[boshravie]

Hi guys have you ever advertised this way to acquire new customers?

If you have what was the outcome?

[tompoole]

Noooo don't do it, front door or garage door free but not insides

[Frankybadboy]

you carry on and let us know the reasults

[boshravie]

you carry on and let us know the reasults

I wouldn’t do it personally, but there is company who is near us, started to put out lots of leaflets advertising this, interesting to know if this is a new method of getting new customers.

[Window Washers]

you carry on and let us know the reasults

I wouldn’t do it personally, but there is company who is near us, started to put out lots of leaflets advertising this, interesting to know if this is a new method of getting new customers.

they will be getting headache after headache with round managment unless they are very very small

[supernova77]

Don't do anything for free!

[Window Washers]

Don't do anything for free!

free normally has a price attached 

[EandM]

Don't do anything for free!

Free or Without Charge?

There's a world of difference

[AC Window Cleaning]

no.no,just no.
Guaranteed they have 150kg curtains per side and other bollox ornaments on the sill.
I hate doing insides being paid,never mind for nowt.Thats just crazy.

[boshravie]

you carry on and let us know the reasults

I wouldn’t do it personally, but there is company who is near us, started to put out lots of leaflets advertising this, interesting to know if this is a new method of getting new customers.

they will be getting headache after headache with round managment unless they are very very small

In fact they are very big company according toothier website, what surprises me is that for a large company why would you need to do an offer like that?
For an offer like that, I am sure you will loos money for the 1st time clean, and if the new customer stay with you then you might be making money after.

Well many thanks for your input.

[pncleaning]

I am sure theres plenty of work to be had without offering anything for free/without charge.

You would be better off knocking on doors which will bring in people without all these freebies

Paul

[boshravie]

I am sure theres plenty of work to be had without offering anything for free/without charge.

You would be better off knocking on doors which will bring in people without all these freebies

Paul

Thats what i thought exactly.

[bobplum]

i offer a free internal clean to slow payers( cash,cheque) who switch to standing order

[Splash 4 Cash]

It could work this way .Say the clean is 20 quid monthly which you never tell them at this point. . First clean price 50 quid and get the insides free .Then a regular clean at a special regular clean price of 20 quid,

[bobby p]

i used to offer a 1 time free clean of the inside of the kitchen window "special surprise offer " but nobody took me up on it.  they were suspicious

[Steve Sed]

people are very very suspicious of anything that is "free"

yesterday at a very busy car boot sale near me, a lady had a big sign that anything in "this box" (with an arrow pointing) is free...

The box was still full at the end of the day...........

Probably there was a reaon why it was free.....

[Scrimble]

might do a odd single inside window for free for a nice custy

but offering free inside window cleaning is ridiculous, screams desperate and will do more harm to the business than good

[Londoner]

I won't do insides now. Too fiddly and TOO RISKY don't forget that bit. Going in peoples houses? no way.

I have a few established customers I do from time when asked but no to anyone new.

[boshravie]

It could work this way .Say the clean is 20 quid monthly which you never tell them at this point. . First clean price 50 quid and get the insides free .Then a regular clean at a special regular clean price of 20 quid,

I don't think that would work well.

[boshravie]

people are very very suspicious of anything that is "free"

yesterday at a very busy car boot sale near me, a lady had a big sign that anything in "this box" (with an arrow pointing) is free...

The box was still full at the end of the day...........

Probably there was a reaon why it was free.....

Yes to get new customers i believe.