[Grafters Cleaning Services]

having tried to canvas in the past I've felt it to be a bit slow, I used to drop off the leaflets during the day (time permitting) then call back after 4pm to follow up, the success was never that great with only a few phone calls to follow. Today (Saturday) I had no work so decided to go out canvasing, what a difference, I found more people in so I was able to sell the services. I worked out that 33% no answers 33% not interested or already had a window cleaner & 33% said "YES PLEASE WHEN CAN YOU START" when I got home still picked a couple more (via phone) from leaflets left where there was no answer. So having picked up a 3rd of all the doors I knocked I would consider Saturdays to be the best day for canvasing (at least it is for me) how about you, any comments or more advice would be great.

[sham33]

Nothing beats knocking on doors. Saturday was always the best day. Never tried sunday because thats some people's only day off from it all.

[matt]

christmas day might find a few in 

[Grafters Cleaning Services]

Christmas day might not be such a bad idea as you could offer to wash the dishes aswell as the windows

[Jeff Brimble]

And the best day to collect money as they are definitely in

[matt]

i was talking to a fellow WC'er the other week, and he didnt see why he had to not work over the holiday, he is a JW

i said, well if you turned up at my house with your nose pressed against my window (no doubt caseing the joint, off duty burgular and all that ) i would be out of the door and you would be PUT in your van and told to return when you had been to the hospital to remove the sqeeggee

[mickeyfat]

I hate knocking on doors
I used to do it but realised you just end up with idiot customers that only said yes for the hell of it...its only good to get you in a street and then people that really want you can find you