not regret it.

Dean.

[clearlyclean]

Go for it 

[chopsie]

Good luck mate. I started around this time last year and I don't think its much, if any harder finding the work compared to the rest of the year.

[ant french]

good luck mate 

[Jackal]

have you got much work at the moment?

you say your going to leaflet drop,but if you need the work you should be knocking on doors instead,iv only been going for just over a year now and so many times iv had people ask me if il do there windows and i have dropped a leaflet through there door few months back so they dont work anywhere near as good as door knocking,

personally i found that posh estates are harder to get new work as it seems window cleaners target these areas for a nice place to work so dont rule out the cheaper parts of town,this could help you build your round quicker,just my opinion tho

good luck mate

[darren clarke]

i agree with jackel,  try knocking council,  as all the bungys and posh houses get knocked a lot near me

[Darranvps]

Good luck to you, if you need help/advice for larger jobs just let me know and I will help you out wherever I can.
When dropping leaflets, go back the same day and knock on the door, you will get lots more work this way.

[mileslake]

You'll need luck.    I counted 14 window cleaners here today

[e newlands]

thanks for the advice
up to now ive only dropped leaflets never followed up knocking

have managed to get  regular 72 custies  ranging for 4 to 6 weekly and a few one offs this way these were picked up over a period of about a year done this by dropping  around 150-200 leaflets a week after work as well as this numerous gutter cleans conservatories and a few pathways and drives which i subbed out
who ive up to now done at the weekends

just dropping has seemed to work if it doesnt continue to get me work ill start knocking

im aiming at looking at getting a regular 300 customer base in 6 months so need another 230 or so

ie 50 a week over a 6 week cleaning period

[JoeMax]

Good luck!

As someone said, if you can handle this weather then the rest will be easier.

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

Do not under price yourself    and ask them do they want to sign a contract, contracts are worth money and easier to sign up as you go along.Some will some won't, all the best ! At least you use your proper name. 

I wouldn't agree with contracts. You're almost certain to put them off if you mention them! Might be something to consider in the future but at the moment you can't afford a luxury that might put them off. It wouldn't be worth the paper it's written on anyway.

Polite, friendly & professional.


Best of luck

[Crystal-clear]

spot on personally i wouldnt scare of work with contracts yet cos you need work but defo look in to contracts  later.

70 customers out of leaflets is really nice personally i prefer doorknocking
if you need 230 more customers i guarantee you could get 10 per day or 50 per week doorknocking not sure about leaflets thou.

[lee09]

You'll need luck.    I counted 14 window cleaners here today

you must have been at the local suppliers with a sale on to see 14 other windies
lol