[mickeybok]

I went canvassing on Friday, an area that I already have a few custys but could do with a few more to make up a day. I walked every street on the estate and knocked every door for over 5 hours without any success. This is the first time I have been canvassing and not got a single customer so I shouldn't feel too despondent, but it is a bit of a downer, anyone else had this experience? 

[Wc Solutions]

i bet if your working this week you will get a new customer come upto you asking for a window cleaner...

[Paul Coleman]

I went canvassing on Friday, an area that I already have a few custys but could do with a few more to make up a day. I walked every street on the estate and knocked every door for over 5 hours without any success. This is the first time I have been canvassing and not got a single customer so I shouldn't feel too despondent, but it is a bit of a downer, anyone else had this experience?  

That is unusual not to get a single customer.  However, that's a lot of doorknocking that you've eliminated for when you go canvassing again.  I've found that these things can go in patches.  I don't mean the "your patch, my patch" stuff either.

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

mick what are the customers saying is there a windy already on site.

[Smudger]

Mick, what times did you canvass on Friday ?

if during the day what % actually answered the door ?  or these how many had a w/c and how many did
you give a price for ?

As Paul has said it's unusual not to get a single bite - certainly for that amount of time but it can defo run in patches you may not get anything in a street or even 1 side of a street and get several in the very next road or as with me one side of it ( very strange! )

Darran

[cozy]

5 hours?? What are you saying when they answer the door? What are you wearing. How confident are you? Do you avoid eye contact etc?

Have they already got a window cleaner? Are they asking how much and then say no?

You need to give a few details mate. Otherwise, how will anyone  know what the problem could be?

[Richard iSparkle]

I went canvassing on Friday, an area that I already have a few custys but could do with a few more to make up a day. I walked every street on the estate and knocked every door for over 5 hours without any success. This is the first time I have been canvassing and not got a single customer so I shouldn't feel too despondent, but it is a bit of a downer, anyone else had this experience? 

i've had it sometimes. obviously best to reflect on what it might have been...  but nothing to worry about really.  just brush yourself off and get going again.  i had 3 days of canvassing and only got 1 client right at the end!  next week, new area and pick up 20 clients 

[gr cleaning solutions]

which estate in darlington was it

[mickeybok]

It was a strange day, there was a good 75-80% not in, of the others most said they already had a cleaner although looking at the windows they probably didn't. I quoted a couple but they didn't bite and one bloke asked me to quote for a big house at least 5 bed I quoted £15 which was probably too low and he said he gets them done for £3.50. I asked him what clown would do a house this size for that price but he wouldn't say, another person also told me someone was doing them for ridiculous prices in the area.  There are windys in the area and one in particular does a lot of the estate, which is Faverdale. I am well dressed and confident with my approach and I've never had a day like this one before but as a few of you have said, I'll just forget it and go at it again this coming week in a different area, thanks for your posts, Mike.

[gr cleaning solutions]

i know the estate mate and there is one guy does a loads trad method and another guy does wfp , ive only got four house up there but it worth going up just for them four . Not heard of the 3.50 guy 

[GB Window Cleaning]

to be honest orginal poster you gota expect bad days. plus it makes the good days all that much better!
keep the fire! thats all you need to do. if that happened to me it would only be fuel to my fire! 

[cozy]

It was a strange day, there was a good 75-80% not in, of the others most said they already had a cleaner although looking at the windows they probably didn't. I quoted a couple but they didn't bite and one bloke asked me to quote for a big house at least 5 bed I quoted £15 which was probably too low and he said he gets them done for £3.50. I asked him what clown would do a house this size for that price but he wouldn't say, another person also told me someone was doing them for ridiculous prices in the area.  There are windys in the area and one in particular does a lot of the estate, which is Faverdale. I am well dressed and confident with my approach and I've never had a day like this one before but as a few of you have said, I'll just forget it and go at it again this coming week in a different area, thanks for your posts, Mike.

That's got to be a one off day mate.  As said, crack on and forget about it. That goes in the record book though!!