[JRDEasiReach]

Already doing a one off on saturday for that posh lady so maybe just maybe i may get her at 8 weekly, cos i will be moving my 8 weeklys to saturdays anyway Maybe she wont be so bad then. 

[gr cleaning solutions]

i ve just picked up another five new customers and a gutter clean and two carpet jobs

[Murdie window cleaning]

While I was the ladders at the back of one the houses I done today I spotted a cony roof that looked prety green. How would you go about aproaching the home owners to get the clean, I mean you can hardly just knock there door and say "hi I spotted your conservatory roof was filthy and I would like to quote you for cleaning it"

[gr cleaning solutions]

i had one like that when i knocked i just told them i was window cleaner and if they would like a quote i also told them about the other services i off one been cony roof took time to explain how dirty they got next day they phoned wanting a price to do there's

[chopsie]

I got 5 more tonight,with 4 potentials aswell(not including leaflets dropped in houses that never answered)

[Murdie window cleaning]

I got 5 more tonight,with 4 potentials aswell(not including leaflets dropped in houses that never answered)

Good man chopsie, got to get my backside out canvassing tomorow as I never got out tonight as I've been on child minding duties.

[chopsie]

Yeh I have not been doing as much as i should of lately,Had kids for three nights last week so that didn't help,but thats why i got into this game to have them more,Got my van today,so thats focused the mind on getting more money in!!!

[JRDEasiReach]

Lost my weekly job i had got as the owners changed without telling me  , then when all was lost i got a call there now from a house i had quoted a couple of weeks back, doing it this week and then possibly again before xmas so happy days if that works out, will make up for losing the weekly job this month anyway, then 8 weekly after that

[Nathanael Jones]

Do any of you guys print your own flyers?
I don't often put out flyers,.. but when I do I always put a time limited special offer on them to get the calls coming in quick. This means that if I get them printed in bulk the offer has often expired before I have them all delivered!

I got a continuous ink system off ebay for my printer, some good quality paper & now I can knock up flyers as and when I need them,... and they work out extremely cheap!

[Milltown Cleaning]

I had thought of trying to run a few special offers, but to run off to the printers everytime could work out expensive. So your method sounds good. What's that's ink system like?

[JRDEasiReach]

What special offers could you offer though?  Being serious here.

[Nathanael Jones]

I normally do special offers on gutter cleaning & pressure washing to keep me busy when the weather is bad. The ink systems can be awkward to fit,.. but well worth the effort. I fill (about £20 for 4-5 colours) is the equivalent of about 100 cartridge.

[Milltown Cleaning]

What special offers could you offer though?  Being serious here.

i was going to run an offer of full guttering and fascia clean, half price windows.

£100 of work and get a free window clean.

recommend 2 friends and get free window clean

[JRDEasiReach]

i was thinking of doing something like that in new year but not now but im having serious motivation problems currently, having mood swings and all that, is it just me having a few bad days or what?

[Nathanael Jones]

i was thinking of doing something like that in new year but not now but im having serious motivation problems currently, having mood swings and all that, is it just me having a few bad days or what?

It happens to us all mate,.. just work on through it,.. it'll come right in the end.

I think canvassing can be hard on you mentally,.. day in day out mostly getting ppl who aren't interested. I found it got me down at times when I was doing it. When I was down I just dropped leaflets instead & made a note of where I'd dropped then called back after a few days when I was feeling a bit happier.

[JRDEasiReach]

its getting to the point its having an adverse effect on her indoors, not good, trying to distance myself and relax a bit but it aint easy

[Nathanael Jones]

Set yourself small achievable goals,.. be happy when you reach them!

Try to get out of the house early. Everytime you clean a new house, flyer the whole estate. Aim for residential work as you'll get it faster & easier with less waiting for payment, essential when you're just getting going.

It is tough starting out, especially now,.. especially in the winter,.. but stick with it because the freedom of working for yourself is hard to beat.

[bignick]

a cheaper way to do leaflets is if the missus works in an office if she can print out two or four leaflets onto an A4 page then photocopy it say 50 or 100 times then cut them up and bobs your uncle...... ready made leaflets free of charge!!  she may need to do this on the sly though!! works for me!

[Milltown Cleaning]

a cheaper way to do leaflets is if the missus works in an office if she can print out two or four leaflets onto an A4 page then photocopy it say 50 or 100 times then cut them up and bobs your uncle...... ready made leaflets free of charge!!  she may need to do this on the sly though!! works for me!

or a parent who is a teacher!!!   

[bignick]

bingo!  its for home works miss!!