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richard roderisk

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picked up extra work
« on: May 27, 2011, 11:09:02 am »
went posting business cards yesterday for few hours got 4 new customers, cleaned a new customers windows and conservatory other day he lives 2 min walk away, rang me earlier asked if id be interested in cutting his lawn and doing bit of tidying in garden etc, guy said he was impressed with job id done on windows for him.. doing garden work in morning 8 til 5ish said hed give me 100 quid an i use his equipment...... just happy to get feedback like that from new customers. made my day


anyway more canvassing now

Ian101

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Re: picked up extra work
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2011, 07:57:57 am »
went posting business cards yesterday for few hours got 4 new customers, cleaned a new customers windows and conservatory other day he lives 2 min walk away, rang me earlier asked if id be interested in cutting his lawn and doing bit of tidying in garden etc, guy said he was impressed with job id done on windows for him.. doing garden work in morning 8 til 5ish said hed give me 100 quid an i use his equipment...... just happy to get feedback like that from new customers. made my day


anyway more canvassing now

gotta do what u gotta do to bring the wages in when first starting out

richard roderisk

  • Posts: 89
Re: picked up extra work
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2011, 08:01:58 am »
true mate, cant turn work down at mo

Ian101

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Re: picked up extra work
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2011, 08:36:06 am »
Last year did 3 months of 3 days a week in frozen food warehouse loading vans from 3am to 9am then onto canvassing and window cleaning ..... seeing the guys that had been doing this work for years was all the motorvation I needed to grow my business  :)