[paul@scc]

I was thinking of going up the carboot sales only cost a fiver

Get a old armchair and a few carpet off cuts dirty them and then clean one side leaving the other dirty putting them on a stall with some leaflets and ballons maybe even a few pics of jobs ive done with over 1000 people passing your stall i think it could attact interest. Would look even better if i had a truck mount could even give a demo then

[Ken Wainwright]

Paul

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

What about erecting a gazebbo in case it rains, rent a high power generator and run your porty off it, maybe even leave it in your van for the demo purpose.  Demonstrations are much more powerful than photo's and examples.

Safe and happy cleaning
Ken

[paul@scc]

i think your right ken i know its a bit tv style but as you say they love to see the old demos and works out cheaper and less work then leaflets

[Big_Fish]

If you can do it, it will work. I've seen similar and the crowd around the stall is usually big.
You have to talk the demo through, be able to answer questions and work fast.

Have a varied mix of things that people can squirt onto your fabric or upholstery and then you remove it. Only use things that you know that you can remove without fail!!

May be worth having someone else with you to take bookings. You can fill a month in the diary in a morning if you are at the right venue and have the right chat to go along with the demo.

It's not something I could do but if you can, go for it and good luck.

Nicky

[Big_Fish]

Have sent you a PM

[Kevin_Gare]

Hi Paul

I've done this and it really works... Just get some old rugs and clean them as a demo.

What we done also was get some clipboards and get people to enter a prize draw say the winner gets a free clean for their house. But you must put in writing that you will be contacting everybody who does not win to give them a quote for cleaning their carpets. It work a treat.
Loads of work.

Good luck
Regards Kevin

[gwrightson]

Paul  ,
 Let me tell you from a very experinced person who worked the markets for a
 a very long number of years now, and still does on sundays , yes myself
  You would be what the market guys call "demos"  and believe me if your good
 at speeling and working a crowd you can work wonders selling your service,
 but if you just stand and clean little interst will be shown.
 ive seen men sell carpet cleaning products at a tenner a time simply by having the gift of the gab, a simple demo on a polyprop carpet,  removing shoe polish ,ink etc,etc,etc,  all from a bottle , agitated and wiped up
 yes it really works    " well the punters seem to think so" :
 so yes a great idea if you got the bottle " no pun intended" and the ability
to pitch your wares to a public gallery
 geoff
 

[paul@scc]

Well ive got the bottle to do it love the fact of charming the public so im off shopping tomorrow to get a few cheap offcut and got a old chair that could do with a really good meesing up gonna try for this sunday and ill let you all know the out come

i got the gift of the gab how do you think i snared my wife

[Shaun_Ashmore]

If I'd got the gift of the gab I'd be single now

Shaun

[paul@scc]

Shaun

  If you hadnt got money youd be single now

[Ian Gourlay]

I say go for it   Paul have you a truckmount  if not how are you going to power those machines.

I miss the buzz of retail,

Although I have always fancied pitching on a Market I do not think i would be any good on those cold dark damp winter days

[Fintan_Coll]

I would'nt do this kind of marketing myself, but yes if you feel like giving it a try what have you got to loose. Present yourself well and keep it simple, you should certainly pick up some work.

[paul@scc]

I know alot of people havent got the bottle to do this but i belive that by just delivering leaflets and cold calling is not the answer

I do get a very good work rate from my leaflet but these are only a drop and hope prospect. especially when there is a lot of customers out there but you have to attract them in very different ways

 Like the diy freaks who spent millions on vanish and 1001 hoping to remove it themselves never works so im having a load of stickers made up saying cant shift it ring and sticking them on the bottom of these products in shops. I may get caught but i wanna see the results

Im also listed with a few plumbers in the area who recomend us if there is flood damage every job they get a small fee

so anyone else addvertise in any other ways apart from the usual

[Martin S]

Paul (scc),

That stickers thing is realllllllly cheeky!!   

''Hello dear, want anything from Tesco's?  I've got to get some Petrol''

Right then, .....................................what Aisle was the 1001 in?!........hmmmmmmm.

 

Martin

[Barry Pearce]

Paul
Its the old story "one picture is worth a thousand words", anyone can survive as a CC, but to succeed,you need  enterprise.
gud on yu
Barry

[Kevin_Gare]

Hi Paul

Good Luck for Sunday.......



Regards Kevin

[paul@scc]

Well i managed to blag a generator and i got my carpet and chair also got some 1001 and vanish to compare and did manage 10 stickers in asda so im all set let you know how it goes

[Martin S]

Paul,

As Barry says, with enterprising ideas like that (however cheeky  ) you will do well.

Good luck for Sunday also.  Let everyone know how you get on.

Anyway, must go, as i said earlier, got to get some Petrol. 


Martin

[Mike Halliday]

why not sell a spotter as well, tell them if it does'nt get the stain out to call you out  and you'll deduct the price of the spotter off the final bill.

Mike

[Martin S]

Mike,

As Barry said, enterprise.   

I'm learning all the time (from you guys)

Martin