[Timmy Boy]

I am very much a newcomer to this industry, I am so new in fact that I still have a window cleaner myself!! He charges me £7.00 for my house, turns up when he feels like it and does a bad job! I have also had a flyer come through the door for another window cleaner  which is on a crumpled bit of paper and looks like it has been in his van for a few weeks! What do you guys do to show yourself to be better than these guys? - A free first clean maybe?

[replacement]

I would not offer a first clean FREE, your get aload of free loaders whom will take you up on the offer then never use you again. No one does nothing for FREE so why should you. Do some good flyers, and look smart and be polite your be amazed how much this works. It takes time to build up, dont under vaule youreself as well.

Good luck and all the best.

Justin

[Malcal]

Hi All
Read a lot about fliers and have been given a few, I don't mind door knocking as I've telesaled in the past. The question is where to start, how do I know if the area is being serviced. I leafleted and knocked a street of about 100 houses and didn't get enough to take the ladders off the car. Most said already got a wc even when the windows were filthy.

How do you know were to target?

Many thanks in advance
Mal

[replacement]

Put the flyers where you like, even knock but dont undercut as your realise what a mistake you have made later on when you get busy. When people tell me they have a window cleaner then say how much would you do it for i dont bother as when another wc comes along they will ask them the same, you hardly every get loads in one street so you might be starting and stopping all over a Town, but once you get know you do pick more up in the same street.

Justin

[pjulk]

I leafleted and knocked a street of about 100 houses and didn't get enough to take the ladders off the car

You get that try another road nearby you will be suprised and like justin said you will never get loads in one street but once people have seen you are regular you will soon pick up more work in each street.
picked up one customer in a road i did not do which has about 50 houses about 5 months ago so leafleted the rest of the road did not get any replies i started cleaning this one house and now have all her neighbours and nearly half the road all came out to me whilst cleaning or recommended and now get a few phone calls from the leaflets i put out when i was first there.

Paul