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dickie dickenson

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commercial
« on: June 22, 2012, 08:50:01 pm »
Hi all wondered if anyone could give me any advice please, my hubby and i are new to window cleaning we have started a small water fed pole window cleaning buisness we have been going about 5 months now and it seems to be going ok but we have only residential , i have rang round pubs , health centres & care homes but with no joy could any one shine a light on how we might get some commercial work. Any help would be really appreciated thanks :- ;)

PurefectWindowCleaning

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Re: commercial
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2012, 09:21:08 pm »
The vast majority of commercial buildings already have a window cleaner.

Count yourself lucky if you stumble across one that doesnt using the methods you are using to pick them up.

Other than that, big commercial companys have to get renewed quotes every 3 years so an ad in the yellow pages or something similar might be worth trying.

(someone correct me if it isnt 3 years)

stuart mc

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Re: commercial
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2012, 09:40:47 pm »
mine took a bit of time coming, website is the main winner for me, picked up a nice office block today at £50 a clean

dazmond

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Re: commercial
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2012, 10:59:37 pm »
all mine have been picked up by word of mouth and recommendation from existing customers.ive never targeted commercial but i will take them on if i can get a good price for them.

the thing is if you keep getting well priced domestic work you dont need commercial.domestic customers are much more loyal and reliable than commercial customers in my experience.(18 years window cleaning).

its nice to have a few though!! ;) ;D ;D ;D


best wishes


dazmond
price higher/work harder!

steve rix

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Re: commercial
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2012, 11:12:06 pm »
Keep building the dom estic work. the commercial will follow

stuart mc

  • Posts: 7775
Re: commercial
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2012, 11:17:08 pm »
Daz I agree mate, but there are exceptions, this morning I did a building my old man first did 30 odd years ago, then my brother did it and now I do it, granted I could lose it tomorrow but that is pretty loyal in my books, I do it wfp, my dad opened a window and jumped from ledge to ledge, my brother had to ladder it with the ladder strapped to eye bolts, now I turn and wfp it ;D

the small commercial I picked up today was music to my ears, I priced higher than I normally would and she said no problem can we pay cash on the day :D wish it all was like that though, but to be honest I agree just do domestic and the the commercial will follow eventually

Ian101

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Re: commercial
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2012, 06:26:17 am »
OP im like you mostly domestic and a few commercial picked up along way that I didnt go looking for.

However next few weeks will be targetting commercials in a few different ways and one of the 1st things I will be doing is to stick a note thru letterbox of current residential customers asking for commercial referrals i.e. their workplaces ... any that come off will get some free window cleaning  ;)