[peter holley]

i have a m8 who started wc three months ago. his pklan was to give his full time job up when he could replace his income with wc...well he is doing well with door knocking etc, and is giving his job up this month.... when i talk to him he is full of enthusiasm for the job , and his attitude is positive.

what does this show?

well, even though we are in recession , there is still work out there,,, its just harder to be out canvassing when we are already busy.... but i think it shows that if we have to we can all replace custies that we lose to the credit crunch, it just means that we will have to work outside our comfort zone for a while

[seandyer2003]

i have been living on only 2-3 days work a week for a while but am gonna push myself now to fill my schedule in next year, sent off loads of letters to commercial stuff today and dropping a 1000 leaflets a week each weekend as well as canvassing and starting a canvasser next month, so fingers crossed !!

[peter holley]

i hope it goes well for you , nice to hear a positive post

[j burton]

in my opinion i never knock on doors because it puts people on the spot,and they say yes when they dont really want a regular service. its all about word of mouth, thats theres where the best work comes from.
 

[Chris Galloway]

in my opinion i never knock on doors because it puts people on the spot,and they say yes when they dont really want a regular service. its all about word of mouth, thats theres where the best work comes from.
 

Nah, i always get it the other way.  Besides i always say, think about it, heres my card, if your interested? call me! I dont give prices then, but if i do, i say they are only valid 7 days - if they call me up 3 months later, it allows for a price increase.

[seandyer2003]

in my opinion i never knock on doors because it puts people on the spot,and they say yes when they dont really want a regular service. its all about word of mouth, thats theres where the best work comes from.
 

nah your talking yourself out of it mate, if they prove to be rubbish you will find out quick enough and drop em!! I picked up about £300 a month last time i went canvassing, have since dropped a 100 but whats the problem, still got 200 extra and that is all good work, only dropped it because of access issues...they are terraced and im sick of climbing a million gates and walls!!
But for me canvassing is the best way to pick up lots of work, but im used to it as i have done sales before window cleaning for a few years, but if you can just stick it its good.