[Paul erithwc]

Paul why change cleaning schedule when you are looking for work surely that just means you need more work with a more stretched out schedule ,Thus working harder to achieve a similar income surely it is best to stick to five weekly

And concentrate on compacting your round to reduce travel , Which is what i need to do for some of my work gain more custys within the streets i work to reduce travel in the day between certain areas . Which equals more earning potential . Mike

At the moment i have enough work for me but i want to employ next year so i was going to get more work so im running 2-3 days late most of the time so when i employ their should be enough work for the two of us.

Thanks Paul

[Mick Kent]

Day time is poo! Sundays are the best

[C o z y]

Day time is poo! Sundays are the best

Hang on Mick, some m o n g will be along in a minute to say they'd punch people who ring the door bell on a Sunday mate. 

These are usually the guys who KNOW what every customer thinks, and also, the guys with the smallest custy base.

[Mick Kent]

Lol yes ill get shot down but who cares  .
By far my best canvass days have always been sundays more people are in and people are in a laid back relaxing mood unlike on there 9-5 work days.
Im thick skinned and dont care if they want me knocking or not! I want to put food on the table so i will chase the work.

[HampshireWindowCleaning]

They make me laugh these people that won't canvass because they don't like people knocking on their own door. Canvassing is by far the best way of getting work so who cares about the odd person that doesn't like people knocking, no ones forcing them to answer the door, I never answer the door to canvassers myself but from my experience most people do and most people are fine about it. If i'd never canvassed i'd only have a fraction of the customers I have now.
Man up and get door knocking and get some decent compact work.

[J.D]

They make me laugh these people that won't canvass because they don't like people knocking on their own door. Canvassing is by far the best way of getting work so who cares about the odd person that doesn't like people knocking, no ones forcing them to answer the door, I never answer the door to canvassers myself but from my experience most people do and most people are fine about it. If i'd never canvassed i'd only have a fraction of the customers I have now.
Man up and get door knocking and get some decent compact work.

Knock on my door and I'll set the dog on ye mate! 

[Paul erithwc]

Im going to start trying it on saturdays and to be honest im only targeting houses 3-4 doors away from work i already do at the moment that can be done without moving the van from existing customers

Thanks Paul

[duncan h]

Mod Note:  No swearing; it gets you banned.

Thank you.

When did the letter F become a swear word?

I agree. Its stupid. Mods must have nothing better to do 

[Johnny B]

They make me laugh these people that won't canvass because they don't like people knocking on their own door. Canvassing is by far the best way of getting work so who cares about the odd person that doesn't like people knocking, no ones forcing them to answer the door, I never answer the door to canvassers myself but from my experience most people do and most people are fine about it. If i'd never canvassed i'd only have a fraction of the customers I have now.
Man up and get door knocking and get some decent compact work.

Knock on my door and I'll set the dog on ye mate! 

So let me get this straight. You are in a business reliant solely on people to keep you in business, but when someone who has the exact same reliance on people to keep them in business you are prepared to treat them the complete opposite way that you would like to be treated yourself? Or am I to understand that you would be happy to be confronted by a dog let loose on you by your (potential) customers? 

John


 

[SeanK]

They make me laugh these people that won't canvass because they don't like people knocking on their own door. Canvassing is by far the best way of getting work so who cares about the odd person that doesn't like people knocking, no ones forcing them to answer the door, I never answer the door to canvassers myself but from my experience most people do and most people are fine about it. If i'd never canvassed i'd only have a fraction of the customers I have now.
Man up and get door knocking and get some decent compact work.

Knock on my door and I'll set the dog on ye mate! 

So let me get this straight. You are in a business reliant solely on people to keep you in business, but when someone who has the exact same reliance on people to keep them in business you are prepared to treat them the complete opposite way that you would like to be treated yourself? Or am I to understand that you would be happy to be confronted by a dog let loose on you by your (potential) customers? 

John


 

I think J.D is joking, but your right you do tend to have more time for door knockers once you have been there and done it
yourself.

[J.D]

Mod Note:  No swearing; it gets you banned.

Thank you.

When did the letter F become a swear word?

I agree. Its stupid. Mods must have nothing better to do 

Thank goodness, thought it was just me!

[J.D]

Mod Note:  No swearing; it gets you banned.

Thank you.

When did the letter F become a swear word?

I agree. Its stupid. Mods must have nothing better to do 

Thank goodness, thought it was just me!

No Sean I would set the dog on him!

[8weekly]

They make me laugh these people that won't canvass because they don't like people knocking on their own door. Canvassing is by far the best way of getting work so who cares about the odd person that doesn't like people knocking, no ones forcing them to answer the door, I never answer the door to canvassers myself but from my experience most people do and most people are fine about it. If i'd never canvassed i'd only have a fraction of the customers I have now.
Man up and get door knocking and get some decent compact work.

Knock on my door and I'll set the dog on ye mate! 

I can picture it. "You want some. I'll give it ya" 

[pdale]

Daytime knocking is worth the effort, but what you don't want to do is tire yourself out for the evening knock which is far better.

In the daytime it is good to target well off estates with the stay at home wives.

[J.D]

I think it much better to just leave a card with some info on your services and allow a potential customer to look over it at their leisure. Sometimes a person will say yes in order to be polite or just get rid of you! Cold callers are a scurge in my opinion and most people I know find them a nuisance.

[C o z y]

Most people? How do you know that "Most" people would find them a "nuisance"? Because they all think the same as you do they? If that's the case, why do I get such a good response?

Why are you so intent on putting the guy off knocking doors? What's wrong with him trying, instead of sitting on here putting a negative tone on subjects like this?

How does that help?

[Kevin Miller]

I think it much better to just leave a card with some info on your services and allow a potential customer to look over it at their leisure. Sometimes a person will say yes in order to be polite or just get rid of you! Cold callers are a scurge in my opinion and most people I know find them a nuisance.

To be fair I've never found people knocking on my door looking for honest work a scurge, in fact I have a lot of respect for them going out, getting of their arse looking for work being pro-active. I would have thought being in the industry your in you would have had a little more time for people looking for work, just my opinion like.

[J.D]

Most people? How do you know that "Most" people would find them a "nuisance"? Because they all think the same as you do they? If that's the case, why do I get such a good response?

Why are you so intent on putting the guy off knocking doors? What's wrong with him trying, instead of sitting on here putting a negative tone on subjects like this?

How does that help?

Im sorry if my opinion insults you cozy! Would you rather i agree just to keep the peace?

[Mick Kent]

I think it much better to just leave a card with some info on your services and allow a potential customer to look over it at their leisure. Sometimes a person will say yes in order to be polite or just get rid of you! Cold callers are a scurge in my opinion and most people I know find them a nuisance.

None of my massive customer base found it a nuisance to be canvassed!
Im guessing you have an uncompact round where you never knock to compact it up then!!! More pity you. Most of my stops i clean a min of 4 fronts without moving and some as many as 12, if i didnt knock then it would be 1 or 2 if im lucky from each stop which isnt verey productive in my books.
I love people like you who are scared to knock on doors and leaflet drop instead as when a potential customer brings a recent leaflet and says is it me i simply say yes :-). They all say the same that they were meaning to call but this and that got in the way so glad i knocked. Maybe cold callers arnt the most liked people in the world but i tell you 1 thing, a potential customer would rather see the face of a windowcleaner who can explain and give a date there and then than a snazzy piece of card through the letterbox that they have had hundreds of times before from everyone else!
Minimal people canvas vs loads of junkmail through your letterbox each week! Think about it.

[gary999]

They make me laugh these people that won't canvass because they don't like people knocking on their own door. Canvassing is by far the best way of getting work so who cares about the odd person that doesn't like people knocking, no ones forcing them to answer the door, I never answer the door to canvassers myself but from my experience most people do and most people are fine about it. If i'd never canvassed i'd only have a fraction of the customers I have now.
Man up and get door knocking and get some decent compact work.

They make me laugh these people who make comments like the above

I personally don't like canvassers and don't canvass myself all my initial
work came from leafleting, adverts in shop windows which cost me pennies
made myself a website and got myself on every free advertising website I
could My work is all within a couple of miles of home and work I get now
in the main comes from recommendation.

Seems to have worked out for okay without canvassing